The U.S. government recently gave California approval to release millions of genetically engineered mosquitoes bred by British biotech company Oxitec. Oxitec, a private company, says its genetically modified bugs could help save half the world’s population from the invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito, which can spread diseases such as yellow fever, Read more…
David Spirk, the chief data officer for America’s Department of Defense, “called for the Pentagon to make urgent investments to defend against potential espionage from quantum computers” that could crack the encryption on sensitive data, Bloomberg reports: “I don’t think that there’s enough senior leaders getting their heads around the Read more…
It’s a sunny day on a city street as a green bus pulls up by the kerb. Onboard, a handful of passengers sit stony-faced as you step up to present your pass. But you cannot see your body — only a floating pair of blue hands. It might sound like Read more…
A new article on the Verge argues that the era of fixing your own phone “has nearly arrived.” When I called up iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens, I figured he’d be celebrating — after years of fighting for right-to-repair, big name companies like Google and Samsung have suddenly agreed to provide Read more…
The federal Liberal government introduced legislation Tuesday to force digital giants to compensate news publishers for the use of their content. The new regulatory regime would require companies like Google and the Meta Platforms-owned Facebook — and other major online platforms that reproduce or facilitate access to news content — Read more…
Elon Musk will join Twitter’s board of directors after taking a 9.2% stake in the social media company. “Through conversations with Elon in recent weeks, it became clear to us that he would bring great value to our Board,” CEO Parag Agrawal said in a tweet. “He’s both a passionate Read more…
The U.S. government owns about 1,100 charging stations. It may need more than 100,000 charging stations to support widespread EV use in the next decade, according to testimony from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Tuesday. The testimony, which was first reported by Reuters, mainly delved into the U.S. Postal Read more…