The sad, bizarre tale of hype fanning fears modern cryptography was slain
There’s little doubt that some of the most important pillars of modern cryptography will tumble...
October 2024
GitHub Copilot moves beyond OpenAI models to support Claude 3.5, Gemini
The large language model-based coding assistant GitHub Copilot will switch from using exclusively OpenAI’s GPT...
These hornets break down alcohol so fast that they can’t get drunk
Many animals, including humans, have developed a taste for alcohol in some form, but excessive...
“Impact printing” is a cement-free alternative to 3D-printed structures
Recently, construction company ICON announced that it is close to completing the world’s largest 3D-printed...
How The New York Times is using generative AI as a reporting tool
The rise of powerful generative AI models in the last few years has led to...
CrowdStrike accuses Delta of blaming its own IT failures on global outage
Delta and CrowdStrike have officially locked legal horns, threatening to drag out the aftermath of...
Apple’s first Mac mini redesign in 14 years looks like a big aluminum Apple TV
Apple’s week of Mac announcements continues today, and as expected, we’re getting a substantial new...
Ban on Chinese tech so broad, US-made cars would be blocked, Polestar says
Today, Polestar electric vehicles gained access to the Tesla Supercharger network. That means US Polestar...
How can you write data to DNA without changing the base sequence?
Zettabytes—that’s 1021 bytes—of data are currently generated every year. All of those cat videos have...
A candy engineer explains the science behind the Snickers bar
It’s Halloween. You’ve just finished trick-or-treating and it’s time to assess the haul. You likely...
For some reason, NASA is treating Orion’s heat shield problems as a secret
For those who follow NASA’s human spaceflight program, a burning question for the last year-and-a-half...
Robot developers keep making it seem like housebots are imminent when they’re decades away
The walking, talking, dancing Optimus robots at the recent Tesla demonstration generated huge excitement. But...
Apple is turning The Oregon Trail into a movie
Apple will adapt the classic educational game The Oregon Trail into a big-budget movie, according...
Lidar mapping reveals mountainous medieval cities along the Silk Road
The history of the Silk Road, a vast network of ancient and medieval trade routes...
Some of Apple’s last hold-out accessories have switched from Lightning to USB-C
One of the last major hold-outs against USB-C has majorly loosened its grasp. All the...