The Pandemic Strands Some Ship Crews at Sea, Others On Shore
The seafaring life can be tough even in normal times. It requires long stretches away from home and hard work for companies that keep staffing lean. Piracy and kidnapping for…
School’s Out—but on ‘Minecraft,’ Graduation Day Goes On
Unlike a handful of Legos, though, Minecraft is a powerful online social platform. In multiplayer mode, players can invite friends to romp around their conjured-up virtual realms alongside them. Made…
The Search for a Covid-19 Research Animal Model
“It’s not always going to be monkeys,” says Dave O’Connor, a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Wisconsin. He works with the Wisconsin National Primate Research…
Today’s Cartoon: Meeting Backdrop
Monday, May 11, 2020. By Shannon Wheeler, with cartooncollections.com. Zoom is the new office. Follow these tips to become a videoconferencing power user. Every weekday, WIRED publishes a new cartoon…
19 Dead After Iranian Navy Accidentally Hits Own Ship During Training Exercise
In this photo provided Monday, May 11, 2020, by the Iranian Army, the Konarak support vessel which was struck during a training exercise in the Gulf of Oman, is docked…
Infrared Cameras Can Spot a Fever, but May Not Slow Covid-19
Hildegarde Schell-Chaple, a professor of nursing in charge of screening people entering UCSF’s hospitals, says the available evidence revealed the time and expense of screening with infrared thermometers or cameras…
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There’s a new Thunderbolt bug, check if your computer is affected
Credit: Wikimedia commons A new set of flaws discovered in the Intel Thunderbolt port has put millions of machines at risk of local hacking. This new research by Eindhoven University‘s Björn Ruytenberg suggests…
AI is great news for digital marketers who are bored of being data drones
Digital marketers today are faced with a unique challenge: tell a creative, compelling brand story while simultaneously fitting it to a formula that ensures the message ranks among competitors, goes…
Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Nouriel Roubini says Bitcoin is a total scam — again’
Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin BTC every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with…