Pikachu, my dear friend. How have you gotten yourself into this? Are you ok?

The Microsoft PowerShell task automation and configuration management framework has long been associated with core Microsoft workloads; it provides access to everything from Azure Stack to Windows 10. But since mid-2016, it’s also been a cross-platform open…

Following Oliver Sacks, Antonio Damasio may be the neuroscientist whose popular books have done the most to inform readers about the…

The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss is a stinging satire on nationalism, full of the famous author's trademark artwork and whimsical rhymes.

Peak oil demand may be just 12 years away.

Exploring new markets, too

In the world of big-box retail, December 26th is a very special day. The Christmas music playing on the overhead speakers switches back to the family friendly Top 40, the store’s decorations …

More problems from the massive processor vulnerability

These retro machines, which make plastic souvenirs right before your eyes, are as popular as ever.

Pulse wave velocity measurements are getting removed from the Body Cardio scale due to regulatory issues

Hands-free in the ATL

Director Panos Cosmatos once said that his 2010 debut film Beyond the Black Rainbow was "a sort of imagining of an old film that doesn’t exist," inspired by a childhood obsession with the box art of horror movies he wasn’t allowed to watch. His new follow…

In its latest update on the App Store Apple reported that iOS developers earned $26.5 billion in 2017. A year ago the figure was $20 billion. The growth rate is then about 33%. The cumulative payme…

The hit Marvel film was accidentally made available early on iTunes for some preorder customers.

The newly commissioned USS Little Rock got trapped by ice near Montreal on its maiden voyage to Florida.

Unbound is a self-described sextech webshop for rebellious women and its founder, Polly Rodriguez, is a unique and fascinating representative for the site. In this Technotopia podcast I talk to…

First, coffee

At least the CDC will still track the flu

Ziro is a nifty programmable robotics kit for kids that had a successful Indiegogo campaign last year. And the company behind it, ZeroUI, is still adding new features. By default, Ziro kits come…

H3N2 is deadlier than many other influenza strains