Google Drive is reportedly down with frequent error messages and long load times. We’re looking into it — have you experienced any issues? (Update: it’s back!) Read more…
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Google Drive is reportedly down with frequent error messages and long load times.
Back in 2006 we learned about the FBI’s ability to eavesdrop on cellphones, even when they’re turned off . And guess what? Edward Snowden reminds us that government agencies can still do just that . Read more…
In case you haven’t heard, California is screwed. The drought has turned our perennially water-challenged state into a desiccated husk. In these dire times, we look toward desalination, an idea long-promised but never quite delivered in the U.S. But a spate of new technologies —graphene, solar mirrors, and more—could finally make desalination viable for our freshwater needs. Read more…
Group chats are the worst , but Apple is making them a little less bad in iOS 8 , by giving you the ability to leave them. Thank god! Read more…
Imagine this: You’re cruising along when the car suddenly brakes. The doors lock. It starts accelerating backward. A hacker hundreds of miles away has taken control of your car over the cellular network. This is how it happens, as explained by a video from the good folks at Motherboard . Read more…
It looks like something from the Borg (read, cool), but it’s actually a cast for healing bones. The Osteoid, created by Turkish student Deniz Karasahin, incorporates 3D printing and ultrasonic tech to make healing a broken bone more bearable. The idea of ultrasonic healing vibrations to heal bones (and other wounds) has been around for a while. But the problem was doctors couldn’t… Read More