Research Casts Doubt on Elliptical Galaxies Being Cradles of Intelligent Life
Elliptical galaxy NGC 3610.Image: ESA/Hubble & NASA, Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt We live inside a spiral galaxy, but one school of thought suggests oval-shaped elliptical galaxies are most likely to host…
Latest Coronavirus Science: Pinning Down the True Fatality Rate
An ambulance in New York CityPhoto: Getty Images Every day brings new scientific insights into covid-19 and the coronavirus that causes it. Here are some of the latest studies and…
The Leeroy Jenkins of Tech Sends Tweet, Wipes $14 Billion Off Tesla’s Market Value
Photo: Win McNamee (Getty Images) Tesla stocks are too damn high, or something like that. At least that’s what Elon Musk said on Twitter earlier today, “Tesla stock price is…
We Should Bail Out Fossil Fuel Workers, Not the Industry
Photo: Getty This May Day, workers in pretty much every sector are struggling. In the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, the U.S. is almost surely facing Depression-era levels of unemployment.…
The best value 15-inch laptop out there has a surprising design that will split the room
15.6-inch laptops are slowly falling out of favour, pushed to the sidelines by the smaller 13.3-inch and 14-inch models, which many see as more portable. The larger form factor has…
Leadership in times of crisis: three ways to build resilience
There is no leadership manual for dealing with a once-in-a-century global health emergency—no script to guide what you should say to team members, customers, and stakeholders in your business. Right…
The best Microsoft Surface Go alternative right now is great for remote working
The Chuwi UBook Pro is probably the best alternative to Microsoft’s Surface Go, which appears to have been discontinued. The Surface Go is currently out of stock and has been…
This tiny touchscreen Windows laptop is surprisingly cheap
Convertible laptops tend to carry a significant premium over more traditional models. But this new laptop bucks that trend; the Nanote is set to land in Japan at only 19,800…
$1.1 Billion Sale of .Org Registry to Private Equity Leeches Voted Down by ICANN
Photo: Philippe Huguen (AFP via Getty Images) Something good has happened for once: The Internet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers voted to block its partner organization, the Internet Society,…
Apple Considers a Face ID Workaround for Users Wearing Masks
Apple’s Face ID method for authenticating on recent iPhones offers a number of security benefits, and it’s a neat trick to boot. But in a pandemic-stricken world where many people…