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.....»»
Quiet, please: Human noise is interfering with the sex lives of grasshoppers
Grasshoppers have a bad reputation. They're not popular with gardeners And locusts, a type of swarming grasshopper, can do huge damage to vegetation and crops when they're in a feeding frenzy......»»
"Whisper networks" thrive when women lose faith in formal systems of reporting sexual harassment
Whisper networks—informal channels that women use to warn others about sexual harassment, abuse or assault—take root because formal reporting systems can re-traumatize people who have been harmed. That's what I found while conducting research on.....»»
MSI might have the best 14-inch gaming laptop this year
During CES 2023, MSI unveiled three new Stealth laptops, and it looks like it might be winning the 14-inch laptop game this year......»»
MacBook Air ships, Apple Arcade loses games, and Chris Evans" iPhone - Apple"s July 2022 in review
It ought to have been a quiet month, but July 2022 saw plenty of action from Russia trying to hijack Apple's internet traffic, and the M2 MacBook Air proving to be a big hit.Apple used to be known for how it would announce a new product and then say,.....»»
Dixon emerges as India"s leading EMS player thanks to incentive schemes
Noida-based Dixon Technologies may become India's first global EMS player, thanks to a series of Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes to build a local electronics manufacturing ecosystem......»»
Tech trends 2023: Flying taxis and satellite phones
From the latest in electric aircraft to the satellites that connect to phones, next year's emerging tech......»»
Compromised dispatch system helped move taxis to front of the line
Defendants allegedly conspired with Russians, drew as many as 1,000 daily trips. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Two men have been charged with participating in a scheme that raked in big money by using a compromised disp.....»»
After a long struggle with Martian dust, NASA’s InSight probe has gone quiet
InSight landed on Mars in 2018 with the aim of studying seismic activity. Enlarge / This is probably the last image taken by InSight on the surface of Mars and relayed back to Earth. (credit: NASA) NASA's InSight lander.....»»
Protect AI emerges from stealth and raises $13.5 million
Protect AI emerged from stealth with $13.5 million seed funding and its first product, NB Defense. NB Defense addressess vulnerabilities in a core component used at the beginning of the machine learning supply chain – Jupyter Notebooks. This is a r.....»»
Review: HP’s Dragonfly Folio G3 stays cool and quiet in faux leather
High-fashion 2-in-1's inflated price is more for its design than its performance. Enlarge / The HP Dragonfly Folio G3 2-in-1 laptop. (credit: Scharon Harding) Specs at a glance: HP Dragonfly Folio G3 Worst Best As.....»»
"Mythic Quest" spinoff series coming to Apple TV+
"Mere Mortals" is a spinoff of Apple TV+ comedy "Mythic Quest" which will be formatted after the flagship series' most popular episodes like "A Dark Quiet Death."'Mere Mortals' is a 'Mythic Quest' spinoff"Mythic Quest" is a comedy series on Apple TV+.....»»
Adam Driver battles dinosaurs in first trailer for 65
Adam Driver battles prehistoric creatures in a fight for survival in the first trailer for 65, from the writers of a Quiet Place......»»
Ukraine war: Drones are transforming the conflict, bringing Russia on to the frontline
Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg spoke recently of his fear that the war in Ukraine could spin out of control into a full-blown confrontation between Russia and the west. "If things go wrong, they can go horribly wrong," he told Norwegian broa.....»»
RLSS drone trial to help sea swimmers in trouble
The Royal Life Saving Society is trialling the use of buoyancy-aid-deploying drones......»»
New DJI Mini 3 drone is a tiny drone that can shoot 4K HDR video
The DJI Mini 3 is the latest addition to the DJI mini lineup of tiny, lightweight drones and has 4k HDR capabilities.New DJI Mini 3 droneDJI specifically designed the Mini 3 to weigh under 249 grams, but its size doesn't reflect its capabilities. The.....»»
How the UN’s ‘Sex Agency’ Uses Tech to Save Mothers’ Lives
Big Data, drones, diagnostics—the United Nations and other groups hope to innovate the world out of a maternal and reproductive health crisis......»»
Uber launching self-driving cars in Las Vegas
Ridehailing giant Uber is now offering Las Vegas riders the option on its app to hail a self-driving taxis developed by another company, according to a press release Wednesday. While the autonomous vehicles are currently only available for ride haili.....»»
The best Xbox exclusives of 2022: 6 Game Pass greats that saved Microsoft’s quiet year
While 2022 was a quiet year for Xbox, it was full of creative and experimental titles. Here are the best Xbox exclusives of 2022......»»
Rezonate emerges from stealth and raises $8.7 million
Rezonate emerged from stealth with $8.7 million in financing for its disruptive cloud identity protection platform that prevents access risk and stops attackers’ actions to breach cloud infrastructure, where modern organizations’ critical dat.....»»
Can "voluntourism" outgrow the white savior stereotype and make a positive change post-pandemic?
As the tourism industry emerges from pandemic shutdowns and border closures, so too is "voluntourism," the sometimes controversial combination of overseas volunteer work and more traditional tourist experiences......»»