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Female scorpions get stung during sex - and they seem to welcome it
New Scientist - 14 Feb 2024 16:00
During courtship rituals, female scorpions appear to willingly let males sting them, which may be a way for them to evaluate prospective mates
Japan space agency says test flight for new flagship rocket is rescheduled for Saturday
Phys.org - 14 Feb 2024 11:20
Japan's space agency says its new flagship H3 rocket will have a second test flight on Saturday, two days later than an initially planned liftoff that was postponed due to a bad weather forecast at the launch site in sou...
visionOS App Store now has over 1,000 apps designed for Apple Vision Pro
9 to 5 Mac - 14 Feb 2024 04:44
When Apple Vision Pro was launched in stores earlier this month, the company said that the visionOS App Store would already have more than 600 apps designed specifically for the new headset available on day one. A few da...
Romanian hospital ransomware crisis attributed to third-party breach
The Register - 14 Feb 2024 17:48
Emergency impacting more than 100 facilities appears to be caused by incident at software provider The Romanian national cybersecurity agency (DNSC) has pinned the outbreak of ransomware cases across the country's hospit...
The Feds Just Bet Even Bigger on American-Made Heat Pumps
Wired - 14 Feb 2024 22:01
The US Department of Energy is announcing another $63 million to supercharge domestic manufacturing of the devices--in the name of national, energy, and climate security.
New Android tool alerts users of potential web threats
Android Central - 14 Feb 2024 21:27
After appearing in beta software versions last year, Android Safe Browsing is here to alert users of potential threats.
Cruise Passengers Can Get Unlimited Starbucks For Only $70 And This Woman Is Sharing The Details
Twisted Sifter - 14 Feb 2024 17:46
Starwegian: where endless coffee meets endless joy.
The most 2024 things to do are laying off staff and eyeing up AI - Mozilla's doing both
The Register - 14 Feb 2024 02:44
Firefox Mobile also getting increased attention Firefox maker Mozilla has laid off "approximately 60" staff, or around five percent of its workforce....
Nvidia's Almost Worth 2 Trillion. Is It a Bubble, or Is It Just Getting Started?
Gizmodo - 14 Feb 2024 18:15
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Apple Vision Pro now has 1,000 native apps on the visionOS App Store
AppleInsider - 14 Feb 2024 01:23
Developers had little chance to develop apps with Apple Vision Pro hardware before its February 2 launch, resulting in a slow native app rollout of about 11 days to reach 1,000 total. The visionOS App Store Before the Ap...
Samsung and Huawei reportedly prep for a new rollable and foldable push
Android Central - 14 Feb 2024 22:38
A report stated that Samsung and Huawei have started pursuing new ventures in the foldable industry as their competitors drop out.
Section 702 Surveillance Fight Pits the White House Opposite Reproductive Rights
Wired - 14 Feb 2024 18:05
Prominent advocates for the rights of pregnant people are urging members of Congress to support legislation that would ban warrantless access to sensitive data as the White House fights against it.
Engineers reveal chemicals responsible for 'black ice' on railway lines
Phys.org - 14 Feb 2024 17:30
A new insight into how leaves transform into slippery layers on railway lines, causing delays for passengers and costing the rail industry millions of pounds every year, has been revealed by engineers at the University o...
The US Government Is Suing Itself Over Silicon Valley Bank
Gizmodo - 14 Feb 2024 00:55
Can't we all just get along? Not if you're an employee of the federal government. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) just filed a lawsuit against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) over a $1.45 billion tax ...
Broadcom-owned VMware kills the free version of ESXi virtualization software
Ars Technica - 14 Feb 2024 00:27
Software's free version was a good fit for tinkerers and hobbyists.
Tesla Charging Standard Sweeps Across EVs: Here's When the Switch Will Happen - CNET
CNET - 14 Feb 2024 00:25
From Stellantis and Mazda to Polestar and Lucid, most makers of electric cars have announced they're switching to Tesla's EV charger. Here's the full list of what companies will soon have access to the Supercharger, and ...
eROSITA X-ray sky survey measurements show consistency with the cosmic microwave background
Phys.org - 14 Feb 2024 17:57
The analysis of how galaxy clusters, the largest objects in the universe, evolve over cosmic time has yielded precise measurements of the total matter content and its clumpiness, report scientists of the German eROSITA c...
New Apple AirTag deals see prices drop to $24 at Amazon, Best Buy
AppleInsider - 14 Feb 2024 17:15
Amazon and Best Buy are embroiled in a Valentine's Day price war, driving AirTags down to as low as $24. AirTag prices have dipped to $24. Whether you're about to embark on a trip for spring break or are tired of misplac...
Founding OpenAI Member Andrej Karpathy Leaves Company
Gizmodo - 14 Feb 2024 16:20
Andrej Karpathy, a leading researcher in the AI community and a founding member of OpenAI, left the company on Monday, as first reported by The Information. Karpathy later confirmed his departure.
Lyft Says Extra Zero in Earnings Report Was a Typo, Crushes Investors' Spirits
Gizmodo - 14 Feb 2024 15:40
It's a truth universally acknowledged that typos can be embarrassing and frustrating. They can also, as ride-sharing company Lyft found out on Tuesday, make everyone forget that you actually had a pretty good year.
Ubuntu 'command-not-found' Tool Could Trick Users into Installing Rogue Packages
The Hacker News - 14 Feb 2024 15:26
Cybersecurity researchers have found that it's possible for threat actors to exploit a well-known utility called command-not-found to recommend their own rogue packages and compromise systems running Ubuntu operating sys...
Tech Billionaires' Plan for a New City in California Doesn't Include a Local Government
Gizmodo - 14 Feb 2024 04:00
From the moment I heard about tech billionaires' weird plans to create a bustling new city in the heart of California's Solano County, I was preoccupied with one basic question: Who is actually going to run this thing?