The Top 30 Games Of 2024

Another year of video game releases is about to close, and what better time to look back at some of the best games we have played in 2024. 2024 is a dire year for game developers, as workforce layoffs continue to happen even during this very holiday month. After the boom of the p … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 20 minutes ago

Scientists make critical discovery that could completely transform EV battery lifespans: 'It opens up a lot of possibilities'

The new development could go a long way in making batteries that are more affordable, charge faster, and last longer. Scientists make critical discovery that could completely transform EV battery lifespans: 'It opens up a lot of possibilities' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 25 minutes ago

McLaren Artura review: a plug-in hybrid for the 1 percent

A hybrid supercar that can run on electricity alone, while still delivering that twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 experience Read the full story at The Verge. | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 25 minutes ago

Gamer Malaya And Gamer Matters Game Of The Year Awards 2024 (GM GOTY Awards 2024)

It’s the end of the year, and it’s that time of the year where we at Gamer Malaya and Gamer Matters announce the Game Of The Year Awards. 2024 continues to be a terrible year for video game developers, as the pandemic-induced consolidation honeymoon is over and game companies are … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 25 minutes ago

Don’t think twice, Dylan fans. ‘A Complete Unknown’ is all right

Will Leitch in The Washington Post: Bob Dylan is so inherently unclassifiable that, when the great filmmaker Todd Haynes made a purposefully disjointed and elliptical film about the songwriter, he had to cast six actors to play Dylan, including Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Richa … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 37 minutes ago

Stem cells head to the clinic: treatments for cancer, diabetes and Parkinson’s disease could soon be here

Alison Abbott in Nature: Andrew Cassy had spent his working life in a telecommunications research department until a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease in 2010 pushed him into early retirement. Curious about his illness, which he came to think of as an engineering problem, he decid … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 42 minutes ago

Biden commutes most federal death sentences to life imprisonment

President Biden today commutes the sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on the federal government's death row. They will all spend the rest of their lives in jail instead. His administration having learned its lesson about not looking at the details of those being given leniency, th … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 45 minutes ago

Book Review: Git Commit Murder - Michael Warren Lucas ★★★☆☆

This is a peculiar murder mystery novel. In truth, the murder mystery takes second-place to the internal monologue of a protagonist who is viscerally disgusted with his corporeal body. The majority of the book is about the protagonist's neuroses, self-loathing, and contempt for b … | Continue reading


@shkspr.mobi | 50 minutes ago

Apache fixes remote code execution bypass in Tomcat web server

Apache has released a security update that addresses an important vulnerability in Tomcat web server that could lead to an attacker achieving remote code execution. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 51 minutes ago

70 Years Ago, A Legendary Sci-Fi Writer Defined A Hollywood Golden Age

From the depths of the ocean to the center of the Earth, Jules Verne's impact on science fiction remains massive today. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 55 minutes ago

Paintings of 1924: 3 Landscapes

Paintings from the late careers of Félix Vallotton, Robert Bevan, Nikolai Astrup, George Bellows, Théo van Rysselberghe, Pierre Bonnard and Lovis Corinth. | Continue reading


@eclecticlight.co | 55 minutes ago

Microsoft fixes bug behind random Office 365 deactivation errors

​Microsoft has rolled out a fix for a known issue that causes random "Product Deactivated" errors for customers using Microsoft 365 Office apps. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 hour ago

WinterFest 2024: The Winter Festival Of Artisanal Software [Sponsor]

WinterFest 2024: The Festival of Artisanal Software is back with a fantastic new collection of carefully crafted software for writing, research, and thinkings. Innovative software often comes from small teams, fired with imagination and a vision of a better way to work. There are … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 1 hour ago

Matt Gaetz ethics report concludes he "had sex" with minor, abused drugs, accepted luxury gifts

There's another word that more accurately describes "sex" with minors, but "had sex" it is in the bipartisan ethics report into now-former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz, to be released today after a month of GOP efforts to suppress it. According to CBS News, which has a leaked c … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 1 hour ago

Honda and Nissan plan to merge as we enter the age of electric cars

Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images Honda and Nissan have announced plans to merge as the Japanese automakers struggle with competition from rival brands in the electric vehicle market. The two companies confirmed on Monday that they had signed a memorandum of understanding … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Honda and Nissan Plan to Merge in 2026

