Whisper Aero emerges from stealth to quiet drones and air taxis
The skies are on the cusp of getting busier — and louder — as drone delivery and electric vertical take-off and landing passenger aircraft startups move from moonshot to commercialization. One former NASA engineer and ex-director of Uber’s.....»»
Apple guts internal communication tool, crippling union organization
Apple is trying to control communications between retail workers on an internal tool, and complaints are now strictly moderated, allowing only happy, company-positive thoughts.Apple ParkApple has reportedly been waging a quiet war with its retail sta.....»»
Researchers use isotopic analysis to map territories of jaguars in Belize
How do you study a predator with both camouflage and stealth that make it virtually invisible in the forest?.....»»
The US military revives an idea for stealthy sea power
Powerful new magnets have revived efforts to build a quiet propulsion system for ships and submarines......»»
Proposed metamaterial could have a wide range of applications, from sensing to stealth technology
Metamaterials are a type of artificial material which, as the prefix "meta"—meaning in Greek "after" or "beyond"—indicates, demonstrate electromagnetic properties and other characteristics not found in nature......»»
First public betas of Apple’s low-key next-gen operating systems launch today
A quiet-ish year for new features, as Apple gears up to release the Vision Pro. Enlarge (credit: Apple) Apple is officially releasing the first public betas of iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS 14 Sonoma today, a.....»»
This MSI gaming laptop with an RTX 3060 is $600 off for Prime Day
The MSI stealth M15 is an excellent thing and light gaming laptop with an RTX 3060, and you can grab it for a cheap $799 rather than the usual $1,399......»»
Exterminating greenhouse pests with bat-inspired drones
Researchers have been testing real-life Batman-style gadgets to eradicate moth pests from greenhouses, including bat-inspired flying drones that hunt down and destroy moths—but new research reveals that the noise from drones can alter moth flight b.....»»
Apple just gave Mac gamers a big reason to be excited
Apple could soon launch a Mac gaming revolution, and a quiet update to a developer toolkit shows exactly why gamers should be very excited for the future......»»
What’s new on Disney+ in July 2023
It's another quiet month for Disney+ in July as Mickey Mouse meets himself and Secret Invasion continues to unfold in the MCU!.....»»
Linda Yaccarino’s vision for Twitter 2.0 emerges
Staff should be ready for "hand-to-hand combat" as company preps new ad offering. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Thomas Trutschel ) Twitter’s new chief executive, Linda Yaccarino, is preparing a series of measures to.....»»
Israel enlists drones, AI and big data to farm for the future
As climate change and global population growth pose ever greater challenges for agriculture, Israeli technology offers a wealth of inventions and advanced tools to help farmers adapt......»»
Team constructs highly active covalent organic framework from benzimidazole monomer in solvothermal pathway
Hydrogen (H2) is a clean carbon-free fuel with high gravimetric energy density and emerges as an attractive alternative to the unrenewable fossil resource. Photocatalytic water splitting over a semiconductor provides a promising economical and enviro.....»»
X-ray “light echoes” hint at outburst from Milky Way’s central black hole
The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy hasn't always been quiet. Enlarge / This is the first image of Sgr A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. It’s the first direct visual evidence of th.....»»
How moths create invisibility cloaks preventing detection by predators using biosonar
Researchers from University of Bristol and Diamond Light Source have uncovered how moths create a powerful stealth cloak preventing detection by biosonar. This work (Bio-Inspired Urban Adaptations: What Insects Can Teach Us About Dealing with Noise).....»»
Drones take to the waves: Saildrones are getting data where people can’t
They can monitor the Antarctic year round and sail straight into hurricanes. Enlarge / A Voyager-class saildrone. (credit: Saildrone) Science fiction often paints a terrifying picture of the future—think aliens decimat.....»»
Drones and other tech play major roles in saving our wildlife
From drones locating koalas hidden in treetops to recording little penguin acoustics and night-time movements on film, Flinders University researchers have shown the importance of technologies such as cameras and AI to help conservation efforts......»»
The US Navy, NATO, and NASA are using a shady Chinese company’s encryption chips
US government warns encryption chipmaker Hualan has suspicious ties to China’s military. Enlarge (credit: Bet_Noire/Getty) From TikTok to Huawei routers to DJI drones, rising tensions between China and the US have made.....»»
Kodem employs runtime intelligence to assess application risk for AppSec teams
Kodem has launched from stealth and announced $25M in funding from Greylock and TPY Capital. Kodem will use the funds to launch its platform globally and expand its go-to-market team. The modern software supply chain is viral. Every software componen.....»»
Assassin’s Creed is Making a Comeback to Mobile Devices
The title is set to make its debut on mobile devices, and features a lot of the stealth-action and exploration gameplay that fans have come to love from the franchise. The Assassin’s Creed franchise is no stranger to mobile and handhe.....»»
Examining the long-term effects of data privacy violations
Regulatory bodies are taking potential data privacy violations much more seriously this year after a relatively quiet period that followed the enactment of regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer.....»»