Inside Clear’s ambitions to manage your identity beyond the airport Clear Secure is the most visible biometric identity company in the United States. Best known for its line-jumping service in airports, it’s also popping up at sports arenas and stadiums all…
Google is bringing Beam, its 3D video conferencing tech, to deployed service members
Google has teamed up with the United Service Organizations (USO) to help deployed service members stay in touch with their families in a different way. As part of a pilot program, the company is bringing Google Beam, its 3D video communication…
‘The solar system on demand’: HEO Robotics aims to push spacecraft imaging deep into the final frontier
An Australian firm leading the way in providing images of spacecraft in low Earth orbit is making moves to expand its capabilities to higher orbits — and possibly, in the long run, to solar system destinations. HEO, also known as HEO…
Flare Audio Sonic Lens review: A five-millimeter experiment in over-engineering
They promise clearer, richer sound from your AirPods Pro — but what you actually get is a tiny piece of plastic and a whole lot of anxiety. Sonic Lens by Flare Audio AirPods Pro sound really good. Unsurprisingly, though, Apple generally…
Superloop just revealed its NBN 2000 plan’s typical evening speeds, and I’m suitably impressed
When the NBN speed upgrades arrived in September, one of the biggest talking points was undoubtedly the arrival of the brand new NBN 2000 speed tier. For years, the fastest internet plan available to Australians has been 1Gbps, so for the…
What’s next for carbon removal?
“Reliable assurance that a project’s declared ton of carbon savings equates to a real ton of emissions removed, reduced, or avoided is crucial,” Cynthia Giles, a senior EPA advisor under President Biden, and Cary Coglianese, a law professor at the University…