“In the past, Apple has taken an opposing stance on letting consumers repair their devices. Some of that is changing with Apple’s new announcement,” writes Slashdot reader wakeboarder. “Apple will sell components like batteries and screens to allow con…
iOS 15.2 Beta Blurs Nude Images For Kids Using Messages App
iOS 15.2 has been released today, bringing a new feature called Communication Safety in Messages that is able to detect and automatically blur nude images that are sent or received by children. It’s one of several Child Safety features Apple announced …
New Mineral Discovered In Deep-Earth Diamond
fahrbot-bot shares a report from Scientific American: A diamond that formed deep in the earth’s mantle contains a mineral never seen before in nature. The discovery is a rare glimpse into the deep mantle and may help reveal new information about the st…
New Class of Drug Reverses Paralysis In Mice
An anonymous reader quotes a report from International Business Times: US scientists have developed a new form of drug that promotes the regeneration of cells and reversed paralysis in mice with spinal injuries, allowing them to walk again within four …
Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade Should Occur On Saturday
Bitcoin’s long-awaited Taproot update will occur in the coming days, with most sources suggesting Saturday as its activation date. Crypto Briefing reports: Taproot is an upgrade that will improve Bitcoin’s capacity for scripting, bringing it in line wi…
SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft Successfully Docks At ISS With Four Astronauts Onboard
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station on Thursday evening, less than 24 hours after it launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Fox Business reports: NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Ka…
The World’s Largest Record Company Is Creating an NFT Super Group
The world’s largest music company has created a band of four virtual apes. Bloomberg reports: Universal Music, the home to top-selling musicians like Drake and Taylor Swift, is working with collector Jimmy McNelis to convert four of his NFTs into a ban…
New Company Develops Vacuum-Sealed Centrifuge To Launch Satellites Into Orbit
Camel Pilot writes: SpinLaunch is developing a launch system that uses kinetic energy as a cheap method to launch a projectile into orbit. They propose using a vacuum-sealed centrifuge spinning the projectile at near escape velocity speeds and releasin…
A Bitcoin Mine In Navajo Nation Flares Tensions
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Just outside of Shiprock, New Mexico, on land belonging to the Navajo Nation, a Bitcoin mine owned and operated by a Canadian investment company consumes seven megawatts of power each month — enoug…
Metallurgist Admits Faking Steel-Test Results For US Navy Subs
schwit1 shares a report from the Miami Herald: A metallurgist in Washington state pleaded guilty to fraud Monday after she spent decades faking the results of strength tests on steel that was being used to make U.S. Navy submarines. Elaine Marie Thomas…