The best Wi-Fi extenders for 2021
Your network is only as good as your Wi-Fi signal. In this guide, we'll recommend the best Wi-Fi extenders to help boost your wireless signal and expand range......»»
COVID shot now or later? Just getting it at all is great, officials respond.
As the summer wave peaks, officials are prepping for the coming winter wave. Enlarge / A 13-year-old celebrates getting the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Hartford, Connecticut, on May 13, 2021. (credit: Getty | JOSEPH PRE.....»»
Extreme rainfall event study demonstrates improved forecasting via physics-guided machine learning
A research team focused on the extreme rainfall event of "21·7" in Henan in 2021. By analyzing anomalous physical characteristics and understanding multi-model forecast biases, they significantly enhanced the accuracy of precipitation intensity fore.....»»
Study tracks decades of extreme heat, cold in Upper Midwest
Researchers analyzed meteorological data from nine Upper Midwest states from 1979–2021, tracking trends in extreme heat and cold over every 4-kilometer square of that territory. They found striking regional differences in the extremes. Many parts o.....»»
Battery maker Northvolt to shift R&D from California to Sweden
Northvolt acquired the California battery technology company Cuberg in 2021 and now employs over 200 people working on developing lithium-metal battery technology......»»
MS-DOS game emulation app is back on Apple devices after 3 years
iDOS was delisted from the App Store back in 2021, but after new EU regulations, it's now back......»»
Apple makes India withdraw its antitrust accusations
India's antitrust regulator is backtracking from its accusations against Apple and the App Store because of a legal technicality.India says Apple has abused its dominant market share of iOS appsIn 2021, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) began.....»»
The 2021 iPad Mini is over $100 off with this Best Buy deal
Even though it’s an older model, the 2021 iPad mini with Apple’s A15 Bionic chip is still plenty powerful! Plus, it’s on sale at Walmart today for only $390......»»
What can Sonos possibly to do ‘delight’ customers again?
Sonos has had a bad summer. It hasn’t been a particularly easy few years for the upscale wireless audio company — its stock is basically one-third of where it was in early 2021 — but this summer has been especially brutal. For those of.....»»
A new report finds Boeing’s rockets are built with an unqualified work force
NASA declines to penalize Boeing for the deficiencies. Enlarge / EUS panel test weld at the Michoud Assembly Facility on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. (credit: Michael DeMocker/NASA) The NASA program to develop a new upper.....»»
IDs in Apple Wallet expected to come to these two states soon
At WWDC 2021, Apple announced its plans to bring support for digital IDs in Apple Wallet. Adoption of this feature has been slow and is currently limited to five states, with Ohio being the most recent addition as of last week. On Monday, 9to5Mac.....»»
Balancing fairness and welfare in the face of uncertainty: Investigating Miami"s stormwater infrastructure improvement
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was enacted in 2021 to inject $1.25 trillion into the country's aging infrastructure to help cities protect and prepare themselves from future occurrences of extreme weather effects which, in 2023, caused al.....»»
California prepares to launch support for adding your driving license to the Apple Wallet app
Despite being announced by Apple in 2021, digital IDs in Wallet have only been adopted in five states so far, with Ohio joining just last week. However, despite dragging its feet with a proprietary app-based system for almost a year, the state of.....»»
Lucid to report Q2 earnings amid worries over cash burn, hopes for Gravity crossover
The EV startup, which launched the Air sedan in 2021, delivered a record 2,394 electric cars in the second quarter. But it also boosted sales incentives to $16,537 per car, Motor Intelligence said......»»
Walmart dropped the price of the 2021 iPad by $80 for back to school
Want a solid discount on an older iPad? Walmart is selling the 2021 Apple iPad with Apple’s A13 Bionic chip for only $250!.....»»
Support for IDs in Apple Wallet expands to its fifth state
One of the most highly anticipated features announced at WWDC in 2021 was support for storing IDs in the Apple Wallet application. However, the rollout of this feature has been incredibly slow. But starting today, the IDs in Wallet feature is now.....»»
How experts are calculating the Paris Olympics" carbon footprint: 83 bottles of wine per person
The 2024 Paris Olympics aim to be the greenest edition on record, and the first compatible with the Paris climate agreement. Talk of "green games" goes back to April 2021. At the time, the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (OCOG) had even as.....»»
Research team develops new antimalarial agent for combating drug-resistant parasites
Malaria remains a serious health issue globally, especially in Africa. The disease is caused by protozoan parasites in the Plasmodium genus. In 2021, there were 247 million cases of malaria and 619,000 deaths reported worldwide......»»
Alexa had “no profit timeline,” cost Amazon $25 billion in 4 years
WSJ report highlights vague metrics, internal struggles of Amazon Devices. Enlarge (credit: Getty) The Amazon business unit that focuses on Alexa-powered gadgets lost $25 billion between 2017 and 2021, The Wall Street Jo.....»»
Spotify in ‘early days’ of hi-fi audio plans that will bring subscription to nearly $20/month
Spotify is still working on its hi-fi audio plans, according to CEO Daniel Ek. The company first announced hi-fi support in early 2021, but they’re apparently still “in early days.” And the kicker? The hi-fi (or ‘deluxe’) version of Spotify.....»»
‘A much better version of Spotify’ is coming, CEO says
Spotify has been teasing a high-resolution audio offering since early 2021 — and CEO Daniel Ek just reconfirmed that it's still on the way. Eventually......»»