New Orca Defenses Are in Development
New strategies to save boats from the orca uprising are in the works. Portuguese officials plan to test devices that…
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Four Volunteers Have Locked Themselves in a Simulated Martian Habitat for a Year
On Sunday, four researchers donned black jumpsuits and entered into a red world where they will spend a year living…
Chicago Has Some of the Worst Air Quality in the World, Blame Canada
A gust of wind from the great white north has pushed Canadian wildfire smoke down into the Midwest. Cities around…
Apple Warns the UK’s Online Safety Bill Threatens Citizens’ Privacy and Security
Apple has joined WhatsApp, Signal, and other messaging companies, by raising concerns that end-to-end encryption would be threatened if the…
So-Called Pompeii ‘Pizza’ Painting Is Just Flatbread—But That’s Okay
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Pompeii have uncovered a gorgeous still-life fresco depicting a platter covered in food and…
U.K. Cyber Thug “PlugwalkJoe” Gets 5 Years in Prison
Joseph James "PlugwalkJoe" O'Connor, a 24-year-old from the United Kingdom who earned his 15 minutes of fame by participating in…
SEC notice to SolarWinds CISO and CFO roils cybersecurity industry
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has roiled the cybersecurity industry by putting executives of SolarWind on notice that it…
Mattel’s Executives Don’t Want You to Think Barbie Is Feminist, But Everyone Else Sure Does
“If you love Barbie, this movie is for you,” the main trailer for Barbie tells us in glorious neon-pink font.…
This E-Bike With Built-In ChatGPT Is the Epitome of Overblown AI Hype
AI hype has officially reached “Metaverse” levels of incomprehensibility. Large language models are a wormhole sucking in any and all…
RSV Vaccines for Older Adults Should Be Here by the Fall
Vaccines for a common but sometimes dangerous virus are well on the way to reaching the public. This month, outside…