Boeing seemed like the safe bet in 2014 when NASA awarded it and SpaceX contracts to build new crewed spacecraft for the agency. SpaceX has been flying astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS) for several years, but Boeing is struggling to complete its crewed demo mission. In …
Read More »Logitech's 'Forever Mouse' Might Require a Monthly Subscription
Logitech is reportedly working on a computer mouse made to withstand longer-than-normal use. Although the mouse is a part of Logitech’s effort to deliver reliability to customers, that’s a perk users might have to pay for again and again. According to CEO Hanneke Faber, the mouse might require a monthly …
Read More »Video Game Developer Reports 50% Failure Rate For Intel Core i9 Raptor Lake CPUs
For months now, it’s been reported that Intel Core i9-13900K and 14900K CPUs have been exhibiting instability in gaming. The reports have led to a flurry of bad press for Intel and several attempts by the company to rectify the issue. Still, this whole time, it’s been unclear how many CPUs …
Read More »Microsoft Releases CrowdStrike 'Issue' Recovery Tool
Over the past weekend, millions of people around the world learned the name of the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike—not for preventing PC armageddon, but for causing it. CrowdStrike famously pushed a faulty update to enterprise Windows machines early Friday morning, causing millions of PCs to get stuck in a blue screen …
Read More »Scientists Detect Chemical Signature of Life in Clouds of Venus Again
Our efforts to find hints of extraterrestrial life have been focused on Mars, but an increasing number of scientists are turning to Venus as a potential home for alien organisms. At a recent meeting of astronomers in the UK, two separate teams presented evidence for potential biosignatures in the clouds …
Read More »ESA Announces 'Ramses' Mission to Study Near-Earth Asteroid Apophis
It’s only a matter of time before a large asteroid hits Earth—it’s happened before, and it will happen again. The more we know about asteroids, the more likely it is that humanity could do something about it, though. The European Space Agency (ESA) has just kicked off a new project …
Read More »Rip Full-Length DVDs to Play on Your Devices With This $25 Deal
DVDs were the main source for watching movies at home not too long ago. For too many of us, massive collections of DVDs have been collecting dust in our cabinets and living rooms for what’s starting to turn into decades. To preserve those movies and make them easier to watch …
Read More »The Best Gaming Desktop PC Deals for July 2024
Summer gaming season is here, with tons of top new titles hitting the stores. If your current desktop doesn’t have the juice to handle them, there’s no better time than the present to upgrade. We’ve been hunting down bargains on every tier of gaming PCs, from entry-level prebuilts to AI-ready …
Read More »Russian Satellite Breaks Apart in Orbit Causing ISS Crew to Take Shelter
A defunct Russian satellite broke up this week, sending a cloud of dangerous debris zipping around Earth. Skywatchers identified more than 100 pieces of space junk spreading out from the satellite’s former location, causing astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) to shelter in various spacecraft, including the troubled Boeing …
Read More »Living Computers Museum to Close Permanently
It’s a sad day for computer enthusiasts the world over, as the Living Computers Museum + Labs in Seattle has announced it’s closing for good and will never reopen. The museum previously shut down due to COVID-19, and it’s now been confirmed it will not reopen. The museum was started …
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