New UEFI vulnerabilities send firmware devs across an entire ecosystem scrambling
PixieFail is a huge deal for cloud and data centers. For the rest, less so. Enlarge (credit: Nadezhda Kozhedub) UEFI firmware from five of the leading suppliers contains vulnerabilities that allow attackers with a toehol.....»»
How to send photos to the Skylight Cal Max
Here's how to send photos to your Skylight Cal Max using either the companion mobile app or directly through email......»»
Fallout: London devs will “downgrade” Fallout 4 to save their massive mod
The game's "next-gen update" threatened to upend years of work on the "DLC-sized" mod. Fallout: London as it looked back in December, when its planned April 23 release was announced. After years of work, the third-party modders at T.....»»
Samsung’s abandoned NX cameras can be brought online with a $20 LTE stick
All it took was a reverse-engineered camera firmware and a custom API rewrite. Enlarge / Under-powered Samsung camera, meet over-powered 4G LTE dongle. Now work together to move pictures over the air. (credit: Georg Lukas).....»»
Whale remains tracked to highlight sustainable disposal benefits
A string of whale strandings on the East Australian Coastline and questions around the appropriate disposal methods for the remains has prompted a new study that highlights sustainable, cultural and ecosystem beneficial offshore removal or decomposit.....»»
Study measures toughness of bettong and potoroo foods to aid in conservation efforts
From sifting through topsoil for native truffles to cracking open hard shells of seeds and nuts to munch on the tasty kernels, Australia bettongs and potoroos are described as "ecosystem engineers" in a two-way relationship between their rich diet an.....»»
Affinity makes Designer, Photo, and Publisher free for six months
The entire Affinity suite of art, photography, and design apps for Mac and iPad are now available free in a much-extended six-month trial.Affinity apps on Mac and iPadFollowing the news that the Affinity range of apps have been bought by Canva, the c.....»»
Combining community values with science is key to ecosystem restoration, study demonstrates
Up on the "roof of the world," one of the world's largest ecosystem restoration projects is taking place. The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) in western China is the world's highest plateau and covers a land area roughly five times the size of France......»»
The Yellowstone supervolcano destroyed an ecosystem but saved it for us
50 years of excavation unveiled the story of a catastrophic event and its aftermath. Enlarge / Interior view of the Rhino Barn. Exposed fossil skeletons left in-situ for research and public viewing. (credit: Rick E. Otto, Univers.....»»
We mapped the entire bilby genome—and now we can use poo to save Australia"s "Easter bunny" from extinction
Commonly known as Australia's "Easter bunny" due to its large ears and hopping movement, the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is the last of its kind. Today we published its reference genome—all 3.66 billion pieces of it......»»
OWC"s Thunderbolt Go Dock dips to $248 with early Prime Day deal
The OWC Thunderbolt Go dock with Thunderbolt 4 support is $52 off at both Amazon and MacSales.com, delivering the lowest price ever with the early Prime Day deal.If you're always scrambling for dongles or are ready to upgrade to a Thunderbolt 4 dock.....»»
Researchers evaluate impact of warming on soil respiration in different ecosystems
Soil respiration is the result of heterotrophic respiration (Rh) and autotrophic respiration (Ra), accounting for about 50%–75% of the total ecosystem respiration on land, which is crucial for the global carbon cycle and plays an indispensable role.....»»
NASA astronauts send a Fourth of July message from space
NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station have sent a Fourth of July message to those down on the ground......»»
Engineers send 3D printer into space
Imagine a crew of astronauts headed to Mars. About 140 million miles away from Earth, they discover their spacecraft has a cracked O-ring. But instead of relying on a dwindling cache of spare parts, what if they could simply fabricate any part they n.....»»
Fortnite and Epic Game Store submitted to Apple for launch in the EU
The special EU App Store rules were rolled out earlier this year in response to the Digital Markets Act, which forced Apple to open up the iPhone software ecosystem to include alternatives to the App Store. So far, not many have taken up the oppor.....»»
Entire iPhone 16 lineup again said to feature A18 chips
It’s been widely rumored that all four iPhone 16 models will use the A18 chip inside, and now we have more details backing those rumors. According to code changes discovered by Nicolás Alvarez, five new iPhone models have surfaced in Apple’s bac.....»»
Patent hints at Apple Vision Pro getting new head gestures in the future
Apple recently announced a major firmware update coming to the latest AirPods Pro, which enables new head-shaking gestures to answer or reject calls more discreetly. Now it seems that the company is also working on similar head gestures for Apple Vis.....»»
Vulnerabilities found in Swift repository left millions of iPhone apps exposed
The open-source Swift and Objective-C repository, CocoaPods, had multiple vulnerabilities that left millions of iOS and macOS apps exposed to potential attacks for a decade, but it is now patched.CocoaPods leave millions of iOS and macOS apps vulnera.....»»
When Will Apple Release watchOS 10.6?
Apple’s confirmed a new watchOS 10.6 update for Apple Watch. The firmware doesn’t have an official release date, but we can help Apple Watch users set proper expectations as we push into the month of July. Many Apple Watch users have turn.....»»
The iPhone 16 might be a bigger upgrade than we thought
The iPhone 16 series may have some big changes in terms of processor across the entire lineup. Here's what Apple might be up to......»»
3 million iOS and macOS apps were exposed to potent supply-chain attacks
Apps that used code libraries hosted on CocoaPods were vulnerable for about 10 years. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) Vulnerabilities that went undetected for a decade left thousands of macOS and iOS apps susceptible to.....»»