It isn’t a stretch to say that mobile service here in the US costs a lot of money. When you account for plans, line fees, and now device payment agreements, your wireless service can usually be counted among your most expensive monthly charges. Signing up for a month-to-month account with a phone that you own […]
Elon Musk’s plan to beat Los Angeles traffic is starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Musk, founder of the Boring Company, announced late Thursday that the tunneling startup has nearly finished building its first stretch of a Los Angeles tunnel. The tunnel will be a key component of its Loop […]
As the weather finally warms up, Consumer Reports has released its annual report on the best sunscreens to protect you and your family this summer. The report rated 73 lotions, sprays, and sticks for effectiveness and accuracy of SPF labeling. SPF, or sun protection factor, is the measure of how well a sunscreen protects against […]
SpaceX tried to launch an upgraded version of its Falcon 9 rocket Thursday, the first of a new breed featuring more powerful engines and a host of other improvements designed to make the booster safer and easier to launch on multiple missions, but the countdown suddenly stopped with less than a minute to go and […]
There are two bits of news about Tesla today, neither of which has anything to do with the price of the company’s stock or Elon Musk’s mental state. Tesla has filed a patent application which explains why its Solar Roof tiles look like normal shingles from street level. Also, The Boring Company has provided a […]
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is teaming up with investment banking giant Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) to develop and launch a new co-branded credit card next year, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. This would replace the tech giant’s current partnership with Barclays (NYSE:BCS), and would be issued under the Apple Pay brand name. While this […]
The spring allergy season is hitting much of the country especially hard — and researchers are blaming climate change for more intense pollen counts. There’s been a spike in the number of people suffering seasonal allergies, also called hay fever or allergic rhinitis, for the first time, and people in the northwest and southwest are […]
Even that great fiery drama queen that is our sun will one day exit stage left. But when it does take its final bow, there won’t be much of an audience left. In about 5 billion years — the rough date scientists peg for that final curtain call — we’ll be long gone. Even the […]
A strong performance from the Fox Networks Group cable wing powered 21st Century Fox’s fiscal third-quarter earnings amid softness and tough year-to-year comparisons for the broadcast TV and studio divisions. Fox’s adjusted earnings per share fell shy of analysts’ expectations, coming in at 49 cents a share versus estimates of 51-53 cents per share. Revenue […]
Ford is suspending production of its F-150 trucks after a fire at a supplier’s facility caused it to run out of parts for the nation’s best-selling vehicle. Ford will temporarily stop making the F-150 at its plant in Dearborn, Michigan, on Wednesday night. The company had already suspended truck production at a plant just outside […]
What should men do about prostate cancer screening? For years, men were urged to get a blood test looking for prostate-specific antigen (PSA), which can be elevated by prostate cancer. Then, in 2012, the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF), a government-sponsored but independent network of national experts in disease prevention and evidence-based medicine, […]
Breakthrough Listen, a $100 million project designed to seek out potential signals from intelligent extraterrestrial life, took a giant leap forward Monday (May 7) with a new campaign to search for life in the cosmos faster than ever before. Using the Parkes radio telescope in New South Wales, Australia, Breakthrough Listen will scan millions of […]
