The Tank That’s Tougher Than Wildfire

Posted on November 14, 2018 by HeyJK

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Wildfires used to have a season. From May to October, much of California—plus parts of most states west of the Rockies—would be on alert for dry conditions. Cold, wet November meant the threat was over. Then 2018 happened.

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Bullets that can’t miss & super soldiers

Posted on November 14, 2018 by HeyJK

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BULLETS that never miss, super soldiers with extreme strength and robot warriors capable of rising up against humans may sound like the stuff of science fiction… but the truth is that they have all already been developed.

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Amazon strikes deal with Apple to sell new iPhones and iPads

Posted on November 9, 2018 by HeyJK

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Amazon has made a deal with Apple that will see the Cupertino tech company sell its products — including iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches — directly on Amazon, according to a report from CNET.

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New discovery throws light on mystery of pyramids’ construction

Posted on November 6, 2018 by HeyJK

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The mystery of how, exactly, the pyramids were built may have come a step closer to being unravelled after a team of archaeologists made a chance discovery in an ancient Egyptian quarry.

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A Llama Antibody Could Be the Key to a Universal Flu Vaccine

Posted on November 3, 2018 by HeyJK

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Less than a week ago, Roche snagged regulatory approval for Xofluza, a single-dose oral medication, the first new flu treatment approved in 20 years. Now, new research indicates that llamas, the doe-eyed South American pack animal, may hold the key to flu vaccines.

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Interstellar asteroid ‘Oumuamua’ could be a giant solar sail sent from another civilization

Posted on November 3, 2018 by HeyJK

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Over time, the buildup of these particles provides enough thrust for a spacecraft to travel in space.

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Apple will no longer report iPhone, Mac and iPad unit sales

Posted on November 2, 2018 by HeyJK

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Apple on Thursday dropped a bombshell in announcing a major change in the way it reports quarterly earnings, saying it will no longer release iPhone, Mac and iPad sales numbers starting with the December period.

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Waymo Can Finally Bring Truly Driverless Cars to California

Posted on October 31, 2018 by HeyJK

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The driverless cars cometh. Waymo just became the first company allowed to test fully self-driving cars—the kind with no carbon-based beings behind the wheel—in the state of California.

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Surgery students ‘losing dexterity to stitch patients’

Posted on October 31, 2018 by HeyJK

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Roger Kneebone, professor of surgical education at Imperial College, London, says young people have so little experience of craft skills that they struggle with anything practical.

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How much does a cable box really cost? The industry would prefer you don’t ask

Posted on October 31, 2018 by HeyJK

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Spectrum TV and internet customers will see their rates go up again in November. Among other increases, the broadcast TV surcharge will rise to $9.95 from $8.85 a month, and the monthly fee for a set-top box will jump to $7.50 from $6.99.

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What no one tells you about the mall apocalypse and the future of malls

Posted on October 25, 2018 by HeyJK

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We’ve all read about the disruption to retail as e-commerce eats brick-and-mortar’s lunch and is causing the demise of so many malls, often referred to as the mall apocalypse.

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‘Twisted’ fibre optic light breakthrough could make internet 100 times faster

Posted on October 24, 2018 by HeyJK

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The research, published in the journal Nature Communications, can be used to easily upgrade existing networks and significantly boost efficiency, scientists say.

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Hubble Telescope’s Broken Gyroscope Seemingly Fixed After Engineers Try Turning It Off and On Again

Posted on October 23, 2018 by HeyJK

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If you’ve ever worked in IT, you know that most problems require eye-rollingly simple solutions. One, check that the device is plugged in. Two, turn the device off and back on again. Three, wiggle some things around.

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Your Poop Is Probably Full of Plastic

Posted on October 23, 2018 by HeyJK

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Every minute, a dumptruckful of plastic plops into the world’s oceans. That’s eight billion metric tons every year. Once waterborne, whatever doesn’t wash ashore eventually breaks down into itty bits.

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The Map You Grew Up With Is A Lie. This Is What The World Really Looks Like

Posted on October 22, 2018 by HeyJK

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The world is not quite what it seems. Most of the maps you see day-to-day are based on Mercator projection. Designed almost 450 years ago, even Google Maps used a variant of this projection until just a few months ago.

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Almost Half of U.S. Births Happen Outside Marriage, Signaling Cultural Shift

Posted on October 17, 2018 by HeyJK

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Facebook Will Use Data Collected From Its Portal in-Home Video Device to Target You With Ads

Posted on October 16, 2018 by HeyJK

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We wrote that because that’s what we were told by Facebook executives. But Facebook has since reached out to change its answer: Portal doesn’t have ads, but data about who you call and data about which apps you use on Portal can be used to target you with ads on other Facebook-owned properties.

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The History of Sears Predicts Nearly Everything Amazon Is Doing

Posted on October 16, 2018 by HeyJK

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Amazon comes to conquer brick-and-mortar retail, not to bury it. In the last two years, the company has opened 11 physical bookstores. This summer, it bought Whole Foods and its 400 grocery locations.

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Smartphone pioneer Palm’s latest product is basically an over-sized Apple Watch …

Posted on October 15, 2018 by HeyJK

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The movement to reduce our usage of smartphones shows no sign of slowing. Palm, one of the pioneers of the personal digital assistants that grew into smartphones, is back with a miniature phone designed to minimize our usage of the device … Simply called Palm, the 3.

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Sculpture that unravels in space could become most widely viewed artwork of all time

Posted on October 15, 2018 by HeyJK

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This November, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will deliver 70 satellites into Earth’s orbit including one that comes from the Nevada Museum of Art. It’s called “Orbital Reflector,” and it’s the latest work by artist Trevor Paglen.

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