I just moved to a new apartment a little over a month ago. For several weeks, I found it difficult to sleep in the new place. Our new apartment is right on top of a highway and it faces east, so noise, heat, and brightness are often trying to cut short my valuable shut-eye. We’ve…
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All You Need Is A One Page Résumé – Elon Musk’s CV
Let’s say you are Elon Musk, one of the most influential entrepreneurs in tech history whose career spans two decades of successful startups. Let’s say your accomplishments range from creating an electronic-payments industry and invigorating the solar-energy market to inventing high-performance electric cars and launching a commercial space and rocket industry. All of that would…
The guy who invented USB is not making any money of it
This guy is OK for not making a single dime for inventing the USB Used in more than 10 billion devices throughout the world, the USB turned 20 years old last week. However, the man who discovered the technology has not made a single penny off it and he is fine with it. Ajay Bhatt,…
Dear Microsoft: We Can’t Handle Windows 10 Automatic Upgrades Anymore
Ever since it appeared on the horizon, Windows 10 has created a fair amount of controversy due to its upgrade policies. The forced Windows 10 upgrade has interrupted a live weather forecast, ruined a pro-gamer’s live stream, and irritated thousands of Windows 7 and 8.1 users. As another chapter from the same book, an old…
A Telescope the Size Of Earth Captures A Star being Swallowed by a Supermassive Black Hole
Radio astronomers have used a radio telescope network the size of the Earth to zoom in on a unique phenomenon in a distant galaxy: a jet activated by a star being consumed by a supermassive black hole. The record-sharp observations reveal a compact and surprisingly slowly moving source of radio waves, with details published in…
iOS Device Ransom Attacks Continue to Target Users
A few years ago, a number of users in Australia were victimized by attackers remotely locking iPhones, iPads, and Macs using Find My iPhone on iCloud. Compromised devices typically displayed Russian ransom messages demanding payments of around $50 to $100 for the device to be unlocked. At the time, IT security expert Troy Hunt…
Video: Stupid People Doing Very Stupid Things With Tesla Autopilot
Tesla’s Autopilot software is an early example of technology that will soon be widely available in the United States and elsewhere. And despite a recent widely publicized fatal crash involving a man who was allegedly watching a movie when his Model S struck a tractor-trailer at speeds approaching 90MPH, autonomous driving technology has already been shown…
The Top Phrase Elon Musk and Other Successful Leaders Never Say
When was the last time you said: “That’s impossible!”? If you think back in history, many people would have believed that flying to another planet was impossible. Many people would have also thought it was impossible to press on a small piece of handheld glass and be able to instantly see and speak with someone on…
Steve Jobs Tells Definition of Object-Oriented Programming
It’s a well-known fact that even without any formal engineering training, Steve Jobs had an unmatchable understanding of technology. Many people avoid calling him a programmer or an engineer, but nobody would deny that he was a visionary. He said that it took a very unique combination of technology, talent, business, marketing, and luck to change…
Scientests create stingray robot with living cells
US-based researchers have created a stingray robot with living cells that can respond to light signals, paving the way for autonomous artificial creatures that can carry out their own decision-making. The robot has an outer layer of cells grown from rats’ heart muscles that power its wing-like fins, which are made from flexible plastic and…
What Do Tree Rings Sound Like
We all know that the Lorax speaks for the trees, but what do they sound like when they speak for themselves? Rings on a tree can give information about the age of the tree, as well as indicate environmental conditions such as rain levels, disease, and even forest fire. Light colored rings indicate quick growth,…
The Best Way To Dry Your Smartphone (NOT RICE)
This might be better than rice hack for saving your smartphone if it gets wet Just imagine the stomach-flipping feeling when your smartphone falls into water and goes beyond repair. The best course of action that you would have probably heard from others would be to quickly find some dry rice and drop your smartphone…
