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This Ambitious Project Wants to Sequence the DNA of All Complex Life on Earth
Singularity Hub - 12 Nov 2024 00:29
"We're only just beginning to understand the full majesty of life on Earth," wrote the founding members of the Earth BioGenome Project in 2018. The ambitious project raised eyebrows when first announced. It seeks to gene...
App Store faces Epic Games-style antitrust lawsuit from Chinese developer
AppleInsider - 12 Nov 2024 13:51
The developer of an app dropped from the App Store in China has filed a lawsuit that challenges Apple's overall practices, as well as damages of $420,000. China and the App Store Apple has consistently been bowing to pre...
Roman Space Telescope reaches assembly milestone
Space News - 12 Nov 2024 13:14
All the major elements of NASA's next flagship space telescope are now under one roof as NASA says its development remains on cost and schedule. The post Roman Space Telescope reaches assembly milestone appeared first on...
Google's AI 'learning companion' takes chatbot answers a step further
The Verge - 12 Nov 2024 01:36
Google's Learn About website. | Image: Google Google has launched an experimental new AI tool called Learn About, which is different from the chatbots we're used to, like Gemini and ChatGPT. It's built on the LearnLM AI ...
Valve finally made a white Steam Deck that you can actually buy
The Verge - 12 Nov 2024 01:32
Image: Valve Nearly three years to the day after teasing the world with a white version of the Steam Deck, Valve has finally decided to release the normally black handheld gaming PC in that color too. The limited-edition...
Bluesky adds 700,000 new users in a week
The Verge - 12 Nov 2024 00:30
Image: Bluesky Bluesky gained more than 700,000 new users in the last week and now has more than 14.5 million users total, Bluesky COO Rose Wang confirmed to The Verge. The "majority" of the new users on the decentralize...
Uncovering Hidden Brain Signals
Neuroscience News - 12 Nov 2024 00:06
A recent study offers new insights into how brain regions coordinate during rest, using resting-state fMRI (rsfMRI) and neural recordings in mice. By comparing blood flow patterns with direct neural activity, researchers...
X rival Bluesky sees more than 700,000 new users after the U.S. election
Mashable - 12 Nov 2024 23:53
Bluesky has gained more than 700,000 new users after the U.S. presidential election.
Can You Really Save a Life? Study Reveals the Impact of Bystander CPR
Gizmodo - 12 Nov 2024 23:50
New research shows that bystander CPR can substantially improve a person's odds of surviving a cardiac arrest while avoiding major brain damage, especially if given immediately.
Gemini Live could soon start messing around with your files
Android Central - 12 Nov 2024 23:47
Gemini Live could soon be able to manage and interact with your files directly.
YouTube is testing music remixes made by AI
The Verge - 12 Nov 2024 23:47
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is testing a new feature that will let creators use AI to "restyle" licensed songs for their shorts. The small group of creators with access can enter a prompt to change up...
Fujifilm's putting the GFX100 II's massive sensor into its first cinema camera
DP Review - 12 Nov 2024 23:45
Image: Fujifilm Fujifilm has announced that it's working on "its first-ever filmmaking camera" called the GFX Eterna, which will use the 44 x 33 mm medium-format sensor found in its GFX 100 II and 100S II cameras. The co...
Apple is reportedly debuting a smart home wall tablet in March 2025
BGR - 12 Nov 2024 23:40
After stepping back from launching new product lines in recent years, Apple is reportedly getting back into the game early next year. Bloomberg reports that … The post Apple is reportedly debuting a smart home wall tab...
Oral History with Karol J. Bobko
NASA Breaking news - 12 Nov 2024 23:38
A veteran of three space flights, Karol J. “Bo” Bobko was selected as an astronaut in 1969 and served as a crewmember on the Skylab Medical Experiments Altitude Test (SMEAT) 56-day ground simulation in preparation fo...
iFixit teardown reveals new Mac mini has a 'repairable future' despite compact design
9 to 5 Mac - 12 Nov 2024 23:37
Apple recently announced a new generation of the Mac mini, which introduced a new and much more compact design. We've already seen some tidbits about what's inside this Mac mini, but iFixit has now shared its traditional...
Power line test bed energizes technologies for increasing grid capacity
Phys.org - 12 Nov 2024 23:37
As population growth and extreme temperatures strain the United States power grid, utilities and equipment manufacturers are looking for ways to increase the amount of electricity the grid can carry. The Powerline Conduc...
The Rigid.Pro Cinerig Base Turns Mirrorless Cameras Into Versatile Video Beasts
PetaPixel - 12 Nov 2024 23:36Apple Might Make Smart Home Products Like Cameras
Mac Rumors - 12 Nov 2024 23:35
Apple has considered building its own line of smart home accessories, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Apple could manufacture smart home cameras and other devices that would connect to its HomeKit smart home platform an...
Lattice QCD method suggests a simpler spectrum of exotic XYZ hadrons
Phys.org - 12 Nov 2024 23:35
An elusive particle that first formed in the hot, dense maelstrom of the early universe has puzzled physicists for decades. Following its surprise discovery in 2003, scientists began observing a slew of other strange obj...
Natural Compound BHB-Phe Regulates Appetite
Neuroscience News - 12 Nov 2024 23:32
Scientists have identified BHB-Phe, a natural compound produced by the body, that regulates appetite and body weight. By activating specific brain neurons, BHB-Phe suppresses feeding behavior in mice, suggesting potentia...
Google Street View helps map how 600,000 trees grow down to the limb
New Scientist - 12 Nov 2024 23:32
AI and Google Street View have created 'digital twins' of living trees in North American cities - part of a huge simulation that could help make urban tree planting and trimming decisions
Is an 'off-year' Leonid outburst in the cards for November?
Phys.org - 12 Nov 2024 23:31
It's still one of the coolest things I ever saw. I was in the U.S. Air Force in the 90s, and November 1998 saw me deployed to the dark skies of Kuwait. That trip provided an unexpected treat, as the Leonid meteors hit dr...