Mesh Wi-Fi technology is all the rage, with just about every major consumer networking firm jumping into the fray. We’ve covered quite a few of the products, and one of the most capable continues to be the powerful Orbi units from Netgear. They have some of the best performance stats, …

Lurking in the heart of most large galaxies is a supermassive black hole holding it all together. According to new research from the University of California Santa Cruz, these supermassive black holes could also spell eventual doom for galaxies. They might not just be gobbling up nearby stars, but could …

SpaceX has ironed out all the wrinkles with its Falcon 9 launches, but it’s about to try something new and potentially crazy. In a few weeks, SpaceX is expected to launch its first Falcon Heavy rocket. This vehicle will be the most powerful rocket in the world by a factor …

Apple announced today it will begin allowing select publishers to waive the membership fees associated with its App Developer Program. Specifically, the new fee waivers will be offered to “nonprofit organizations, accredited educational institutions, and government entities,” says Apple. For starters, the waivers will be available in the U.S., but the company …

Photos: Twenty20 (top); Pond5 (bottom) Diet fads are a dime a dozen and there’s always a hot new one around the corner with promises of trim waistlines and a cure for whatever ails you. Yet the reality is that there are so many diet plans out there because, well, most …

A team of scientists at the College of Engineering (CoE) in Pune, India, is developing an efficient method for monitoring and recognizing bird species that will help in evaluating the avian biodiversity of a specific region. A keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) in Costa Rica. Image credit: T. Tschleuder / CC …

A process using pluripotent stem cells from mice can generate skin tissue complete with hair follicles, according to a team of researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine. The research is published in the journal Cell Reports. Dr. Koehler and co-authors describe a de?ned in vitro 3D culture system …

On October 2, 2017, just ten days after performing an Earth Gravity Assist maneuver, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft pointed its camera suite back toward Earth and used the MapCam instrument to capture images of our planet and its only natural satellite. This color composite image of the Earth and Moon is …

Most marketing professionals don’t give much thought to the regulatory climate. In the US, unlike Europe, privacy laws are largely industry-specific and targeted toward healthcare and financial services. Thus, marketers have largely been able to rely on lawyers to provide privacy disclosures and then go on to business as usual. …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: How much will privacy regulation disrupt the local search market in 2018?Jan 3, 2018 by Wesley Young Columnist Wesley Young covers a growing storm of events …