Edit Kermit the Frog singing “Rainbow Connection” over almost anything and people are going to get emotional. But when you put it over a documentary about the man who created Kermit, with footage of them both together, then it’s a surefire shot to t…
Lees meerDARPA announced successful tests of its new autonomous vehicles on Wednesday, all part of the agency’s Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program. And while the tests sound impressive, we found ourselves transfixed by o…
Lees meerSpaceX, the world leader in rocket launches, is increasingly coming under scrutiny for its workplace practices. A recent safety review performed by Reuters highlights an upsetting trend at the aerospace company. For the second year in a row, injury …
Lees meerPresident Joe Biden signed the TikTok bill into law on Wednesday morning, officially starting the 270-day clock for TikTok’s owner, China-based Bytedance, to sell the social media app or face a ban in American app stores.Read more...
Lees meerSteam’s refund policy for games is simple: You have two hours to play the game after you buy it to decide if you want to keep it. Like all good things, some folks decided to take advantage of a loophole, and now Valve has changed its policy to close…
Lees meerIt’s a classic Elon Musk move. Tesla released some pretty grim first-quarter numbers on Tuesday, showing that net income dropped more than 50% from last year. During the earnings call, however, Musk floated his “new” vision for the electric car comp…
Lees meerAnother milestone in pig-to-human transplantation has been crossed, with doctors at New York University Langone today announcing the world’s first combination pig kidney and heart pump transplant. The recipient is a 54-year-old woman named Lisa Pisa…
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Lees meerTired of the so-called AI PCs already? Buckle up because we, or perhaps the artificial intelligence, haven’t even begun to peak. More power-efficient ARM-based CPUs don’t get nearly as much limelight as the x86 type. Still, chipmaker Qualcomm is try…
Lees meerNASA is a proud boomer that loves posting a good photo album. The space agency released 100 of its best 2023 photos on flickr, which go through the exciting highlights of the previous year.Read more...
Lees meerIf you have really basic questions about your new AirPods, this guide will help you with everything from connecting them to cleaning them. It also includes some tips for improving sound and customizing controls—that will make the most out of your ne…
Lees meerA new experimental mission by NASA is now flying in orbit, aiming to use photons from the Sun to propel its way to higher altitudes. Read more...
Lees meerHave you seen that photo of a dog attempting to make sweet and passionate love to a robot dog? It’s gone viral on sites like Reddit, Instagram, and X. But it’s fake. Hopelessly, tragically fake.Read more...
Lees meerThings have been rough for Spotify. There was anti-vaccine misinformation prominently featured on a Joe Rogan podcast on the app, which garnered quite a lot of criticism, and earlier this month, it also once again raised its prices. The famous music…
Lees meerThe first public beta of Android 15 for the platform’s most faithful users rolled out this month. While the operating system version will arrive much later this year—typically right before October’s Pixel launch event—it can be fun to try on new fea…
Lees meerThe U.S. Senate passed the TikTok bill on Tuesday evening in a vote of 79-18. The bill, which bans TikTok unless Bytedance sells it to a U.S. owner, flew through Congress this week as part of a broader package to provide $90 billion in foreign aid t…
Lees meerIt’s not only food CEOs who need to worry about their bottom lines thanks to in-demand weight loss drugs like Ozempic. Big Tobacco and Alcohol have reason to fret, too.Read more...
Lees meerBioluminescence, the eerie, beautiful phenomena that allows living things to glow, is way more ancient than previously thought, according to a team of researchers that recently studied the ability in octocorals.Read more...
Lees meerAfter a fourth-month wait, Netflix viewers turned up by the tens of millions to see how Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon saga finished, but the number didn’t quite hit that of the first film. Read more...
Lees meerAt over 13 inches tall, Mondo’s take on Bane as he appears in Batman: The Animated Series will lend plenty of charismatic villainy to your toy shelf. He comes with swappable facial expressions and hands, with options increased if you go for the delu…
Lees meerNon-compete clauses are a thing of the past thanks to a new ruling from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).Read more...
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