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Apple, Google, and Microsoft want Bluetooth proximity to replace the password

The first Thursday of May is apparently “World Password Day, ” and to celebrate Apple , Google , and Microsoft are launching a ” joint effort ” to kill the password. The major OS vendors want to “expand support for a common passwordless sign-in standard created by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web […]

Who could know we’re here on Earth?

Enlarge / This is what Earth looks like from within the Solar System. Imaging it from a different system entirely poses some challenges. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute) The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has primarily involved looking outward and searching nearby stars for signals that can’t be explained by known natural processes. But there has […]

4K streamer showdown: Chromecast vs. Amazon Fire TV Stick vs. Roku Streaming Stick+

It’s a good time to be in the market for an affordable streaming stick, like Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K media streamer. [credit: Jeff Dunn ] In 2021, as we all continue to spend more time in front of screens than anyone anticipated, most of us have a short list of requirements for a modern streaming stick. We […]