"This is what has been happening these last months ever since AI has gained popularity." Google users outraged after encountering issue with search feature: 'This needs to not be a thing' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Foursquare Open Source Places: A new foundational dataset for the geospatial community I did not expect this! [...] we are announcing today the general availability of a foundational open data set, Foursquare Open Source Places ("FSQ OS Places"). This base layer of 100mm+ global … | Continue reading
Bluesky firehose fun continues. Jared Short shows emoji usage as rain drops that… Tags: Bluesky, emoji, firehose, Jared Short | Continue reading
Researchers have unveiled a highly sensitive detector capable of identifying molecules by analyzing their infrared vibrational “fingerprints.” This groundbreaking device works by transforming incoming infrared light into ultra-confined “nanolight” through phonon polaritons within … | Continue reading
The current global population is estimated to be between 3,900 and 6,300. Researchers raise serious concerns over the fate of quickly disappearing feline species: 'The impact ... is turning out to be worse than predicted' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
AWESOME! There’s even more awesome here: Illustration from: Monsieur Cabinet The post #67 When cats do stupid things appeared first on 1000 Awesome Things. | Continue reading
"This is an important part of our general strategy for improving the quality of life." City planners implement controversial policy that's dividing residents: 'A very emotional subject' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A representative of Germany’s Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Office) has said that integration courses for refugees and migrants should be reformed to better prepare... | Continue reading
The rail company NS has launched an online lost and found platform for people seeking to be reunited with items they have accidentally left behind on the train. New NS lost and... | Continue reading
SpaceX wasn't able to catch the Super Heavy booster, but Starship is on the cusp of orbital flight. | Continue reading
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), with input from Departments and Agencies across the federal government, yesterday released “The National Blueprint for a Clean & Competitive Industrial Secto … | Continue reading
XPENG is entering another major EV market. This week, it’s the UK. For starters, XPENG will launch the G6 via distribution partner International Motors Ltd. The company will reportedly start delivering the G6 SUV to customers in the UK very soon. XPENG notes that the UK is a prio … | Continue reading
Changan electric car unit Avatr has become the latest EV producer to join NIO’s EV charging network. It’s the 14th automaker to do so. NIO has 2,442 supercharging stations installed in China, and 11,206 individual chargers at those stations. The company also has 1,660 destination … | Continue reading
BYD’s newest vehicle is the Denza Z9. It comes in either a full electric (BEV) powertrain or a plugin hybrid (PHEV) powertrain. The tri-motor powertrain has a unique feature, but before we get to that, some specs for the BEV version: o–100 km/h in 3.4 seconds BEV: 5,180 mm — ... … | Continue reading
Delightfully clever sketch from Tiny Idea. ★ | Continue reading
Geologists at the University of Miami leveraged World War II aerial photos and modern satellite imagery to study Andros Island’s landscape transformations due to sea level rise over eight decades. Despite the sea rising approximately 10 centimeters since the 1980s, the shorelines … | Continue reading
"Thanks for inspiring and teaching walkability." Psychologist debunks common misconception about walkable cities: 'We don't have to reinvent the wheel' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
On October 13, The Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup Asia Finals commenced, where a new champion was crowned in 2024. Malaysia’s Taj Aiman clinched the top spot followed by reigning champ Andika Rama from Indonesia in second place. For finishing in the top two in the overall championshi … | Continue reading
More and more people buy electric cars every year, and 2024 is again showing strong growth in EV sales. That also means that more and more of the EV-buying population are mainstream buyers. Early adopters have approached EVs in a different way than how mainstream buyers do (even … | Continue reading
Dhruv Mehrotra and Dell Cameron, Wired: A joint investigation by WIRED, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), and Netzpolitik.org reveals that US companies legally collecting digital advertising data are also providing the world a cheap and reliable way to track the movements of American mi … | Continue reading
Bluesky WebSocket Firehose Very quick (10 seconds of Claude hacking) prototype of a web page that attaches to the public Bluesky WebSocket firehose and displays the results directly in your browser. Here's the code - there's very little to it, it's basically opening a connection … | Continue reading
Hot off the heels of The Game Awards announcing its list of nomination comes an all-new awards show, just for indie games. The Indie Game Awards, the IGAs for short, is a new awards-only (no world premier trailers) event to celebrate “excellence in indie gaming with categories th … | Continue reading
The power source could "provide virtually limitless clean, safe, and affordable energy." Scientists announce major breakthrough on journey to harness 'holy grail' energy source: 'Leveraging our world-class capabilities and hundreds of subject experts' first appeared on The Cool D … | Continue reading
