"Slow disaster": Indonesians in sinking village forced to adapt
Indonesian teacher Sulkan leafs through pictures at his small sea-surrounded mosque, remembering a marching band and smiling children who graduated from his kindergarten, standing on a road now submerged by murky, green water......»»
How to clear your RAM cache (and why you probably shouldn’t)
Clearing your RAM cache is often touted as a way to improve system performance, but it can actually slow it down. Here's how to do it anyway......»»
Fungi adapt cell walls to evade antifungal drugs
Every year, life-threatening invasive fungal infections afflict more than 2 million individuals globally. Mortality rates for these infections are high, even when patients receive treatment......»»
Disaster plant pathology: Solutions to combat agricultural threats from disasters
An often-overlooked component of natural and human-driven disasters is their potential to affect plant health and thus food security at domestic and international scales. Most disasters have indirect effects on plant health through factors such as di.....»»
Report examines Scotland"s legal protection for forced marriage victims
A research report that examines Scotland's legal protection for those at risk of forced marriage has been published by the University of Glasgow......»»
RustScan: Open-source port scanner
RustScan is an open-source port scanner designed for speed and versatility. It combines a sleek interface with the power to adapt and improve over time. With RustScan’s Adaptive Learning, the tool continually optimizes its performance, making i.....»»
Discovered Apple Intelligence prompts show Apple"s attempt at preventing AI disaster
Apple's first developer beta of macOS 15.1 features detailed AI prompts and instructions for Apple Intelligence. Here's everything we can learn from them.Apple's AI prompts offer significant insight into Apple Intelligence as a wholeOn July 29, Apple.....»»
More dealerships close as Tropical Storm Debby lingers over Southeast
One state auto dealer association leader said he was concerned about the slow-moving nature of the storm......»»
Planning the urban climate of the future
What a tree needs to grow and how it affects its surroundings vary from species to species. This makes it increasingly important for cities to adapt the urban tree cover to local conditions......»»
Slow growth for Apple Music and other services acknowledged by world’s biggest music label
Slow growth for Apple Music and other streaming services has for the first time been publicly acknowledged by the world’s biggest music label, Universal Music Group. While UMG believes it to be a temporary slow-down, some in the industry think i.....»»
Here’s everything new coming to Apple TV+ in August
Apple TV+ is gearing up for a big fall, with new seasons of Slow Horses and Silo on the way soon. Before those hit series return, however, Apple is debuting a variety of new shows in August plus one movie. Highlights include a new comedy from Ted Las.....»»
Pricing, interest rates temper sales rebound
Overall growth is expected to slow in the second half after sales rose 2.2 percent in the first six months of 2024. Analysts say high interest rates and borrowing costs as well as elevated prices are preventing more robust demand......»»
Krill provide insights into how marine species can adapt to warmer waters
Krill in northern waters show how key marine species can adapt genetically to cope with climate change. This discovery was made by researchers at Uppsala University in collaboration with an international research group. According to the researchers,.....»»
Support for IDs in Apple Wallet expands to its fifth state
One of the most highly anticipated features announced at WWDC in 2021 was support for storing IDs in the Apple Wallet application. However, the rollout of this feature has been incredibly slow. But starting today, the IDs in Wallet feature is now.....»»
I thought this $250 Android phone would be a disaster. It wasn’t
How good can a $250 Android phone really be? I tried the T-Mobile REVVL 7 Pro 5G to find out — and it genuinely surprised me......»»
Amazon forced to recall 400K products that could kill, electrocute people
People may still be using unsafe products that Amazon sold and resold. Enlarge (credit: MARCO BERTORELLO / Contributor | AFP) Amazon failed to adequately alert more than 300,000 customers to serious risks—including dea.....»»
SpaceX shares dramatic Starship engine test footage ahead of 5th flight
SpaceX has shared dramatic slow-motion footage of a ground-based engine test involving the Starship spacecraft ahead of its fifth test flight......»»
Bike lanes and narrowed streets don’t slow emergency vehicles
People love to complain about traffic calming, but it makes roads safer. Enlarge / Converting this street from two lanes in either direction to one lane in each direction with a turning lane in-between would make it much safer. (.....»»
From sci-fi to state law: California’s plan to prevent AI catastrophe
Critics say SB-1047, proposed by "AI doomers," could slow innovation and stifle open source AI. Enlarge / The California State Capitol Building in Sacramento. (credit: Getty Images) California's "Safe and Secure Innovati.....»»
Report urges bold measures for California agriculture amid climate change
California should take urgent and bold measures to adapt its $59 billion agriculture sector to climate change as the amount of water available for crops declines, according to a collaborative report by University of California faculty from four campu.....»»
Some good may come out of the CrowdStrike outage
Estimated financial losses due to the recent massive IT outage triggered by the faulty CrowdStrike update are counted in billions, but the unfortunate incident is having several positive effects, as well. Some silver linings As CrowdStrike was forced.....»»