The number of portable chargers on the market now is staggering, but they are some of the most useful tech accessories you can get. Small power banks with built-in connectors are easy to toss in a bag so you always have a backup. Bigger batteries with multiple ports and laptop-level capacity ...

The melting of Earth’s ice caps in Greenland and Antarctica is causing the oceans to swell near the equator, altering the speed at which Earth rotates. According to a new paper published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, climate change is causing Earth to spin more ...

"Other trucks get around this problem by not looking like a dumpster." An unlucky owner of a Tesla Cybertruck had an unfortunate incident with a daring horde of procyonids while on a camping trip. In a post on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum, the owner showed off pictures of the ...

A survey of South Korean middle- and high-school students revealed that those with increased anxiety, depression, loneliness, and experience of violent treatment are more likely to become overdependent on their smartphones. Girls were more likely to develop this overdependence than boys. The ...

A new study published in the journal Heliyon sheds light on the complex relationship between social media use, perceived social support, self-esteem, and subjective well-being. Interestingly, the frequency and intensity of social media use appear to be unrelated to psychological well-being. ...

Remember the metaverse? It was just a couple of years ago when it seemed as if every technology, media and entertainment company was scrambling to adapt to a future in which regular people would live parallel digital lives online, walking around as virtual reality avatars in 3D computerized ...

In brief: Regular users of Outlook should download Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday updates, as they address a serious vulnerability that could grant attackers deep access to targeted systems. The exploit requires little to no action from victims and affects most Outlook applications. Recent ...

Once upon a time, Earth was barren. Everything changed when, somehow, out of the chemistry available early in our planet's history, something started squirming – processing available matter to survive, to breed, to thrive. What that something was, and when it first squirmed, have been ...

On Wednesday, Samsung headed to the Louvre in Paris to unveil its newest range of foldables, earbuds and wearables. I was invited to attend the launch, followed by a panel where executives from Samsung, Google, Qualcomm and more joined together to discuss everything AI.  The panel covered ...

If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to turn a file into a PDF, there are countless sites on the internet that can complete the process for free in seconds. Of course, users have no control over what the sites do with the documents they upload. That becomes a serious problem if, say, ...

China is planning its first mission to impact an asteroid in the name of planetary defense. The mission will serve a dual purpose: One craft will impact the asteroid while its partner observes the space rock to learn more about the solar system and its formation. The China National Space ...

This adorable dual-loft home on wheels built in Australia proves that you can enjoy the freshness and versatility of a contemporary layout without sacrificing the timeless charm and coziness of a more traditional design. Just three to four hours away from Sydney or Canberra, you'll find a ...

A team of researchers from around the world, headed by Texas Engineers, has devised a method for using a laser to disintegrate the molecules in plastics and other substances into their smallest components for potential reuse. This innovative approach involves placing the materials on ...

As extreme storms, floods, fires, droughts, cold snaps, and heat waves hit us harder and more often than ever, more than half of our planet is predicted to shift into new climate zones by the end of the century. A new interactive map, The Future Urban Climates, allows you to explore how ...

Why it matters: Experts say passwords cannot guarantee online security, yet they remain the primary pillar of most people's digital protection. That is why the recent posting of a database containing nearly 10 billion unique plaintext passwords has raised alarms in security circles. Here are ...

A former Mercedes-Benz technician bought a 2009 BMW X9 sight unseen at an online auction while he was on holiday in Italy. His wife tried to talk him out of it. The vehicle had a "cracked" engine, or so the listing said. He paid $3,000 for it and went to take it to his shop. Now, he is fixing it. ...

If you take a chunk of steel and throw it in some water, you may notice it sinks pretty quickly. So how does an aircraft carrier, which is made from around 100,000 tons of steel, stay afloat? The simple answer is, it uses the same principles as any other boat to stay above the waves. Engineers ...

A little over a decade ago, a robotic rover on Mars finally uncovered an answer to a pressing question. It's now clear that the red planet does, indeed, have organic material buried in the sediment of its ancient lakebeds. Since then, we've continued to find organic molecules on Mars ...

If the copy and paste shortcuts are failing to function on your PC, it could mean a couple things. Most are harmless. You've surely heard this cliche before, but the simplest place to begin is to do a restart. Given all that your program, browser, or computer itself has to process at any ...

GoDaddy has offered as wide an array of services as possible for individuals and small businesses needing an internet presence. It's widely known, and many customers enjoy the service. GoDaddy is a great option if you prefer to stick with a well-known brand. It's also recently introduced ...

Raspberry Pi has just released an AI Kit which is designed to work with the Raspberry Pi 5. Previous models of these tiny computers would have struggled to keep up with the processing power necessary for the kinds of tasks that this kit was designed for, but the new Raspberry Pi 5 is powered by a ...

A little more than a year ago, in January 2023, Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky announced it had produced the 5,000th Black Hawk helicopter, a feat that only went to attest to the aircraft's reliability. After all, we're talking about a platform that this year celebrates half a century since it ...

Tantrums are part of growing up. How these outbursts of anger or frustration are managed, however, can impact children’s emotional development. An international team of researchers has investigated how giving children digital devices as ‘digital pacifiers’ to avoid or manage tantrums impacts ...

No car escapes extreme weather unscathed. As summer approaches and record-breaking temperatures once again grip the Northern Hemisphere, EV owners are confronting an unpleasant fact — hot weather can do a number on their vehicle's performance. While EV owners don't have to worry about their car's ...

It's not unusual to see the premium tier of a typical residential internet plan advertised as having "1 gigabit per second speed!" But when you read the fine print, the data transfer speed might actually be something like 940 Mbps — or megabits per second. Close to 1 gigabit, but they're rounding ...