Current conditions: Bushfires are burning out of control in Australia • The death toll from Cyclone Chido in Mozambique has risen to 94 • It is 25 degrees Fahrenheit in Cleveland, Ohio, which is home to the iconic house from the film “A Christmas Story.” THE TOP FIVE 1. A quick C … | Continue reading


@heatmap.news | 1 hour ago

CT Scans Reveal Hidden Secrets of Giant Hailstones

CT scans reveal the internal structure of hailstones, aiding better understanding and forecasting of hail formation. Hailstones form during thunderstorms when raindrops are pushed into the colder regions of a cloud, where they freeze. Once the particles are heavy enough, gravity … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 1 hour ago

Climate Change Is Making the World Darker

It is the darkest week of the year. For the lucky folks in Miami, the day still lasts a little over 10 hours; in Anchorage, it lasts less than six. In Utqiagvik, Alaska — the economic center of the North Slope’s oil operations — there is no day at all; the sun last set on Nov. 16 … | Continue reading


@heatmap.news | 1 hour ago

NASA’s Solar Probe Will Make History on Christmas Eve by Zooming Closer to the Sun Than Ever

At 3.8 million miles from the Sun's surface, Parker Solar Probe will be the closest a human-made object's ever been to our host star. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Whales may hone their singing skills by practising out of season

The songs of male humpback whales seem to become more complex in the months before they look for a mate, suggesting a rehearsal period may be important for good performance | Continue reading


@newscientist.com | 1 hour ago

RCA to HDMI Converter AV to HDMI cable 3 RCA CVBS Composite to 1080P HDMI AV

Well, I had to give this a shot, at £8.49, there wasn’t much risk, right? I mean my expectations weren’t too high. My old TV is gone, and I got the TV I had originally bought in Europe many years … Continue reading → | Continue reading


@virtuallyfun.com | 1 hour ago

Film Technica: Our favorite movies of 2024

This year's list features quite a bit of horror mixed in with the usual blockbuster fare—plus smaller hidden gems. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 hour ago

Nonprofit Explorer Adds Powerful Tools to Help You Research Organizations’ Financials

by Andrea Suozzo ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. During the … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 1 hour ago

Lasers powered by sunlight could beam energy through space to support interplanetary missions

New research has found a way to power spacecraft with lasers generated using solar energy alone. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 hour ago

Shopper awestruck after spotting logo on bottom of shoes purchased at local thrift store: 'Amazing'

"Oh God really does have favorites." Shopper awestruck after spotting logo on bottom of shoes purchased at local thrift store: 'Amazing' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

Canoo's future looks uncertain amid lawsuits and furloughed workers

American EV startup Canoo has been in hot water for a while now, and it looks like the temperature's rising further still. Last Friday, Canoo put its team on a “mandatory unpaid break” through at least the end of the year. Continue Reading Category: Automotive, Transport Tags: El … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 1 hour ago

"Failed second album" is a myth. Blame music critics.

Consider the fabled "failed second album," where hot new bands mess it up following up a breakthrough hit. I was thinking about this yesterday because I'd listened to Suede's Dog Man Star and Saint Etienne's Tiger Bay1—both received negatively when they came out. — Read the rest … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 1 hour ago

Alaska Optimizes Flying by Retiming A321s and Hubbing Portland

Alaska was busy working on integrating its Hawaiian fleet this past weekend. I should be […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 1 hour ago

Space v. Time in the grammar of emojis

Benjamin Weissman, Jan Englelen, Lena Thamsen, & Neil Cohn, "Compositional Affordances of Emoji Sequences", 12/19/2024: Abstract: Emoji have become ubiquitous in digital communication, and while research has explored how emoji communicate meaning, relatively little work has inves … | Continue reading


@languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu | 1 hour ago

'Mathematically perfect' star system discovered 105 light-years from Earth may still be in its infancy. Could that change its prospects for life?

Once thought to be 8 billion years old, the star HD 110067 — famous for its six synchronized exoplanets — may be only 2.5 billion years old, new research suggests. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 hour ago

Go behind the scenes of SNL's legendary makeup department

Across Saturday Night Live's 50-year history, those behind the camera have rarely received as much attention as those in front of it, despite arguably doing more work. Just imagine trying to do Kate McKinnon's blobfish look with a turnaround of only a few days – or, as may be the … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 2 hours ago

Hubble Unveils the Supernova That Illuminated a Galaxy

Explore the dynamic life of the spiral galaxy NGC 337 as captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, featuring a mix of old and new stars and the site of the stunning supernova SN 2014cx. This week’s featured image from the Hubble Space Telescope showcases the spiral galaxy NGC 337, … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 2 hours ago

