[ad_1] As I watched Graham Sykes climb onto his rocket bike, I was worried for a moment that I was about to film a man as he died. But as he hurtled past me at hundreds of miles per hour and engulfed me in a cloud of steam, I realised I needn’t have worried — … Read More “I Saw the Ultimate Rocket Bike in Action and It Blew Me Away” »
[ad_1] This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on aviation, air taxis, and Wi-Fi speeds at 30,000 feet, follow Andrew J. Hawkins. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes on Sunday at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. Last year, two of … Read More “Electric air taxis are stuck in the courtroom” »
[ad_1] Do you know what a spudger is? I didn’t until I was already fingertips deep into performing open-heart surgery on the Google Pixel Watch 4 and realized that the implement — a plastic stick with one pointy end and one flat end — was already in my hand. I was following iFixit’s instructions to … Read More “All Your Wearables Have One Glaring Weakness. What Can You Do About It?” »
[ad_1] Antivirus software is undergoing a major shift. Traditionally, antivirus software relied on matching files against databases of known malware signatures. But today’s threats evolve too quickly for databases of known malware signatures to keep up reliably. It might be helpful to think of it like this: Old antivirus software worked like a nightclub bouncer … Read More “Malware Has Gotten Smarter. Here’s How Your Antivirus Has, Too” »
[ad_1] If you had a Roomba, especially in the early days of the robot vacuum, it was in many ways a fairly unsophisticated machine. It would just bump around your house, looking for something to suck up, until its battery died or its (way too small) tank filled up. Not that it mattered, though. You … Read More “How Roomba started a robot revolution” »
[ad_1] I love bird names. And in a world with more than 11,000 kinds of birds, ornithologists have had to dig deep to come up with unique titles for each one. While literal descriptions have their place (I’m delighted every time someone asks me the name of that black bird with red wings), we’re fortunate … Read More “The 100 Greatest Bird Names of All Time” »
[ad_1] Researchers at Paradigm Shift published an extensive report that details the inherent security flaw that comes with some of Apple’s devices. The security issue involves the USB and several Apple silicon chips, and it’s called “usbliter8”. The usbliter8 exploit affects all devices running on A12, A13, S4 and S5 chips. That means iPhone XR, … Read More “Researchers uncover an unpatchable security flaw affecting several iPhone generations” »
[ad_1] Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) has big aspirations for Widow’s Bay as a summer tourist destination. Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) has big aspirations for Widow’s Bay as a summer tourist destination. Tom’s rebellious teenaged son, Evan (Kingston Rumi Southwick) has never left the island. Tom’s rebellious teenaged son, Evan (Kingston Rumi Southwick) has … Read More “Review: Widow’s Bay is a boldly original take on comedic horror” »
[ad_1] Our Shift CTO Craft Dinner format is built on candor, rather than slides or sponsor pitches. It’s just a group of senior engineering leaders talking about what’s actually happening in their organizations. At our Toronto dinner held on the outskirts of the CTO Craft conference, the theme was AI adoption in engineering Within the … Read More “ROI, Code Review, and Hiring” »
[ad_1] You may have seen headlines noting that Google’s measurements have shown IPv6 reaching 50% for the first time. These measurements are based on Google’s continuous monitoring of the availability of IPv6 connectivity among its users, and reflect the proportion of users who access Google services over IPv6. Reaching the 50% mark is a significant … Read More “Google hits 50% IPv6 | APNIC Blog” »
