China Is Relentlessly Hacking Its Neighbors
In May 2022, Joe Biden was on a charm offensive. The US president invited the leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations to the White House for the first time for…
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Zillow Rate Your Neighbors? A Designer Reimagines Apps
Soren Iverson blames Spotify, if “blames” is the right word. Back in 2015, the music streaming company launched Wrapped, a year-end recap for each user that…
New AI technology to measure the noisiness of upstairs neighbors
Apartment floor plan and experimental setup for measuring footstep vibration and…
The NYPD has joined Amazon’s Ring Neighbors surveillance network
The New York Police Department has joined Ring Neighbors, the neighborhood surveillance network built around Amazon’s Ring security cameras. The partnership,…
QuietOn’s new sleep earbuds will comfortably block out your neighbor’s holiday parties
The buds have two microphone holes on the outside to counteract surrounding noises. Christina Darby/ZDNETHow long do these last?QuietOn promises…
As data centers proliferate, neighbors knock the noise
In a universe of cloud computing, northern Virginia might be in a perpetual fog.…
Nextdoor is trying to prevent neighbors from arguing about the midterms
Nextdoor is gearing up for a potentially contentious election season. Ahead of the midterms, the company says it will label election-related posts with…
‘Scents’ of alarm: Volatile chemical signals from damaged plants warn neighbors about…
Animals often use highly specific signals to warn their herd about approaching predators. Surprisingly, similar behaviors are also observed among plants.…
How some gut microbes awaken ‘zombie’ viruses in their neighbors
Some gut bacteria have a spooky superpower: they can reanimate dormant viruses lurking within other microbes.
This viral awakening unleashes full-blown…
Do Good Doorbell Cams Make Good Neighbors?
I haven't been burglarized or anything, but I'm feeling some pressure to get one of those Ring surveillance systems for my front porch—the ones that record…