A teacher then Director of the Art Academy in Düsseldorf, he also painted narratives. Since his death a century ago, he and his paintings have been forgotten. | Continue reading
Content creators on the popular social media platform TikTok have taken legal action against the U.S. government. This move from… Continue reading TikTok content creators sue the US government over potential ban The post TikTok content creators sue the US government over potentia … | Continue reading
This week on AppStories, we examine iPadOS and the ways it has failed to get the basics right. Sponsored by: Concepts – Sketch, Note, Draw. Celtreos – The shoot-em-up game with tiny ships, big weapons, waves of foes, power-ups and obstacles. AppStories+ Pre-Show MacStories’ ‘Let … | Continue reading
Current conditions: Wildfires continue to burn out of control in western Canada • An early season heat wave will bring record high temperatures to parts of Florida • One in eight Europeans now live in an area at risk of flooding. THE TOP FIVE 1. Study: Last summer was the hottest … | Continue reading
We heard this week that Assassin’s Creed Red – the latest upcoming game in the series had finally had its… Continue reading Single-player game Assassin’s Creed Shadows will have mini Battle Passes, fans unhappy The post Single-player game Assassin’s Creed Shadows will have mini B … | Continue reading
One of the co-founders of the pioneering AI company behind ChatGPT is leaving the team he helped to build. The… Continue reading OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever leaves ChatGPT maker The post OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever leaves ChatGPT maker appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
A Shark Tank for the events industry has been unveiled to connect event entrepreneurs with investors. When a deal is struck, capital and mentorship will help their idea become a reality. -Andrea Doyle | Continue reading
What makes sense for the planet also increasingly does so for business. When it comes to slashing carbon emissions, the onus is often placed on individuals and their carbon footprint. But companies also have a major role to play. In fact, the biggest corporations have accounted f … | Continue reading
Under Campari's stewardship, Aperol's revenue has grown by more than 20x and there still may be room left to run | Continue reading
I had some thoughts about each iPad I owned on the eve of getting a new one. | Continue reading
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It looks like the Tories want to ban teachers from talking about gender identity to children of any age. What is this, 1987 again? | Continue reading
Moldova is set to make a significant impact on the global digital landscape as it hosts the Moldova Digital Summit 2024 from June 6-7 in the country’s capital, Chișinău. Under the theme, Powering a 100% Digital Tomorrow, the event serves as a platform to emphasize holistic transf … | Continue reading
See part 1. I don't have by-the-minute updates today. But I can tell you that I spent another 40 minutes on this and I have something that writes to the database, reads from the database and works on production. I'd never done anything dynamic with Astro before so I looked up the … | Continue reading
Victoria Labadie/Shutterstock The government says the budget will help people doing it tough. But it has also opted not to increase JobSeeker and Youth Allowance, despite expert advice these payments should be the highest priority in a cost-of-living crisis. At the same time, mon … | Continue reading
Nellie Bowles on ‘Honestly.’ Ben Kawaller meets the reggae heads. Another Tinder inquisition. And much more. | Continue reading
Sell access to REST APIs with API Gateway, usage plan, API keys, Lambda, and FastSpring. | Continue reading
This incredible rescue showcases the dedication and ingenuity of our wildlife officials. Video shows wildlife officials rescuing mountain lion cub trapped at bottom of spillway: 'The young lion continued to pace around...' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
An analysis of thousands of messages reveals how India’s ruling party uses the app to campaign free from public scrutiny. | Continue reading
The 1615 House, designed by Nordest Arquitectura, is nestled in the picturesque town of Begur, Catalonia. The plot features a significant slope, with a dramatic 17-meter elevation difference between the front (north boundary) and back (south boundary). Continue reading | Continue reading
Last week, Apple got into trouble because of an ad. There was a lot to be learned beyond good and evil of advertisement and Public Relations. The ad showed various objects being collectively crushed by a hydraulic press: a chronometer, a record player, a trumpet, a piano, a guita … | Continue reading
With many plans for improving the Datawrapper app and adding features and visualization types that... | Continue reading
Picture the scene, AIs have taken over the world and we are deep into a dystopian sci-fi nightmare. No, this… Continue reading Stellaris devs using AI-generated voices to voice AI characters in-game – it’s the circle of life The post Stellaris devs using AI-generated voices to vo … | Continue reading
Photo credits: Maksim Labkouski / BigStock In a flurry of position papers released over the past few months, research lobbies have been calling for a €200 billion budget for FP10. Now, some of those organisations have teamed up to make their requests louder and stronger. “We must … | Continue reading
