On the eve of a Congressional hearing about the Department of Justice’s fight with Apple over a locked iPhone, a Brooklyn judge has ruled that the DOJ cannot force Apple to assist in unlocking an iPhone in a separate New York drug case . Read more…
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New York Judge Rules US Can’t Force Apple to Help Unlock an iPhone
Mimiviruses are viruses so big they can actually be seen with the naked eye. European scientists have now learned that these bizarre organisms have their own immune system that makes them virtually invulnerable to predatory viruses, suggesting these creatures may actually represent a new branch in the tree of life. Read more…
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Giant Viruses Feature Their Own Built-In Antivirus Software
A team of scientists has discovered a fossil with what may be the the oldest and most well-preserved example of a central nervous system ever found. Uncovered in southern China, the specimen goes by the name of Chengjiangocaris kunmingensis and clocks in at roughly 520 million years old. Read more…
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This 520 Million-Year-Old Fossil Is So Intricate You Can See Individual Nerves
IF Magazine was a monthly science fiction magazine that was first published in 1952, and ran through 1974, before it was merged into its sister publication, Galaxy Science Fiction . Now, you can read the entire run online over on Internet Archive . Read more…
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The Entire Run Of IF Magazine Is Now Freely Available Online!
You wouldn’t really think there could be that much difference between turn-by-turn navigation apps, but even just a glance at Google Maps and Waze shows how different they are. They might both be owned by the same company, but they work completely differently. Read more…
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Turn-by-Turn Navigation Showdown: Google Maps vs. Waze
The Los Angeles County Health Department is the latest victim of a ransomware attack, just days after a Los Angeles hospital coughed up $17, 000 to unlock their files. Read more…
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The Los Angeles County Health Department Is The Latest Victim Of A Ransomware Attack
Flight prices fluctuate quite a bit, so if you want to grab a good deal, you have to swoop in at the right time. CheapAir.com’s “when to buy” tool reveals the prime booking window for cheap flights between two cities. Read more…
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CheapAir’s “When to Buy” Tool Tells You the Prime Booking Window for Cheap Flights
The Ogasawara Islands, just south of Japan, are a beautiful and geologically active spot. In 2013, members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force noticed a “hot spot” among the islands, near the Nishinoshima volcano. In 2015 they returned, and found a small, entirely new islet, just south of the main volcano. Read more…
Before you call fake, know that both you and this custom built computer are being tricked in two very clever ways. Read more…
I love high capacity things. So when Samsung announced it’s producing 256 GB flash storage that can be used in mobile devices, I swooned. The memory is two times faster than the previous generation of Universal Flash Storage (UFS) memory, meaning that phones will not only have greater storage capacities, but also breeze reading and writing operations. Read more…
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Your Next Phone Might Have 256GB of Storage Thanks to Samsung’s New Chip