Oxford scientists crack case of why ketchup splatters from near-empty bottle

Enlarge / Getting those few last dollops of ketchup out of the bottle can lead to unexpected splattering. (credit: Getty Images) Ketchup is one of the most popular condiments in the US, along with mayonnaise, but getting those few last dollops out of the bottle often results in a sudden splattering. “It’s annoying, potentially embarrassing,…

India’s AIIMS hit by outages after cyberattack

India’s leading public medical institute, All India Institute of Medical Services, or AIIMS, is experiencing outages following a cyberattack. The outages are affecting hundreds of patients and doctors accessing primary healthcare services, including patient admission, discharge and billing systems. Established in 1956, AIIMS holds thousands of medical undergraduate and postgraduate students. It is also one…

Automating the income gap

This is going to be another one of those “let’s ask ourselves some difficult questions” newsletter introductions, so if you’re in the U.S., I certainly won’t blame you for not giving Actuator your full attention until after the holiday. I generally approach these conversations through the same basic lens: a majority of technologies are neither…

Bessemer, Playground, Root and Seraphim VCs will judge the TC Sessions: Space Pitch-off

Watching outstanding early-stage founders square off in a pitch competition is not only an essential part of TechCrunch conferences, but it’s also an attendee favorite. Seriously, who doesn’t love a pitch-off? And the Space Pitch-off is just one more compelling reason to go to TC Sessions: Space on December 6 in Los Angeles. Let’s take…

This fake MSI Afterburner is going after gamers’ passwords

Advanced PC users who like to tweak how their GPU performs are being targeted with malware, researchers are saying.  A number of websites have been detected advertising a fraudulent version of MSI Afterburner, which instead installs cryptocurrency miners and infostealers on the affected endpoints. MSI Afterburner is a program that allows users to modify how…

3D NAND sales plummet across the globe as demand falls

Demand for 3D NAND memory dropped sharply during the third quarter of 2022, causing the overall NAND manufacturing industry’s revenue to drop 24.3% quarter-over-quarter, according to research from market intelligence firm TrendForce. The NAND Flash industry recorded total revenue of around US$13.71 billion for 3Q22, which Trendforce linked to below-expectation numbers in terms of overall…