Bill Clinton, CNN, and Mad Max: the strange legacy of Jodie Foster’s Contact
It's been 25 years since Contact premiered, and the behind-the-scenes story of its development and subsequent lawsuits might be more intriguing than the film......»»
T-Mobile class action lawsuit over broken lifetime price guarantee
A T-Mobile class action lawsuit has been filed by customers on plans with a lifetime price guarantee. The carrier broke that apparent promise by cancelling legacy plans, and switching them to a more expensive one. The lawsuit relates to a number o.....»»
Ars Live recap: Pondering the complexities of time travel in the movies
"All works of fiction in my mind have their own rules and their own internal physics." Produced by Michael Toriello and Billy Keenly. During our second Ars Live event earlier this month, screenwriter/producer Ed Solomon (Bill & Ted.....»»
CAST SBOM Manager automates creation and handling of SBOMs
CAST launched CAST SBOM Manager, a new freemium product designed for product owners, release managers, and compliance specialists. CAST SBOM Manager automates and simplifies the creation and handling of Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs), which North.....»»
Ted Lasso’s creator has a new show coming to Apple TV+, here’s the first trailer
Ted Lasso’s third and possibly final season wrapped up a full year ago, but the show’s creator, Bill Lawrence, has been hard at work on other Apple TV+ projects. One of those projects, Bad Monkey, is debuting soon. And today, Apple released t.....»»
Butterflies accumulate enough static electricity to attract pollen without contact, research finds
Butterflies and moths collect so much static electricity while in flight, that pollen grains from flowers can be pulled by static electricity across air gaps of several millimeters or centimeters......»»
Deeper down the rabbit hole: How technology conspiracy beliefs emerge and foster a conspiracy mindset
As technology proliferates, misinformation and conspiracy theories seem to flourish. Conspiracy beliefs specifically about technology include popular commercial technologies, such as Amazon Echo and Google Search, as well as non-profit technologies d.....»»
Switch 2 is around the corner, but Nintendo announces a new Switch accessory anyway
Oddly timed accessory is released as the Switch's life cycle is winding down. Nintendo's Joy-Con Charging Stand (Two-Way) seems useful, but it's coming out at a strange time in.....»»
Signatures should become cloud security history
It’s becoming evident that the legacy practice of signature-based threat detection needs to be improved for cloud security challenges. In this Help Net Security video, Jimmy Mesta, CTO at RAD Security, discusses a new proposed standard for crea.....»»
Grype: Open-source vulnerability scanner for container images, filesystems
Grype is an open-source vulnerability scanner designed for container images and filesystems that seamlessly integrates with Syft, a powerful Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) tool. Find vulnerabilities for major operating system packages Alpine Amazo.....»»
Embracing AI in the modern contact center
Embracing AI in the modern contact center.....»»
Penske Automotive buys Bill Brown Ford, the world"s largest Ford dealership
Penske said it estimates the suburban Detroit dealership, founded in 1941 by the Brown family, will add $550 million in annual revenue. The dealership's name will stay the same. .....»»
Telescope tag-team discovers 10 strange and exotic pulsars
Towards the center of our Milky Way galaxy, in the constellation Sagittarius, astronomers have discovered 10 monstrous neutron stars. These particular stars, called pulsars, reside together in globular cluster Terzan 5, a crowded home for hundreds of.....»»
Man uses Apple Watch to call emergency after being swept away by water in Australia
Apple devices have a lot of features to help users easily contact emergency services. This time, Rick Shearman found himself in trouble after being swept away by water in rough seas in Byron Bay, Australia. Luckily, he was able to call for help using.....»»
Criminalizing coercive control may seem like a good idea, but could it further victimize women?
As of June 2024, Bill C-332 is at its second reading in Canada's Senate, following its third reading in the House of Commons. Introduced by NDP MP Laurel Collins, Bill C-332 is an amendment to the Criminal Code that would criminalize coercive control.....»»
Lions in a Uganda park make a perilous journey across a 1.5 km stretch of water to find mates
Domestic cats will do almost anything to avoid contact with water. Not so for their wild cousins, though. Lions, tigers and jaguars have had to adapt to water and sometimes take the plunge for survival......»»
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail review: emotional new expansion leaves a lasting legacy
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail is an emotional gut punch packed with some of the MMORPG's best battles to date......»»
"A history of contact": Geneticists are rewriting the narrative of Neanderthals and other ancient humans
Ever since the first Neanderthal bones were discovered in 1856, people have wondered about these ancient hominins. How are they different from us? How much are they like us? Did our ancestors get along with them? Fight them? Love them? The recent dis.....»»
Report explores consumer attitudes toward US farm bill
The general public has limited knowledge of the U.S. farm bill that politicians are debating on Capitol Hill, according to the June 2024 Consumer Food Insights (CFI) Report......»»
The geometry of life: Physicists determine what controls biofilm growth
From plaque sticking to teeth to scum on a pond, biofilms can be found nearly everywhere. These colonies of bacteria grow on implanted medical devices, our skin, contact lenses, and in our guts and lungs. They can be found in sewers and drainage syst.....»»
Ars Live: Join us TODAY for a lively discussion on time travel in the movies
Bill and Ted co-creator Ed Solomon joins physicists Sean Carroll and Jim Kakalios Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson/Getty Images) Since antiquity, humans have envisioned various means of time travel into the future or the p.....»»