World Cup Scams Are Getting Harder to Spot
You got a World Cup ticket. It arrived in your inbox with a QR code, professional branding, and a confirmation email that looked like the real thing. Unfortunately, it wasn’t. For years, spotting a scam…
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Scientists Finally Uncover Why Solid-State Batteries Short-Circuit
A new study sheds light on one of the biggest obstacles preventing the widespread adoption of solid-state batteries. Credit: Stock Researchers have uncovered a critical mechanism behind battery failure in solid-state batteries, offering new insights…
A Critical Deadline Is Approaching for Windows and Linux Security
The clock is ticking for Windows and Linux users to update cryptographic keys that protect their systems against firmware-based UEFI infections, a pernicious form of malware that loads before operating system and antimalware protections start….
The Surprising Fix for Robot Traffic Jams
Wheeled robots used in the crowd density experiment. Credit: Lucy Liu / Harvard SEAS Harvard researchers found that adding a little randomness to robot movements can prevent gridlock and dramatically boost efficiency in crowded swarms….
Scientists Have Discovered the New Most Efficient Solar Energy System in the World – and It Wasn’t Created by Humans
Researchers from Yale have identified giant clams, with their unique photosynthetic structures and light-scattering capabilities, as a potential model for improving solar panel efficiency. These clams, which thrive in the intense sunlight of tropical coral…
Scientists Let People Play Video Games Using Only Their Thoughts
Yale researchers have developed a brain-computer interface that allows people to control a video game using only their thoughts, achieving rapid learning with minimal training. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers developed a brain-controlled gaming system that learns…
How to Watch the Knicks Parade on NYC Traffic Surveillance Cameras
For the first time in 53 years, New York Knicks fans will be celebrating the team’s NBA championship win, and this time, they’re getting a parade through lower Manhattan. Many New Yorkers will be showing…
How the Peter Thiel-Linked Dialog Club Secretly Ranks Its Members
Dialog, the private network cofounded by Peter Thiel, grades its event attendees on a hidden scale, ranking them by wealth and fame, tracking their relationships, and using algorithms to help decide who they should meet,…
Host a ’90s-Style Hangout
The Touch Grass Challenge Let’s log off and head outside. Week 4 Get Creative Welcome to week three of our monthlong summer challenge! If you’ve been with us so far, you’ve been taking device-free walks…
Apple scrambles to handle component price hikes
To grow, or to grow less? The PC industry is not growing (outside of Cupertino), and Apple and its investors already know that the inordinately high customer satisfaction ratings its platforms enjoy mean that when people…