Enlarge / The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning new look at the iconic Pillars of Creation. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been the gift that keeps on giving, releasing one jaw-dropping image after another since the summer. Today, NASA released a stunning near-infrared camera image of the iconic “Pillars of Creation” in…
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Several years ago, Kevin DeMarco’s aunt was an operating room nurse who asked DeMarco — knowing that he programmed robots for a living — if there was a robot that could prepare surgical equipment. After investigating the problem with a colleague at Georgia Tech, where DeMarco was working as a research faculty member, he decided…
The Biden administration said it will launch a cybersecurity labeling program for consumer Internet of Things devices starting in 2023 in an effort to protect Americans from “significant national security risks.” It’s no secret that IoT devices generally have weak security postures. Weak default passwords have allowed botnet operators to hijack insecure routers to pummel…
A new company is taking a leaf out of Stripe’s API playbook with a platform that makes it easy for any company to create clear API documentation, while also allowing non-technical team members to contribute to the process. Demoing as part of the Battlefield 200 cohort at TC Disrupt this week, TechCrunch met up with…
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A long time ago, the creator of a galaxy far, far away wanted a bunch of big-name filmmakers to play in his brand-new space sandbox. “The people are there, the environment is there, the Empire is there, and now [other directors] will start building on it,” George Lucas told Rolling Stone in his first post-Star…
A common trope in horror movies: a family flees from the hustle and bustle of the big city to the cozy suburbs. But their new dream home becomes a nightmare — in this case, as creepy typewritten letters turn up from someone calling themselves “The Watcher.” The lives of the Brannacks unravel as their search for this…
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to drive consumers online, the pressure for incumbent insurance companies to adopt digital technology is intensifying. Incumbent insurers have been pushed to accelerate their use of mature AI deployments over the past year to meet changing customer expectations and better compete with tech-centric firms. For context, consumers are now twice as…
Elon Musk. Andrew Kelly/Reuters Elon Musk said he is “excited about the Twitter situation” on Tesla’s earnings call. Musk spent months and millions of dollars trying to walk away from his deal to buy Twitter before agreeing to go through with the purchase. Musk said the company has “incredible potential” but has “languished for a…