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How to use Apple Health's calorie burn metrics
AppleInsider - 23 Dec 2022 13:35
If your New Year's resolution is to get fit, you have a good tool strapped to your wrist. Here's how to put Apple Health's calorie burn metrics to good use. When commencing a fitness program that focuses on fat loss, man...
Bear Cub Adjusts Trail Camera With Amazing Results
PetaPixel - 23 Dec 2022 13:38How to Survive Your Toxic Family Over the Holidays
Life Hacker - 23 Dec 2022 00:30
Family is complicated--a fact that is never more apparent than this time of year, a time of obligatory family gatherings and forced dinner conversation. If the thought of dealing with an overly nosy aunt or rude cousin m...
7-foot-long arthropods commanded the sea 470 million years ago, 'exquisite' fossils show
Live Science - 23 Dec 2022 14:00
About 470 million years ago, 7-foot-long arthropods ruled the water in what is now Morocco.
Russia is jamming more GPS satellite signals around Moscow
New Scientist - 23 Dec 2022 13:06
A rise in the jamming of satellite navigation within Russia follows attacks by drones on Russian airbases and may be designed to deter further strikes
Massive tentacled microbe may be direct ancestor of all complex life
Live Science - 23 Dec 2022 13:00
Scientists successfully grew Asgard archaea in the lab and took detailed images.
A 3D-printed air conditioning system
Springwise - 23 Dec 2022 07:55
Optimised layouts reduce the length of piping needed, while also saving installation time and resources The post A 3D-printed air conditioning system appeared first on Springwise.
NASA shares video clips from Thursday's successful spacewalk
Digital Trends - 23 Dec 2022 03:55
NASA has shared several video clips of a successful spacewalk that took place at the International Space Station on Thursday.
Step Into the New Year With Up to 60% Off Rockport Shoes and Boots - CNET
CNET - 23 Dec 2022 16:52
This holiday sale has everything you need to upgrade your style in 2023.
What are sundogs and how do they form?
SPACE.com - 23 Dec 2022 16:00
Optical illusions that can be seen flanking the sun, sundogs are a beautiful and fascinating sight. When is the best time to see them and how did they get their canine-inspired name?
Reddit Gave Away $110,000 to Make 8 Subreddits' Dreams Come True. Here's How It Got Spent.
Gizmodo - 23 Dec 2022 15:00
It's not often you see a company give a group of strangers on the internet $50,000 and tell them to do something cool. On Reddit this week, we got a dose of the internet as good and pure force, just in time for the holid...
Australia Apple Store workers go on strike over conditions and pay
AppleInsider - 23 Dec 2022 14:25
Union members in Apple Stores across Australia are now on strike and calling for Apple to return to negotiations. Strikers at Apple's Brisbane store in October 2022. Source: Cameron Atfield, Sydney Morning Herald As prev...
Doorbell Camera Captures Giant Meteor Streaking Across Alaskan Sky
PetaPixel - 23 Dec 2022 14:09Imagine the Possibilities of Speaking Fluent Machine
Wired - 23 Dec 2022 14:00
AI can already turn natural language instructions into code, but in 2023, these productivity copilots will find myriad other uses.
LastPass hackers stole your encrypted passwords, Merry Christmas!
BGR - 23 Dec 2022 13:50
If you’re still a LastPass customer by now, you should consider ditching the password manager app the first chance you get. Well, that’s after Christmas … The post LastPass hackers stole your encrypted passwords, M...
Twitter says paying Blue subscribers now get 'prioritized rankings in conversations'
The Verge - 23 Dec 2022 13:13
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter has updated its list of features for Twitter Blue, saying subscribers paying for the $8-a-month service will now get "prioritized rankings in conversations" and the ability...
Santa Claus is coming to town! Here's how to track him this Christmas Eve with NORAD
SPACE.com - 23 Dec 2022 13:00
Santa Claus is coming to town, and you can track his progress worldwide this Christmas with NORAD's Santa Tracker website.
6 times Meta was its own worst enemy in 2022
Mashable - 23 Dec 2022 12:31
Meta has had a tough 2022. To be fair, no tech company has been immune to macroeconomic struggles this year. But even when it's dealt a bad hand, Meta somehow finds a way to make it worse. Sure, TikTok is a serious threa...
Vice Society Ransomware Attackers Adopt Robust Encryption Methods
The Hacker News - 23 Dec 2022 12:05
The Vice Society ransomware actors have switched to yet another custom ransomware payload in their recent attacks aimed at a variety of sectors. "This ransomware variant, dubbed 'PolyVice,' implements a robust encryption...
MIT's departments, labs, and centers celebrate the holidays
MIT - 23 Dec 2022 07:00
Across the Institute, MIT's communities took part in light-hearted traditions new and old.
Making scientific publishing easier around the world
MIT - 23 Dec 2022 07:00
MIT alumnus-founded PoolText offers a platform for researchers and journal editors to improve the efficiency of submitting and publishing scientific papers.
Elon Musk just did something uncontroversial at Twitter
Digital Trends - 23 Dec 2022 05:55
Twitter has been experiencing much turbulence since Elon Musk bought the firm at the end of October. But on Thursday, he finally did something uncontroversial.