Ars Technica’s Stephen Clark reports: A panel of independent experts reported this week that NASA lacks funding to maintain most of its decades-old facilities, could lose its engineering prowess to the commercial space industry, and has a shortsighted roadmap for technology development. “NASA’s problem is it always seems to have $3 billion more program than
Read MorePlus: New evidence emerges about who may have helped 9/11 hijackers, UK police arrest a teen in connection with an attack on London’s transit system, and Poland’s spyware scandal enters a new phase.
Read More[Mikrowave1] wanted to build an authentic 1930s-style ham radio station that was portable. He’s already done a regenerative receiver, but now he’s starting on a tube transmitter that runs on batteries. He’s settled on a popular design for the time, a Jones push-pull transmitter. Despite the tubes, it will only put out a few watts,
Read MoreMacworld Concerned about updating your Mac to the latest version of macOS? Perhaps you aren’t sure about running macOS Sequoia quite yet, or maybe you want to test the beta but don’t want to risk messing up your system. You might be concerned about incompatible software or you might just be thinking that you might
Read MoreThe company nearly doubled its emissions in 2023, making it the worst actor in a notoriously unsustainable industry.
Read MoreThe company nearly doubled its emissions in 2023, making it the worst actor in a notoriously unsustainable industry.
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from CBC News: Stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday it was hard to watch their Boeing capsule return to Earth without them. It was their first public comments since last week’s return of the Boeing Starliner capsule that took them to the International Space Station in
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from CBC News: Stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday it was hard to watch their Boeing capsule return to Earth without them. It was their first public comments since last week’s return of the Boeing Starliner capsule that took them to the International Space Station in
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority We already reported on these deals last Monday, but they are so hot we had to give you a reminder before the Samsung Fall Sale ends, on September 15, 2024. That is this Sunday! Until then, you can still save a bunch on Samsung’s latest foldable smartphones. The Samsung
Read MoreGemini Live is rolling out its Live Voice Mode for all Android users, allowing them to hold real-time, interactive voice conversations with Gemini. “Previously locked into conventional text-based input and responses, Gemini Live Voice Mode gives hands-free ways to explore ideas, brainstorm, and talk through topics in real-time,” reports Tom’s Guide. From the report: This
Read MoreThe Biden administration is proposing new rules to limit the “de minimis” exemption, which some Chinese e-commerce companies like Shein and Temu use to ship low-cost goods under $800 to U.S. customers without tariffs. The changes would subject certain shipments to closer inspection and tariffs, aiming to protect American consumers and businesses by ensuring a
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Google is testing a new feature in Search that uses generative AI to create helpful information related to search queries, similar to the current AI Overview system. Notably, this new system is not called AI Overview and lacks any indication that the presented content was generated by AI.
Read MoreiFixit has created its own USB-C soldering iron and portable power station called FixHub, “designed to allow all types of users to handle soldering work wherever they may be,” reports MacRumors. From the report: The Portable Power Station serves as the command and power center for FixHub, including a 55-watt-hour battery to support over eight
Read MoreCredit: Andy Walker / Android Authority Google recently introduced the “Take note with Gemini” feature for Google Meet’s web version, utilizing AI to summarize meetings. We spotted strings in the Gmail app for Android that hint that this feature could also be coming to mobile devices. Google recently started rolling out the “Take Notes with
Read MoreImage: Getty 23andMe will pay $30 million to settle a class action lawsuit over a data breach affecting more than 6.9 million customers. As part of the proposed settlement, the genetic testing site will compensate affected customers and provide them with access to a security monitoring program for three years. 23andMe disclosed the data breach
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is rebranding its free TV channel offerings on Google TV as “FreePlay.” The rebranding was initially spotted on the Google TV streamer but is now being expanded to a broader range of Google TV devices. Google TV currently offers 150 free channels as part of this FreePlay service.
Read MoreOpenAI’s o1-preview has arrived as the eagerly anticipated “Strawberry” model, offering advanced math and coding skills. The system dedicates extra steps to processing queries, trying different steps and “thinking” through the problem. There’s also a cheaper, faster o1-mini model that’s positioned more towards casual use. All summer long, AI enthusiasts have been looking forward to
Read MoreA security researcher has detailed an old hack in macOS that gave hackers full access to a user’s iCloud, needing only a calendar invite to succeed. Even Apple’s Calendar app can be vulnerable In 2022, security researcher Mikko Kenttala discovered a zero-click vulnerability within macOS Calendar that could allow attackers to add or delete files
Read MoreOpenAI said its project Strawberry has graduated to a new family of large language models (LLMs) that the company has christened OpenAI o1. The new family of models, which also includes an o1-mini version for cost efficiency, according to the company, can be differentiated from the latest GPT-4o models basis their reasoning abilities. “We’ve developed
Read MoreUS health officials say they don’t know how a patient in Missouri contracted bird flu.
Read MoreThe federal indictment of two alleged members of the Terrorgram Collective, a far-right cell accused of inspiring “lone wolf” attacks, reveals the US is now using a “forgotten” legal strategy.
Read MoreWall Street Journal: United Airlines plans to start testing Starlink internet service early next year, with the first passenger flights likely equipped with free Wi-Fi later in 2025 — Airlines see satellites providing faster, more consistent connections — Elon Musk may soon provide the Wi-Fi on your United flight.
Read MoreGoogle quietly removed the “Don’t be evil” motto from its corporate code of conduct in 2018, and the Android creator was also getting slapped with eye-watering fines during this period. Those two facts probably aren’t related, but the tech giant has racked up sanctions running into the billions of dollars over the last decade, to
Read MoreAndrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Waymo and Uber plan to expand their robotaxi partnership in Phoenix, Arizona, to Austin and Atlanta, starting in early 2025 — Waymo and Uber — bitter enemies turned awkwardly polite work friends — announced they were expanding their two-year robotaxi partnership to two new cities: Austin …
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from InsideEVs: General Motors is joining forces with EVgo, one of the biggest electric vehicle charging operators in the United States, to build 400 ultra-fast DC chargers nationwide to support the growing number of battery-powered cars hitting U.S. roads. To be clear, these are individual stalls, not charging stations.
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