Monthly Archives: October 2020

Scientists challenge latest discovery of biosignature on Venus

Venus, conceived by NASA Mariner in 1974 in 10 investigations.Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech Last month’s bombshell study made the extraordinary claim of finding a type of atom on Venus associated with life. An independent re-evaluation of the methods used in the paper, searching for “no statistical evidence” for the biomarker, …

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What we bought: Our favorite USB-C chargers

Moffy Powerstation XXL Igor Bonifacek / Anjedet At best, most power banks don’t look like that, and – at worst, it’s equally ugly to sin. I’m not afraid to admit that I initially bought Moffy’s imaginatively named PowerStation XXL because I think it looks beautiful with its fabric cover. But …

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Tesla’s’ full self-driving ‘beta test draws federal security regulators’ attention

Federal regulators are monitoring the rollout of Tesla’s “complete self-driving” experiment. This week, AutoTomeker began testing its latest state-of-the-art driver assistance software with a select group of customers, and yet, the government is taking a wait-and-see approach. In a statement, U.S. A spokesman for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration …

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