The Problem With Sunscreen Isn’t Its Ingredients—It’s You
Humans need protecting from the sun more than ever, and yet this gloopy white cream is widely distrusted, misunderstood, and misused......»»
Is your Android phone not charging? Here’s how to fix it
Your Android phone is the center of your life, so it not charging is a real problem. Here are some ways to fix your Android phone not charging......»»
Jon Stewart reveals the moment things went bad with Apple
"The Problem with Jon Stewart" host says that it was over one particular interview that he knew his show was not going to fit in at Apple TV+.'The Problem with Jon Stewart' [Apple TV+]Jon Stewart did originally say that he parted ways with Apple TV+.....»»
Solving the systemic problem of recurring vulnerabilities
In this Help Net Security video, Dr. Pedram Hayati, CEO at SecDim, and Fil Filiposki, founder of AttackForge, discuss how the two companies have formed a strategic collaboration to tackle the major challenge of resurfacing vulnerabilities. By integra.....»»
Jon Stewart reveals the moment thing went bad with Apple
"The Problem with Jon Stewart" host says that it was over one particular interview that he knew his show was not going to fit in at Apple TV+.'The Problem with Jon Stewart' [Apple TV+]Jon Stewart did originally say that he parted ways with Apple TV+.....»»
How words matter when facing the problem of children in care
New research from the Institute of Population Health at the University of Liverpool calls for unflinching conversations about what poverty and financial stress can do to families, and the impact on children's risk of entering care......»»
Splitting hairs: Research team applies science of biomechanics to understand our bad hair days
Academics are often accused of "splitting hairs," but a team at Trinity College Dublin has now devised a machine to do just that. We all have a bad hair day from time to time, and split ends are a common problem. However, the science behind this kind.....»»
Think tech killed penmanship? Messy handwriting was a problem centuries before smartphones
Handwriting is dead. At least that's what a New York Times article announced in 2023 in its postmortem investigation "What Killed Penmanship?" But there was no doubt about the culprit: technology......»»
What will a robot make of your résumé? The bias problem with using AI in job recruitment
The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution has begun, spreading to almost every facet of people's professional and personal lives—including job recruitment......»»
High-tech kangaroo collars aim to prevent road accidents
It's a peculiarly Australian problem with potentially deadly consequences—wild kangaroos jumping from bushland on to highways full of moving vehicles......»»
Study finds fresh water and key conditions for life appeared on Earth a half-billion years earlier than thought
We need two ingredients for life to start on a planet: dry land and (fresh) water. Strictly, the water doesn't have to be fresh, but fresh water can only occur on dry land......»»
Colonialism and gender inequality: The case of political representation in Nigeria
Nigeria ranked 130th out of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap report. Neoliberal tropes have posited this as a regional problem, whereby gender inequalities have prevailed as intrinsic to a 'one-size-fits-all' African culture. In turn, Western i.....»»
iOS 18 to debut Apple Passwords app
Thanks to a new dedicated app, passwords will no longer be buried in Settings with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15.Apple Passwords app coming to iOS 18Too many people go through life with one or two passwords they use for everything. This problem has.....»»
JWST discovers large variety of carbon-rich gases that serve as ingredients for future planets around very low-mass star
Planets form in disks of gas and dust, orbiting young stars. The MIRI Mid-INfrared Disk Survey (MINDS), led by Thomas Henning from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Heidelberg, Germany, aims to establish a representative disk sample. B.....»»
Working together on the plastic problem: How to keep citizens engaged?
What motivates citizens to participate in a citizen science project on plastic pollution? And does that motivation change over time? Liselotte Rambonnet tried to answer these and other questions with her research on the Clean Rivers ("Schone Rivieren.....»»
Heat-switch device boosts lunar rover longevity in harsh moon climate
Astronauts driving a vehicle around the landscape of the moon must not only face dangers related to zero gravity and falling into craters, but also the problem of extreme fluctuations in temperature. The lunar environment oscillates between blisterin.....»»
‘Adam Ruins Everything’ Star Suggests BitTorrent as an Option to Watch the Series
Online piracy is a major problem for the entertainment industries. In some instances, the problem is kept intact due to limited availability of content from legal sources. This week, 'Adam Ruins Everything' star Adam Conover mentioned BitTorrent as a.....»»
The Marshall Major V headphones claim to have 100 hours of battery life, so I put them to the test
Marshall released the newest in the Major headphone line. We tested how their 100-hour battery life claim, sound quality, and decided if they're worth their $150 price tag. If you have a bit of a problem when it comes to charging your devices,.....»»
Google’s AI Overviews misunderstand why people use Google
Answers that are factually "wrong" are only part of the problem. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Last month, we looked into some of the most incorrect, dangerous, and downright weird answers generated by G.....»»
Decision-making analysis for a new variant of the classical secretary problem
The classic "secretary problem" involves interviewing job candidates in a random order. Candidates are interviewed one by one, and the interviewer ranks them. After each interview, the interviewer must either accept or reject the candidate. If they a.....»»
Apple releases revised iPadOS 17.5.1 build for 10th gen iPad
It’s been two weeks since Apple released iOS 17.5.1 and iPadOS 17.5.1 to fix a specific problem that caused deleted photos to reappear in the user’s photo library. For some reason, Apple on Monday released a revised build of iPadOS 17.5.1 for the.....»»