GOP congresswoman, missing for months, found living in dementia care home

As we trudge toward having yet another old man in the White House, the discussion about upper age limits for the people steering our country has flared up once again – and no recent case demonstrates the potential merit of the idea quite like that of Texas Congressional District … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 2 hours ago

Best of The Free Press: We’re All Gonna Make It

In the first installment of our holiday series, Suzy Weiss asks: What if everything’s going to be okay? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 2 hours ago

Origin PC Neuron 3500X Review: A Fish Tank of Light

The Origin PC Neuron 3500X looks like the kind of PC gamers would drool over, but just don't stick your books on top of it. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 hours ago

The Philippines is creating a ChatGPT rival that speaks Filipino and Taglish

ITanong will be a local version of ChatGPT, its developers say, built with considerably fewer resources. | Continue reading


@restofworld.org | 2 hours ago

Job Posting: Team Leader for the Maccabees

About The Job The Maccabees are a small, start-up militia charged with defending the holy temple from the invading Greek army. Our rockstar candidate should be a motivated, goal-oriented self-starter, because we don’t have the bandwidth or manpower for micromanaging. You’ll be le … | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 2 hours ago

Reviewing the Climate, Health and Tech Stories We Covered in 2024

We’re closing out the year with a roundup of the science stories that stood out to our editors in 2024. | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 2 hours ago

Trump’s Pick to Lead Federal Housing Agency Has Opposed Efforts to Aid the Poor

by Jesse Coburn and Andy Kroll ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 hours ago

The Fox and Grapes on a Philadelphia High Chest

Aesop’s Fables have long been an inspiration for carvers and “The Fox and the Grapes” can be found carved on furniture, frames and decorative panels. It offers the carver the opportunity to carve round grapes, grape leaves moving in a breeze, knotty trees and a fox with a bushy t … | Continue reading


@blog.lostartpress.com | 2 hours ago

Tesla announces significant network changes to accommodate more vehicles: '[It's] a big improvement'

"We know car types plugging in and mapped out Supercharger site layouts." Tesla announces significant network changes to accommodate more vehicles: '[It's] a big improvement' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 hours ago

Queen Puabi's lyre: A bull-headed music maker played for Mesopotamian royalty 4,500 years ago

A lyre in a treasure-laden royal tomb discovered in Mesopotamia is the earliest stringed instrument ever found. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 2 hours ago

Criminal Mind: Part Seventeen

This is the seventeenth part of a fiction serial, in 777 words. Tony reached into the bag as if looking for the van keys, then curled his hand around the grip of the small submachinegun. Placing his finger on the trigger he moved the bag slightly and fired the gun through it. The … | Continue reading


@beetleypete.com | 2 hours ago

Everything to Know About the Frankfurt Christmas Market

We recently spent two weeks traveling through Germany during the holiday season. While we visited so many amazing Christmas Markets, Frankfurt turned out to be… The post Everything to Know About the Frankfurt Christmas Market appeared first on Nothing Familiar. | Continue reading


@nothingfamiliar.com | 2 hours ago

Foojay Podcast #64: Interviews at JFall about open source, OpenJDK evolutions, Project Loom, JVM, and more!

Let's wrap up this year with more interviews from the JFall conference. In this episode you'll learn more about Foojay, JVM internals and writing your own programming language, Project Loom and structured concurrency, learning at conferences, code reviews, creating desktop ... Th … | Continue reading


@foojay.io | 2 hours ago

Data Sonification: NASA audializes space for those with low vision

Throughout its history, NASA has produced striking images, from the iconic Earthrise to the breathtaking images of the Pillars of Creation, first captured by the Hubble Space Telescope and later by the James Webb Space Telescope. Now, NASA has developed a way for people with no o … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 2 hours ago

Walruses sound just like the Fart Piano

If you've never heard the wide (and wild!) range of noises that walruses make, I implore you to watch this short but informative (and hilarious!) video. It features marine biologist Kristyn Plancarte (who goes by "kp.assionate" online) and several of the walruses she's had the ex … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 2 hours ago

These Disney princesses are in mortal danger

Since 1982, the British Medical Journal, now called The BMJ, has published an annual Christmas edition that features "research articles which apply a serious academic approach to investigating less serious medical questions." This year's edition includes a study of the health ris … | Continue reading


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