Glycine, an amino acid, can form in interstellar clouds without the heat of a star.
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Tesla Model Y reliability “much worse than average,” Consumer Reports says
The Tesla Model Y was given a reliability rating of “much worse than average” in the latest Consumer Reports reliability survey, but it wasn’t the only electric car to be rated poorly.
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The MacBook Air is once again the benchmark by which other laptops will be measured
Last week I wrote that Apple seemed “astonishingly confident” in its new M1-based Macs. This week we know why: they are astonishingly good. I reviewed the MacBook Air, Nilay Patel reviewed the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Chris Welch reviewed the new Mac mini.
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Software developed to help programmers prototype graphic user interfaces
A new artificial intelligence (AI) system has been developed to help ordinary untrained people to design and create applications and software for smartphones and personal computers. With the help of this system, non-designers can quickly and easily create a user-friendly mobile app.
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Hope for Fortnite gamers as developer launches App Store bypass software
Gamers are now able to play previously-unavailable titles on Apple devices after developers launched software that bypasses the App Store and allows users to access PC games on the Safari browser, paving the way for Fortnite to return to iPhones.
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The smell of Napoleon at war: Scientists resurrect the scents of Europe’s past
As part of the Odeuropa project, researchers from six countries are bringing historical smells, from the sublime to the stinky, to modern noses. “Smells shape our experience of the world.”
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Uber’s national push over gig worker status has been underway for months
Even before its Proposition 22 win in California, Uber was emailing drivers in other states about a plan to keep them classified as independent contractors.
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2021 BMW M2 Competition review: Pint-sizer packs a punch
BMW’s smallest M car is an on-road riot, but not at the expense of livability.
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The First Civilization We Contact Will Have Been Around Much Longer Than Humanity
Recently at UT, author Matt Williams has been writing a series called “Beyond Fermi’s Paradox”, which takes a look at possible resolutions to one of the most famous questions in science: “Where is everybody?” As Matt discusses, there are multiple hypothetical solutions, but there may eventually come a day when […]