Your Hands Are Probably Heavier Than You Think
Your hands are probably heavier than you think, a new study suggests. In a series of experiments, researchers showed that…
July 2023
The Strange New Worlds-Lower Decks Crossover’s ‘Hot Spock’ Moment Was Improv
There’s a lot to love in Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks’ special Star Trek crossover, but getting to see…
ETSI Dismisses Claims of ‘Backdoor’ Vulnerabilities in TETRA Standard
Nonetheless, European standards body revised the wireless standard and insists its integrity remains sound.
Former NIST Director Lewis Branscomb Connected the Curiosity of Scientists With the Needs of the Nation
Described as "one of the fathers of publicly funded research in the U.S.,” Branscomb died in May at 96 years…
Apple Patent Shows Off a Modular Laptop With Attachable Turntable
Apple is responsible for an ever-growing number of truly intriguing (re: nonsensical) patent applications. These usually cause Apple fans’ heads…
The Wolverine Was the Reliable Soldier Fox’s X-Men Needed
Whatever you think about the movies individually, the best thing to come out of Fox’s X-Men films has always been…
Twitter Deletes Its Own Fact Check Correcting Elon’s Bogus Vaccine Tweet
Twitter deleted its own label correcting unfounded, misleading speculation posted by Elon Musk, marking yet another example of the fact…
Power Outage at Mission Control Temporarily Disrupts NASA’s Link to ISS
On Tuesday, July 25, a power outage occurred at NASA’s Mission Control in Houston, leading to a temporary disruption in…
Michael Bay Was Initially Against That Final Reveal in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts may not have been the box office beast Paramount wanted it to be, but those…
Two ambulance services in UK lost access to patient records after a cyber attack on software provider
Swedish software firm Ortivus suffered a cyberattack that has resulted in at least two British ambulance services losing access to…