On CNET’s I’m So Obsessed podcast, the Academy Award-nominated Swedish filmmaker Mikael Håfström discusses his Netflix film Outside the Wire, starring Anthony Mackie and Damson Idris.
The Earth’s Magnetosphere Might be Creating Water on the Moon
There’s no doubt that the Moon has water on its surface. Orbiters have spotted deposits of ice persisting in the perpetual shadows of polar craters. And recent research shows that water exists in sunlit parts of the Moon, too.
Robots are speeding up the most boring job in astronomy
It was one of the stranger and more monotonous jobs in astronomy: plugging optical fibers into hundreds of holes in aluminum plates. Every day, technicians with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) prepped up to 10 plates that would be placed that night at the focus of the survey’s telescopes […]
Science bill rankles Mexican research community
Relations between Mexico’s scientific community and the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a left-wing populist, have never been warm. But the debate over a new bill governing Mexican science and technology has brought the acrimony to a boiling point. The government says the new law, which may soon be […]
Daimler plans to rename itself Mercedes-Benz in massive company shift to EVs
The automaker also plans to spin off its Daimler trucks and buses business to create two totally independent companies.
2021 Porsche Taycan is a good-driving EV in an awesome pink wrapper
There’s a lot to like about the base Porsche Taycan.
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may cut spread of virus
This is the first time that a coronavirus vaccine has shown it may reduce the spread of the virus.
2021 Ford Bronco will go off-road racing in Ultra4 series
After unveiling Bronco-badged unlimited-class race trucks for the Ultra4 series, Ford on Wednesday announced that stock Broncos will also compete in the series.
Brazil’s national data protection authority outlines strategy
The new body responsible for enforcing the country’s data protection regulations has released the initial plan and priorities for the period between 2021 and 2023.
Google: Proper patching would have prevented 25% of all zero-days found in 2020
A quarter of all the zero-days exploited in the wild in 2020 were variations of previously patched vulnerabilities.