A young Black scientist discovered a pivotal leprosy treatment in the 1920s—but an older colleague took the credit
Hansen's disease, also called leprosy, is treatable today—and that's partly thanks to a curious tree and the work of a pioneering young scientist in the 1920s. Centuries prior to her discovery, sufferers had no remedy for leprosy's debilitating sym.....»»
Apple launches iPhone trade in promotion, get boosted credit for a new iPhone for a limited time
Apple has launched a limited time promotion, offering boosted trade in values when buying a new iPhone. From now until June 3, customers trading in their iPhone 11 or newer at the Apple Store can get extra credit towards the purchase of their new pho.....»»
Critical Fluent Bit flaw affects major cloud platforms, tech companies’ offerings (CVE-2024-4323)
Tenable researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-4323) in Fluent Bit, a logging utility used by major cloud providers and tech companies, which may be leveraged for denial of service, information disclosure, or remote code execu.....»»
Daily Telescope: Black holes have been merging for a long, long time
Webb wows us again. Enlarge / Scientists have determined the system to be evidence of an ongoing merger of two galaxies and their massive black holes when the Universe was only 740 million years old. (credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA.....»»
Big AI companies sign safety pledge
Promise not to deploy AIs if severe risks cannot be addressed and mitigated. Enlarge (credit: Financial Times) Leading artificial intelligence companies have signed up to a new round of voluntary commitments on AI safety.....»»
Municipal broadband advocates fight off attacks from “dark money” groups
"Social welfare" groups spread industry talking points against public broadband. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Cities and towns that build their own broadband networks often say they only considered the.....»»
Nova explosion visible to the naked eye expected any day now
Sometime between May and September, a white dwarf is expected to go thermonuclear. Enlarge / Aftermath of a nova at the star GK Persei. (credit: NASA/CXC/RIKEN/STScI/NRAO/VLA) When you look at the northern sky, you can f.....»»
This is Volvo’s production-ready fully autonomous Class 8 truck
Some believe autonomous trucks are the answer to a shortage of truck drivers. Enlarge / Aurora's sensors festoon this Volvo VNL class 8 truck. (credit: Volvo Trucks) Recently, we took a look at Volvo's VNL new Class 8 h.....»»
This EV builder has given a Land Rover Defender four electric hub motors
BEDEO and Protean have been converting commercial vans to hybrid power for some time. Enlarge / The Land Rover Defender has a cult following, and if you're looking to make one electric, there's now one more option. (credit: BEDEO.....»»
Researchers discover hidden step in dinosaur feather evolution
Paleontologists at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland have discovered that some feathered dinosaurs had scaly skin like reptiles today, thus shedding new light on the evolutionary transition from scales to feathers......»»
The World Is Ignoring the Other Deadly Kind of Carbon
Not only is black carbon terrible for human health, but ever-fiercer wildfires are covering the Arctic with the dark particles, accelerating melting......»»
23-year-old man accused of running $100 million online narcotics marketplace
The dark web's Incognito Market allowed people to buy and sell narcotics worldwide. Enlarge (credit: ullstein bild / Getty Images News) Federal authorities have arrested a 23-year-old Taiwanese national and charged him w.....»»
Single brain implant restores bilingual communication to paralyzed man
Tracking syllables of words lets English and Spanish training assist each other. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) If things ultimately work out as hoped, brain implants will ultimately restore communication for those who.....»»
New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC
Recall uses AI features "to take images of your active screen every few seconds." Enlarge / A screenshot of Microsoft's new "Recall" feature in action. (credit: Microsoft) At a Build conference event on Monday, Microsoft.....»»
Single brain implant gives paralyzed man bilingual communication
Tracking syllables of words lets English and Spanish training assist each other. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) If things ultimately work out as hoped, brain implants will ultimately restore communication for those who.....»»
Does anyone really need a 1,000 Hz gaming display?
TCL's ultra-fast 4K LCD prototype has us musing about diminishing smoothness returns. Enlarge / A better monitor refresh rate might help with all that motion blurring... (credit: Getty Images) Just a couple of years ago,.....»»
HP resurrects ’90s OmniBook branding, kills Spectre, Dragonfly
Most new HP laptops will be an OmniBook, ProBook, or EliteBook. Enlarge / HP's new OmniBook X laptop (left) and EliteBook Ultra G1q (right) will start at $1,200 and $1,700, respectively. (credit: HP ) HP is rebranding.....»»
You can now buy a 4-foot-tall humanoid robot for $16K
No one is quite sure what you're supposed to do with the robot, but you can buy one. The Unitree G1, with karate kick action! [credit:.....»»
Judge: Craig Wright forged documents on “grand scale” to support bitcoin lie
Wright "lied repeatedly and extensively" in response to forgery allegations. Enlarge / Craig Wright arrives at a courthouse in London, England, on February 23, 2024. (credit: Getty Images | Lucy North-PA Images ) A Brit.....»»
iOS and iPadOS 17.5.1 fix a nasty bug that resurfaced old photos
Bug was discovered by Redditors and forum users a few days ago. Enlarge / iPadOS 17.5.1 ready to install on an iPad Pro. (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple has released its first bug fix update for iOS and iPadOS. The 17.5.1 re.....»»
OpenAI on the defensive after multiple PR setbacks in one week
Sexy voices, departing employees, and NDA rumors have challenged the AI company. Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards | Getty Images) Since the launch of its latest AI language model, GPT-4o, OpenAI has found itself on the defe.....»»