The internet of things and smart devices are everywhere, which means computing needs to be everywhere, too. And this is where edge computing comes in, because as companies pursue faster,…
Day: December 14, 2021
The supply chain and the shipping container shortage, a brief history
Behold the simple shipping container. It’s a large, steel box that can carry tens of thousands of pounds of cargo. It’s also stackable and designed to fit on ocean freight…
Who Killed a Robot Dog?
George Jetson said not wanting his family to take the dog. For the ancient futuristic ancestor of the 1960s painting The Jetsons, a house built in the age of flying…
3 Best VR Headphones (2021): Realistic Tools, Apps, and Games
The real facts were it has to be and the next big thing in 2016 when the first Oculus Rift and HTC Vive were launched. It was tech that his…
2021 Best Sci-Fi Movies
You can’t talk about science fiction video in 2021 without a start and end Dune (HBO Max). Then, well, Dune. Under the direction of Denis Villeneuve, there are many things:…
See Tiny Robots Growing In A Fine ‘Gym’
If I asked to make a good robot for throwing a block, you can think of a human object, with stable legs and working hands. And who is to blame?…
The British Flexible Working Plans Look Like Flop
Not all the hardships it caused, the epidemic also provided lifelong opportunities. By ensuring that people can work efficiently — and often effectively — from home, and demonstrate how care…
Essential Atlantic waves could collapse. Scientists are rushing to understand its dangers.
Individually, research teams often travel long distances every 18 months, to remove and modify sensors from three or four locations east of the Bahamas. Their UK counterparts work similarly on…
The case of Charles Lieber is also the case with the China Initiative
For their part, critics believe they are guilty of serious misconduct. Lieber is said to have enrolled in China’s Thousand Talents Plan – a program aimed at attracting top scientists…
The Log4J threat will disrupt the internet for years to come
Risk in open source source Apache logging library Log4j sent system administrators and security experts just watching on weekends. Known as Log4Shell, the error reveals the world’s most notorious software…