Tech

enlarge † Critical infrastructure sites like this oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, rely on safety systems. For years, the hackers behind the malware known… Read More »Feds claim destructive Russian hackers are targeting US oil refineries

John Roach, a marketing visionary who helped make the home computer ubiquitous in the late 1970s by introducing the fully assembled Tandy TRS-80 for $599.95… Read More »John Roach, pioneer of the personal computer, is dead at 83

Leica Leica’s new M11 digital rangefinder camera might as well be from a completely different era. Do not get me wrong; the technology in it… Read More »Leica’s new camera puts skills back in focus

Mr. Mittelman, Othram’s CEO, said his company had received more than $400,000 from philanthropic donors. According to Crunchbase, the start-up has also raised $28.5 million… Read More »Philanthropists push police investigations into DNA databases

enlarge † Do you also hate it when ice crystals form and your ice cream gets all crunchy? Scientists at the University of Tennessee found… Read More »The secret to keeping ice cream creamy (not crunchy) may be vegetable nanocrystals

“‘It’s too late’ means ‘I just want to be comfortable as much of my life as I can because I’m already comfortable,’” said Mr. Aiken.… Read More »‘OK Doomer’ and the Climate Lawyers Who Say It’s Not Too Late

Ars Technica It’s the weekend and that means it’s time for a new Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the… Read More »The weekend’s best deals: new Apple iPad Air, tons of PC games and more

It started out as a digital hub for credit cards and concert tickets, allowing anyone with an iPhone to swing through cash registers and turnstiles.… Read More »Arizona offers driver licenses on iPhones. Other states want to be next.