"What a jerk!" Uncontested provocative statements can signal dominance
When people publicly agree with a statement that they privately disagree with, we infer that the speaker is dominant and likely to be in a superior hierarchical position, concludes a new study published in the scientific journal Social Psychological.....»»
Microsoft considering "super app" to fight Apple & Google mobile dominance
Microsoft may build an all-in-one "super app" to combine various services and fight the mobile search partnership between Apple and Google.MicrosoftAccording to a report on Tuesday, the company has considered building an app that combines shopping, m.....»»
New AirPods Pro extend Apple"s wireless earbud market dominance
Apple's launch of the second-generation AirPods Pro helped extend its lead in the "True Wireless Stereo" market in the third quarter, according to new market research data.Second-generation AirPods ProApple's AirPods lineup has dominated the TWS mark.....»»
Study finds well-known enzyme also performs quality control of membrane proteins
An interdisciplinary team of scientists from Cologne, Heidelberg and Munich have discovered a new function of a well-known enzyme. The signal peptidase complex in the endoplasmic reticulum cleaves faulty membrane proteins to initiate their degradatio.....»»
Elon Musk meets Apple’s Tim Cook to settle dispute
Following a series of provocative tweets aimed at Apple this week, Elon Musk met Apple boss Tim Cook at the tech giant's headquarters, and it seemed to go well......»»
Broadband low-loss all-optical phase modulator using gas-filled hollow-core fiber
Optical phase modulators are key components in optical communication, sensing, and signal processing systems. All-optical modulators, which modulate the phase or intensity of a light signal by a control light beam, have attracted much research intere.....»»
The WOW! Signal Is Just As Mysterious As It Was In 1977
Over 40 years ago, scientists discovered a radio anomaly known as "the WOW! signal" — and despite continuous research, its origin continues to remain unknown. Over.....»»
Twitter encrypted DMs will adopt open-source Signal protocol, suggests iOS code
Elon Musk recently hinted that Twitter encrypted DMs were on the way, using full end-to-end encryption – and code spotted in the iOS app suggests that it will use the same E2E encryption standard as Signal. Plans for E2E encryption of Twitter dire.....»»
Non-detection of key signal allows astronomers to determine what the first galaxies were, and weren"t, like
Researchers have been able to make some key determinations about the first galaxies to exist, in one of the first astrophysical studies of the period in the early universe when the first stars and galaxies formed, known as the cosmic dawn......»»
Double telescope study of zone where Wow! signal originated comes up empty
An international team of astronomers has conducted a double-telescopic study of the zone where the Wow! signal originated and failed to detect any signal. In their paper published in Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society, the group desc.....»»
India facing localization challenge in EV supply chain
As India pins its hope on EVs to realize sustainable development and gain its lead in the strategic industry, India's challenge is how to localize components supply amid China's dominance......»»
Musk: Paid checkmarks won’t return until Twitter can stop impersonation
Signal contradicts Musk, says it’s not helping to encrypt Twitter DMs. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) When Elon Musk first launched his Twitter Blue subscription service, the whole point was to mak.....»»
UK officially launches investigation over Apple & Google"s mobile browser dominance
As part of its continuing big tech antitrust march, the UK has announced that it is next examining Apple and Google's control over the mobile browser market, with a particular focus on mobile gaming.On Tuesday, the United Kingdom's Competition and Ma.....»»
EV battery heavyweights revive city’s dream of factory glory
In the race to build a North American hub to support the electric-vehicle industry and challenge China's dominance, one tiny Quebec community is charging ahead......»»
Increasing IPO performance by revealing innovation plans: How firms can mitigate the negative effect of insider selling
Researchers from University of Colorado Denver, California State University Long Beach, Texas A&M University, and Kansas State University published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines the role of innovation potential as a credible signal.....»»
Tale of terroir: Porcini mushrooms evolved to local environment
The Dentinger Lab at the Natural History Museum of Utah has published a provocative new paper in the journal New Phytologist that describes their work with the much beloved mushroom, