Daily notes on tech, science, and space for curious enthusiasts.https://daily-signal.example.com/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-31-2021-software-security-year-review/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-31-2021-software-security-year-review/Looking back at 2021's biggest software and security stories, from Log4Shell to Copilot to Gopher, as the year closes out.Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-30-space-year-in-review-2021/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-30-space-year-in-review-2021/Looking back at the year's biggest space milestones, from JWST's launch to a record pace of Falcon 9 flights.Thu, 30 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-29-snapdragon-8-gen-1-flagship-watch/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-29-snapdragon-8-gen-1-flagship-watch/The Motorola Edge X30 is already out in China on Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 — here's who's likely next, plus a look at Qualcomm's new handheld gaming chip.Wed, 29 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-28-log4j-fatigue-sbom/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-28-log4j-fatigue-sbom/Three Log4j patches in under two weeks left security teams exhausted — and exposed a deeper problem: nobody actually knows what's in their software.Tue, 28 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-27-chip-shortage-2021-in-review/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-27-chip-shortage-2021-in-review/A year-end look at how the global chip shortage reshaped buying everything from GPUs to cars in 2021.Mon, 27 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-26-webb-journey-to-l2/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-26-webb-journey-to-l2/The day after launch, JWST is now on its month-long trip to L2, facing roughly 50 deployment steps that all have to work with no chance of a repair mission.Sun, 26 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-25-james-webb-launch/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-25-james-webb-launch/The James Webb Space Telescope launched this morning from French Guiana, beginning its month-long journey to L2.Sat, 25 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-24-vr-christmas-gift-category/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-24-vr-christmas-gift-category/Quest 2 and third-party VR titles are posting record holiday numbers, a sign VR headsets have become a real gift-category contender.Fri, 24 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-23-gamestop-console-restock-bundles/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-23-gamestop-console-restock-bundles/GameStop's Christmas-week PS5/Xbox restock event, gated behind PowerUp Rewards Pro and bundled with extras, shows console scarcity hasn't let up.Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-22-skillsoft-acquires-codecademy/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-22-skillsoft-acquires-codecademy/Corporate e-learning giant Skillsoft is acquiring Codecademy in a ~$525 million cash-and-stock deal, betting big on developer upskilling.Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-21-cargo-dragon-christmas-delivery/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-21-cargo-dragon-christmas-delivery/SpaceX's CRS-24 Cargo Dragon launched today from Pad 39A with over 6,500 pounds of supplies for the ISS crew.Tue, 21 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-20-copilot-security-question/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-20-copilot-security-question/New academic research digs into how often GitHub Copilot's AI-generated code suggestions contain insecure patterns.Mon, 20 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-19-geostationary-satellites-explained/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-19-geostationary-satellites-explained/A plain-language look at geostationary orbit and why launches like Turksat-5B matter for broadcast and telecom coverage.Sun, 19 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-18-spacex-turksat-5b-launch/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-18-spacex-turksat-5b-launch/SpaceX is targeting December 18-19 for the Turksat-5B launch from Cape Canaveral, another step toward a record 31 Falcon 9 flights in 2021.Sat, 18 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-17-cisa-orders-log4shell-patch/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-17-cisa-orders-log4shell-patch/CISA issued an emergency directive on Log4Shell as Apache released its third Log4j patch in under two weeks.Fri, 17 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-16-ray-tracing-dlss-table-stakes/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-16-ray-tracing-dlss-table-stakes/Real-time ray tracing and DLSS-style AI upscaling have gone from marketing gimmicks to baseline expectations on new GPUs.Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-15-ps5-xbox-restock-sells-out/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-15-ps5-xbox-restock-sells-out/Best Buy's 9am PS5 and Xbox restock sold out almost instantly, underscoring how deep the holiday console shortage still runs.Wed, 15 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-14-windows-11-patch-tuesday-log4shell/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-14-windows-11-patch-tuesday-log4shell/Microsoft's December cumulative update brings fixes and small UX polish to Windows 11, arriving as IT teams scramble to contain Log4Shell.Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-13-log4j-second-patch-geminids/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-13-log4j-second-patch-geminids/Apache ships Log4j 2.16.0 after CVE-2021-45046 exposes gaps in the first fix, and the Geminid meteor shower peaks the same week.Mon, 13 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-12-comet-leonard-closest-approach/https://daily-signal.example.com/blog/2021/12/2021-12-12-comet-leonard-closest-approach/Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) swung within about 21 million miles of Earth today, giving skywatchers a shot at 2021's brightest comet before it heads for the Sun.Sun, 12 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT