More than a decade ago, three astronomers discovered a minor planet orbiting the Sun beyond Neptune. Now they need your help in naming it. To avoid another Boaty McBoatface situation, the team—Meg Schwamb, Mike Brown,…
Meet Katie Bouman, the 29-year-old scientist who helped…
First came the breathtaking image, the first one to ever show a black hole, in a galaxy about 55 million light-years from Earth. Then came the giddy realization that the remarkable, years-in-the-making moment would not…
Kate McKinnon Is Playing Elizabeth Holmes In A…
Saturday Night Live star Kate McKinnon hasn't shied away from depicting controversial figures onscreen. Whether it be Justin Bieber or Theresa May, she has an award-worthy range of impressions under her belt, but she's about…
‘Apple and the Craftsmen’
Image source: Apple (2019) On 25 March, Apple invited celebrities and members of the tech and entertainment press to the Steve Jobs Theater for a range of special announcements. What made this event a little…
Uproxx Names Former Condé Nast Exec Adam Smith…
Smith will be based in Los Angeles and report directly to CEO Benjamin Blank Uproxx has hired former Condé Nast vice president of sales Adam Smith to be its new chief revenue officer, the digital…
Today Apr 9 Global X Internet of Things…
Today, on Apr 9, Global X Internet of Things ETF (NASDAQ:SNSR) looks negative with 0.47% gain so far, reaching $19.03 per share. With net assets of 77.80M and 1.05% volatility for this month. During the…
Online security 101: How to protect your privacy…
Cybersecurity is in shambles: Who's to blame? We are building our future on a creaking digital foundation. It's time for that to change. "I have nothing to hide" was once the standard response to the…
Why Is the Structural Budget Deficit Blowing Up…
The structural, or cyclically adjusted, budget balance has been deteriorating. In accounting terms, what’re the drivers? Figure 1: Structural/cyclically adjusted budget balance as a percentage of potential GDP. Source: CBO, Budget and Economic Outlook, Jan.…
Democracy Cannot Survive as This Kind of Puppet…
AAron OntiverozGetty Images (Permanent Musical Accompaniment To This Post) Being our semi-regular weekly survey of what's goin' down in the several states where, as we know, the real work of governmentin' gets done, and where…
Monsanto liable for French farmer’s ill health –…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Paul Francois says he fell ill after ingesting Lasso, Monsanto's weedkiller product US biotech giant Monsanto is legally responsible for the ill health of a farmer who ingested its weedkiller…