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review JamesHoare Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16 | Continue reading
It’s Wednesday, it’s pouring with rain outside, so let’s get chuckling! | Continue reading
I’m in the mood for a funky song with nice harmonies, good memories, and getting my feet tapping. “A Night to Remember” is a song by American R&B group Shalamar. It was released in 1982, when I was 30 years old. As I recall, this was their biggest hit in the UK, with the group … … | Continue reading
The Lavender Hill Mob, which was made in 1951, is a film of endless charm and joy. It is a caper, which is (in my opinion) the best genre. And it was made by Ealing Studios, an English production company that was formally established in 1929, though on a site that had been home t … | Continue reading
Transmission has been one of the biggest obstacles of decarbonizing the power grid in America. In the past week, however, the country has taken two big steps toward finally removing it. Last week, the Department of Energy published a list of 10 high-priority areas for grid develo … | Continue reading
Film and television have given us a number of unforgettable serial killers to haunt our nightmares. Sometimes, their origins and crimes are inspired by the stories of real criminals in our world. Other times, offenses and offenders are conjured up entirely from nightmare ether, t … | Continue reading
There’s nothing I love more than sitting down with a queer mystery or thriller—obviously, as a writer of the genres myself! The twists, the turns, the “oh my god!” moments, there’s nothing like it. Add the riches of queer history, the complexity of queer identity, and the double- … | Continue reading
Jack Sterry sat astride the crossroads of history; at the right time and right place, he tried to shape the course of events by his actions. Sterry was part of an extraordinary group of men. Often referred to as Jessie Scouts, they were named after the wife of Major General John … | Continue reading
If the world is flat like the Internet says, then this is the edge. The mountains on either side of the Cajon Pass are crumbled and cracked ruins slumping under a starless sky. It looks like where the earth runs out, the place before no place. Not that Luke really believes the ea … | Continue reading
The Dutch train operator Flywise will launch new GoVolta services between Amsterdam, Berlin, Basel and Copenhagen in the spring of 2025. GoVolta to launch daily Amsterdam-Berlin... | Continue reading
Note: Back in 2013, when Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize in Literature, we published a post featuring 20 short stories written by Munro. Today, with the sad news that Alice Munro has passed away, at the age of 92, we’re bringing the original post (from October 10, 2013) back to t … | Continue reading
Circling a cold, Jupiter-sized star, the new world could offer an unobstructed view of its surface composition and history. | Continue reading
As-Long-As-Your’re-Happy . . . Follow-Your-Heart . . . Be-True-To-Yourself . . . Believe-In-Yourself . . . Live-Your-Truth . . . Be-Your-Best-Self . . . Do-What-You-Love — the aphorisms of our day are elegant. They sound like beautiful advice. They’re certainly enticing. Who woul … | Continue reading
"You can never be too careful with new plants from anywhere." Shopper issues warning after examining sickly plants for sale at local home improvement store: 'This physically pains me to look at' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Safety seems to be taking a back seat | Continue reading
Based on data from NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), Villanova University… Tags: magnetic fields, Milky Way, NASA, Strange Maps | Continue reading
Kern County is betting on carbon capture to replace oil jobs and tax revenue. But will the county’s new economy repeat the sins of the old one? | Continue reading
The Barrera House, designed by Cotton Estes Architect, offers a seemingly simple solution to a complex program on a small, downtown property. Located within a historical district of San Antonio, this 370 sq.m. site is just a stone's throw from the Tower of the Americas Continue r … | Continue reading
Glass might soon have some competition from an unlikely rival – bamboo. Scientists in China have turned regular old bamboo into a transparent material that’s also resistant to fire and water, and suppresses smoke. Continue Reading Category: Materials, Science Tags: Wood, Bamboo, … | Continue reading
In the ever-evolving landscape of software development, having the right tools at your disposal can make all the difference. Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has established itself as one of the most powerful and versatile code editors, beloved by developers worldwide for its customi … | Continue reading
The Colorado River Indian Tribes can now lease water to non-Indigenous users along the drought-stricken river. Most nations can’t do the same. | Continue reading
One hardly has to be an expert on the films of Wes Anderson to imagine that the man writes with a fountain pen. Maybe back in the early nineteen-nineties, when he was shooting the black-and-white short that would become Bottle Rocket on the streets of Austin, he had to settle for … | Continue reading
They're a little early, thanks to climate change. | Continue reading