Microsoft will use standard Windows 11 updates to keep Secure Boot working on existing PCs as the operating system’s original certificates near their end. The company says Secure Boot certificates issued in 2011 will expire between June and October 2026, so Windows 11 updates will also include a replacement certificate …
Read More »Tesla Model 3 Stops Working in the Middle of a Highway
A Tesla owner in North Carolina has decided to stop driving his Model 3 after a harrowing incident on the highway. James Hanna was taking Interstate 277 to pick up his son from school when the vehicle started to beep. Just a few seconds later—quickly enough to prevent Hanna from …
Read More »Aquaterra Wind to Hydrogen Project
Aquaterra Energy and Seawind Ocean Technology have signed an agreement for the development of what the companies say will be the world’s largest floating offshore wind and green hydrogen production project in Italy. The project, named HyMed, is currently in its first phase of permitting, with the grid connection …
Read More »Apple Long Distance Wireless
It’s quite rare for Apple to announce a new technology at one of its hardware launch events, then scuttle it afterwards, but that’s exactly what happened with its much-hyped AirPower charging mat. The tantalizing mat would have been able to charge three Apple devices at once: an iPhone, Apple Watch, …
Read More »Samsung’s Aliens Working
Samsung is preparing for the launch of a bunch of new products this month, including smartphones, TVs, wireless earphones, and home appliances. The company has already revealed the date for the Galaxy S21’s announcement and the first look at its new display technologies. Now, the company has published the official …
Read More »32 High Performance Cores
Once the M1 hit a few weeks back, it was clear that the diminutive processor was but a sign of things to come. Reports suggest that Apple will be upping the competitive ante in short order. The company plans to launch M1 follow-ups with up to 16 high-performance cores …
Read More »Windows Control Panel
Microsoft Working to Sunset Windows Control Panel Microsoft is moving ahead with plans to sunset the Windows Control Panel by moving its functions over to the Settings app, just as the company announced on July 1. Build 20161, which also debuts an updated Start Menu, moves the System applet to …
Read More »Local search ranking factors: What’s working in 2017 [Podcast]
So you want to win in local search this year? Yep, so do millions of small- and medium-sized businesses. And so do all those huge national chains with thousands of locations scattered across the country. Competition in local search is incredibly fierce. Fortunately, about three dozen of the world’s smartest …
Read More »15 venture capital funds to know if you’re working on a machine intelligence startup
Major tech trends tend to draw lots of “dumb money” from investors, and machine intelligence is no exception. Some will lose money on insignificant acqui-hires while others may survive long enough to see their investments die at the hands of open source. But for a smaller list of VCs, machine …
Read More »Apple might have a secret team working on glucose sensor technology for diabetes
Apple has hired a group of biomedical researchers to work on a secret project to monitor diabetic patients using sensors, according to a CNBC report. An estimated 371 million people have the disease worldwide and in the last few years, several tech companies have been trying to come up with better …
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