The standard model of physics can’t accommodate some observed phenomena, notes Popular Mechanics. Yet “In a new study, scientists say they can explain dark matter by positing a particle that links to a fifth dimension.” While the “warped extra dimension” (WED) is a trademark of a popular physics model first introduced in 1999, this research,…

RFID tags are normally used for pedestrian tasks like tracking shipping crates or opening doors to workplaces we’d rather be absent from, but they can also be cool and fun. [hoveeman] demonstrates this ably with a tidy jukebox project. The build is based on a Raspberry Pi Zero, secreted away underneath a table with a…

When Tim Cook told an interviewer that Apple wouldn’t get in a Facebook-style data-collection controversy, “Mr. Zuckerberg shot back that Mr. Cook’s comments were ‘extremely glib’ and ‘not at all aligned with the truth,’” reports the Wall Street Journal. But “In private, Mr. Zuckerberg was even harsher. ‘We need to inflict pain,’ he told his…

Apokolips Sunday is almost here. …read more Source:: CNet

Imagine for a moment that something has taken out your phone line, cell, and fibre connection so you have no internet. For some of you this may even be reality, but go with it and imagine yourself deciding to use your unexpectedly disconnected lockdown time pursuing that code project you always promised yourself. You pull…

On Feb. 18, NASA’s latest Mars rover will try for a dramatic touchdown on the red planet. …read more Source:: CNet

Wanda and Vision’s visitor from another universe fits right in, weirdly enough. …read more Source:: CNet

Harrison announces he’ll step away from his hosting duties temporarily, issuing a second apology for controversial comments about a contestant’s plantation party photos. …read more Source:: CNet

While GameStop’s surge has been heralded as a victory for underdogs, “Growing evidence casts doubt on the idea that the episode mostly benefited small-time investors…” reports the Washington Post. (Alternate URLs here and here “And, in at least some cases, novice investors lost their shirts.” Giant mutual funds that own the largest stakes in GameStop…

After an aborted test in December, Richard Branson’s company will try again from New Mexico. …read more Source:: CNet