Aussies have lost over AU$7 million to remote access scams already this year

In the first six months of 2021, Australians lost over AU$7 million by letting scammers access their home computers -- up 184% when compared to last…

View Photos of the Ringbrothers 1970 Chevrolet Blazer

Larry Chen Courtesy of Kahn Media View Gallery 20 Photos 1 of 20 Ring…

Ransomware shows the power and weakness of the web

Ransomware reflects the complexities and limitations of the web. It's worth remembering those limitations as we rely ever more on computer systems…

Heatherwick Studio Airo Concept Cleans Air around You as You Drive

Electric-vehicle concepts are common enough these days that you need more than a zero-emission powertrain to stand out. So why not work on a negative-emission EV?That's what Heatherwick Studio did with its Airo concept, which uses a HEPA…

Quantum computing: This new 100-qubit processor is built with atoms cooled down near to absolute zero

The company's 100-qubit gate-based quantum computer, code-named Hilbert, is launching later this year after final tuning and optimization work. …

A Ride with Photographer Larry Chen in a Custom 1970 Chevrolet Blazer

Larry Chen Courtesy of Kahn Media Larry Chen can't stop talking about the paint. I think he'd lick it if there wasn't a whole bunch of us watching. I can't blame him. The color is a dark oaky green…

More Power Lines or Rooftop Solar Panels: The Fight Over Energy’s Future

The nation is facing once in a generation choices about how energy ought to be delivered to homes, businesses and electric cars — decisions that could shape the course of climate change and determine how the United States copes with wildfires,…

Help! How do I turn off my iPhone?

You'd think it would be easy to turn off your iPhone, right? Just press that power button, and job done.Except that button you think is a power button…

This Tank-Engine-Powered Ford Crown Vic Sounds Utterly Absurd

There's no rational decision flowchart that lands you here. No one, least of all Daniel Warner, thinks putting a 27-liter tank engine in a Ford Crown Victoria makes a lick of sense. Petty details like logic and reason won't stop him,…

Behind the Clash at OPEC: Growing Competition in the Gulf

The fighting between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia that emerged in recent days over oil production had been brewing for months, if not years.A seven-member federation of states on the Persian Gulf, the Emirates is pursuing ambitious…