Category: Tech

Russian hackers modify Chrome and Firefox to track secure web traffic

[ad_1] Just why the intruders would need to do that isn’t entirely clear. If you’ve infected a system with a remote control trojan, you don’t need to patch the browser to spy on traffic. ZDNet suggested it might be a failsafe that let intruders spy on traffic for people who remove the trojan, but aren’t […]

Tesla acquires battery expert in bid to make its own cells

[ad_1] We’ve asked Tesla for comment. This isn’t Tesla’s first purchase in the space. It recently acquired Maxwell, a California company that has been developing next-gen lithium-ion electrodes. On top of this, Tesla also struck a five-year research agreement with Canadian research leader Jeff Dahn that might bear fruit. Elon Musk said Tesla was making […]

Early OnePlus 8 leak hints at hole-punch display and wireless charging

[ad_1] The leak doesn’t say much about the phone’s purported innards, but there would be one major and arguably overdue addition: wireless charging. OnePlus has skipped the technology so far in favor of its speedy wired solution, but competitive pressure might have forced its hand. It’s also reasonable to suspect that the 8 will have […]

The best personal blender

[ad_1] Why you should trust us I’ve been cooking professionally for almost 20 years, and I’ve been testing blenders and hand blenders at Wirecutter for three years. For this guide, we brought Matt Shook, founder of Juiceland, into our test kitchen to get his hands-on opinion, and we interviewed superfood chef Julie Morris, who uses […]

After Math: When your goose cooks

[ad_1] Elon Musk is having another rough week (man, I seem to say that a lot). First, it turned out that the American private eye he hired to dig up dirt on the guy he called a pedophile was actually a conman from the UK. Then the National Highway Transportation Safety Board dinged his company […]

Northrop’s satellite refueling spacecraft launches on October 9th

[ad_1] A second spacecraft, MEV-2, will help another Intelsat satellite in 2020 and should have the same amount of leftover fuel. Both MEVs are flexible, too. They can dock with 80 percent of current geostationary satellites, even if they weren’t designed for servicing. If the MEV program ramps up, NASA could buy its services going […]

Instagram tests Group Stories after Facebook ditched them

[ad_1] Like other tests, there’s no guarantee this will make the cut. That’s particularly relevant given the fate of the equivalent feature in Facebook. However, it might stand a better chance of survival in Instagram. Simply put, Stories are more of a staple here than they are in Facebook — it makes more sense to […]

Echo Fox co-owner sues team partners over fraud claims

[ad_1] Fox also asserted that Raizada has retaliated against him for bringing up Raizada’s use of racist language against ex-CEO Jace Hall. Riot Games cut Echo Fox from its League of Legends Championship Series after it argued that the team hadn’t addressed Raizada’s behavior, with Echo Fox eventually selling to Kroenke for just over $30 […]

Second season of ‘Lost in Space’ premieres December 24th

[ad_1] It’s clear from the outset that the Robinsons (particularly Will) are determined to find Robot, but that’s really just one of the challenges. Not everything is straightforward as they seek to rejoin the other colonists, especially not as they grapple with the cunning Dr. Smith and charismatic Don West. There’s also a new wrinkle […]

Floating LED art illustrates the quality of NYC’s water

[ad_1] A public website both provides the installation’s water data and explains its meaning to relative newcomers. It’s a commentary on the environment, but a “positive” one. The creators see it as a marker of the progress made in boosting water quality since 1972’s Clean Water Act. It’s also a reminder that water is a […]