5 Things to Know Today — Thursday, March 24, 2022
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into […]
What is the new COVID-19 variant BA.2, and will it cause another wave of infections in the US?
A new omicron subvariant of the virus that causes COVID-19, BA.2, is quickly becoming the predominant source of infections amid rising cases around the world. Immunologists Prakash Nagarkatti and Mitzi […]
How a few geothermal plants could solve America’s lithium supply crunch and boost the EV battery industry
Bryant Jones, Boise State University and Michael McKibben, University of California, Riverside Geothermal energy has long been the forgotten member of the clean energy family, overshadowed by relatively cheap solar […]
5 Things to Know This Morning — Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into […]
What Do 10,000 Companies’ Climate Plans Reveal?
A group of researchers seeking data have assisted 10,000 different companies, which are backed by some of the world’s largest investment firms. What are they assisting with? Navigating and understanding […]
Robotic Food Delivery? It’s Coming
Imagine ordering out from your favorite short-order restaurant half-asleep, pining for that first cup of coffee. The delivery arrives, you look up — and find a robot with your order. […]
Green-Powered Musicians: The Ultimate Unplugged Music
Longtime traveling musician-storyteller Jason Walsmith and his wife, Emma, got around the pandemic shutdown by playing shows anywhere they could set up — which is to say, everywhere. The secret? […]
5 Things to Know This Morning — Thursday, March 17, 2022
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into […]
When Sci-Fi Meets Modern (and Future-looking) Healthcare Applications
The sci-fi genre has long captivated our society by introducing imaginative technologies the world has never seen. But the ideas that once captivated us due to their outlandishness — from […]
What’s the Future of App Development in our Rapidly-Changing Digital World?
Note from the author: I began writing this article just at the time of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This tragedy is especially heart-wrenching for my company, Pocketfied, because many […]
Who’s Responsible if a Tesla on Autopilot Kills Someone?
NYU Law expert Mark Geistfeld examines the first criminal prosecution of a driver using a driver-assist system, and the landmark legal precedent it sets. In late 2019, Kevin George Aziz […]
5 Things to Know This Morning — Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into […]
Going Green at the Tokyo Summer Olympics
First published in the Winter 2021 issue of Sustianability Today. When it finally arrived a year late, the Tokyo Summer Olympics proved to be an amazing two weeks of world […]
Can the New Apple AirPods Pro Pass “The Test”?
The new Apple AirPods Pro have hit the market, with new features that include a customizable fit that forms an exceptional seal for Active Noise Cancellation that blocks out the […]
Saris H3 Bike Trainer Breaks Away From The Pack in a Big Way
Believe it or not, before Peloton, there was such a thing as indoor cycling and training. Ask any endurance athlete and they will tell you training indoors is what you […]
5 Things to Know This Morning — Thursday, March 10, 2022
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into […]
Tech Companies are Cutting Ties with Russia en Masse
Tech companies around the world are severing ties with Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The geopolitical quagmire is getting more complicated as major tech companies censor content and […]
Even Mild Cases of COVID-19 Can Leave a Mark on the Brain – a Neuroscientist Explains
Researchers have been steadily gathering important insights into the effects of COVID-19 on the body and brain. Two years into the pandemic, these findings are raising concerns about the long-term […]
10 of the Most Amazing Uses for Wearable Technology
When most people think of wearable technology, they probably picture a FitBit or an Apple Watch. Fitness trackers are popular, cheap, and found nearly everywhere. While these are fantastic applications […]
5 Things to Know This Morning — Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into […]
Why Underserved Gaming Communities Need a Better Infrastructure, Says Arena Founder Chase Thompson
Aside from Axie Infinity, there seems to be a major backlash by gamers who seem hesitant to jump aboard the NFT bandwagon in our deeper push into Web3, especially after […]
Buyer’s Guide: The Top 50 Most Innovative Products
Innovation and Technology Today’s carefully curated list of revolutionary new gadgets — The Top 50 Most Innovative Products — is here! We featured cutting-edge tech from the past year from […]
How Are AI and the IoT Making Trucking Smarter?
Technology empowers the trucking industry to tackle today’s supply chain challenges in innovative ways. In particular, artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are revolutionizing the sector. These […]
5 Things to Know This Morning — Thursday, March 3, 2022
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into […]
Hacking Collectives Hit Russian Satellites, Media and State Websites
The cyberwar is ratcheting up. The Ukrainian call to arms sent out by Ukraine’s digital transformation minister, Mykhailo Fedorov for volunteers around the globe to hack Russian targets has been […]
How to Implement Human-Centered Design into AI – Powered Systems
Everyone can remember that one scene in a movie where a computer seemed magical. From the enormous, button-blinking desk consoles of Star Trek to the rapid-fire typing of Dennis Nedry […]
How Much Damage Could a Russian Cyberattack do in the US?
Scott Jasper, Naval Postgraduate School U.S. intelligence analysts have determined that Moscow would consider a cyberattack against the U.S. as the Ukraine crisis grows. As a scholar of Russian cyber […]
5 Things to Know This Morning — Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into […]
Modern Cyberwarfare: Russia’s Social Media Blackout and the War on Many Fronts
As fighting continues between forces from Russia and Ukraine — both military and civilian — an information war is being waged on the digital frontlines. First Blood Russia drew first […]
80% of the Internet Isn’t Using Voice Applications: Here’s How Convoworks Is Changing That
While the internet hasn’t fully caught on to the value and versatility of voice applications, many experts now see it more as a question of, “when” rather than, “if” these […]
Manchester is at the Heart of Award-Winning UK MedTech Collaboration
Medtronic, a Minnesota-based US-listed medical technology giant with over 86,000 employees, is playing a major role in a MedTech project taking place in Manchester – the UK city region with […]
Social Media Shows Russia’s Incursion into Ukraine in Real-Time
People around the world are watching Russia’s incursion into Ukraine in real-time. Citizens of Ukraine are uploading harrowing scenes of missiles dropping from the sky in the capital city of […]
5 Things to Know This Morning — Thursday, February 24, 2022
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into […]
Brain Games, StarTalk, and All Things Science: An Interview With Chuck Nice
Comedian, podcaster, actor, and self-professed “science geek” Chuck Nice is a busy guy. His most recent ventures have seen him operate at the intersection of pop culture and science. Nice […]
Lawmakers Target Apple in Latest Big Tech Bill
Apple Inc. is in Washington’s crosshairs as new legislation ramps up that would curb the revenue the tech giant collects through its App Store. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 20-2 […]
5 Things to Know This Morning — Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into […]
Mitigating Cyber Threats with the MITRE ATT&CK Framework
There are many tools, platforms, and strategies that seek to mitigate and minimize cyber threats, reducing some of the burden and giving organizations the power to protect themselves from hackers. […]
Cyberattack Shuts Down Ukrainian Military, State Bank Websites
The websites of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces and the country’s two largest state banks were down for most of Tuesday after being hit by a series of […]
The Real Truth About Artificial Intelligence: What It Can and Can’t Do
The goal of artificial intelligence (AI) is to imitate or outperform tasks that typically require human intelligence. Exciting as that might sound, there are several misconceptions about AI—especially when it […]
5 Things to Know This Morning — Thursday, February 17, 2022
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into […]