Erik Prince wants to sell you a “secure” smartphone that’s too good to be true
Erik Prince’s pitch to investors was simple—but certainly ambitious: pay just €5 million and cure…
Ring’s new TV show is a brilliant but ominous viral marketing ploy
There’s a genre of video floating around TikTok, Facebook, Nextdoor, and countless other social apps…
The Download: an “unhackable” phone, and Ring’s TV show
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Tiny caps can measure activity in lab-grown minibrains
Minuscule lab-grown models of human brains can be fitted with caps that measure their activity,…
How the idea of a “transgender contagion” went viral—and caused untold harm
When Jay told his mom he was bisexual at 14, she was supportive. But when…
Inside the software that will become the next battle front in US-China chip war
The US has moved to restrict export of EDA software. What is it, and how…
The Download: transphobic panic, and the US-China chip war
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
A three-parent technique could help trans men have babies
Fertility treatments can be undesirable for transgender men, as they involve pausing gender-affirming hormone therapy…
Bright LEDs could spell the end of dark skies
Late one evening in June of 2016, John Barentine stood alone at Mather Point, an…
Why we can no longer afford to ignore the case for climate adaptation
This article was originally published on Undark. Read the original article. In the late 1950s,…