You Searched For "world s largest earthquake detection system" and got 16 results
Sort By:
2 mins read
Google wants to turn Android phones into the world's largest earthquake detection network
Each smartphone already comes with tiny accelerometers, which is how Google Maps can estimate ho…
6 mins read
Read the memo from CrowdStrike explaining how its update broke the world's computers
CrowdStrike described how a faulty Rapid Response Content update caused a global Microsoft IT outag…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
2 mins read
Why Ukraine is able to embarrass Russia's air defense systems, among the most advanced in the world, with small drones
Most of Russia's air defense systems were made to identify and destroy larger targets like missiles…
Alia Shoaib
5 mins read
Japan takes earthquake safety seriously. Here's how its culture of preparedness keeps so many people alive.
Japan is a hot spot for earthquakes, and it's spent decades becoming one of the best-prepared count…
Jenny McGrath,Morgan McFall-J…
2 mins read
A passenger went overboard Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas, the largest operating cruise ship in the world at 18 decks tall and 230,000 tons
A Wonder of the Seas guest went overboard the largest cruise ship on Tuesday near Cuba, Royal Carib…
Erin Snodgrass,Hannah Towey
3 mins read
The implosion of Silicon Valley's largest bank has investors worried worse is to come: 'There might be some kind of crack in the financial system'
The meltdown at Silicon Valley Bank and earlier collapse of Silvergate stem from a particular weakn…
Hasan Chowdhury,James Dean
6 mins read
Russia's invasion of Ukraine was a 'geopolitical earthquake' that defined 2022 and has transformed the world for years to come
"However the war turns out, Russia will emerge diminished in military, economic, and geopolitical t…
John Haltiwanger
4 mins read
Police around the world teamed up in their biggest effort yet to takedown hackers, but cybercrime is hard to stem
"Operation Endgame" led to the dismantling of more than 100 malicious computer servers worldwide, b…
Natalie Musumeci
3 mins read
Balloons detect mysterious sounds in the stratosphere below the human hearing limit. Scientists can't explain.
Solar-powered balloons in the stratosphere can hear ocean waves crashing, wind turbines spinning, e…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
3 mins read
World nuclear monitor says it lost contact with radiation monitoring systems at Chernobyl, 13 days after Russia captured it
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday it was "deeply concerned" about how Russia had …
Marianne Guenot
2 mins read
2 'dark ships' were spotted near the Nord Stream pipeline leaks days before the explosions were detected, satellite data analysis firm says
Two large vessels with their transponders turned off sailed near the pipeline leak sites before exp…
Matthew Loh
2 mins read
Google's new union is outraged as the firm investigates a second AI ethicist: 'Being targeted by one of the world's largest corporations is terrifying.'
The tech giant claims Margaret Mitchell shared 'thousands' of files with external accounts over ema…
Martin Coulter
4 mins read
A critical 'base isolation' system could keep California buildings from crumbling during an earthquake, but few structures have it
For one thing, base isolation is more expensive than conventional engineering methods. Hamburger es…
Aria Bendix
3 mins read
The climate crisis has world leaders rethinking nuclear power
The US, Germany, and Japan are either extending the life of nuclear power plants or rebooting them …
Catherine Boudreau
5 mins read
A critical test of NASA's moon rocket ended abruptly on Saturday, possibly dashing hopes of launching in 2021
The Space Launch System's engines were supposed to fire together for eight minutes, but they abrupt…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
9 mins read
A volcano, hundreds of earthquakes, and a missing 6-year-old: How one family survived 14 hellish days in eastern Congo
An eruption at Mt. Nyiragongo, one of the world's most dangerous volcanos. killed dozens and ruined…