Month: December 2021
James Webb Space Telescope’s fuel expected to last more than 10 years
Following the revolutionary and successful launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST, into space on Christmas day, NASA announced some unexpected news about the telescope’s future: its science mission is likely to last “significantly more” than 10 years — more than double the minimum time for the mission.…
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Fortnite told players they ‘don’t have permission to play’ just before the servers went offline
We have bad news if you’re on winter break and hope to play some Fortnite, as Epic Games has confirmed its battle royale shooter is down — and this time it’s not to help expand the game’s lore. According to a tweet from its own status page, “Fortnite is currently…
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2021 was the year clean energy finally faced its mining problem
This year, the clean energy sector finally started grappling in earnest with one of its biggest challenges: how to get enough minerals to build solar panels, wind turbines, and big batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage. Figuring that out will be critical for escaping fossil-fueled ecological disaster. It’ll also…
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This nightmare incident shows why you really shouldn’t store passwords in your browser
Audio player loading… An unnamed company was recently breached after an employee stored their corporate account password in their web browser, a new report suggests. According to research from security company AhnLab, the employee was working from home on a device shared with other household members, which was already infected…
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‘Let’s Play! Oink Games’ is no Jackbox, but it’s a worthy party game collection
Every year I try to have a little “holiday gaming café” gathering at my apartment, where I invite friends over to play board and card games. While last year’s party was understandably cancelled, this year I invited a small group over and we indulged in tabletop titles like We’re Doomed…
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This Apple Watch Series 7 sale arrived just in time for New Year’s resolutions
If getting fit is one of your New Year’s resolutions, or if you, like me, are ending the holiday season feeling so bloated you can barely carry your own weight from all of that food (true story), today’s Apple Watch Series 7 discount couldn’t have arrived at a better time.…
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