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Edward Fredkin, 88, Who Saw the Universe as One Big Computer, Dies
The New York Times - 4 Jul 2023 16:34
An influential M.I.T. professor and an outside-the-box scientific theorist, he gained fame with unorthodox views as a pioneer in digital physics.
Fix: iPhone Green Screen of Death
The Mac Observer - 4 Jul 2023 14:08
Fix: iPhone Green Screen of Death The iPhone, like any other electronic gadget, can run into issues. One of the problems that iPhone owners dread is the Green Screen of Death. It’s a term that refers to the iPhone scre...
Is It Cake is one of the dumbest shows in Netflix history, and people can't get enough of it
BGR - 4 Jul 2023 20:32
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised that the newly released second season of Netflix’s reality competition series Is It Cake? has rocketed up the US … The post Is It Cake is one of the dumbest shows in Netflix histo...
Astronomers use dead stars to measure gravitational waves produced by ancient black holes
Phys.org - 4 Jul 2023 19:00
An international team of astronomers has detected a faint signal of gravitational waves reverberating through the universe. By using dead stars as a giant network of gravitational wave detectors, the collaboration--calle...
Rocky Linux details the loopholes that will help its RHEL rebuild live on
The Register - 4 Jul 2023 15:00
When you're on the wrong side of Red Hat, these could be subject to change Last week, the Rocky Linux project said it had found a way to continue delivering its RHEL-based distribution. Now we have some information on ho...
How to Mirror Mac Displays Using Keyboard Shortcut
The Mac Observer - 4 Jul 2023 09:28
How to Mirror Mac Displays Using Keyboard Shortcut Are you tired of accessing the System Settings and fiddling with a bunch of options to mirror your Mac’s display? Want to learn how to mirror your Mac to your monitor ...
No open door for India's tech workers in any UK trade deal
The Register - 4 Jul 2023 10:30
Both countries want it, but respective red lines could torpedo an agreement The notion that a trade deal between the UK and India might see a flood of cheap tech workers heading to Britain appears to have been scuppered....
He Wants His Girlfriend and His Brother to Take Turns Using the Bed. Is He Wrong?
Twisted Sifter - 4 Jul 2023 03:21
This guy is in sooooo much trouble!
Researchers move toward energy transition with hydrogen generated on rooftops
Phys.org - 4 Jul 2023 12:47
Efficient production of hydrogen, fuels, and even drinking water on roofs or in solar parks--this is what researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and their Canadian partners want to achieve with low-cost p...
The James Webb Space Telescope spots the wreckage of a cosmic clash of the Titans (image)
SPACE.com - 4 Jul 2023 18:19
The James Webb Space Telescope has spied a distant galaxy that represents the wreckage of a titanic collision between two galaxies 500 million years ago.
Black Artists Say A.I. Shows Bias, With Algorithms Erasing Their History
The New York Times - 4 Jul 2023 17:50
Tech companies acknowledge machine-learning algorithms can perpetuate discrimination and need improvement.
EU antitrust team closer to full-blown Microsoft probe, say sources
The Register - 4 Jul 2023 16:30
Despite Redmond's best efforts to convince competition regulators that product bundles are OK European Union antitrust regulators are edging closer to launching a full-blown probe into Microsoft's bundling of products wi...
This Dyson-style cordless vacuum is $97 in Walmart's 4th of July sale
Digital Trends - 4 Jul 2023 16:27
If you've got your eye on one of the best Dyson vacuums but don't want to break the bank, grab some big savings with this cordless stick vacuum.
When to watch CNN's The Fourth in America fireworks special
Digital Trends - 4 Jul 2023 01:30
Do you want to enjoy the spectacle of July 4th from the comfort of your own home? If so, we'll tell you when and where to watch CNN's The Fourth in America
Twitter locking TweetDeck behind a paywall, forcing users to switch to the new design
9 to 5 Mac - 4 Jul 2023 00:45
Twitter has officially announced a change that many of us saw coming. Starting next month, the company is putting TweetDeck behind a paywall, requiring that users subscribe to Twitter Blue to access the more advanced, mu...
TSA wants to expand facial recognition to hundreds of airports within next decade
The Register - 4 Jul 2023 00:12
Digital rights folks, as you can imagine, want the tech grounded America's Transportation Security Agency (TSA) intends to expand its facial-recognition program used to screen US air travel passengers to 430 domestic air...
Grammys CEO on new AI guidelines: Music that contains AI-created elements is eligible. 'Period.'
Phys.org - 4 Jul 2023 15:02
Last month, the Recording Academy announced a series of changes to the Grammy Awards to better reflect an evolving music industry. Of those newly instituted guidelines, protocols involving technological advancements in m...
Scientists discover Rydberg moiré excitons
Phys.org - 4 Jul 2023 15:00
The Rydberg state is widespread in a variety of physical platforms such as atoms, molecules, and solids. In particular, Rydberg excitons are highly excited Coulomb-bound states of electron-hole pairs, first discovered in...
Quantum physicists design unconditionally secure system for digital payments
Phys.org - 4 Jul 2023 14:59
Have you ever been compelled to enter sensitive payment data on the website of an unknown merchant? Would you be willing to consign your credit card data or passwords to untrustworthy hands? Scientists from the Universit...
New hydrodynamic theory helps to understand the correlation of ions
Phys.org - 4 Jul 2023 13:43
In their theoretical work, Dr. Diddo Diddens from Helmholtz Institute Münster of Forschungszentrum Jülich and Prof. Andreas Heuer from the Helmholtz Institute Münster and the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Uni...
Apple, Google confirm new EU 'gatekeeper' law applies to them
AppleInsider - 4 Jul 2023 13:34
A swathe of Big Tech firms ranging from Apple to TikTok owner Bytedance have told the EU that they fall under the provisions of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), signalling that they accept its rules about messaging apps. I...
Twitter chaos leaves door open for Meta's rival app
Phys.org - 4 Jul 2023 13:31
Elon Musk spent the weekend further alienating Twitter users with more drastic changes to the social media giant, and he is facing a new challenge as tech nemesis Mark Zuckerberg prepares to launch a rival app this week.