Milton, Freud, and My Cousin Hymie
When I was in my teens, my grandmother took me to the industrial town of Luton, an hour’s drive north of London, to meet a relative...
Apple to Reverse its Most Aggressive Anti-Repair Safeguard
On November 5th, we took an in-depth look at the iPhone 13’s most aggressive anti-repair safeguard, which causes Face ID to break when individuals or “unauthorized”...
A Gifted Hacker Takes on a Dangerous New Client in Cyberpunk Tale The Extractionist
Kimberly Unger’s The Extractionist is about a woman who does just that: extracts people. From virtual space, that is. But while her hacking skills are second...
AOC: ‘America’s Back’ as a Leader on Climate
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND — Less than a week after standing with her progressive counterparts against the bipartisan infrastructure bill, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is presenting a united front...
What Is Spatial Audio, and How Does It Work?
If you’ve shopped for headphones or other audio tech lately, you’ve likely come across the term “spatial audio.” Let’s take a look at how this immersive...
Samsung’s Super-Charged DRAM Will Power Future Phones—and Maybe Even the Metaverse
Not to be confused with new DDR5 RAM for desktops rolling out alongside Intel’s new 12th-gen CPUs, today Samsung has announced the “industry’s first” LPDDR5X DRAM...
Expanding our ML-based flood forecasting
In 2018 we began our flood forecasting initiative to help combat the catastrophic damage from floods each year by equipping those in harm’s way with accurate...
A communication tool for people with speech impairments
For millions of people, being able to speak and be understood can be difficult as a result of conditions that can impact speech, including stroke, ALS,...
Top Free Agents For 2021/22
We are a few months into the season now and we can see which teams may struggle and which teams may surprise. However, it is easy...
Disney’s Wall-E NFT Is Exactly What Wall-E Warned Us About
When Wall-E hit theaters in 2008, the roaming robot’s story was a warning viewers of the societal costs of unchecked waste and environmental degradation. Since then,...
