Patent documents and a couple of different Yamaha prototypes powered by the CP3 engine hint at possible future sportbike and retro-sportbike models.
Firmware vulnerabilities in millions of computers could give hackers superuser status
BMCs give near-total control over entire fleets of servers. What happens when they’re hacked?
Introducing MIT Technology Review Roundtables, real-time conversations about what’s next in tech
On August 10, MIT Technology Review is launching Roundtables, a participatory subscriber-only online event series, to keep you informed about emerging tech. Subscribers will get exclusive access to 30-minute monthly conversations with our writers and editors about topics they’re thinking deeply about—including artificial intelligence, biotechnology, climate change, tech policy, and […]
Overwatch League’s future remains uncertain as Activision Blizzard lays off ~50 esports employees and asks teams to vote on an updated operating agreement (Ash Parrish/The Verge)
Ash Parrish / The Verge:Overwatch League’s future remains uncertain as Activision Blizzard lays off ~50 esports employees and asks teams to vote on an updated operating agreement — Amid layoffs in the Activision Blizzard esports department, Overwatch League franchise owners will vote on whether to continue the league in its […]
XPPen Artist Pro 14 (Gen 2) review: a marked improvement for XPPen’s flagship
The XPPen Artist Pro 14 (2nd gen) is more stylish and sophisticated than its predecessors, but is its big selling point – 16,000 pressure levels – all it’s cracked up to be?
Video: Whistler’s New World Cup Track With Remy Metailler
The track was built in memory of Stevie Smith, and is suitably named ‘1199’.( Photos: 1, Comments: 1 )
Asymmetric magnetic fields may explain two-faced white dwarf
Astronomers have found what amounts to a two-faced white dwarf with one side dominated by hydrogen and the other by helium in what could be a transition from one phase to another.
Falcon 9 punches through fog on first West Coast launch of Starlink second-generation satellites
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is lifted off Wednesday night/Thursday morning carrying the first batch of second-generation Starlink satellites to be lofted from the West Coast. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 9:09 p.m. PDT (1209 a.m. EDT / 0409 UTC July […]
One small step: A 3D look at how Apollo 11 made history
Released after three weeks in quarantine, the Apollo 11 astronauts enjoyed ticker tape parades in New York (pictured), Chicago, and Los Angeles. NASA The flight of Apollo 11, the mission chosen to attempt the first lunar landing, was scheduled to launch July 16, 1969. After the success of Apollo 10, […]
San Diego Comic-Con 2023: The space fan’s ultimate guide
The grandfather of pop culture conventions is a somewhat scaled-down affair this year, for a variety of reasons.