NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid – photos show the last moments of the successful DART mission
In a world first, NASA has crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to push the rocky traveler off its trajectory.
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Why Apple can hold the line on iPhone prices, as smartphones defy soaring inflation and keep getting relatively cheaper
Inflation in the U.S. is surging to near a 40-year high, with prices on food, fuel and pretty much everything seeming to rise more every month. Smartphones may be an exception.
The national broadband rollout has a blind spot: Lack of accurate, transparent data about internet access speeds
Imagine purchasing "up to" a gallon of milk for US$4.50, or paying for "up to" a full tank of gas. Most people would view such transactions as absurd. And yet, in the realm of broadband service, the use of "up to" speeds has become standard business practice.
Lies are more common on laptops than on phones – how devices may shape our behavior when bargaining with strangers
People appear to be more willing to lie for personal gain when they use a laptop versus a smartphone.
3 Simple ways to have internet off the grid
Living off the grid is a lifestyle that many crave. However, our lives still require some tech access. Here are three simple ways to have internet off the grid.
Did Twitter ignore basic security measures?
Twitter's former security chief, Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, filed a whistleblower complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission in July 2022, accusing the microblogging platform company of serious security failings.
FTC lawsuit spotlights a major privacy risk: From call records to sensors, your phone reveals more about you than you think
The Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Kochava Inc. on Aug. 29, 2022, accusing the data broker of selling geolocation data from hundreds of millions of mobile devices.
Artemis 1: maiden flight of spacecraft set to take humans back to the Moon – here’s what needs to go right
A launch window - the period during which a rocket must be launched to reach its destination - opens on August 29 for the first flight to the Moon since 1972 by a spacecraft designed to carry humans there.
A new US data privacy bill aims to give you more control over information collected about you – and make businesses change how they handle data
Data privacy in the U.S. is, in many ways, a legal void. This leaves U.S. citizens with minimal data privacy protections compared with citizens of other nations.
Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges – like transmitting data through mud
Water is the most essential resource for life, for both humans and the crops we consume. Around the world, agriculture accounts for 70% of all freshwater use.
