November 4, 2019 The Morning After: Russia’s ‘sovereign internet’ law takes effect Hey, good morning! Welcome back! Today's news neatly touches on some of the major stories of 2019, with three companies that have consistently made…
November 4, 2019 8chan returns to the internet as 8kun Image: 8kun 8chan, the anonymous forum that was forced offline in August due to links to the El Paso shooting, is back after rebranding…
November 4, 2019 How computational photography is making your photos better Phone cameras have undergone huge improvements in recent years, but they've done so without the hardware changing all that much. Sure, lenses and sensors…
November 4, 2019 Wikipedia references now include book previews hosted by the Internet Archive Wikipedia is an incredible resource, but the accuracy of claims published on its pages is sometimes called into question. To improve the site's credibility…
November 4, 2019 Teenager solves car blind spots using a webcam and projector As every cyclist knows, the blind spots caused by a car's roof pillars can be extremely dangerous. Although companies are working on various high-tech…
November 4, 2019 The Internet Archive is adding digital previews of book sources to Wikipedia articles Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images A new initiative from the Internet Archive makes it easier to check citations on…
November 4, 2019 Chinese hacking group targeted governments in six countries A Chinese hacking group has caused chaos for government organizations in numerous different countries for the last three years, a new report reveals. via…
November 4, 2019 SpaceX completes crucial tests of its Crew Dragon parachutes SpaceX has demonstrated that its latest Mark 3 Crew Dragon parachutes will work even if things don't go quite to plan. On Twitter, the…
November 4, 2019 Russia is making more Soyuz spacecraft to help NASA’s ISS missions While the US wants to reduce its dependence on Russian rockets, Russia itself is expecting to help for a while yet. Roscosmos chief Dmitry…
November 3, 2019 Study casts doubt on the chances of life on watery alien planets Scientists searching for habitable planets often see the presence of water as a key sign, but they might not want to raise their hopes…