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.....»»
Scientists solve 50-year-old mystery behind plant growth
A team of researchers led by UC Riverside has demonstrated for the first time one way that a small molecule turns a single cell into something as large as a tree. For half a century, scientists have known that all plants depend on this molecule, auxi.....»»
Hubble turns on one instrument, others remain in safe mode
Engineers at NASA are continuing work to fix the troubled Hubble Space Telescope, which is experiencing problems for the second time this year......»»
PS5 Celebrates First Anniversary, Top Played PS5 Games Revealed As Users Collectively Log 4.6 Billion Gameplay Hours
Happy Birthday, PS5! As Sony's console turns one, check out the top played PS5 games and more stats from the PlayStation Blog! The post PS5 Celebrates First Anniversary, Top Played PS5 Games Revealed As Users Collectively Log 4.6 Billion Gameplay Hou.....»»
Flexible Monocopter Drone Can Be Completely Rolled Up
It turns out that you don't need a lot of hardware to make a flying robot. Flying robots are usually way, way, way over-engineered, with ridiculously over the top components like two whole wings or an obviously ludicrous four separate motors. Maybe.....»»
GDPR Compliance: What Marketers Can Expect in 2022
What's on the horizon for marketers in terms of GDPR compliance in 2022? A lot, it turns out. Continue reading........»»
The Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim Free PS5 Upgrade Is Now Live, Original Version Turns 10 Today
The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim PS5 free upgrade is now live on the PlayStation Store as the game celebrates its 10th anniversary. The post The Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim Free PS5 Upgrade Is Now Live, Original Version Turns 10 Today appeared first on PlayStat.....»»
This unmissable Disney Plus deal is its biggest ever price cut
The Disney Plus price is falling with style as the streaming service turns two. Make the most of this limited time only Disney Plus deal......»»
Gal Gadot and Dwayne Johnson put their art skills to the test and things get competitive
In Netflix's Red Notice, Gal Galdot, Dwayne Johnson, and Ryan Reynolds, enter the wild world of international art theft. On Jimmy Kimmel Live!, two of the leading stars put their art skills to the test. Life does imitate art, turns out. For the "Is T.....»»
Moons are planets too
What makes a planet a planet? The answer turns out to be rather contentious. The official definition of a planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) is that a planet must satisfy three conditions:.....»»
In dry years, rivers become birds" crowded corridors
In a dry year in the West, when the world turns crispy and cracked, rivers and streams with their green, lush banks become a lifesaving yet limited resource......»»
Spotify turns in another solid quarter as it approaches 400 million users
Turning to the financials, Spotify’s ad-supported revenue grew 75 percent compared to the same period a year ago. The streaming giant finished the quarter with €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion) in total revenue, up seven percent quarter over quarter an.....»»
Pixar’s Lightyear turns Buzz into a non-toy astronaut—with new voice—in 2022
Debut trailer follows name-only tease in March, looks unbelievably epic. Enlarge / Coming in June 2022 to "theaters." (credit: Disney Pixar) While nobody was necessarily asking for an origin story film about Toy Story characte.....»»
Promising-looking SETI signal turns out to be of human origin
Space junk may look like a supernova as SETI researchers struggle with a signal. Enlarge / Proxima Centauri, the closest star to Earth aside from the Sun. (credit: ESA, Hubble, and NASA) Modern human society has been making it.....»»
Judge turns down Activision"s request to pause California sexual harassment lawsuit over ethics violations
Activision Blizzard has been under investigation by multiple groups in the US in recent months for sexual harassment and discrimination against its female employees. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) opened a lawsuit aga.....»»
Wyze Lamp Socket turns any dumb light bulb into a smart one
It's Wyze Week, and that means new products and great deals. The Wyze Solar Panel and Wyze Lamp Socket are the latest products to join the lineup......»»
Amazon is Building a Clubhouse Competitor That Turns Hosts Into DJs
Amazon is next on the list of companies getting into the live audio game. The company is building a new app, codenamed "Project Mic," that gives anyone the ability to make and distribute a live radio show, complete with music, according to a presenta.....»»
Tomb Raider Turns 25 Today – Celebrate A Gaming Icon And One Of PlayStation’s Biggest Franchises
Tomb Raider celebrates its 25th anniversary today, with Lara Croft's first adventure debuting for the Sega Saturn and soon after, PSOne. The post Tomb Raider Turns 25 Today – Celebrate A Gaming Icon And One Of PlayStation’s Biggest Franch.....»»
The iPod turns 20. Here"s how it changed the way I think about music
Twenty years ago this weekend, Apple launched the original, iconic iPod. Six years later, I was gifted my first and only version of the device: a third-generation iPod Nano, fit with a square screen, a click wheel and an engraving on the back: "Sofia.....»»
Leak shows overclocking Intel"s Core i9-12900K Alder Lake CPU to 5.2 GHz turns it into a cutting-edge space heater
Intel could reveal its Alder Lake-S processors for enthusiasts as soon as next week, but the ongoing stream of leaks is slowly driving the hype train off the cliff. The upcoming Core i9-12900K CPU has been spotted in a series of benchmarks where it s.....»»
Enthusiast manages to run Windows 11 on a single-core Intel Pentium 4 chip from 15 years ago
We’ve previously detailed on how you can bypass Microsoft’s TPM and CPU requirements to get Windows 11 running on your unsupported PC. And while that may be running an incompatible chip from just a few years ago, it turns out Microsoft actually s.....»»