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Apple is now a $3 trillion company Jay Peters Apple has become the first $3 trillion publicly traded company. The iPhone maker hit the milestone on Monday more than a year after surpassing the $2 trillion mark and three years after eclipsing $1 trillion. Apple’s huge success is due in large part to the iPhone,…
An Apple HomeKit bug can send iOS devices into a death spiral Corin Faife You should always be wary of invites to a stranger’s Home. That’s the upshot of a new piece of security research that has found a vulnerability capable of locking iOS devices into a spiral of freezing, crashing, and rebooting if a…
Apple selling new AirPods Pro coinciding with the Year of the Tiger in certain markets Umar Shakir Apple is now selling a new set of special edition AirPod Pros (via 9to5Mac) in time for the Chinese New Year, which begins on February 1st, 2022. Just as the previous Year of the Ox, Apple is engraving…
Acer’s new Chromebook Spin has a bigger screen but shorter battery life Emma Roth Acer announced that it’s updating its existing lineup of Chromebooks with three new devices at CES 2022, each of which comes with slight changes when compared to its predecessors. The new Spin 513 comes with a 13.5-inch display, an upgrade from…
How Racism in Early Life Can Affect Long-Term Health Jack P. Shonkoff, Knowable Magazine The scientific evidence is crystal clear: Early experiences literally shape the architecture of the developing brain. This widespread understanding is driving increased public support for universal pre-K to enhance school readiness for all children and level the playing field for kids who face…
Salvador Dali’s Creative Secret Is Backed by Science Christopher Intagliata The painter described falling into the briefest of slumbers to refresh his mind. Now scientists have shown the method effective at inducing creativity. Go to Source Author: Christopher Intagliata {authorlink} https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/assets/Image/newsletter/salogo.png Scientific American Content: Global http://rss.sciam.com/ScientificAmerican-Global Science news and technology updates from Scientific American
Hacking the Ransomware Problem The Editors During a ransomware hack, attackers infiltrate a target’s computer system and encrypt its data. They then demand a payment before they will release the decryption key to free the system. This type of extortion has existed for decades, but in the 2010s it exploded in popularity, with online gangs…
People Have Been Having Less Sex—whether They’re Teenagers or 40-Somethings Emily Willingham Human sexual activity affects cognitive function, health, happiness and overall quality of life—and, yes, there is also the matter of reproduction. The huge range of benefits is one reason researchers have become alarmed at declines in sexual activity around the world, from Japan…
Recycled Tennis Balls Could Protect Buildings from Earthquakes Maddie Bender Earthquakes cannot be forecast, but engineers can prepare for them. Seismic-isolation systems built into the bases of certain buildings in high-risk areas, such as San Francisco’s City Hall, use complex structures of concrete, rubber and metal to reduce quake damage by absorbing the ground’s horizontal…
Revolutions in Science Scientific American Introduction Science, Upended by Andrea Gawrylewski Section 1: Biology & Evolution 1.1 Life Springs by Martin J. Van Kranendonk, David W. Deamer and Tara Djokic 1.2 The True Colors of Dinosaurs by Jakob Vinther 1.3 The New Origins of Technology by Kate Wong 1.4 The Meaning of…