Thoughts and musings of David Greenberg, a polymath
The X-37B, the US Space Force’s secretive space plane, will soon take flight again. On Monday, the Space Force announced that it will fly the small, Space Shuttle-shaped vehicle on…
Scientists long thought that Neanderthals were avid meat eaters. Based on chemical analysis of Neanderthal remains, it seemed like they’d been feasting on as much meat as apex predators such…
The Belgian tourist board provided nothing to this article; the writer just really really loves Spa-Francorchamps. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. Formula 1 made its annual stop at…
Some risks don’t breach the perimeter—they arrive through signed software, clean resumes, or sanctioned vendors still hiding in plain sight. This week, the clearest threats weren’t the loudest—they were the…
For two years, Col. Raj Agrawal commanded the US military unit responsible for tracking nearly 50,000 human-made objects whipping through space. In this role, he was keeper of the orbital…
Earlier this month we noted how California was attempting to pass a new law ensuring that broadband would be affordable to poor people. The original law proposed that the biggest…
Picture this: you’ve hardened every laptop in your fleet with real‑time telemetry, rapid isolation, and automated rollback. But the corporate mailbox—the front door for most attackers—is still guarded by what…
The notorious cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider is targeting VMware ESXi hypervisors in attacks targeting retail, airline, and transportation sectors in North America. “The group’s core tactics have remained…
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered over a dozen security vulnerabilities impacting Tridium’s Niagara Framework that could allow an attacker on the same network to compromise the system under certain circumstances. “These…
HBO Max dropped the hotly anticipated full trailer for S2 of Peacemaker—James Gunn’s Emmy-nominated series spun off from his 2021 film, The Suicide Squad —at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend.…