BY STACEY HIGGINBOTHAM May 3, 2022 This year feels like a fraught one for the smart home. On one hand, there’s the promise of the Matter protocol arriving to help solve persistent interoperability challenges. On the other hand, we’re seeing a wave of companies shut their doors as they assess the landscape post-pandemic. So…
By Pallab Ghosh, BBC News | Science The Atlas detector comprises 7,000 tonnes of metal, silicon, electronics, and wiring, intricately and precisely put together. It is now more powerful than ever. Deep underground amidst the Alps, scientists are barely able to contain their excitement. They whisper about discoveries that would radically alter our understanding…
Netflix estimates that a huge amount of people watch the service thanks to account sharing By Jay Peters @jaypeters Apr 19, 2022 Netflix announced in March that it plans to crack down on password sharing, and in its first quarter earnings letter to shareholders (pdf), it gave a big clue as to why.…
One of the largest ‘decentralized finance’ hacks yet By Adi Robertson and Corin Faife Mar 29, 2022 Roughly $625 million worth of cryptocurrency has been stolen from Ronin, the blockchain underlying popular crypto game Axie Infinity. Ronin and Axie Infinity operator Sky Mavis revealed the breach on Tuesday and froze transactions on the Ronin…
Nick deCourville This week the tech world lost two huge visionaries in the industry. John Roach, who helped pioneer the personal computer, and Stephen Wilhite, inventor of the animated GIF, have both passed away. Remembering John Roach Born John Vinson Roach II in November of 1938, his family was in the meat market industry…
