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Covid-19 news: Concern over black fungus in covid-19 patients in India
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan ,…
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Asus’ new Tiger Lake-H Zephyrus laptops feature a rising keyboard
What just happened? Asus’ ROG Zephyrus laptops have long combined power with innovation, and its latest entries in the series…
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Major Milestones in the Past Decade of Laptop Design | Digital Trends
The past decade has been kind to the laptop. Few computing products have improved in so many ways, to the…
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Bose’s Hearing Aids Cost $850, Don’t Require An Audiologist | Digital Trends
Bose has been working on hearing enhancement technology for several years, but today the company has finally announced its SoundControl…
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How semitrucks are crash tested
Just like consumer cars have to undergo crash testing, so do commercial semitrucks. Some of these tests are the same,…
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Sony PS Remote Play app now supports DualSense controllers on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV
Highly anticipated: If you’re a fan of both Apple devices and Sony’s PlayStation 5 (and if you’ve been lucky enough…
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Facebook is prompting some users to read articles before sharing them
Why it matters: Most of us have seen an article shared by a Facebook friend and wondered, “Did they even…
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Ever Given insurers say Egypt’s $600 million claim is still too much, as authorities continue to impound the ship
The Ever Given’s insurers rejected a new, lower damages claim from Egypt. Egypt was seeking $916 million for the blockage…
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The Natural Brightness of the Night Sky: Analyzing 44 of the Darkest Places in the World
In the upper part of the image, the Observatory of the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (Garafía, La Palma, Canary…
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LG 27GP850 Review: Faster, Clearer, Better
It’s monitor review time, and today we’re checking out the LG 27GP850. This is the true successor to the LG…
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Genetic Copycatchers Detect Efficient and Precise CRISPR Editing in a Living Organism
Red fluorescent detector proteins in fruit flies reveal detection from an actual copying experiment (left) and how perfect copying would…
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California expands drought emergency to large swath of state
In this April 21, 2021, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom holds a news conference in the parched basin of…
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Here Is Everything We Know About Google I/O 2021 Event | Digital Trends
Google I/O has been home to many of the company’s biggest announcements, including news about the Pixel 3A, the Nest…
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The Capitol police must start looking at itself as a ‘protective force’ for Congress after the Capitol riot, inspector general says
The Inspector General for the Capitol Police said the department needs more resources. Michael Bolton told lawmakers they needed a…
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Sony Expects PS5 Shortages Will Last Into 2022 | Digital Trends
Sony expects to struggle to meet the demands for PS5 into 2022, according to a new report from Bloomberg. This…
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In the Emptiness of Space 14 Billion Miles Away, Voyager I Detects “Hum” From Plasma Waves
This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft entering interstellar space, or the space between stars. Interstellar space is dominated…
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Farewell Bennu: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Fires Its Engines to Head to Earth With Asteroid Sample
NASA’s OSIRIS REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center After nearly five years in space, NASA’s…
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Los Angeles County could reach herd immunity by end of July, health officials say
Los Angeles County could reach herd immunity by mid to late July, public health officials said. At the current rate…
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Best Staples Deals and Sales for May 2021 | Digital Trends
Staples sells much more than just paper and pencils. After all, modern offices are almost fully contained in laptops these…
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44 state Attorneys General are pressuring Facebook to cancel its ‘Instagram for kids’ project
In context: Facebook is often the subject of scrutiny from privacy organizations, its own users, government agencies, and lawmakers. Now,…
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DarkSide was responsible for Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, promises to pick targets more carefully in the future
A hot potato: The 5,500-mile Colonial Pipeline has been offline for the last four days, after a ransomware attack compromised…
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Here’s how much 30 types of hospital workers are paid
Method and data source The coronavirus pandemic has had an effect on almost everyone’s daily life in some way. Hospital…
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Ford is bringing back the F-150 Lightning as an all-electric pickup
Editor’s take: Ford is bringing back one of the most coveted versions of its F-150 pickup truck, this time with…
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Time running out to save coral reefs
Saving coral reefs requires immediate and drastic reductions in global carbon emissions. Photo of bleached reef at Yamacutta Flat. Credit:…
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E3 2021: Who’s Attending, Schedule, and More | Digital Trends
Despite the current state of the world, E3 will take place this year. The only catch is that it won’t…
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How scientists are using the International Space Station to study Earth’s climate
The suite of Earth-observing payloads attached to the Japanese Experiment Module is shown as the International Space Station orbits over…
