Facebook has had a very bad week. If that’s a headline that sounds familiar, it’s probably because you’ve seen it before, maybe in March, maybe in September or maybe even just earlier this month as the social media giant weathered yet another storm of multiple scandals all at once. Here’s a breakdown of this past week […]
For University of Minnesota, Chinese Tycoon’s Arrest Shines Light, Again, on Sexual Assault ImageRichard Liu, the founder and chief of JD.com, in 2016. Mr. Liu, who has denied wrongdoing, was in Minnesota for a global business program, aimed at Asian executives, that is on track to generate over $ 10 million in tuition since starting […]
Everyone’s favorite resident of Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover, is back in action after several weeks of diagnostic work. The rover has successfully drilled its eighteenth hole in the Mars surface, managing to extract a type of rock that a previous attempt failed to capture. The rock drilled, called “Highfield,” is a type of grey bedrock […]
Finding the perfect gadget gifts for children is trickier than it looks. The children’s toy market is awash with overpriced junk destined to end up unloved and forgotten at the bottom of a toy box within days of being unwrapped. How do you find kid’s tech that’s inspiring and educational, but fun enough to keep them […]
Russian Trolls Were at It Again Before Midterms, Facebook Says By Sheera Frenkel and Mike Isaac Nov. 7, 2018 ImageFacebook said Tuesday evening that in recent days it took down accounts linked to the same Russian group tied to a vast disinformation campaign in 2016.CreditCreditMarcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A Kremlin-backed group of […]
The Hubble Space Telescope has been responsible for some of the most stunning and informative pictures of deep space since it was launched in 1990, but the telescope suffered a failure on October 5 that placed it into safe mode. Now NASA has announced that the telescope has been fixed and will return to normal […]
MacOS Mojave users will soon be able to join Group FaceTime chats, a feature that allows up to 32 people to simultaneously participate in a video call. Apple had tested Group FaceTime chats before through early MacOS developer betas, but it ultimately removed the feature prior to launching MacOS 10.14. Now, like with the developer […]
On a Tuesday afternoon in Paris in 2000, an aeronautical marvel returned to earth in flames. A tire burst on the Concorde, the world’s first and only commercially viable supersonic transport (SST) jet, and started a fire that spread through the plane’s fuel tanks immediately after takeoff from Charles De Gaulle Airport. The crash killed […]
[embedded content] Here at Digital Trends, we’ve covered some amazing high-tech wheelchairs and even exosuits that can help people with lower body paralysis to walk again. Adding to (and, in some ways, potentially surpassing) that amazing assistive technology is some astonishing new work coming out of the Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic researchers recently demonstrated how […]
Enlarge / Licensing is not really the easiest topic to illustrate. Peter Bright In its continued efforts to encourage corporate customers to make the switch to Windows 10, Microsoft is shaking up its support and life cycle plans again. Support for some Windows 10 releases is being extended, and the company is offering new services […]
Snap’s second generation of camera glasses are here — and in more style options. Back in April, Snap showed off an updated version of its Spectacles — they’ll set you back $ 150. But that wasn’t all Snap had up its sleeves. On September 5, Snap shared two new styles for the glasses, Nico and Veronica, […]