CDC vaccine panel realizes again it has no idea what it’s doing, delays big vote
The panel of federal vaccine advisors hand-selected by anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has once again punted on whether to strip recommendations for
Category: Tech
Digital twin tech is a double-edged sword
A digital twin is a simulation of an object, system, process, or person. The ability to make and use digital twins is one of the many new
Proton adds encrypted spreadsheets to its expanding productivity suite
Proton has expanded its privacy-focused productivity software suite to include an end-to-end encrypted spreadsheet app. The Swiss software vendor is perhaps best known for its
Congress warned that NASA’s current plan for Artemis “cannot work”
In recent months, it has begun dawning on US lawmakers that, absent significant intervention, China will land humans on the Moon before the United States
In comedy of errors, men accused of wiping gov databases turned to an AI tool
Two sibling contractors convicted a decade ago for hacking into US State Department systems have once again been charged, this time for a comically hamfisted
There is no Dye in Apple’s design team
Steve Jobs said lots of things, so you’ll usually find a quote from him for almost every occasion. “Great things in business are never done
India withdraws demand for forced installation of government app
The other day ComputerSweden reported that the Indian government had demanded that all mobile phones in the country be equipped with the government app Sanchar
Meta Weighs Cuts to Its Metaverse Unit
Meta plans to direct its investments to focus on wearables like its augmented reality glasses but does not plan to abandon building the metaverse.
Rebecca Heineman, Transgender Video Game Pioneer, Dies at 62
Fleeing an abusive home life, she went on to win a national Space Invaders tournament, taught herself to program and left a trail of popular
Reddit Strangers Built an Open Source Linux Handheld, And They Want Your Help
Embedded Linux devices power everything from network routers to industrial controllers. Their broad appeal comes from running a full operating system while maintaining low-power consumption
Fedora 44 is Replacing Decades-Old Kernel Console with Safer, Modern Alternative
Fedora is known for pushing boundaries when it comes to adopting new tech, almost always staying near the bleeding edge of what’s currently available. The
US federal software reform bill aims to strengthen software management controls
Software management struggles that have pained enterprises for decades cause the same anguish to government agencies, and a bill making its way through the US
Why is enterprise disaster recovery always such a…disaster?
One of the brutal truths about enterprise disaster recovery (DR) strategies is that there is virtually no reliable way to truly test them. Sure, companies
Welcome to “necroprinting”—3D printer nozzle made from mosquito’s proboscis
Necrobotics is a field of engineering that builds robots out of a mix of synthetic materials and animal body parts. It has produced micro-grippers with