Month: December 2022
Did You Delete Your Social Media In 2022? Was It Worth It? Tell Us About It.
The average person spends 147 minutes, or 2.45 hours, on social media per day — that’s up two minutes from 2021. Which might not be so great: Studies show that social media can increase negative self-image, depression, anxiety, and feelings of loneliness. And then there are privacy concerns and the…
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Radiator leak from Russian ISS module leaves spacewalkers cooling their heels
Russia's Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft, currently docked at the International Space Station (ISS), began leaking coolant Wednesday evening. According to Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, the instrument and assembly compartment’s outer skin was damaged. Fortunately, the crew is safe, and they conducted normal operations afterward. NASA said in a blog post that…
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Here’s The Best Thing To Post On Instagram Notes
On Tuesday, Instagram launched a new feature called Notes. It lives in the Message section of Instagram and allows people to post a sort of status update, kind of like a Story, but text-only. It’s a lot like the old AIM away messages: You can only post one Note at…
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Google is beta testing digital state ID cards in its Android Wallet app
Maryland was one of the first states to make state IDs available on Apple’s Wallet app for iPhones, and now Google is beta testing support for the “Digital Driver’s License” in the Wallet app on Android phones. The Apple Wallet integration can already be used to get through TSA at…
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Most US companies have already started investing in quantum computing
Audio player loading… The majority (83%) of professionals working for US companies say their organizations have already started investing in quantum research or technology, if data compiled by Classiq is to be believed The Israeli quantum software firm spoke to 500 US-based professionals at companies with 100 or more employees…
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This Android browser might have leaked the details of millions of users
Audio player loading… A popular Android browser app with more than five million downloads on the Google Play Store may have been leaking user data including browser history, experts have claimed. Cybernews (opens in new tab) says it discovered that the ‘Web Explorer – Fast Internet’ app had left its…
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