Beyond Pandora: the 5 best fictional worlds in movies
Whether it's Pandora's blue oceans or Middle-earth's rolling green hills, these fiction movie worlds are some of the best and most imaginative ever created......»»
Death Valley"s Ubehebe Crater reveals volcanic hazard areas are underestimated
When magma bubbles up toward Earth's surface and meets groundwater, steam pressure builds, sometimes bursting into eruptions that spew currents of hot ash, potentially burning and asphyxiating people and burying nearby cities. Take, for example, simi.....»»
ISP deploys fiber service with a wrinkle—the users themselves own each network
Despite costly Silicon Valley project, CEO says this isn't just for wealthy areas. Enlarge / Horizontal boring equipment installing fiber in Los Altos Hills, California. (credit: Los Altos Hills Community Fiber) Our rece.....»»
This Acer gaming laptop with an RTX 3060 is $699 at Walmart
Even though the term 'budget gaming laptop' would have us running for the hills, this Acer Nitro 5 does an excellent job of it, especially at a discount!.....»»
Comcast wanted $210,000 for Internet—so this man helped expand a co-op fiber ISP
Fed up with Comcast and AT&T, Silicon Valley residents started their own network. Enlarge / Fiber conduits being installed for Los Altos Hills Community Fiber. (credit: Los Altos Hills Community Fiber) Sasha Zbrozek lives in L.....»»
TV versus Monitor: The pros and cons of using each with your Mac
Televisions and computer monitors are relatively similar in how they function and what they do, but they're not really interchangeable products. This is why monitors and TVs should be used for different purposes.At face value, there are a lot of simi.....»»
Gesture-based communication techniques may ease video meeting challenges
Researchers have developed and demonstrated the potential benefit of a simple set of physical gestures that participants in online group video meetings can use to improve their meeting experience. Paul D. Hills of University College London, U.K., and.....»»
Jury sends message to Charter with $7 billion verdict over murder of customer
Charter was ruled negligent, but "breathtaking" punitive damages may be reduced. Enlarge / Charter Spectrum cable van in West Lake Hills, Texas, in April 2019. (credit: Getty Images | Tony Webster) A Texas jury has ordered Cha.....»»
Jury orders Charter to pay $7 billion for murder of woman killed by cable tech
Charter was ruled negligent, but "breathtaking" punitive damages may be reduced. Enlarge / Charter Spectrum cable van in West Lake Hills, Texas, in April 2019. (credit: Getty Images | Tony Webster) A Texas jury has ordered Cha.....»»
Teen Wolf: The Movie trailer teases a new evil in Beacon Hills
A new threat has emerged in Beacon Hills, forcing Scott McCall into action in the teaser trailer for Teen Wolf: The Movie......»»
Researchers record successful startup of dark matter detector at underground research facility
Deep below the Black Hills of South Dakota in the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF), an innovative and uniquely sensitive dark matter detector—the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment, led by Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab)—has pas.....»»
Apple TV+ drops first trailer for upcoming kids show "Duck & Goose," out July 8
Apple has released a new trailer for its upcoming kids Apple TV+ series "Duck & Goose," based on the books of the same name by Tad Hills.Duck & Goose on Apple TV+The company announced the new kids show as the first of a new summer lineup of family co.....»»
Our flood predictions are getting worse as the climate changes. We have to understand how hills shape floods
Protecting people from floods requires many technical professionals to make good predictions and decisions......»»
Coinbase lays off 18 percent of staff as CEO says, “We grew too quickly”
CEO warns of "extended" crypto winter that would heavily reduce trading. Enlarge / Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference on May 2, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (credit: Getty Images | P.....»»
Wrongful death case for Michigan mechanic settled just before trial
The lawsuit surrounding the death of Jeffrey Hawkins at Rochester Hills Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep Ram had targeted the service customer. The attorney for Hawkins’ family said all potential damages would be financed by the dealership's insurance company......»»
WWDC 2022 in-person attendees granted special access to tour Apple Park hills, fitness center, or Caffè Macs
While WWDC22 is set for a mostly virtual experience, Apple is holding a special in-person viewing event for the keynote. Now Apple has shared new details that those invited to Apple Park to kickoff WWDC will be invited to a full day of planned activ.....»»
Checklist of vascular plants unveils flora of Taita Hills in Kenya
As a global biodiversity hotspot, the Taita Hills forests, located in Taita Taveta County in southeastern Kenya, forms the northernmost tip of the Eastern Arc Mountains. They are highly fragmented forests embedded in a human settlements and farms on.....»»
Netflix stock plummets 37% as CEO says company plans ad-supported tier
Reed Hastings: Ads are "working for Hulu," and Netflix will adopt a similar model. Enlarge / Netflix CEO Reed Hastings at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on October 18, 2021. (credit: Getty Images.....»»
Netflix plans ad-supported tier amid loss in users and plummeting stock
Reed Hastings: Ads are "working for Hulu," and Netflix will adopt a similar model. Enlarge / Netflix CEO Reed Hastings at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on October 18, 2021. (credit: Getty Images.....»»
Mark Molloy will direct Beverly Hills Cop 4 for Netflix
The long-in-development sequel to Beverly Hills Cop has a new director, with Eddie Murphy slated to reprise his iconic role as Axel Foley......»»