Apple-1 computers are the ultimate collector’s item for Apple fans, and they often sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars due to their rarity. RR Auction is this month selling a functional Apple-1 computer that was hand-numbered by Steve Jobs, and the site expects the machine to fetch upwards of $375,000. There were just 200…
Google celebrates Computer Science Education Week with free learning resources and support for local organizations closing equity gaps in CS.Read More
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A new app aims to help the millions of people living with long covid The news: A new app could help people with long covid cope with their condition by giving them a…
Photo by Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images Stack Overflow, the go-to question-and-answer site for coders and programmers, has temporarily banned users from sharing responses generated by AI chatbot ChatGPT. The site’s mods said that the ban was temporary and that a final ruling would be made some time in the future after consultation with…
Enlarge / Orion, the Earth, and the Moon, captured during the Artemis I mission. (credit: NASA) The launch of the Artemis I mission in mid-November was spectacular, and NASA’s Orion spacecraft has performed nearly flawlessly ever since. If all goes as anticipated—and there is no reason to believe it won’t—Orion will splash down in calm…
Long COVID manifest in many forms and symptoms, including complex chronic illnesses that healthcare providers might not diagnose or treat. DrAfter123/Getty Images This story was supported by the journalism nonprofit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. In early 2020 I developed a disabling case of long COVID, which sent me on a never-ending search for adequate…
Even when your body is cozy, your mind can be uncomfortable, especially if you cringe at the sound of your own voice. Ivan Samkov / Pexels There are two kinds of writers: those who hate transcribing interviews, and liars. Most writers I know will do almost anything to avoid listening to their own voice, making…
The largest active volcano on Earth, Mauna Loa, has erupted and you can stream it live. Mauna Loa began erupting on Nov. 27, 2022 at around 11:30 p.m, from its location within in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). By the following morning, the eruption had moved to what’s…
Intel’s Core i5-13500 processor is going to be quite the performer if freshly-leaked benchmarks prove to be on the money. As Tom’s Hardware picked up, this comes from Chinese video sharing website Bilibili where an engineering sample of the mid-range Raptor Lake CPU was put through its paces in Cinebench R23 and CPU-Z. The Core…
Public organizations in Russia, including mayoral offices and courts, are being targeted by a brand new and quite devious malware variant. CryWiper poses as ransomware, trying to extort a little money out of the victims (0.5 bitcoin, or roughly $9,000 at press time), but its goal is not to get paid – it’s to destroy…