As of Jan. 8, save $800 on the TCL NXTFRAME TV at Best Buy, which is down to $1,199.99 from its usual price of $1,999.99. | Continue reading
Eleven Easy Pieces On Anger & Disappointment is an extremely well-produced album, managing to merge and blend all of Tom Minor's different styles and influences with ease. | Continue reading
Ahead of the holidays, Microsoft said it was upgrading the AI model behind Bing Image Creator, the AI-powered image editing tool built into the company’s Bing search engine. Microsoft promised that the new model — the latest version of OpenAI’s DALL-E 3 model, code-named “PR16” — … | Continue reading
What actually is optimism? One approach is to consider it as a psychological trait — an individual personality characteristic that affects an individual’s behaviour, doesn’t change much over time, and is fairly consistent in most situations. All these are true of dispositional op … | Continue reading
The former chief executive of the parent company of MoviePass, Theodore Farnsworth, pleaded guilty to charges of securities fraud and conspiracy after being accused of misleading investors over the service’s “unlimited plan.” Farnsworth also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit … | Continue reading
When people watched political debates on Soico TV, one of the most watched private channels in Mozambique, around 2010, they often saw a young forest engineer and bank employee who was able to brilliantly articulate the country’s problems. He was Venâncio Mondlane, a distant kins … | Continue reading
Meta is set to start displaying eBay listings in its own Facebook Marketplace classifieds platform, in an effort to appease European regulators. Back in November, Meta was hit with a €798 million fine by the European Commission (EC) in Europe for breaching antitrust rules. The EC … | Continue reading
Garmin smart watches around the world were more or less unusable early on Wednesday morning. | Continue reading
Meta’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, announced on Tuesday 7 a series of changes to the content moderation actions on his platforms Facebook, Instagram and Threads, eliminating fact-checkers, slowing down the processes of taking down potentially damaging content from the social fabric … | Continue reading
H1, a healthcare data analytics platform serving the pharmaceutical industry with data on over 10 million healthcare professionals, has acquired Ribbon, a startup that helps patients find doctors that are supported by their insurance. Financial terms of the deal have not been dis … | Continue reading
Digital reader outfit PocketBook has designed what's billed as the world's first ePaper color poster/art display, and has partnered with E Ink and Sharp to bring it to life. The InkPoster comes in three sizes and employs two screen technologies. Continue Reading Category: Around … | Continue reading
In February 2003, Carlo Urbani encountered a mysterious virus in Vietnam. A physician-epidemiologist well-regarded for his diagnostic skills, Urbani was asked to come to the French Hospital of Hanoi to see a patient named Jonny Chen, an American businessman who had grown seriousl … | Continue reading
The Bain Capital-owned edtech giant says hackers accessed its customer support portal using a "compromised credential." © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. | Continue reading
Photo: Leonid Danilov/pexels (CC0) Today on Squirrel News, Thailand bans […] | Continue reading
Vay is hitting the accelerator on its driverless car-sharing service in Las Vegas. The Berlin-based startup, which uses teleoperations technology that lets humans pilot empty vehicles to customers, has been operating a small commercial fleet of retrofitted Kia e-Niro vehicles in … | Continue reading
It can be overwhelming to navigate the pains of life, but the iconic self-help author believes you can find yourself by answering just four questions Pain is an inevitable part of life. But perhaps could suffering be optional if we’re empowered with the right tools. “The cause of … | Continue reading
Segway launched a bunch of new products at CES, including the extremely quick Segway Xyber e-bike. | Continue reading
The EU court said the bloc's executive authority violated a citizen's rights by transferring some of his personal data to the U.S. without proper safeguards. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. | Continue reading
One agent is just software, two agents are an undebuggable mess. — Andriy Burkov Tags: ai-agents, ai | Continue reading
Current conditions: It is 27 degrees Fahrenheit in Dallas, Texas, and snow is expected • The whole of England is under a cold weather health warning until Sunday • A water boil advisory is in effect for Richmond, Virginia, after a winter storm cut power to the city’s water treatm … | Continue reading
A few months ago I searched for “Norton Password Manager” in Chrome Web Store and got lots of seemingly unrelated results. Not just that, the actual Norton Password Manager was listed last. These search results are still essentially the same today, only that Norton Password Manag … | Continue reading
A new book explaining assembly theory, a new way of thinking about the question of "what is life?" | Continue reading
'Gone but not forgotten' could become a big understatement in the age of AI. Marina113/iStock via Getty Images Imagine attending a funeral where the person who has died speaks directly to you, answering your questions and sharing memories. This happened at the funeral of Marina S … | Continue reading
Environmental issues were conspicuously absent from the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign, but moves by President-elect Donald Trump’s first administration and his leadership picks for his next administration offer clues to what may be ahead. They point to a second Trump administra … | Continue reading
Visitors trek the Sand to Snow National Monument in Southern California, a popular area for camping, hiking, hunting and other activities. Bob Wick, BLM/Flickr The Department of the Interior was created in 1849 as the United States was rapidly expanding and acquiring territory. I … | Continue reading
