Republicans are staring again at House speaker drama. Here's what's at stake.

Republicans are staring again at House speaker drama. Here’s what’s at stake.

House Republicans could soon be experiencing some serious déjà vu. On Friday, January 3rd, the newly elected Congress will meet for the first time and vote on the Speaker of the House. Like last term — when it took 15 rounds to elect GOP Chairman Kevin McCarthy — this contest could be messy because of […]

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The attack in New Orleans shows that ISIS has not gone away. It has changed.

The attack in New Orleans shows that ISIS has not gone away. It has changed.

A deadly attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Eve that left 15 dead serves as a disturbing reminder of a bygone era when the transnational terrorist organization known as the Islamic State, or ISIS, commanded the nation’s attention and resources. The attacker, Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, a 42-year-old Army veteran from Texas, drove his truck […]

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AARP's AgeTech Investor Network helps tech entrepreneurs target the aging population

AARP’s AgeTech Investor Network helps tech entrepreneurs target the aging population

AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons) has launched its AgeTech Investor Network, which aims to help start-ups get off the ground in the AgeTech market – which targets the aging population. AARP’s AgeTech Investor Network is a collaboration with AgeTech Capital that extends AARP’s mission to support and elevate AgeTech startups by expanding […]

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Reversible computing has the potential for 4000x more energy efficient computing

Reversible computing has the potential for 4000x more energy efficient computing

Michael Frank has spent his career as an academic researcher, working for more than three decades in the very special niche of computer engineering. According to Frank, the time has finally come for this special niche. “At the beginning of this year, I decided it was the right time to try to commercialize these things,” […]

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9 interesting technical achievements for the year 2025

9 interesting technical achievements for the year 2025

Methane measurement for the masses All illustrations by Greg Mably From high above us satellites track the destructive emissions of greenhouse gases that will change our climate. Until now, their data was private, shared only with companies or governments. MethaneSAT it changes. Launched on March 4, 2024, it will pinpoint specific problem areas more precisely […]

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This cryptograph helps to quantum proof the internet

This cryptograph helps to quantum proof the internet

Users of Google’s Chrome browser can rest easy knowing their surfing is safe, thanks in part to cryptographer Joppe Bos. He co-authored a quantum-secure encryption algorithm that was adopted as a standard by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in August and is already implemented in a wide range of technology products, […]

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The US will start making advanced chips

The US will start making advanced chips

After years of planning, The world’s largest semiconductor foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) officially begins mass production at an advanced chip manufacturing facility in Phoenix in 2025. The fab represents the arrival of advanced US chip manufacturing and a test of whether the Chip and Science Act of 2022 can help stabilize the semiconductor […]

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The 10 best traffic stories of 2024

The 10 best traffic stories of 2024

IEEE spectrumtraffic coverage in 2024 attracted almost half a million visitors. Readers come to learn the latest news on advances in electric vehicles and battery technologies, sustainable energy alternatives, transit infrastructure and logistics, artificial intelligence and emerging risks. One of our more popular articles reported on a problem at the intersection of technology and athletics. […]

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