Collaborate Disseminate
Once upon a time, countries protected their domestic industries with tariffs on imports. This gave the home side a price advantage over companies operating overseas, but the practice has somewhat …read more Continue reading Chinese Chips Are Being Artificially Slowed To Dodge US Export Regulations
As far as interesting problems go, few can really compete with the perennial question: “Are we alone?” The need to know if there are other forms of intelligent life out …read more Continue reading The Wow! Signal Revisited: Citizen Science Informs SETI Effort
A footnote in the week’s technology news came from Linus Torvalds, as he floated the idea of abandoning support for the Intel 80486 architecture in a Linux kernel mailing list …read more Continue reading Bye Bye Linux On The 486. Will We Miss You?
Robots are used in all sorts of industries on a wide variety of tasks. Typically, it’s because they’re far faster, more accurate, and more capable than we are. Expert humans …read more Continue reading Robots Are Folding Laundry, But They Suck At It
Quantum computers present a unique threat to many aspects of modern information technology. In particular, many cryptographic systems could be at risk of compromise in the event a malicious actor …read more Continue reading Mastercard’s New Card: Safer From Quantum Attacks?
Apple has been busy adding new features to its smartphone and smartwatch offerings. Its new iPhone 14 and Apple Watch 8 now feature a safety system that contacts emergency services …read more Continue reading Rollercoasters Are Triggering the iPhone’s Crash Detection System
We have many kinds of pills available these days to treat all kinds of different disorders. Of course, the problem with pills is that they don’t work if you don’t …read more Continue reading Smart Pills Can Tell Your Doctor That You’ve Taken Them
After decades of delays and false starts, NASA is finally returning to the Moon. The world is eagerly awaiting the launch of Artemis I, the first demonstration flight of both …read more Continue reading CAPSTONE: The Story So Far
Floppies may be big in Japan, but nostalgic and/or needful Stateside floppy enthusiasts needn’t fret — just use AOL keyword point that browser toward floppydisk.com. There, you can buy new …read more Continue reading Floppy Disk Sales Are Higher-Density Than You Might Think
Long after the enemy forces have laid down their arms, peace accords have been signed and victories celebrated, there is still a heavy toll to be paid. Most of this …read more Continue reading The Long Tail Of War: Finding Unexploded Ordnance Before It Finds Us