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Tesla could rally to $1,000 this year as demand from China remains strong and the global chip shortage subsides, Wedbush says
Tesla Model 3 Feature China: Barcroft Media via Getty Images Tesla could roar higher in 2021 as demand looks strong…
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Venom 2: Release Date, Casting, and Everything We Know | Digital Trends
Everyone’s favorite symbiote is back — and he’s bringing friends. Sony Pictures’ Venom cast Tom Hardy as Spider-Man’s longtime nemesis,…
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Apple’s in-house custom 5G modems might arrive in 2023 iPhones
Rumor mill: With the introduction of Apple’s M1 SoC, Intel-based Macs will soon be a thing of the past. Rumors…
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Extinction of the Human Species? Harvard Researchers Say Not to Panic Over Declining Sperm Counts
An alternative explanation of recent findings of declining sperm counts: normal, non-pathological variation. A new study from the Harvard GenderSci…
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Scientists develop better way to block viruses that cause childhood respiratory infections
The anti-viral peptide is made up of three corkscrews (in green), which lock around the virus’s fusion protein (in orange)…
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Apples review: A timely story of a pandemic that leads to memory loss
By Gregory Wakeman Courtesy of Curzon Set in a world where a mysterious illness has puzzled doctors, Christos Nikou’s Apples…
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WhatsApp won’t delete accounts that refuse to sign Facebook data-sharing policy, but they will be severely restricted
A hot potato: WhatsApp has reversed its decision to delete the accounts of users who refuse to sign its new…
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Chemical analysis of rare earth elements used to learn about prehistoric human activity
Credit: Asociacion RUVID The research group led by Gianni Gallello, from the Department of Prehistory, Archaeology and Ancient History of…
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Xiaomi patent reveals an under-display rotating camera for selfies and rear-facing photography
Forward-looking: Under-display camera tech remains a fairly recent and niche affair on phones, implemented mainly by Chinese manufacturers like ZTE,…
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JOIN US ON MAY 12: Hear from top fitness leaders on how the at-home and virtual exercise boom is transforming the future of fitness
The pandemic radically changed the way Americans workout, creating an at-home fitness boom that paved the way for meteoric growth…
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Ripping and Tearing: 27 Years of Doom
Much like Super Mario Bros. and Sonic the Hedgehog, Doom is a name that people who “know nothing about video…
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Pushing Computing to the Edge With Innovative Microchip Design to Make AI Accessible in Real-Time
Princeton researchers have created a new chip that speeds artificial intelligence systems called neural nets while slashing power use. The…
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Using DNA for tiny tech: Generating DNA origami nanostructures through shape annealing
To tackle nanostructure design, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University are developing automated design tools for a new approach to DNA…
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Dogecoin slides 10% after Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches the first doge-funded satellite ‘DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Hannibal Hanschke-Pool/Getty Images Dogecoin plunged 10% on Monday after Elon Musk announced his SpaceX company will…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has accepted dogecoin as payment for a Moon mission
Elon Musk has been a key driver of the dogecoin boom. Steve Nesius/Reuters SpaceX is launching a mission to…
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So Your Car Has Been Recalled. Now What?
Millions of cars are recalled each year, and roughly eight million already have been in 2021, according to the National…
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Stimulus check: IRS plus-up payment status, schedule deadline update, everthing to know
Do you already have your third check? You may be eligible for a plus-up stimulus payment, too. Sarah Tew/CNET Like…
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Could wider use of gene reserves protect rare species?
Mountain Ringlet butterfly. Credit: Melissa Minter, University of York UK landowners and conservationists welcome wider-spread use of Gene Conservation Units…
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More than 50 House Democrats have signed a letter supporting $8 billion to replace USPS trucks with electric vehicles: report
Support for a plan to provide $8 billion to the USPS to electrify its fleet is growing among Democrats. Without…
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Using Gene Reserves to Protect Rare Species From Climate Change
Mountain Ringlet butterfly. Credit: Melissa Minter, University of York UK landowners and conservationists welcome wider-spread use of Gene Conservation Units…
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Thousands of Sharks Illegally Caught in Marine Protected Area in the Indian Ocean
Sharks for sale in a Sri Lankan fish market. Credit: Claire Collins Thousands of sharks have been illegally caught in…
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GOP Rep. Jim Banks says Liz Cheney has ‘failed’ in her leadership role as a spokesperson for the party
Rep. Jim Banks says that Liz Cheney “needs to be replaced” as House Republican Conference Chair. Banks, the chairman of…
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Arizona GOP official makes unverified claims that COVID vaccine turns people into ‘potted plants’
A GOP official peddled unverified claims that COVID jabs were turning people into “potted plants.” Jim O’Connor is an elected…
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Watch Tesla’s Cybertruck Cruising the Streets of NY City | Digital Trends
Tesla’s futuristic Cybertruck pickup was spotted cruising through the streets of New York City on Saturday, May 8, just hours…
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