NASA names its DC headquarters after its first Black female engineer

From this point forward, NASA’s Washington DC headquarters will be known as the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters, named after the agency’s first Black female engineer. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced the change today.Jackson was one of...

A Year Of Explosive Creativity


These days I feel like diving into the trenches to avoid the centenary of World War I — and all the rehashing of its causes and consequences. Was the assassination in Sarajevo really the tripwire?...
    






Forget Fingerprints, Your Face Is A Security Key


No system is unhackable. But to hear Hector Hoyos describe his company’s latest security offering, it’s hard to imagine cyber-intruders easily breaking through the barriers he’s created. He’s...
    






Computer Visionary and Mouse Inventor Douglas C. Engelbart Dies at 88


The man, who brought us the much-used computer mouse as well as 20 other patents, breathed his last on Tuesday. Douglas Engelbart, a technologist introduced the world to much of the computer...

Shipwreck with Gold Found off South Carolina Coast


The intact remains of a ship that is two centuries old were discovered right off the coast of South Carolina by a treasure finder named E. Spence. Among the spoils that the ship was laden with were...
    


Microsoft ‘Windows Blue’ will be called ‘Windows 8.1’ with a Free Upgrade


Microsoft has confirmed to release free upgrade under brand name “Windows 8.1”. It was first called Windows Blue. But from now onward, Windows Blue will be called Windows 8.1. The announcement was...