"A perfect example of how we are working to increase circularity and reduce the linear take-make-waste approach to business." Outdoor apparel brand rolls out new puffer jacket with unusual source of material: 'Something we are immensely proud of' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Hey, remember that wacky story from Cabel Sasser’s GDC talk of all those Playdates that went missing, and then resurfaced in May? The story, in full, is in the latest episode of the Playdate Podcast. ⌥ Permalink⌥ Permalink | Continue reading
New research unveils the evolutionary origins of stem cells through a groundbreaking experiment that successfully created a mouse using ancient genetic tools. Published in Nature Communications, an international team of researchers has achieved a groundbreaking milestone: the cre … | Continue reading
The guy being interviewed here at 1:10 made me think of the “I didn’t think leopards would eat MY face” meme. | Continue reading
Prepare to start seeing unprecedented shapes and designs in the motocross world. Spanish company Stark Future is taking titanium 3D printing out of the prototyping lab, and into mass production of its insane electric dirtbikes. Continue Reading Category: Motorcycles, Transport Ta … | Continue reading
"I told her to move somewhere with a HOA if she doesn't like it." Homeowner sparks debate after sharing unconventional front yard design: 'My neighbor says it's an eyesore' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"It feels impossible to find safe products." Engineer calls out Revlon for alleged misleading claims about its products: 'I probably would've fallen for it' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Many trending influencers have a way of normalizing overspending and overconsumption in the pursuit of happiness and gaining fans. Social media users call out influencer's outrageous beauty haul: 'How can you really review something if you only use it once?' first appeared on The … | Continue reading
Our ideas become stronger when we’re forced to defend them. We wish our university challenged us like it challenges the right wing. | Continue reading
As I do week notes, one of my usual practices when finishing my blog posts is no longer needed, a conclusion | Continue reading
Image: Strava Strava recently informed its users and partners that new terms for its API restrict the data that third-party apps can show, refrain from replicating Strava’s look, and place a ban on using data “for any model training related to artificial intelligence, machine lea … | Continue reading
Charlotte Gordon in The Washington Post: The Monty Python sketch of Thomas Hardy writing “The Return of the Native” takes place inside a packed soccer stadium with an announcer providing play-by-play analysis of the author’s glacial writing process. In hushed tones, the announcer … | Continue reading
Just as the car pulled into the low-rent automatic wash attached to the gas station and wrapping around and behind the snack shop, I pulled my cellphone out of my jacket pocket and hit the big red record button. Not documented here are the interior’s colorful flashing lights, whi … | Continue reading
Sahana Sitaraman in The Scientist: Cancer cachexia, or the wasting syndrome, is a catastrophic condition that causes dramatic and involuntary loss of muscle mass, fat and weight, alongside extreme fatigue, anorexia and anemia in patients with cancer.1 This severe stress reduces t … | Continue reading
"This is amazing." Homeowner stunned after cooking with completely invisible stove: 'This is magic' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Baby ahead of me in line Eyes staring, beautiful they shine Fresh opened, trusting, kind Shimmering wisdoms new and divine. Not stained with adult guile Which sorrow’s sediment piles Ensouled only a short while She makes me smile. What in her life shall she see When time marches … | Continue reading
Stress hormones, not impaired insulin signaling, may underlie obesity-related diabetes, according to Rutgers research. Elevated stress hormones counteract insulin’s effects, even with intact signaling. This insight could lead to treatments targeting stress hormones rather than in … | Continue reading
We need a plan that supports cultural dynamism and protects American workers. Ten commonsense proposals from Reihan Salam. | Continue reading
The newspaper says it is leaving X because of misinformation, but it is guilty of the same tactics it claims to oppose. I should know—I was once a target. | Continue reading
100M+ global places of interest now available for commercial use under an Apache 2.0 license # | Continue reading
"Downplaying the threats and undermining the solutions with dangerous misinformation." Newspaper stirs controversy with allegedly biased coverage of newly elected government: 'Continue to sow confusion' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
the full story of how two pallets of Playdates worth $400,000 were stolen in Las Vegas and eventually recovered # | Continue reading
every new feature they add increases lock-in, making it harder to leave while they court some of the worst people online # | Continue reading
"The fact that Google is promoting this seems vastly out of touch with basic human decency." Google ad leads to discussion about 'cheating at life' features: 'How can Google promote this as a positive?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
James Baggott, writing for Car Dealer Magazine: Jaguar unveiled a new look, logo and direction for its cars at what was quite possibly the most bizarre automotive media launch I’ve ever attended — here’s what happened. Embargoed until today, the event felt like a hallucinogenic s … | Continue reading