What Ever Happened to ICQ?
ICQ, short for the phrase "I Seek You," laid the groundwork for standalone instant messaging clients when it arrived in November 1996. Think about how long ago that was... Windows 95 was barely a year old, Nintendo had just introduced the N64, and th.....»»
What happened to those CubeSats that were launched with Artemis I?
NASA made history on November 16 when the Artemis I mission took off from Launch Complex 39B at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on its way to the moon. This uncrewed mission is testing the capabilities of the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft i.....»»
Andor’s season 1 finale ending explained
Find out what happened in the season 1 finale of Disney+'s Star Wars series, Andor......»»
Three security design principles for public REST APIs
In this Help Net Security video, Dr. Pedram Hayati, Founder of SecDim, offers a technical write-up based on a secure programming challenge. The task was inspired by a major security breach that happened to a telco in Australia and offers lessons lear.....»»
Capturing shockwaves from a volcano with a handmade air pressure sensor
The largest volcanic eruption of the 21st century so far happened last winter, off the coast of the island nation of Tonga. Louisiana State University Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Professor Chunyan Li captured it in an unexpected way.....»»
It"s finally happened - a PS5 SSD under $100
Amazon is currently offering a PS5 SSD for under $100 at MSRP making it one of the cheapest options we've ever seen......»»
Twitter begins rollout of new gray check marks only to abruptly remove them
Twitter began rolling out new gray check marks to mark accounts as Official. Then it abruptly took them away. Here's what happened......»»
I used my phone and tablet to become an artist – here’s what happened
Is it possible to become an artist with just your phone? I tried my hand at it on a mid-tier phone and tablet, and I was pleasantly surprised......»»
Apple Watch helps 81-year-old call 911 after falling while alone: ‘I just can’t rave enough about it’
Apple Watch rescue stories aren’t always life of death situations. Sometimes you just find yourself in a precarious situation and need a little help, which is what happened to an 81-year-old Minnesota man just three weeks after buying his first Ap.....»»
How Google alerted Californians to an earthquake before it happened
Android phones got a notification that a temblor was about to rock Silicon Valley. Enlarge (credit: Sefa Kart/Getty) Android phones around San Francisco’s Bay Area buzzed with an alert on Tuesday morning: A 4.8 magnitu.....»»
Analysis: Elon Musk owning Twitter should give everyone pause
In late May, something unusual happened at Twitter. Shareholders voted to approve two proposals to change how the company operates — and did so against Twitter's recommendations......»»
The Callisto Protocol is too violent for the Japanese ratings board
Excessive gore bars The Callisto Protocol from the Japanese market – but this has happened before......»»
Apple resolves outage affecting iMessage and FaceTime [U]
Update: This outage appears to have been a brief one. iMessage is coming back online for most users. Apple hasn’t yet commented on what happened. Original story below. Apple’s System Status dashboard now acknowledges the outage and says it has b.....»»
macOS 13 Ventura: The Ars Technica review
A pleasantly surprising new multitasking UI and app redesigns define macOS 13. If you asked me to tell you all the most exciting things that happened to the Mac in the last two years, I'd start with hardware, not software. The tra.....»»
Here"s What Happened To The Porsche 928 From "Risky Business"
The Porsche 928 from "Risky Business" is the car in which Tom Cruise first learned to drive a stick shift. The Porsche 928 from "Risky Business" is the car in which.....»»
TikTok Fires Back At Forbes After Scathing Report
TikTok responded to a recent report by Forbes that said the company reportedly has a team in China that monitors U.S. users' locations. Here's what happened. TikTok.....»»
Here"s What Happened When Google Shut Down For Just 5 Minutes
In 2013, all of Google's services -- search, YouTube, and more -- went down for five minutes and it impacted web traffic worldwide. Here's what happened. In 2013, al.....»»
Along the Missouri river banks, one turtle thrived while the other declined
Two activities—harvesting turtles for food and riverside development—in Southern Missouri sharply reduced the number of northern map turtles in one river. When that happened, a longtime competitor moved in, according to 50 years of data......»»
The Rise And Fall Of Samsung"s Galaxy Note Series
The Samsung Galaxy Note series made an indelible mark on the smartphone industry, but after nearly a decade, it was halted -- here's what happened. The Samsung Gala.....»»
This "Always Sunny In Philadelphia" Star Angrily Denounces Tesla
This "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" star recently had a majorly frustrating encounter with his Tesla Model X. Here's what happened and why he was so angry. This.....»»
37-year-old Amiga platform gets updates to Linux kernel, AmigaOS SDK
Amiga's big German conference also happened for the first time since COVID. Enlarge / Linux 6.0, implemented in a Fienix distribution on dedicated Amiga user xeno74's desktop. (credit: xeno74 / Hyperion Entertainment) The last.....»»