"So what do we do with 99% of our clothing we already have?" Woman calls out concerning issue that can be spotted on clothing tags: 'Everyone should know this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Today, Apple rolled out a new update for the iPad and iPhone, with the advent of iOS 17.5. One of the exciting additions is the Offline mode in Apple News+, which grants you access to the Today feed and News+ tab even when you’re offline. This means you can now download Top Stori … | Continue reading
Samuel Axon, Ars Technica: The new iPad Pro is a technical marvel, with one of the best screens I’ve ever seen, performance that few other machines can touch, and a new, thinner design that no one expected. It’s a prime example of Apple flexing its engineering and design muscles … | Continue reading
Toast gets cold fast. I’m reminded of this nearly every morning after I toss a couple scrambled eggs onto a plate and then mindlessly chomp into the cold and crumby jam-smeared bread that’s been lying around for a couple minutes. Do you have issues like I have issues? Hands up if … | Continue reading
Photo credits: Web Summit / Flickr France is in line for €15 billion in industry investments in AI, pharmaceuticals and quantum, as the country’s seventh Choose France summit draws in commitments from around the world. Companies from outside France have pledged to invest €15 bill … | Continue reading
Photo credits: Auburn University / Flickr The US has been leading global development of artificial intelligence – but which universities are biggest in the sciences underlying the field? A Science|Business analysis of grants by the US National Science Foundation ranks Carnegie Me … | Continue reading
Photo credits: weyo / BigStock Swiss and EU negotiators are aiming to reach agreement on Horizon Europe association in the summer, which should allow full access to the programme for calls in 2025, but will not join the Copernicus earth monitoring project due to high costs. Switz … | Continue reading
Photo credits: zverge / BigStock The EU recognises the role of young researchers in shaping the future research and innovation landscape and throughout the years policymakers have pushed for better career paths and put in place specific funding programmes in support of this. One … | Continue reading
Anna Tenhunen-Lunkka, senior scientist and project manager at VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland. Assemble fourteen project partners, draft seven work packages, throw in a couple million euros, and produce science. Coordinating a big collaborative EU research project is no … | Continue reading
"[This will] help prevent further global warming." Scientists discover easier, cleaner way to synthesize promising fuel alternative: 'Our new method should result in worldwide energy-saving' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Three stars circling the Milky Way’s halo formed 12 to 13 billion years ago. | Continue reading
Figures from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) have revealed that 1 in 10 people in Germany live in a house which is too small, with children being the worst affected... | Continue reading
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Torqeedo, a major innovator of all-electric boat motors, is working on a new version of its iconic bright-orange propeller, crafted from 100% recycled plastic. Not only will its future electric marine-drive products eliminate carbon emissions from the air around them, but they'll … | Continue reading
The latest version of Logic released today, with some much-vaunted features. It’s also finally gone to version 11, after being stuck on 10.x for over a decade, even though 10.x minor version updates were often larger than the differences between major versions (and those major ve … | Continue reading
"We're talking about your own individual health; we're talking about the health of your family." New report finds millions of Americans affected by hazardous air quality: 'Everyone deserves to breathe clean air' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Zoe Kleinman, BBC: It [GPT-4o] is faster than earlier models and has been programmed to sound chatty and sometimes even flirtatious in its responses to prompts. The new version can read and discuss images, translate languages, and identify emotions from visual expressions. There … | Continue reading
Beyond its aesthetic appeal, this garden represents a growing trend among eco-conscious homeowners. Homeowner draws attention for photo of drought-tolerant garden teeming with blooms: 'I would be proud to come home to this yard every day' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"We need to treat our lands better than this." Officials issue warning after discovering debris at national wildlife refuge: 'You will be prosecuted' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
If you have even a casual curiosity about the angriest crustacean on the planet, you'll know that the infamous mantis shrimp is in possession of a club-shaped claw that can deliver punishing blows to everything from hard-shelled prey to thick aquarium glass. Continue Reading Cate … | Continue reading
"We're watching fish every day try to jump over that dam." Experts share remarkable effects of removing restrictive dams from river: 'A case study in how we can improve habitat' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"There will be fewer cars on the road, thus improving traffic." Transit expert debunks common misinformation about highway expansion: 'Can actually work in a positive way' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Lockheed Martin's paradoxically famous/secret Skunk Works has released the first image of its futuristic stealth tanker aircraft designed to refuel US and allied warplanes at long distances close to combat zones sometime in the 2040s. Continue Reading Category: Military, Technolo … | Continue reading
