Can’t get enough Avengers? Luckily, their canon is nearly endless. Read the original post by Graeme McMillan
Month: April 2019
The Rise and Fall of Facebook’s Memory Economy
The social network monetizes your nostalgia today, but that digital oil reservoir won’t last forever. Read the original post by Molly Wood
The Plan to Grab the World’s Carbon With Supercharged Plants
Joanne Chory is tackling climate change as a biologist: by engineering plants to grab much more carbon from the air than they already do. Read the original post by Emily Dreyfuss
Best Smart Speakers
We know everything about good tunes, clear sound, and smart speakers: we’ve pretty much listened to them all! So which is the best of the […] Read the original post by Anonymous
10mm Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo module
Murata has collaborated with Cypress Semiconductor to create Type 1LV, a low-power Wi-Fi and Bluetooth module occupying 10 x 7.2 x 1.4mm. “When comparing Type […] Read the original post by Steve Bush
How the Blockchain Could Protect California’s Aquifer
State law requires farmers to use groundwater at sustainable levels, and lets them trade water with neighbors. The blockchain could make sure the system is […] Read the original post by Gregory Barber
Bizarre New Materials Could Make Bendy Phones That Work
Flexible phones are only now possible because of fancy materials, ones that likely don’t have all the kinks worked out yet. Enter the “metamaterial.” Read the original post by Matt Simon
The SIM Swap Fix That the US Isn’t Using
While foreign phone carriers are sharing data to stop SIM swap fraud, US carriers are dragging feet. Read the original post by Andy Greenberg
Nobody Knows What ‘Troll’ Means Anymore—Least of All Mueller
I have spent much of my career writing about trolls. I still find the word impossible to define. Read the original post by Emma Grey Ellis
It’s about time for a Mac with a touch interface
A house divided against itself cannot stand. But with its dual stewardship of macOS and iOS devices, Apple is in some ways a house divided […] Read the original post by Dan Moren
Custom Baseball Hats You Can Buy Online
I just read an interesting, idiosyncratic blog about the background of baseball hats and how it was invented. The author was Tim Mitchell, a part-time […] Read the original post by Munawar Gul
Honeywell Home T9 Smart Thermostat review: Remote sensors are the star attraction here
The graybeard of home HVAC control has learned a thing or two from smart thermostat competitors Nest Labs and Ecobee. Read the original post by Jason D’Aprile
What Apple can learn from the iPhone XR’s success
Apple no longer breaks down iPhone sales by model, so we have to rely on third-party data to see which models are selling best. During […] Read the original post by Jason Cross
iFixit Removes Galaxy Fold Teardown at Samsung’s Request
iFixit has decided to pull its revealing Samsung Galaxy Fold teardown. The decision is said to have been made after Samsung indirectly requested its removal […] Read the original post by Tim Hardwick
Podcast of the week: listen to “Back to Work”
Many years ago I wanted to find something fresh that wouldn’t look like the style on the radio. I spent two days searching for the […] Read the original post by Mark