WallStreetBets craze pushes dogecoin up 5x in 24 hours
The social media mob that pumped up GameStop is now dabbling in cryptocurrency. Enlarge (credit: Onay Jakobov / EyeEm / Getty) Dogecoin—the cryptocurrency based on a meme about an over-enthusiastic Shiba Inu dog—reached an all-time record.....»»
How Equifax"s Insight Score for Auto pushes past barriers for subprime borrowers
In the face of tightened lending for subprime borrowers, Equifax's Insight Score for Auto is using nontraditional payment data to expand financial inclusion......»»
The 5 best ergonomic office chairs for long hours for 2024
To keep yourself healthy while burning the midnight oil, make sure you're sitting on an ergonomic office chair......»»
Watch Apple’s new ‘Get Ready’ ad for its Vision Pro headset
A new ad for the Vision Pro has landed just hours after Apple announced that the mixed-reality headset will officially launch early next month......»»
HyperX just made your next favorite gaming keyboard
HyperX's new Alloy Rise gaming keyboard pushes into the enthusiast realm, and it might be the go-to gaming keyboard to buy in 2024......»»
Mandiant, the security firm Google bought for $5.4 billion, gets its X account hacked
Scammer impersonates legitimate cryptocurrency wallet, then pivots to trolling Mandiant. Enlarge Google-owned security firm Mandiant spent several hours trying to regain control of its account on X (formerly known as Tw.....»»
VW sees promising test results for potential breakthrough EV battery
Volkswagen AG said its battery startup has seen promising results with solid-state cells for electric vehicles, a win for the German carmaker as it pushes to make EVs more efficient and less expensive......»»
Apple Watch owners receive Tim Cook responses to "thank you" emails
A pair of Apple Watch users who survived medical issues after acting on alerts from their wearables emailed Tim Cook in gratitude, and surprisingly got a response within hours.An example of an Apple Watch heart rate notificationThe Apple Watch has re.....»»
SpaceX launches two rockets—three hours apart—to close out a record year
This was the shortest time between orbital launches at Cape Canaveral since 1966. Enlarge / SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off Thursday night from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (credit: SpaceX) It seems li.....»»
10 best DLCs 2023, ranked: No. 1 left me emotionally damaged, but it"s worth it
Here are Mashable's best DLCs of the year. 2023 has been a great year for video game releases. Games like Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Baldur’s Gate 3 kept players entertained for hours. However, 2023 was also a great year for video game.....»»
Lawmakers Suggest DOJ Investigate Apple Over Beeper Mini vs. iMessage Battle
The conversation around Beeper Mini and iMessage was never going to go quietly into the night. From the moment Beeper Mini went live, seemingly with a bit of backend magic that worked too good, we were counting down the hours until Apple did somethin.....»»
Even after a tumultuous year, Apple TV+ doubled its viewing hours in 2023
Despite writer strikes that took up a better part of the year, Apple TV+ has seen a significant uptick in both viewership and viewing hours in 2023.Apple TV+Apple TV+ viewership is up 42% year-over-year, thanks to films like "The Family Plan," plus s.....»»
Researchers: India"s new manual for water supply will replicate past failures
Water utilities in India supply residents with water for an average of only four hours per day. Within cities, some neighborhoods receive water almost all the time, while some receive less than half an hour per week......»»
Apple Vision Pro shipments rumored to start as soon as February
Apple is reportedly gearing up to release the Apple Vision Pro to consumers in February as last-minute supply chain, accessory provider, and developer pushes begin.Apple Vision ProSigns are pointing to Apple hitting its launch window of "early 2024".....»»
Volcanic eruption lights up Iceland after weeks of earthquake warnings—a geologist explains what"s happening
Lava erupted through a fissure in Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula on Dec. 18, 2023, shooting almost 100 feet (30 meters) in the air in its early hours......»»
Apple Card, Apple Pay, and Wallet were hit by outages on Wednesday
For a few hours on Wednesday Apple's online financial services such as Apple Pay were down for some users, with reported issues including transaction notifications and in-App payments.Apple Pay is seeing some notification problemsApple Pay has had in.....»»
Mollusks from polar expeditions reveal new details about the ocean
In the early hours of 30 October 1961, a Russian bomber took off and flew north. The plane was headed for the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Russian part of the Arctic. When the pilot saw the islands far below, he released the cargo—a bomb the si.....»»
In a gym 250 miles above Earth, astronauts sweat for science
With the demands of gravity absent, astronauts must spend hours per day exercising to maintain the muscles they'll still need back on Earth......»»
"This is so crazy." Tax spike pushes researchers to the brink of bankruptcy
Going into 2022, Zehra Parlak received a warning from her accountant: A looming change to the federal tax code threatened to torpedo the future of Qatch Technologies, the biomedical company she had founded six years earlier based on her postdoctoral.....»»
Daily Telescope: One of the most stunning Andromeda photos I’ve ever seen
The image is the result of 100 hours of observing. Enlarge / The Andromeda Galaxy. (credit: The Association of Widefield Astrophotographers) Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this.....»»
How COP"s fossil fuel taboo was finally broken by the Emiratis
Hours after the applause and relief that the world had finally reached a landmark climate agreement in Dubai, US special envoy John Kerry admitted that he thought it might never happen......»»