"The data collected in Seychelles gives us hope and encourages us to do more." Researchers surprised to find several rare blue whales during expedition: 'These are positive steps towards their conservation' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A new report explores how Europe can successfully build a sustainable battery value chain Executive summary As Europe is decarbonising its economy, it is facing a monumental challenge to rebuild the fossil-based system into a carbon free one. Batteries and the materials that go i … | Continue reading
"Cutting down hundreds of healthy trees so they could have a better view." Photos show illegal destruction of protected natural area on State Governor's property: 'They cleared out acres of wetlands' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
URLs. Fresh hot URLs. Air Canada Has to Honor a Refund Policy Its Chatbot Made Up [Ashley Belanger/Wired] – Air Canada’s chatbot gave a customer incorrect information about bereavement fare policies, and a court held the airline accountable. Unclear whether the chatbot was truly … | Continue reading
Bandai Namco has revealed the release date for the upcoming “hack-and-slash looter” game Gundam Breaker 4. Developed by Crafts & Meister Co., Gundam Breaker 4 lets you customise your own Gundam based on actual model kits by combining various parts together. It’s a Gunpla kitbashe … | Continue reading
Consulting for large clients that have apps with complex stacks has us working with Github Codespaces more frequently. Codespaces has a tight integration with Visual Studio Code if that’s your jam, but I personally use neovim, tmux, and a fork of the thoughtbot dotfiles manged by … | Continue reading
Earlier today I was trying to figure out why I was getting the occasional latency spike. I suspected I had some slow queries that needed optimising, but in order to check I needed to enable slow query logging. | Continue reading
Sea levels have been rising more rapidly over the past several decades as ocean temperatures warm and ice sheets melt. Scientists warn rising sea levels could dramatically alter coastal states: 'There is still large uncertainty' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"Hopefully one day they'll be taught a lesson by nature." Resort owners face hefty fines after illegal destruction of natural area: 'Somebody should be in jail' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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But over half of Europe’s battery production plans are at risk without stronger government action. Onshoring the EV supply chain to Europe would cut the emissions of producing a battery by 37% compared to a China-controlled supply chain, according to new analysis by Transport & E … | Continue reading
Jim! I hope this finds you well, and you’re settling into your new digs. My mum Debra and uncle Dave should have introduced themselves by now. I think you’ll get along with them like a Wheat Palace on fire; they were folk and jazz musicians, and heard a lot about you over the yea … | Continue reading
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — TrueEV, an advocate for electric vehicle (EV) adoption, is proud to announce its exclusive partnership with leading smart electric vehicle company XPENG (NYSE: XPEV and HKEX: 9868). This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the Australian automotive … | Continue reading
"One of the responsibilities of the organizer is to make hydration accessible to people." New research shows concerning cause of music festival cancellations: 'It's happening at an increasing rate' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
All the morning at home among my workmen. At noon Mr. Creed and I went to the ordinary behind the Exchange, where we lately were, but I do not like it so well as I did. So home with him and to the office, where we sat late, and he did deliver his... | Continue reading
Raw milk fans called warnings "fear mongering," despite 52% fatality rate in humans. | Continue reading
Matt Sephton: At this point, I couldn’t quite believe what I was seeing because I was under the impression that the first emoji were created by an anonymous designer at SoftBank in 1997, and the most famous emoji were created by Shigetaka Kurita at NTT DoCoMo in 1999. But the Sha … | Continue reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced today that it is accepting applications for the third year of its Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program. The SMART Grants Program was made possible by the Biparti … | Continue reading
Penske represents the voice of America’s truck fleets on PACT’s Board of Directors WASHINGTON — Powering America’s Commercial Transportation (“PACT”), a coalition focused on education and advocacy for accelerating the construction of nationwide infrastructure for medium- and heav … | Continue reading
I just put the geranium that was in our bedroom all winter on the back porch. It’s been flowering for a couple of months and seems as happy outside as it was inside. Zip like the geranium too. He often sits under it. Makes me wonder if he knows that it brings out his little... Re … | Continue reading
Fortescue, with support from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), government agencies, research institutes, and industry partners, has successfully completed propulsion and manoeuvrability trials of its Singapore-registered Fortescue Green Pioneer in the Port of Si … | Continue reading
US military seeks an "independent review" to determine if Vulcan can scale. | Continue reading
These birds gave me a hard time. Like I said in the video of my Studio Visit with Jon, they inspired my new quilt when I gave up making them. I put them aside last week, but this morning I brought them out again. I took most of them apart and started over. Somehow this... Read En … | Continue reading
CEP Renewables Begins Construction on 19 MW Brownfield Solar Project in New Jersey RED BANK, N.J. — CEP Renewables announced that construction has begun on its 19 MW dc grid supply Foul Rift solar project located in White Township, Warren County, New Jersey. The project is being … | Continue reading