The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released 20 pages of training materials concerning the collection, processing, and analysis of biological evidence following fatal aviation accidents. The…
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Larry W. Bryant was a UFO researcher, writer, and government transparency advocate who pursued federal records through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). His work…
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Enlarge (credit: Raxium) Google is adding more fuel to the AR fire burning inside the company. The Information reports Google has struck a deal to buy Raxium, a "five-year-old startup that develops tiny light-emitting diodes for displays used in augmented and mixed reality devices." Raxium hasn't released a commercial product, but its work revolves around…
Enlarge / World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (L) and WHO Technical Lead Maria Van Kerkhove attend a daily press briefing on COVID-19 at the WHO headquarters on March 2, 2020, in Geneva. (credit: Getty | Fabrice Coffrini) After weeks of decline, the global tally of COVID-19 cases is now ticking back up.…
Enlarge / Audi designers closed off the grille for better aerodynamics without eliminating the company's trademark front end. Owners can customize the daytime running lights using the matrix LED headlights. (credit: Audi) Today, Audi answered a question that many enthusiasts have been asking for years—when will they be releasing an electric station wagon? The company…
Enlarge / The 2022 iPhone SE. (credit: Samuel Axon) The iPhone SE is the classic iPhone, the OG iPhone, the Mazda Miata of smartphones. It performs well, and its design is iconic and familiar—even comforting—despite being dated and devoid of modern frills and comforts. But the SE is still one of Apple's best products. While…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Scammers pushing iOS malware are stepping up their game by abusing two legitimate Apple features to bypass App Store vetting requirements and trick people into installing malicious apps. Apple has long required that apps pass a security review and be admitted to the App Store before they can be installed on…
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica) Wordle Archive—a website that let users play through hundreds of previous daily five-letter Wordle puzzles—has been taken down at the request of Wordle owner The New York Times. The archival site, which offered a backward-looking play feature that's not available in the NYT's official version of Wordle, had…
Enlarge / The United States may finally end its inconsistent, century-long relationship with changing its clocks twice a year. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) On Tuesday, the US Senate lodged a rare unanimous vote on a bill that could have drastic technological and transportation implications: a permanent, year-round adherence to daylight saving time (DST).…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A researcher has successfully used the critical Dirty Pipe vulnerability in Linux to fully root two models of Android phones—a Pixel 6 Pro and Samsung S22—in a hack that demonstrates the power of exploiting the newly discovered OS flaw. The researcher chose those two handset models for a good reason: They…
Enlarge (credit: Google) Stadia's rumored pivot to a Google Cloud service is real! At the "Google for Games Developer Summit" Tuesday, Google announced that the technology underpinning Stadia will be available for sale as a Google Cloud service called "Immersive Stream for Games." That's nowhere near as catchy as the "Google Stream" name that was…
Enlarge / Dan Ball, host of One America News show Real America. (credit: One America News) One America News might have to shut down because of DirecTV's decision to drop the right-wing network from its channel lineup, OAN said in a lawsuit against DirecTV and its owner AT&T. DirecTV recently said it will drop OAN…
