Stanford Economist Predicts Working-From-Home Continues, City Centers Decline

The new "working-from-home economy" will likely continue after the pandemic, predicts Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom, in an art...

US Senate Amends EARN IT Act -- To Let States Restrict Encryption

Long-time Slashdot reader stikves reminded us that a committee in the U.S. Senate passed an amended version of the "EARN IT" act o...

Rocket Lab’s 13th launch ends in failure, after rocket experiences problem mid-flight

Rocket Lab’s 13th mission to space ended in failure on Saturday, after the company’s rocket experienced some kind of problem after launchin...

Microsoft Released an Emergency Security Update to Fix Two Bugs in Windows Codecs

Tuesday Microsoft published two out-of-band security updates to patch two vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Windows Codecs Library, reports Z...

Divers Find Evidence of Prehistoric Mining Operation in North America

Iwastheone shared this article from CBS News: Experts and cave divers in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula have found ocher mines that are some...

Halfway Through ISS Mission, NASA Astronauts Anticipate Their Ride Back to Earth

"They've been up there about a month now, floating around on the International Space Station, keeping tabs on their ride home,...

DuckDuckGo reinstated in India after being unreachable since July 1st

Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has been restored in India after being unreachable for many users there since July 1st, Android Po...