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.....»»
Apple declares last MacBook Pro with an optical drive obsolete
The laptop hadn't been for sale in more than seven years. Enlarge / The 13-inch MacBook Pro from 2012. Sometimes, it's worth taking a moment to note the end of an era, even when that ending might have happened a long ti.....»»
Predicting chaotic weather systems is probability, not certainty
What happened to the scorching El Niño summer we were bracing for? Why has the east coast of Australia been drenched while the north and west gets the heat?.....»»
Why do so many people choose not to report rape?
Why do so many people choose not to report rape? Research shows that the trauma of talking about the abuse as well as owning one's own narrative of what happened can be crucial......»»
That’s never happened before: Games Done Quick video stars speedrunning dog
The Shiba Inu was trained to use a custom controller in a game meant for a robot. Peanut Butter the dog speedruns Gyromite at Awesome Games Done Quick 2024. The twice-a-year video game speedrunning and fundraising live event Games D.....»»
For All Mankind"s Happy Valley: Why a Martian city could well extend below the surface
Apple TV+'s alternate space race, "For All Mankind," imagines what would have have happened if USSR cosmonauts, and not NASA's astronauts, had been the first to land on the moon. Rather than the waning of interest in space that followed the moon land.....»»
Ancient DNA study finds Iberian lynx hybridized with Eurasian lynx over the last few thousand years
Cross-species hybridization is a more frequent phenomenon than previously thought. In the past, it happened with modern humans; it is estimated that our genome contains about 2% Neanderthal DNA......»»
The best monitor upgrades for your Mac from CES 2024
CES is known for its televisions, but monitors are also shown off at the trade show, too. These are some of the best launches that happened during the event.Dell's 2024 UltraSharp monitorsTech observers are familiar with the affinity CES has with scr.....»»
I took creatine every day for 10 days like Mark Wahlberg — here’s what happened to my body
I took creatine every day for 10 days like Mark Wahlberg — here’s what happened to my body.....»»
These L.A. residents got $1,000 a month. What happened after the cash stopped?
These L.A. residents got $1,000 a month. What happened after the cash stopped?.....»»
Reflectors in space could make solar farms on Earth work for longer every day
If you happened to be looking at the sky in Europe on a cold night on February 5, 1993, there is a chance you could have seen a dim flash of light. That flash came from a Russian space mirror experiment called Znamya-2......»»
Microsoft briefly edged out Apple as the most valuable company in the US
In intraday trading on Thursday, Apple was usurped as the most valuable company in the US for about two hours, with Microsoft temporarily taking the crown more than two years after the last time it happened.Credit: MicrosoftThe cross-over happened at.....»»
Microsoft edges out Apple as the most valuable company in the US
In intraday trading on Thursday, Apple has been usurped as the most valuable company in the US, with Microsoft taking the crown more than two years after the last time it happened.Credit: MicrosoftThe cross-over happened at about 9:50 AM ET, shortly.....»»
Apple is blocking a new HEY app, and DHH isn’t having it (again)
App Store Review is blocking another Basecamp camp, and David Heinemeier Hansson isn’t happy. It happened in 2020 with the iOS app for their Hey email service. This time, it’s the standalone Hey Calendar app that Apple says violates App Store rul.....»»
Temporary government Internet censorship was imposed almost 200 times last year
Government Internet censorship is a permanent fact of life in some countries, but there are many more countries that impose Internet blocks in response to specific events. A new report says that happened on 196 occasions last year, with hundreds of m.....»»
Everglades snake and gator tried to eat each other. They exploded. See what happened
Everglades snake and gator tried to eat each other. They exploded. See what happened.....»»
Every video game delay that happened in 2023
2023 was full of notable video game delays, including ones for titles like Alan Wake 2, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, and more......»»
NASA asteroid sampling mission renamed OSIRIS-APEX for new journey
The former OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sets off on a journey to study asteroid Apophis and take advantage of the asteroid's 2029 flyby of Earth, the likes of which hasn't happened since the dawn of recorded history......»»
Will the eruption of the volcano in Iceland affect flights and how serious is it?
Scientists anticipated the eruption of a volcano in southwestern Iceland for weeks, so when it happened on Monday night, it was no surprise. The region had been active for more than two years and thousands of small earthquakes rattled the area in rec.....»»
How writing "made us human"—an "emotional history" from ancient Iraq to the present day
Evidence suggests that writing was invented in southern Iraq sometime before 3000BC. But what happened next? Anyone interested in this question will find How Writing Made Us Human by Walter Stephens both an enjoyable and stimulating read. It offers w.....»»
Google’s Stadia Controller salvage operation will run for another year
The online-only controller updater will run until December 2024. Enlarge / Like it never even happened. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Stadia might be dead, but the controllers for Google's cloud-based gaming pla.....»»