PGP Turns 30
prz writes: PGP just hit its 30th birthday. Before 1991, the average person had essentially no tools to communicate securely over long distances. That changed with PGP, which sparked the Crypto Wars of the 1990s. "Here we are, three decades later, an.....»»
New rare "hot sub-Neptune" exoplanet discovered
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has detected a new alien world. The newfound exoplanet, designated TOI-2196 b, turns out to be a type of a rare "hot sub-Neptune." The discovery was detai.....»»
GOP "message laundering" turns violent, extremist reactions into acceptable political talking points
After the FBI completed a lawful search of former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on Aug. 8, 2022, conservative politicians responded with one of three strategies: silence, circumspection and attack......»»
Intel turns to code translation to run old DirectX9 games on its newest GPUs
DirectX9 is still in relatively wide use, given that it's 20 years old. Enlarge / Team Fortress 2 is one of several still-popular games that use the DirectX9 API instead of a more modern version. (credit: Valve) Intel's graph.....»»
Young people in Germany are more concerned about war and climate change than COVID
After more than two years of the COVID pandemic and six months of war in Ukraine, the question arises of how young people in Germany are dealing with the world's current challenges. It turns out that war and climate change are among the greatest conc.....»»
By destroying old tropes, Prey turns a corner for Native Americans in film
Hulu's sci-fi movie Prey destroys old Native American tropes through its honest and entertaining depiction of a Comanche warrior fighting an alien Predator......»»
Matter at extreme conditions of very high temperature and pressure turns out to be remarkably simple and universal
Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have made two discoveries about the behavior of "supercritical matter"—matter at the critical point where the differences between liquids and gases seemingly disappear......»»
Trino turns 10: Starburst celebrates a decade of its open source query engine
It started as Facebook's Presto engine, and was later was rebranded Trino. Now Starburst's core query engine celebrates its tenth birthday. It started as Facebook's Presto engine, and was later was rebranded Trino. Now Starburst's core query engi.....»»
Researchers Created a Potion That Turns Loud Lions into Placid Pussycats
A single whiff of oxytocin, a chemical that some call the “love hormone,” promotes tolerance among lions at a wildlife sanctuary......»»
Methane satellites find landfills with the same climate impact as several hundred thousand cars
Methane is almost thirty times more powerful as a greenhouse gas than CO2. Researchers from SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research therefore scan the entire globe for large methane leaks. A landfill in Buenos Aires turns out to emit tens of to.....»»
NASA is sending an iPad around the moon to help test Alexa in space
NASA is about to launch its new mega moon rocket called Space Launch System. As it turns out, important cargo from Apple will be involved. SLS is sending an uncrewed spacecraft called Orion to the moon on a lengthy mission called Artemis 1. The mis.....»»
NASA is sending an iPad around the Moon to help test Alexa in space
NASA is about to launch its new mega moon rocket called Space Launch System. As it turns out, important cargo from Apple will be involved. SLS is sending an uncrewed spacecraft called Orion to the Moon on a lengthy mission called Artemis 1. The mis.....»»
Sonic the Hedgehog turns Fall Guys into Bean Hill Zone for new event
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is getting a Sonic-themed crossover event that brings players to Bean Hill Zone......»»
New faint, distant and cold brown dwarf discovered
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers have detected a new faint, distant, and cold brown dwarf. The newly found object, designated GLASS-JWST-BD1, turns out to be about 31 times more massive than Jupiter. T.....»»
28 years later, Super Punch-Out!!’s 2-player mode has been discovered
Series' 2-player mode has been hidden behind simple button commands. Enlarge / Up until today, Nintendo had never announced a two-player mode in a Punch-Out!! video game. As it turns out, one has hidden in plain sight for nearly 30 yea.....»»
No one is quite sure how long a day on Earth lasts, it turns out
Days on Earth are getting shorter. Or maybe they're getting longer? It's complicated......»»
This 6-inch board turns a Raspberry Pi module into a DIY router
This $55 module could put a homebrew router into the palm of your hand (literally). Enlarge / Let your Pi do the work while the CM4 Router Board handles the connections. (credit: Seeed Studio) If you're intrigued by the prospe.....»»
Ukrainian dev turns to Kickstarter to finish Sherlock Holmes game
Kyiv-based indie dev Frogwares is asking fans for help funding the production of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened in the midst of the Russian invasion of Ukraine......»»
After making V8s more efficient, Tula turns its hand to EVs
The company wants to treat EV motors like a beating heart. Enlarge / Riding in Tula's DMD-equipped Chevrolet Bolt EV. (credit: Roberto Baldwin) SAN JOSE, CALIF.—Electric vehicles are all about small gains in efficiency leadi.....»»
As consumer demand falls, GigaDevice turns its gaze to the automotive and industrial sectors
The semiconductor supply chain is seeing dramatic changes, impacting consumer electronics head-on, and the drop in demand has further impacted IC design and IC manufacturing industries. In contrast, growth remains stable in the automotive electronics.....»»
Intel could give us Wi-Fi 7 devices long before Apple gets around to it
Intel is planning to introduce Wi-Fi 7 sometime in 2024 just as Apple turns to Wi-Fi 6E for its upcoming devices......»»