Apple has finally introduced its first Macs with processors it designed itself: a 13-inch MacBook Air, a 13-inch MacBook Pro, and a Mac mini. Apple is promising significant performance benefits over Intel processors and, for the laptops, a huge increase in battery life. (To give you an idea of the […]
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Robot wolves prevent Japanese bear attacks, are also very creepy
No, this is not a Halloween decoration someone forgot. This robot — “Monster Wolf” — is actually a bear deterrent. The city of Takikawa, Japan, deployed these robowolves to prevent bear attacks.
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2021 Volvo XC40 P8 Recharge review
Volvo’s first all-electric offering in Australia will get here next year – but we’ve had a drive now, to let you know if you should hang out for it.
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Misinformation about election fraud has flooded the internet. Here’s how to spot false reports
Don’t be a victim of bad election information.
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More Rivian R1T and R1S details revealed, configurator goes live Nov. 16
Rivian announced specifications for the Adventure and Explore packages.
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Best PS4 gaming headset for 2020
Looking for a new headset for your PlayStation 4? Here are our current top picks, from basic budget models that cost less than $50 to feature-packed high-end powerhouses.
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PS5 and Xbox Series X: Why you can avoid going next-gen until 2021
Commentary: You don’t need to drop hundreds of dollars on a shiny new console just yet.
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Terrify yourself with LeoLabs’ visualization of satellites and space debris around Earth
Founded in 2016, Menlo Park, California-based LeoLabs, is a mind-blowing company. They have built, and continue to expand, a network of ground-based, phased array radars worldwide to keep track of the thousands of operational satellites, defunct satellites, spent rocket bodies, and pieces of debris in orbit around the Earth. Not […]
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Microbes’ mystery DNA helps defeat viruses—and has genome-editing potential
Seven years ago, an understanding of nature inspired a revolutionary new technology, when researchers turned a defense system used by bacteria to thwart viruses into the gene-editing tool now known as CRISPR. But for another emerging gene editor the understanding has lagged the applications. For several years, researchers have been […]
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Russia’s claim of a successful COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t pass the ‘smell test’, critics say
Science‘s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.