Bitcoin and ether are both down more than two-thirds from their peaks

Enlarge / Ether, the cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network. (credit: https://ethereumprice.org/) Ether, the currency of the Ethereum network, has plunged 9 percent over the last 24 hours. The virtual currency is now worth about $ 290—the first time it has been below $ 300 this year. The declining price is part of a broader cryptocurrency […]

Noise complaints drop at Heathrow – but same ten people are making two-thirds of them

A new report has shown that Heathrow Airport is on its way towards achieving its vision of ‘a quieter’ airport. Figures for the first quarter has shown that the number of noise complaints to Heathrow Airport have dropped significantly – by more than a fifth compared to the year before. However, there will still 13,396 […]

Windows 10 hits 500 million devices, growing by two-thirds in a year

SEATTLE—At its Build developer conference, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 has now passed 500 million monthly active devices. A little over a year ago, the company said that the operating system had reached 300 million systems. As the operating system nears the end of its second full year on the market, it’s clear that it’s […]

How the Bantu people surged across two-thirds of Africa

Enlarge / These two Bantu speakers are still moving around Africa. (credit: Luc-Henri Fage / Fells.fr) Over the past few decades, advances in DNA technology have completely changed our view of our species’ past. We can now trace our ancestors out of Africa, into North America, and across the vastness of the Pacific. What often […]

Two-thirds of US Navy strike fighter can’t fly – report

Nearly two-thirds of the US Navy’s F/A 18 strike fighters cannot fly, “most because there isn’t enough money to fix them,” Defense News reported, adding the fleet has been grounded because jets undergoing planned maintenance are awaiting spare parts. Sixty-two percent of the US Navy’s F/A-18s are out of service, of which 27 percent are […]