Scientists believe they’ve found the origins of ‘space gold’
Runnin’ on empty When atoms first formed after the Big Bang, only hydrogen and helium (together with a smattering of lithium) were produced. Everything else was forged in the nuclear…
Why Twitter’s image cropping algorithm appears to have white bias
Twitter‘s algorithm for automatically cropping images attached to tweets often doesn’t focus on the important content in them. A bother, for sure, but it seems like a minor one on…
Get WIRED: Director Nia DaCosta on Horror and Black Trauma
The real-life horrors faced by humans today, particularly those in marginalized communities, are numerous and in many ways more terrifying than anything that could be imagined in cinema. But at…
Colds Nearly Vanished Under Lockdown. Now They’re Coming Back
The return of colds has been less pronounced so far in the United States, where schools are less likely to have reopened. But there is evidence that infections are rising.…
Think Twice Before Using Facebook, Google, or Apple to Sign In Everywhere
If you’re drowning in website logins and constantly using Forgot My Password prompts to get into random accounts, a “Log In With Google” or “Log In With Facebook” button can…
The Cheating Scandal That Ripped the Poker World Apart
Mike Postle was on another tear. The moonfaced 42-year-old was deep into a marathon poker session at Stones Gambling Hall, a boxy glass-and-steel casino wedged between Interstate 80 and a…
Samsung Galaxy S30 might include iPhone-rivaling facial recognition Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
While the Samsung Galaxy S20 line has the iPhone 11 range matched or beaten in a lot of ways, one thing it can’t match is Apple’s Face ID system for…
This super-powered workstation could be the biggest rival to Nvidia A100 null
A Japanese maker of workstation has unveiled its new machine that is packed with AMD’s EPYC 7002-series processor with up to 64 cores as well as one or two Nvidia…
Don’t miss the iStore’s week-long sale iPhone 11 vs iPhone XR
Apple is expensive, especially in South Africa, so buying their products is a major investment. There is no doubt the price tag is about the quality products, and South African’s willingly…
This dangerous Android banking trojan is now available online for anyone to use Android malware
The source code for a popular Android banking malware strain has been released online via public forums, raising fears of attacks coming soon. According to analysts at security firm Kaspersky,…