In anti-natalists' eyes, not having children is the ethical choice. Iryna Tolmachova/iStock via Getty Images Plus In the first few days after Donald Trump’s election in November 2024, purchases of emergency contraceptives spiked, with two companies reporting sales about 1,000% hi … | Continue reading
Inside the target chamber at the National Ignition Facility, where researchers work on getting higher energy outputs from fusion power. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, and the Department of Energy − National Ignition Facility The … | Continue reading
Imagine going on a road trip and passing several seemingly identical McDonald’s restaurants. Despite their uniform appearance, their ownership may vary widely: One might be run by a family, another by an individual entrepreneur, and others owned directly by the corporation. This … | Continue reading
At the most selective schools, the gender gap in computer science and engineering is nearly closed. skynesher/E+ via Getty Images The share of computer science and engineering degrees going to women has increased at the most selective American universities over the past 20 years … | Continue reading
Eurobonds are debt instruments issued by a country in a currency different from its own. Eurobonds have risen to prominence in Africa because they have opened a window for governments to diversify their funding sources from traditional concessionary loans offered by the Internati … | Continue reading
The liver transplant ensured any remaining disease in the organ was removed from the body. MattL_Images/ Shutterstock In a groundbreaking medical achievement in the UK, a 32-year-old woman from Manchester has undergone the country’s first liver transplant for advanced bowel cance … | Continue reading
George Gissing (1857–1903) is best known for his unflinching representations of Victorian society, portraying the struggles of the burgeoning middle classes and the perils of social mobility. But amid the novelist’s keen observations of late 19th-century London, Gissing explored … | Continue reading
Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, will be sworn in as president for a record third term on January 10, four months after being declared the winner of the country’s highly contentious election. Maduro will receive the standard obeisance from his cronies and will hug the limeligh … | Continue reading
You know the story of Dracula. A Transylvanian count wants to buy land in the west, a young real estate agent visits him to finalise the sale and has a bad time. The count travels to the west to wreak havoc (and to seduce its good women) but is foiled by a band of men (and one wo … | Continue reading
From fighting memory decline to warding off some cancers, drinking coffee continues to emerge as a way to improve your health. Now, a new study says that the time of day during which you drink your daily brew is key to boosting some of its effects. Continue Reading Category: Well … | Continue reading
Back in 2023, I belatedly jumped on the bandwagon of people posting their CSS wish lists for the coming year. This year I’m doing all that again, less belatedly! (I didn’t do it last year because I couldn’t even. Get it?) I started this post by looking at what I wished for a coup … | Continue reading
I've got a bunch of travel coming up to exotic locations. Previously, I've bought a local SIM card when I've landed - but they're often expensive, fiddly to fit, and queuing in an airport isn't much fun. I've also bought pre-paid SIMs which have a fixed amount of data or only las … | Continue reading
At CES 2025, Mashable tried the new Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6, a next-generation AI PC with a sliding, expandable display. | Continue reading
Hard manual labour and human shields in the First World War, before Tennis at Newport, Jack Dempsey boxing, and a final Summer Fantasy. | Continue reading
Beats Studio Buds normally retail for $149.99. As of Jan. 8, they're on sale for $99.99 at Best Buy. | Continue reading
Whatnot, the platform that allows users to sell items such as trading cards, comics, and sneakers through live videos, announced on Wednesday that it has secured $265 million in a Series E funding round, a significant investment for a livestream shopping platform. This round puts … | Continue reading
While milk crates are good enough for ferrying records to local gigs, these Travel Heavy cases are aimed at the professional traveling DJ. The London-based manufacturer, also called Travel Heavy, says they qualify as hand luggage "on most airlines." The aluminum cases are lined … | Continue reading
This strange-looking object… …is a universal vise for holding diminutive workpieces.They're used by watchmakers to hold movements in place while they're being worked on. A demonstration of how it works: I couldn't find any examples from reputable manufacturers. (These are being … | Continue reading
A bestseller in Japan, this electric-assist screwdriver with a ball-shaped handle is by Japan's Vessel Tools. (That company, formed in 1916, was Japan's first mass-manufacturer of screwdrivers.)Aimed at installers and tradespeople working in tight spaces, it offers the convenienc … | Continue reading
Here's an impressive demonstration of investigating a material, the kind of thing ID students ought be doing in the studio. The unknown craftsperson behind this Bamboo Art YouTube channel has perfectly exploited the properties of bamboo to create this projectile weapon:You can se … | Continue reading
In the dynamic world of industrial design, where innovation meets practicality, recognition can serve as a vital catalyst for growth. Entering the Core77 Design Awards offers designers, teams, organizations and students an unparalleled opportunity to showcase work, gain credibili … | Continue reading
The Core77 Design Awards Toys & Play category features consumer products designed for children or adults for the purpose of activating play and creative exploration. Examples include children's toys, board games, art supplies, DIY kits, educational toys, electronic toys, musical … | Continue reading
Sony is now taking reservations for the Afeela 1, a blandly-styled sedan they've been developing with Honda. An all-wheel-drive EV with a 300-mile range, the car is laden with over 40 sensors to support semi-autonomous driving; the vehicle's abilities will be between Level 2 and … | Continue reading