Monthly Archives: November 2022

How to replace your Wi-Fi router without disconnecting all your devices

Samar Haddad / The Verge When it’s finally time to get a new Wi-Fi router, there’s no need to panic. Whether you’ve switched internet service providers or you’ve decided to get something snappier, snazzier, and more reliable than whatever piece of plastic your ISP handed you, upgrading your router doesn’t have to be a headache….

Robots will roam a university to study a “a socio-technical problem”

Enlarge (credit: Boston Dynamics) Will robots take over the world? Will our new machine overlords be generous gods or cruel taskmasters? A new research project isn’t going to answer these questions, but it aims to highlight how humans perceive and interact with some of our automatons in public. Researchers at the University of Texas at…

Pixxel’s Awais Ahmed talks going hyperspectral in dual-use at TC Sessions: Space

Orbital imagery is becoming commonplace in industries and defense, but looking beyond the visible spectrum has yet to break through into the mainstream. Pixxel is poised to change that with its hyperspectral imaging satellites, and co-founder Awais Ahmed will join us at TC Sessions: Space in Los Angeles on December 6 to tell us why…

You’re right – a huge number of your work emails are just spam

A large proportion of your work emails may not be useful in any way, a new report examining billions of messages has claimed. Research from Hornetsecurity analyzing 25 billion business emails found nearly half (40.5%) are ‘unwanted’, and could even represent a serious threat to businesses. The report also revealed how email remains an incredibly…

Control 2 has been announced, great news for all supernatural shooter fans

Control 2 has officially been signed off following an announcement from developers Remedy Entertainment. Released back in 2019, Control sees you take on the job of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Control, a secretive organization that investigates spooky occurrences all over the globe. You’ve one hell of a first day, though, as the…

Stocks are still in a bear market after the post-CPI rally, but the market will keep pushing higher through the start of 2023, says Guggenheim investment chief Scott Minerd

Lucy Nicholson/Reuters The post-CPI rally in stocks will act as support to move higher through early 2023, Guggenheim CIO Scott Minerd said.  “I would just ride the seasonals here. Things are still fairly well-valued and inflation is coming down.”  The S&P 500 can rise to 4,100 but it’s still in a bear market.   The surge…

Housing affordability is so bad that it’s the only thing liberal and conservative voters can agree on

Americans at a voting station. Getty Images Despite a cooling trend in real estate prices, housing remains unaffordable for many Americans. On Tuesday, millions of voters nationwide casted ballots in favor of affordable housing measures. Data from Moody’s Analytics shows it’s one of the only issues that voters of all political stripes largely agreed on….