May 6, 2019 Commercial drones are way more popular than the FAA expected The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has unveiled its predictions for the future of drones, and the findings came as a surprise, even to the…
May 6, 2019 Is it time we gave nuclear power another chance? 350 parts per million. That's the figure scientists agree is the "safe" upper limit of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Beyond that point, it's…
May 6, 2019 The Morning After: The Oculus Rift S, reviewed Welcome back. Ahead of this Monday morning, you might have missed our attempts to bake a pickle-infused sweet treat (science!), as well as the…
May 6, 2019 Firefox pushes another update to fix its broken add-ons Staff at Mozilla have issued a comprehensive fix for the Firefox browser after users endured three days without any add-ons, caused by the expiration…
May 6, 2019 Dust storms may have stolen all of Mars’ water In May 2018, Opportunity had been doing science on Mars since 2004, and there was no reason to think that the plucky rover wouldn't…
May 6, 2019 YouTube Music for Android can play your local song collection If YouTube Music is going to fully replace Google Play Music, it will need to handle many of the features that listeners take for…
May 6, 2019 Card skimming hack targets 201 campus stores in North America The infamous Magecart card skimming hack has been used to make life miserable for college students. Trend Micro has discovered that a hacking group,…
May 5, 2019 VW’s eGon is a driveable, educational EV skeleton How do you illustrate the inner workings of electric cars without resorting to plain cutaway images and videos? If you're VW, you make a…
May 5, 2019 Israel is the first to respond to a cyberattack with immediate force It's no longer novel for militaries to respond to cyberattacks with physical force (the US used a drone strike in 2015), but now they're…
May 5, 2019 US Air Force successfully shoots down multiple missiles with a laser The US Air Force just edged closer to its goal of outfitting aircraft with laser weapons. Testers at the White Sands Missile Range have…