Science
Americans on coronavirus cruise ship barred from US after failed quarantine
Enlarge / YOKOHAMA, JAPAN – FEBRUARY 19, 2020: A bus carrying passengers who will take the flight chartered by the government of the Hong Kong…
Using machine learning to figure out how to charge your gadget’s batteries
Enlarge / The seemingly simple act of charing is getting increasingly complex. reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story Batteries tend to…
Google parent pulls the plug on power-generating kite project
reader comments 1 with 1 posters participating Share this story Google-parent Alphabet is shutting down its power-generating kites company Makani, the first closure of a…
Divided, we fall: How ant behavior mimics political polarization
Enlarge / Studying how ants organize division of labor within a colony can lend insight into how political polarization occurs in human society. reader comments…
Did birds still migrate during ice ages?
reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story Even thought it was, in most ways, identical to the present planet, the Earth still…
When the Sun expands, it will trash all the asteroids
Despite its distance from the Sun, the asteroid belt will disintegrate as it expands. reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story We…
Coronavirus outbreak on Diamond Princess hits 454; 14 infected Americans return
Enlarge / SAN ANTONIO, TX – FEBRUARY 17: American evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship arrive at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on February 17,…
Bio-electronic device can produce electricity using nothing but humidity
Enlarge / The structure of some of the protein wires used by bacteria. reader comments 1 with 1 posters participating Share this story There’s a…
Gadget
Microsoft releases new all-in-one Office app for iOS and Android
reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story The homescreen in Microsoft Office for iOS. Samuel Axon Pressing the add button brings up…
Using machine learning to figure out how to charge your gadget’s batteries
Enlarge / The seemingly simple act of charing is getting increasingly complex. reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story Batteries tend to…
Google launches the Android 11 Developer Preview today
reader comments 1 with 1 posters participating Share this story It’s a bit earlier than the usual March release, but today Google is launching the…
Apple’s new iPad Pro could be delayed due to the coronavirus, report claims
Enlarge / Apple CEO Tim Cook looks on as the iPhone X goes on sale at an Apple Store on November 3, 2017 in Palo…
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X60 promises smaller 5G modems in 2021
Enlarge / The Snapdragon X60 in a standalone package. reader comments 3 with 3 posters participating Share this story Qualcomm has announced a new 5G…
Samsung’s 2020 TV lineup forces high-end buyers to go 8K whether they want it or not
reader comments 9 with 8 posters participating Share this story Most people in the United States and other markets are still on the precipice of…
Got small kids? Now’s a good time to buy a Fire Kids Edition tablet
Enlarge / The 8″ version of the Fire HD Kids Edition is the sweet spot—small enough for young kids, but noticeably bigger and nicer than…
The Galaxy Z Flip’s “flexible glass” isn’t much stronger than plastic
Enlarge / The Galaxy Z Flip’s “glass” isn’t any more scratch-resistant than plastic. reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story There comes…
Cars
Driver stranded after connected rental car can’t call home
Enlarge / One of GIG Car Share’s Toyota Priuses on a street in Berkley, California. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images reader comments 3 with 3 posters participating…
Data shows Tesla owner experienced same glitch days before deadly 2018 crash
Enlarge / Walter Huang’s Model X in a tow yard days after his fatal crash. reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story…
Coronavirus cancels F1 and Formula E races, could make EU miss CO2 target
Enlarge / A man wearing a face mask rides his bicycle along an empty street in Beijing on February 12, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images…
Charging into the mainstream: Volvo electrifies its first class-8 truck
reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story This is the Volvo VRN Electric, the company’s first electric class-8 truck. Volvo has been…
The Fairey Rotodyne, the vertical take off and landing airliner time forgot
reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story If things had gone a little differently, the Rotodyne could have been a more convenient…
Review: Porsche Macan S will leave you wanting more
reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story The Macan S comes standard with 18-inch wheels. Our review model had the $3,140 gloss-black…
“I was just shaking”—new documents reveal details of fatal Tesla crash
Enlarge / The trailer sheared off the roof of Jeremy Banner’s car, killing him instantly. reader comments 3 with 3 posters participating Share this story…
As capable as a Jeep, as reliable as a Toyota—it’s the 2020 4Runner SUV
reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story The 4Runner has always placed off-road ability as highly as on-road manners. It’s now in…
Tesla cashes in on surging stock price with $2 billion stock offering
Enlarge / Elon Musk in 2015. reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story Tesla will raise $2 billion in a new stock…
Rental car agency continues to give remote control long after cars are returned
Enlarge / The screen displayed by FordPass four days after an Enterprise Rent-A-Car customer returned his Ford Mustang. Masamba Sinclair reader comments 0 with 0…
Tear gas sprays and laser wipers among weird auto industry patents
reader comments 3 with 3 posters participating Share this story In Europe, they take pedestrian safety seriously, and EuroNCAP tests active hoods. The Buick Regal…
Technology
Anatomy of a dumb spear-phish: Hitting librarians up for Zelle, CashApp cash
reader comments 2 with 2 posters participating, including story author Share this story Here’s a clue for would-be Internet financial scammers: do not target librarians.…
Medical device vulnerability highlights problem of third-party code in IoT devices
Enlarge / The complex web of software and hardware components and their licensing schemes makes it difficult for healthcare organizations to upgrade or patch systems…
Ransomware infection shuts down US natural gas operator for 2 days
reader comments 2 with 2 posters participating Share this story A US-based natural gas facility shut down operations for two days after sustaining a ransomware…
Hackers exploit critical vulnerability found in ~100,000 WordPress sites
reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story Hackers are actively exploiting a critical WordPress plugin vulnerability that allows them to completely wipe…
Gaming
Cyberpunk 2077 confirmed for GeForce Now, will have ray tracing via the cloud
Enlarge / Nvidia recently announced a limited edition, sweepstakes-only version of its most expensive consumer-grade GPU. One day later, the company announced a way that…
No Playstation for PAX East: Sony backs out, citing coronavirus
Enlarge / Guess what won’t be on display at one of the biggest US gaming gatherings? reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this…
“The Switcher” improves: Witcher 3 reduces blur, now works with Steam, GOG
Enlarge / CD Projekt Red’s official update image is a bad choice for showing off the huge updates. Why not a massive GOG logo instead?…
An exiled prince battles zombies and a usurping queen in Kingdom S2 trailer
reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story Ju Ji-hoon returns as exiled Crown Prince Lee Chang for the second season of Korean zombie…