Our picks below will show you the best CPU for gaming. Of course, when shopping for the best CPU for gaming, you'll want to balance performance and features with your budget. You can also see how all of these processors stack up in our CPU benchmarks hierarchy, and for detailed help on picking the ...

Netflix has been cracking down on password sharing and It’s no longer possible for someone to consistently use a Netflix account outside of the main registered address. If you do want someone outside of your household to utilise your account, you’ll need to sign them up as an extra member. ...

Researchers say they've used cutting-edge gravitational wave research to shed new light on a nearly 2,000-year-old mystery. In 1901, researchers discovered what's now known as the Antikythera mechanism in a sunken shipwreck, an ancient artifact that dates back to the second century ...

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman has some thoughts about fair use: that pretty much anything online is fair for big tech to use, actually! During an interview with CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin last week, Suleyman was asked whether AI companies "have effectively stolen the world's IP" in ...

A recent study has identified potential early brain markers in infants that may indicate a risk for future mental health problems. Researchers discovered that the microstructural complexity in specific prefrontal brain regions could be linked to higher negative emotionality and lower positive ...

If your Mac is giving you an error reading “Your clock is behind” or “Your clock is ahead,” you’d be forgiven for being annoyed. Because while this error might sound fairly innocuous, it can actually prevent you from browsing the internet. That means you’ll want to get it fixed as soon as possible. ...

Recent studies have started uncovering the potential benefits of psychedelics on the brain, especially concerning cognitive and emotional health. A recent meta-analysis published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology has found that individuals who consume psychedelics exhibit significantly ...

OPINION: We live in the age of wireless devices. There are probably only a few electronic devices in your home that couldn’t be connected via a wireless connection. And we all think that’s great, right? Wireless is more convenient, and wireless presents less clutter. Wireless devices ...

Saturn has its famous hexagon, and Jupiter has just now been caught throwing mad shapes too. High up in its atmosphere, astronomers have identified strange, glowing new features, in the region above the tempestuous Great Red Spot. There, in the ionosphere, concentrations of ionized ...

A rogue planet is a world that has been ejected from the planetary system in which it originally formed. Because rogue planets do not orbit a parent star, they are cast adrift into interstellar space. On their meanderings, rogue planets are pulled toward whatever large, gravitationally ...

Mobile homes of different shapes and sizes have been around for decades, even before the automobile itself. The vanlife craze is more recent: a phenomenon with such a wide appeal that it's sweeping normies away from their homes and 9-to-5s and inviting them on the road, opening up an entire ...

Hydrogen-powered off-road racing? Heck yeah, sign me up! Can't wait to see new tech put through its paces! Even though it may seem like official racing is a waste of resources, these competitions are paramount for multiple industries. Formula 1, for example, has often been used to test ...

Samsung on Thursday unveiled a new 200MP telephoto image sensor for smartphones with beefed-up light absorption capability. Isocell HP9 packs 200 million, 0.56 micrometer-sized pixels in a 1/1.4-inch optical format. Samsung said it used a new material to make the high-refractive microlens on the ...

Like many students, you're probably on Google Chrome for many hours a day doing anything from research for a term paper to watching a YouTube tutorial on derivatives, or writing a lengthy essay about the Industrial Revolution in America. Schoolwork is no walk in the park, and while it's true that ...

This artist’s concept shows the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft and its CubeSats in orbit around the Dimorphos moonlet. NASA has selected 12 participating scientists to join the ESA Hera mission astroid planetary defense mission. Artist Image by ESA-Science Office June 26 (UPI) -- NASA ...

Writing down notes with pen and paper scratches an itch that typing text doesn't fulfill. Studies have shown that physically jotting down notes is a better way to retain information. However, by writing stuff down, you miss out on the perks of digitizing your notes. ChatGPT helps you get the ...

A 13-year-old boy with severe epilepsy in the United Kingdom has become the first person in the world to receive a brain implant that helps keep seizures under control. Per , Oran Knowlson underwent surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London to have the Picostim neurostimulator ...

Earlier this year, Noland Arbaugh became the first patient to receive a brain-computer chip implanted by Elon Musk's startup Neuralink. The 29-year-old lost control over his limbs after a diving accident eight years ago, but has since gained the ability to move a cursor with his mind alone ...

students at tongji university present meditation chair Touching the Ground: Meditation Chair explores the harmony between living in nature and standardized industrial practices. The custom chair was realized by Tongji University student Xincheng Jiang in the AI-driven Performance-based ...

Apple didn't announce any CarPlay improvements at WWDC this month, mainly as the company is working around the clock on getting ready the new-generation experience due in 2024, but this doesn't mean the iPhone maker isn't preparing more subtle refinements to the existing version. The debut of ...

SpaceX launched 22 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit Sunday from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Courtesy of SpaceX. June 23 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink Internet satellites into low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 1:15 p.m. ET ...

Can you imagine driving down the road when suddenly your automatic parking brake kicks in, bringing you to an abrupt halt? This alarming incident happened to enough F-150 owners to cause a recall because while some owners experienced only minor inconveniences, in other instances drivers lost ...

The popularity of various engine designs typically fades over time as technological advances provide more power, better fuel economy, or both. Flathead designs gave way to overhead valves, and inline cylinder arrangements morphed into V-shaped or horizontally-opposed layouts. However, ...

For hundreds of thousands of years, the wooly mammoth thrived on Earth, measuring its stately tread across the frozen reaches. Then, something happened. Earth changed. And in a remarkably short time, the mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius) were gone, the last of them dying out 4,000 years ...

The big picture: Microsoft really wants you to use Windows' Phone Link app. Once enabled, the fastest way to access it was through the taskbar's running processes menu. But now Windows is gearing up to integrate it directly into the Start Menu as a permanent sidebar feature. As shown in the ...