Category Archives: Tech

iPhone’s ‘error 53’ may land Apple in crosshairs of lawsuit – CNET

The error message means your iPhone has been disabled because the home button is broken or replaced by a non-Apple technician. Customers are not happy about that. Read More

Source:: CNET

Chinese Fusion Test Creates 90 Million °F for 102 Seconds

Tests at a fusion reactor in China have hit a major milestone. The experiments have created plasma with a temperature of 90 million °F—hotter than the core of our Sun—and sustained the state for over a minute and a half…. Read More

Source:: Gizmodo

Need to call the FBI? Hacker offers you 20,000 numbers – CNET

The names, titles and contact information of thousands of FBI and Department of Homeland Security employees are allegedly dumped online. Read More

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How Does Colorado Clear Snow From Mountain Passes? Howitzers.

This has to be one of the more interesting ways to clear snow. In Colorado, road crews have a unique way to preemptively take care of snow build up in mountain passes: a World War II era 105-millimeter howitzer that they lease from the US Army…. Read More

Source:: Gizmodo

The 404 Show 1648: Uber’s awful logo, Error 53, how to survive the Super Bowl, “Hail, Caesar!” review (podcast) – CNET

Russ and Jeff gang up on Uber’s hideous new logo, look up the meaning of Error 53, prepare for Super Bowl 50 and get a quick and dirty review of the Coen Brothers’ latest film, “Hail, Caesar!” Read More

Source:: CNET