Technology
CISA sets November 10 deadline for high-severity Node.js flaw
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has ordered federal civilian agencies to patch a high-severity flaw in Node.js by November 10, after…
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Hugo Rojas
Hugo Rojas is the editor of GCN. With a Master of Science in Engineering, he specializes in technology, data, and science, and brings a human-centered perspective informed by psychology.
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Automotive
A pickup’s rear screen erases a 30 foot trailer from view entirely, and the fix doesn’t touch the mirrors at all
A camper trailer rolls down a two lane highway, thirty feet of blind steel trailing behind the truck's bumper.Inside the cab, the…
Society
Young adults split sharply from elders on online love’s depth
Nearly four in ten US adults say they belong to an online community, but Americans remain deeply divided over whether relationships formed…
Society
Speed daters rate psychopathic traits as charming, study finds
People who score higher on measures of psychopathy and sadism come across as more confident, funny and attractive during brief speed dates,…
Technology
A Colorado quantum machine hit five mistakes per million runs, and that error rate now beats the best published result from any superconducting rival chip
A vacuum chamber the size of a shoebox holds a handful of charged atoms suspended in laser light.Each one stands in for…
Energy
Colorado geothermal report maps Denver Basin power potential
Colorado has identified the Denver-Julesburg Basin and sites near retiring coal plants as the state's best near-term opportunities for geothermal electricity generation,…
Society
A $50 grocery split into four checkout payments felt interest free, but 47 percent of buy now pay later users paid one installment late
A cart full of groceries rings up at the register, and the checkout screen offers four small payments instead of one big…
Society
A plastic card sits wedged in a kitchen drawer holding a forgotten balance, and millennials carry the largest average forgotten gift card total of any generation surveyed
A plastic card sits wedged behind the napkins in a kitchen drawer, forgotten since last winter. Its barcode has faded slightly, but…
Automotive
House bill proposes doubling EV tax credit to $15,000
Ohio Democratic Representative Greg Landsman introduced legislation on October 22 that would restore the federal electric vehicle tax credit and double its…
Energy
A geothermal complex in Northern California once promised 2,000 megawatts of round the clock power, but its net generating capacity today sits at a fraction of that figure
A steam pipe hisses quietly at the edge of a geothermal plant, the same low sound it has made for decades. Inside…
Technology
Google rolls out Guided Learning AI tool to schools worldwide
Google announced on November 3 that it is rolling out an AI tutoring feature called Guided Learning to every Google Classroom worldwide,…
Automotive
A Detroit automaker booked $50 billion in sales in three months this fall, and that single quarter stands as the largest in the company’s 118 year history
One Detroit automaker just posted the biggest quarterly haul in its history. Fifty billion dollars moved through the books in three months.…