Paralyzed man loses ability to walk as company denies $20 exoskeleton repair
A simple repair held hostage by corporate greed
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Mark Zuckerberg overtakes Jeff Bezos as world's second-richest person as Meta shares hit all-time high
The 21,000 people who lost their jobs must be pleased
Before Nvidia, founder and CEO Jensen Huang designed microprocessors for...
On his 30th birthday in 1993, Jensen Huang co-founded Nvidia.
Accenture bets big on generative AI with Nvidia, launches new business group and AI Refinery
A new army of trained professionals will help businesses adopt AI, or else
Star Wars fan 3D prints working AT-AT model you can ride like a horse
The pesky rebels don't stand a chance against this beast
Harvard students create smart glasses that instantly dox strangers
But they are not releasing the code for their project
Microsoft to employees: you can continue working from home unless productivity drops
Redmond wants to buck the tend of companies returning to traditional in-office work models
Tim Berners-Lee's Web Foundation shuts down, mission accomplished after 15 years
Forward-looking: After advocating for a free and open web for over 15 years, the Web Foundation is officially shutting its "virtual doors." According to the organization's co-founders, its mission has essentially been accomplished, and now it's time to focus on new initiatives to ensure the web remains safe and accessible in the future.
Voice-controlled smart door lets you toggle between transparency and opacity
Roughly the same price as a regular fiberglass door
No quantum computer is powerful enough to run this quantum Doom port
The iconic FPS takes a leap into the quantum realm - sort of
Who were the 3 founders of Apple? Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and ...?
Facepalm: He sold his 10% stake in Apple less than a month later.
Vintage Apple keyboard from 1986 receives modern OLED and wireless enhancements
The Apple Desktop Bus Keyboard for the IIGS is ready to take on 2024 models
How engineering saved Tampa General Hospital from Hurricane Helene's storm surge
Have no fear, AquaFence is here
Air traffic control systems in the US rely on aging tech, $8 billion needed for upgrades
Some systems won't get a tech upgrade for another 10 to 13 years
Why it matters: It is scary to contemplate that all that keeps a plane from crashing can come down to an air traffic controller's sharp-eyed vigilance. It is even scarier to think that this person does not have the necessary tech to do their job properly. But that is the current state of affairs in the US, according to a GAO report. The Federal Aviation Administration is aware of the problem and says it needs $8 billion to fix it.
PC gaming fan Steven Spielberg says he "can't do controllers," prefers keyboard and mouse
The sign of a true PC gamer
Winamp source code released, but with significant restrictions
You can read the code, but you cannot fork it
MSI Project Zero motherboards will offer rear cable routing for a clutter-free PC build aesthetic
For upcoming Intel and AMD chipsets
The first ever webcam was used at Cambridge University, but what was it designed to do?
Computer scientists at Cambridge University deployed the first ever webcam in 1991.
Telegram will provide authorities with IP addresses, phone numbers of suspects
The service is trying to change its reputation as a safe haven for criminals
New "fair source" movement aims to bridge the gap between open source and proprietary licensing
Open source software isn't profitable enough and "proprietary" has negative associations
Panasonic's Silky Fine Mist creates walk-through holograms for real-world displays
Spraying ultra-fine water droplets to project images
In brief: Those Princess Leia holograms seen in Star Wars still require some ingenious scientific breakthrough we haven't quite cracked yet. But tech companies are becoming smarter, using existing technologies to create holographic effects. Panasonic is one of them, and has cleverly repurposed part of its outdoor cooling lineup to create a wild new visual display system that you can walk through.
Dramatic drone footage captures failed Chinese rocket landing
The next attempt is planned for November