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To Learn More Quickly, Brain Cells Break Their DNA
Faced with a threat, the brain has to act fast, its neurons making new connections to learn what might spell the difference between life and death. But in its response, the brain also raises the stakes: As an unsettling recent discovery shows, to express learning and memory genes more... Read more
Facebook, should we just be friends?
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! This article was written by Mat Lebowitz, designer and technophile. Am I the only one feeling a little ambivalent about separating from my technology? Facebook is rumored to track and collect 52,000 data points... Read more
Why ransomware hackers love a holiday weekend
Enlarge / Gah, don’t you miss unstressed travel? Klaus Vedfelt / Getty Images On the Friday heading into Memorial Day weekend this year, it was meat processing giant JBS. On the Friday before the Fourth of July, it was IT management software company Kaseya and, by extension, over a... Read more
Best midsize SUV for 2021: Shop our top choices
You aren’t alone if you’re shopping for a midsize SUV. The segment is full of choices, but which is the best? That depends on your budget and needs. We can help you narrow it down, because we’ve driven plenty of midsize SUVs. And some are much better than others.... Read more
‘Biomutant’ and ‘Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart’ Epitomize the Gaming Budget Gap
This summer saw the release of two games that feature talking foxlike creatures as their protagonists. Biomutant, the debut game from Swedish studio Experiment 101 has found an audience, though not one that’s likely to praise the game without qualifications. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, the latest in a... Read more
Sony will offer free PS5 upgrades for all Horizon: Forbidden West owners after all
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  On Thursday, Sony announced a convoluted and unpopular system for PlayStation 4 owners of the upcoming Horizon: Forbidden West to upgrade to the PlayStation 5 version of the game. Sony was only going to allow... Read more
All the iPhone 13 release date clues: Apple could reveal its new flagship in just a few weeks
The iPhone 13, shown in this render, could be arriving soon. EverythingApplePro Don’t get too excited, but we may have a guess for the iPhone 13 release date. After sorting through all the clues and rumors, we expect Apple’s next iPhone, said to be called the iPhone 13, to... Read more
Biologists Unlock the Secrets of ‘Invisible’ Animals
This story originally appeared on Atlas Obscura and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. While trekking through the Peruvian rain forest, an eight-hour boat ride from the nearest jungle settlement, biologist Aaron Pomerantz saw what seemed like tiny invisible jets zipping across the trail. “I was out there... Read more
Imperva: The median duration of DDoS attacks was 6.1 minutes in the first half of 2021
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! The median duration of a network DDoS attack in the first half of 2021 was just 6.1 minutes, according to research from Imperva Research Labs. Organizations should watch out for these types of attacks... Read more
iPhone 13: The most exciting rumors about release date, price, specs and more
The iPhone 13 should be here in mid-September. RendersbyIan/Twitter Apple’s upcoming iPhone, said to be called the iPhone 13, is expected to get a few snazzy upgrades this fall. The highly anticipated smartphone is rumored to feature a new design with a notchless display, longer battery life, increased refresh rate, upped camera specs,... Read more