A small data storage device designed in South Korea doesn't self-destruct after being used (sorry, Ethan Hunt). However, it will dissolve within 72 hours of being placed in a cup of room-temperature ...

Hundreds of Windows and Linux computer models from virtually all hardware makers are vulnerable to a new attack that executes malicious firmware early in the boot-up sequence, a feat that allows ...

The general thinking so far was that most advanced AI applications were going to need to run in the cloud for some time to come. Recently, there have been several big developments that strongly ...

In recent years, device location features from Apple, Google, and Samsung have made it easier than ever to find a missing phone. You're often able to fire up a map on your laptop or another device and ...

If you run AI features in Chrome, you might have inadvertently downloaded 4GB of additional data to your machine.

While sitting on the skin, a compact device that applies force in any direction to generate a variety of sensations. Professors John Rogers, Yonggang Huang, and J. Edward Colgate; Postdoctoral ...

For almost a decade now, the smartphone and personal computer (PC) markets have been stuck in limbo. Refresh cycles for these devices have remained flat or even declined due to a lack of “must-have” ...

On July 14, 2025, FDA issued a warning letter to WHOOP, Inc., notifying the company that its marketing of Blood Pressure Insights (BPI) was neither cleared nor approved. FDA stated that BPI qualifies ...

Unless you’re an accountant, the whole end-of-year tax filing can be a nightmare. While you might look forward to your return, you’re probably not too excited about coughing up money to a tax expert ...

Part of the "passkeys are more secure than passwords" story is derived from the fact that passkeys are non-human-readable secrets -- stored somewhere on your device -- that even you have very limited ...