Passwords Are Finally Going Away, Slowly
Passkeys work, are supported nearly everywhere, and are still not what most people use. The obstacle is not technical.
Tag: Technology
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Mental Health Apps: What the Evidence Supports
Thousands of apps, a small number with real trials behind them. The distinction is not visible in the store listing.
Smart Glasses Are Getting a Second Attempt
The first generation failed on social grounds rather than technical ones. The current attempt has learned exactly one lesson from that.
Wearables Are Becoming Medical Devices, With Consequences
Consumer devices now detect conditions that used to require a clinic. That creates diagnoses nobody asked for.
Which Car Safety Features Actually Reduce Accidents
Some have strong evidence behind them. Others are convenience features sold as safety.
Carbon Removal Works. The Arithmetic Is the Problem
Machines that pull carbon dioxide from the air exist and function. The gap between current capacity and what would matter is enormous.
Small Modular Reactors: The Case and the Delays
Building reactors in a factory instead of on site is meant to fix nuclear's cost problem. It has not been demonstrated yet.
Telemedicine Found Its Level
After a forced experiment at scale, remote care settled into a defined role. Neither replacing visits nor disappearing.
Launch Is Cheap Now. What Changed Because of It
Reusable rockets cut the cost of orbit by an order of magnitude. The consequences are mostly not the ones that were predicted.
Solid-State Batteries: Still Coming, Still Not Here
Announced as imminent for a decade. The chemistry works, the manufacturing does not yet, and that distinction explains everything.