War in Ukraine was a shock, not a surprise — it has been a clear and present danger since the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014. It also came as no surprise, because the world has watched for months as Russia assembles its forces on the border with Ukraine. In 2023, the war will become...
Shortly after taking via twitter, Elon Musk fired about 50% of the company’s staff. On the same day he tweeted that all those laid off will receive a three-month severance pay. But after waiting two months for the company to reveal what severance pay and benefits will be available, several former Twitter employees say they...
This story was originally appeared in The keeper and is part climate table cooperation. They are gray and rectangular, and if you add all 2 billion of them together, they cover an area roughly the size of Connecticut, about 5,500 square miles. Parking lots are a monotonous presence in US life, but a growing group...
If you are in virtual reality, you’ve probably been focused on the news that came out at CES this week. There was no shortage of new augmented reality glasses and virtual reality helmets. But the biggest news about AR-VR came from a company that deliberately didn’t announce it at CES. More leaks about Apple’s upcoming...
Since then Elon Musk spent $44 billion on Twitter and fired most of the company’s employees, there were concerns about data leakage. Now it seems like a security incident that happened before Musk came to power is causing a headache. It emerged this week that hackers had published a treasure trove of 200 million email...
Cars can be very dangerous for their inhabitants—more than 1 million people die worldwide in car accidents every year. Another 20 to 50 million people report non-fatal crash-related injuries annually. These are grim statistics. But driving shouldn’t be like that. While many of us hope that, over time, self-driving cars will gradually reduce the number...
Chaotic, shiny the consumer technology industry showcase known as CES took place in the first week of January. While most people on the planet were still cherishing their New Year’s Eve hangovers, appliance manufacturers, retailers, distributors, the media, and regular old tourists arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada, for five days. At convention center exhibits and...
memory and perception seem to be completely different experiences, and neuroscientists were sure that the brain also produced them differently. But in the 1990s, neuroimaging studies showed that parts of the brain that were thought to be active only during sensory perception are also active during memory recall. “This began to raise the question of...
Have you ever made an appointment with someone online and when you meet them in person, you find that they are almost unrecognizable? Over the past few years, many people have increased their online presence, with social media, Zoom, LinkedIn, personal websites, etc. becoming important ways to connect and work or communicate remotely. Of course,...
There are a few things to keep in mind when you’re shopping for USB sticks, and we also have some tips for using them. Capacity: To determine the capacity you need, first check the size of the folders or files you want to copy. Each USB drive in our guide has a listed capacity, but...