Google’s history with China has given black eyes to both
Google embarassed China, then tried to make it up to them. But Google employees weren’t having it.
Category: Science & Technology
Microchip shortage is leading to profit for scalpers and headaches for gamers
Graphics processing units are selling for more than double normal pricing
Why you should be worried about the new coronavirus mutation
The coronavirus is already dreadful as it is, but now it’s only going to go downhill.
Twitch won’t tolerate sexism—against men
The potential sexist bias with Twitch’s new terms of service.
Technology can both connect and disconnect families
An animated movie shows what might happen to society if technology is misused.
Your favourite social media is collecting data about you
Keeping your private information is a challenge with social media.
Even years after Blackfish, SeaWorld still has Orcas
Years after promising to end their orca shows, SeaWorld is instead rebranding them.
Melting permafrost is releasing deadly pollutants, ancient diseases and destroying the arctic terrain
Permafrost acts like a giant freezer that can store anything in it for a long time, well not for long anymore
Diamond Princess has become the second-largest point of concentration of coronavirus
Princess Cruises has confirmed over 630 cases of coronavirus since its two-week quarantine began.
The iPhone cannibalizing all other cameras, but don’t count them out
The iPhone is getting better and the world of photography is changing.
Metal fabrication is an ancient art, and a worthwhile career path
Metalworking was highly praised in the ancient world. It was an almost spiritual skill.
The nations of the world show their values, both distinct and shared, in their cars
The engineering and design of a car can make or break the car, and with today’s technology improving at such a fast rate it is hard to tell the difference between great products offering the same gain while still being designed and manufactured in completely different parts of the world.
The environmental toll of batteries
Batteries are making concerns on the new type of environment threatening pollution.
Parkinson’s disease is incurable, but we can reduce its progression
When my grandfather was diagnosed with this disorder of the nervous system, our whole family had to learn how to help.
How two YouTubers raised enough money to plant 20 million trees in only a couple of months
The earth could run out of trees completely in the next 300 years. Can YouTubers actually help reduce deforestation?
By moving the engine behind the driver, Corvette has finally become the car it was meant to be
The mid-engine Corvette is blowing people’s hair back and drawing comparisons with European supercars, at a fraction of the price.
Phone scams are a plague of modern life. Here’s what you need to know
With 2.7 million phone frauds reported last year, there’s a good chance that you have also been a victim of these scams.
Why did the world’s most famous airplane stop service?
After a fatal crash killing 113 people and that had many other flaws, airliners decided to cancel the first ever supersonic plane.
A beluga playing fetch was a Russian spy, and he isn’t the only one
Belugas and other marine mammals have been used for military purposes ever since the Cold War.
Can humanity avoid catastrophic global warming in 12 years?
The Earth is continuing to be filled with carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, but how much longer can it take this?
