After lots of controversy and back-and-forth, it is now almost official. Net neutrality protections are set to become a thing of the past Monday. The repeal of the rules known as net neutrality, which essentially prohibit internet service providers from giving preferential treatment to certain websites, is officially set to take effect on Monday. Lawmakers […]
Cramps, bloating, and fatigue are definitely valid reasons for wanting to skip a workout, but keeping your fitness regimen up may actually help you manage your PMS symptoms. According to Dr. Kate White, MD, MPH, and an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, incorporating exercise into your regular routine is known to benefit your overall […]
Even by the standards of a business-happy Republican Party, privatizing the International Space Station — the Trump administration’s latest scheme — is a conspicuously terrible idea. Since taking office as NASA’s administrator in April, Jim Bridenstine (previously a member of Congress from Oklahoma with no scientific background) has pushed this scheme, most recently in an […]
Yes, you read that correctly. Elon Musk has followed up on remarks from Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting (not to mention more cryptic hints in November) with a statement that the new Roadster’s previously mentioned “SpaceX option package” will include 10 small rocket thrusters strung around the car. Reportedly, the kit would “dramatically improve” acceleration, braking, […]
Uber is reportedly looking into buying Motivate, the company that makes Ford GoBike’s in the San Francisco Bay Area and Citi Bike over on the East Coast. This comes following reports of Lyft getting close to purchasing Motivate in a $250 million deal. Uber bought bike-share startup JUMP, a dockless, electric bike-share service, earlier this […]
“The Voice” judge Kelly Clarkson, who recently dropped 37 pounds, says exercising didn’t contribute to her weight loss. Instead, the 36-year-old star ‒ who has battled with her weight due to a thyroid condition, according to People ‒ said it was a book that turned her life around. “I literally read this book, and I […]
You’ve never seen a Russian Soyuz rocket launch quite like this. When the Russian space agency Roscosmos launched a Soyuz rocket Wednesday (June 6) to ferry a new crew to the International Space Station, it added a special treat: external cameras that beamed live views of Earth from space. “We’re actually getting a new view […]
Behold Summit, a new supercomputer capable of making 200 million billion calculations per second. It marks the first time in five years that a machine from the United States has been ranked as the world’s most powerful. The specs for this $200 million machine defy comprehension. Built by IBM and Nvidia for the US Department […]
Verizon has announced that Hans Vestberg, currently the company’s chief technology officer and VP of global networks, will become its next CEO and succeed current chief executive Lowell McAdam on August 1st. McAdam has led Verizon Communications — the parent company of Verizon Wireless, Verizon Fios, and other telecommunications subsidiaries — since 2011. He began […]
Scientists have developed an inexpensive blood test to predict a pregnant woman’s due date and possibly identify women who are at risk of giving birth prematurely. The research, which is still preliminary and involved small numbers of women, was led by a prominent pioneer in the field of genetic blood testing, Stephen Quake at Stanford […]
For the first time, scientists say they have clear evidence that the chemical building blocks of life exist on Mars. What they can’t say yet is whether there is, or ever was, life on the Red Planet. The new evidence comes from a pair of rocks. NASA’s six-wheeled Curiosity rover drilled into the planet in […]
Have you heard about the gig economy? It’s the future of work. The conventional 9-to-5 job is dying out, replaced by a system where workers rush to on-call jobs summoned via their smartphones. At least that’s what we thought, until the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) threw that narrative out the window today. The […]
