What Ever Happened to Netscape Navigator?
It was a magical time, PC sales were just booming and if you were lucky, yours would come with a modem for dial-up Internet access. You would hear the scrambling sound of your phone line connecting you to the world. Launching Netscape and staring at.....»»
Mistaken fossil rewrites history of Indian subcontinent for second time
In 2020, amid the first pandemic lockdowns, a scientific conference scheduled to take place in India never happened......»»
Viewpoint: How to prevent what happened to Tyre Nichols from happening in the future
In the wake of the beating death of Tyre Nichols earlier this month, some experts have questioned whether police officers are even needed in responding to routine traffic stops......»»
iPhone 14 Crash Detection helped rapid police response to crash that left victims unconscious
The iPhone 14 Crash Detection feature has been credited with helping bring about a rapid police response to a pickup truck crash in the early hours of the morning, which left one or more occupants unconscious. The crash happened on the island state.....»»
Two spacecraft worked together to learn about Venus’ magnetic field
A pair of spacecraft happened to be passing by Venus on their way somewhere else, but they managed to grab some bonus data about the planet......»»
Every video game delay that has happened in 2023 so far
From Skull and Bones to The Day Before, here's our ongoing list of every game delayed in 2023......»»
Nearly 50-meter laser experiment sets record in University of Maryland hallway
It's not at every university that laser pulses powerful enough to burn paper and skin are sent blazing down a hallway. But that's what happened in UMD's Energy Research Facility, an unremarkable looking building on the northeast corner of campus. If.....»»
Nearly 50-meter laser experiment sets record in university hallway
It's not at every university that laser pulses powerful enough to burn paper and skin are sent blazing down a hallway. But that's what happened in UMD's Energy Research Facility, an unremarkable looking building on the northeast corner of campus. If.....»»
China"s population is now inexorably shrinking
China's National Bureau of Statistics has confirmed what researchers such as myself have long suspected—that 2022 was the year China's population turned down, the first time that has happened since the great famine brought on by Chinese leader Mao.....»»
Siri pulled a false alarm at the gym and caused 15 armed police officers to show up
So what happened was… kind of unbelievable. Siri on an Apple Watch called emergency services from a gym in Australia, prompting 15 armed police officers to show up expecting an active shooter. What has to be the most unlikely set of circumstances.....»»
Apple planned M2 Mac mini, MacBook Pro launch for 2022
The new M2 Mac mini and updated MacBook Pro lineup were originally to be launched in 2022, with the release video shot to go in an event that then never happened.There's a reason it seemed odd that Apple would release a presentation-like 18-minute pr.....»»
Google Stadia celebrates shutdown with controller update, new game
The Stadia controller is getting an update with generic Bluetooth support. Enlarge / Like it never even happened. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Google Stadia is scheduled for execution this week. The service di.....»»
6 things you need to know before Servant season 4
Servant is gearing up for its fourth and final season on Apple TV+, but before tuning in, here's a refresher of the important things that happened in season 3......»»
What Just Happened
For those of you older than 40, it sort of felt like 2000. If you are younger than 40, a massive tech bubble just burst. I expect you know that. For the past six months, many VCs have been podcasting, tweeting, publicly writing, … and generally.....»»
Every video game delay that happened in 2022
From Breath of the Wild 2 to Starfield, there were all the significant video game delay that happened in 2022......»»
2022 in review: AppleInsider"s favorite articles of the year
A lot happened in 2022. With 2022 nearly behind us, it's time to take a look back at the year and share with you what was the favorite articles that we wrote for you.Each of us has our favorite articles of the past year. We'd like to highlight them a.....»»
Bah, humbug! MacBook Air’s midnight finish was no match for a toy air hockey table
I’ve seen my fair share of wear and tear on anodized aluminum, but this cosmetic misfortune on my M2 MacBook Air takes the cake. So here’s what happened… more… The post Bah, humbug! MacBook Air’s midnight finish was no match for a toy.....»»
The worst just happened: LastPass customer password vaults were stolen
In an update to the hack that took place a while back, LastPass has confirmed that the hackers have managed to steal the password vaults of its users, but it’s not all doom and gloom just yet. The post The worst just happened: LastPass customer pas.....»»
What happened to Biden"s free college plan? Cutting cost of higher ed out of Feds" reach
President Joe Biden's plan for mass student loan debt relief may be a bust, but the attempt to wipe billions in education-related debt was an acknowledgment: The way the U.S. pays for higher education is not working......»»
"Vaccinating" frogs may or may not protect them against a pandemic—but it does provide another option for conservation
When the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged, many wildlife disease researchers like me were not too surprised. Some were intrigued it hadn't happened sooner; after all, it is our job to observe, describe and study pandemic dynamics in animals......»»
Space debris expert: Orbits will be lost—and people will die—later this decade
"Flexing geopolitical muscles in space to harm others has already happened." Enlarge / Moriba Jah is an astrodynamicist at the University of Texas at Austin. (credit: MacArthur Foundation) Up until about a decade ago, an.....»»