We also know that life must not have been too terrible, since people had the time and energy to make music. And after all, they didn’t need an instrument to make music in the first place. “With a voice, you can make music,” says archaeologist Carole Fritz of the University of Toulouse, a corresponding author… Continue reading Listen to an 18,000-Year-Old Instrument Sing Once More
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A Hacker Tried to Poison a Florida City’s Water Supply
Around 8 am on Friday morning, an employee of a water treatment plant in the 15,000-person city of Oldsmar, Florida, noticed that his mouse cursor was moving strangely on his computer screen, out of his control, as local police would later tell it. Initially, he wasn’t concerned; the plant used the remote-access software TeamViewer to… Continue reading A Hacker Tried to Poison a Florida City’s Water Supply
A Silicon Chip Shortage Is Causing Big Issues for Automakers
You may have noticed that it’s difficult to get ahold of new high-end graphics cards and game consoles these days. In large part, that’s due to an ongoing global shortage affecting semiconductor foundries. As it turns out, the problem is even more pronounced in the auto industry. In fact, it’s getting so bad that a… Continue reading A Silicon Chip Shortage Is Causing Big Issues for Automakers
I Bricked My Computer With a BIOS Update. But There’s Hope!
The screen went black, then nothing. The notification in my task tray suggested a driver update, and I had some time, so I acquiesced. This particular alert prompted me to update the BIOS, and the convenient Intel Driver and Support Assistant let me do this right from Windows. I rarely updated my firmware; however, for… Continue reading I Bricked My Computer With a BIOS Update. But There’s Hope!
Our 13 Favorite Headphones and Earbuds for $100 or Less
Here at WIRED, it’s a part of our job to listen to music all day, often on exceedingly fancy and bonkers-expensive headphones. We have playlists for testing bass, for assessing detail, for dance parties—we get way into it. You might think reviewing cheaper headphones would be a chore, but it’s actually really exciting. We find… Continue reading Our 13 Favorite Headphones and Earbuds for $100 or Less
Researchers Found 55 Flaws in Apple’s Corporate Network
For months, Apple’s corporate network was at risk of hacks that could have stolen sensitive data from potentially millions of its customers and executed malicious code on their phones and computers, a security researcher said on Thursday. ARS TECHNICA This story originally appeared on Ars Technica, a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis,… Continue reading Researchers Found 55 Flaws in Apple’s Corporate Network
The Law Comes for John McAfee
In a week that Covid-19 continued its invasion of the White House, the biggest security questions continue to center on Donald Trump himself. With just a few weeks remaining until the election, the president continues to question the integrity of the process, which in turn threatens to undermine faith in the democratic process. But don’t… Continue reading The Law Comes for John McAfee
Put Trump’s Tweets on a Time Delay
Twitter announced today a sweeping set of changes designed to add “extra friction” to the platform to check the spread of political disinformation. This includes requiring users to add their own comments before retweeting others, labeling premature claims of election victories, removing calls for violence in response to the election, and restricting the reach of… Continue reading Put Trump’s Tweets on a Time Delay
A Super-Spreading Presidency, Experimental Treatments, and More Coronavirus News
Covid continues its spread through the White House, researchers look at new treatments and symptoms, and the scientific community takes on politics. Here’s what you should know: Want to receive this weekly roundup and other coronavirus news? Sign up here! Headlines The super-spreading presidency of Donald Trump In the week since Donald Trump announced via… Continue reading A Super-Spreading Presidency, Experimental Treatments, and More Coronavirus News
Let’s Get Real About the President’s Antibody Treatment
The President claimed on Wednesday that he’d had a rapid “cure” from Covid-19, thanks to an experimental drug from Regeneron that’s “like, unbelievable!” Trump also said he has “emergency use authorization all set” for the treatment, and Regeneron quickly followed by requesting that approval from the US Food and Drug Administration. But the real miracle… Continue reading Let’s Get Real About the President’s Antibody Treatment