A security research company (Zimperium) claims to have found a vulnerability baked into Androids that could endanger nearly all devices running the popular mobile software. The bug is able to infect phones without users actually opening anything themselves. Even before you open a message, the phone automatically processes incoming media files — including pictures, audio or video. That means a … Read More
The Kingii, A Tiny Life Preserver, Could Save Your Summer
We’ve all been there: Someone offers you a bulky, bright orange life vest and you politely decline. You know how to swim, you tell yourself. Plus, it would look pretty dorky. But according to the the United States Coast Guard, 82 percent of people who drowned in 2013 weren’t wearing a life preserver. The World Health Organization estimates that 370,000 … Read More
NASA celebrates New Horizons' Pluto flyby
Today, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will sweep past Pluto and present the previously unexplored world in all its icy glory. New Horizons has traveled 3 billion miles over 9½ years to get to this historic point. The fastest spacecraft ever launched. The size of a baby grand piano, the spacecraft came closest to Pluto today — at 7:49 a.m. EDT. … Read More
Solar-Powered Plane Soars Over The Pacific Without A Drop Of Fuel
A solar-powered, single-pilot airplane just made aviation (and renewable energy) history, completing the 4,000-mile journey from Japan to Hawaii without stops or fossil fuel. Solar Impulse’s around-the-world attempt began March 9 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The plane reached Nanjing, China, on May 31, on the seventh leg of the journey. The Solar Impulse originally left Nanjing, China, for … Read More
Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Sentenced to Life in Prison
Silk Road was an online black market, best known as a platform for selling illegal drugs. Ulbricht was convicted of running an underground online drug bazaar. The site, which operated for more than two years, facilitated millions of dollars in transactions between buyers and sellers, who hawked illegal goods ranging from cocaine to fake driver’s licenses. The site operated on … Read More
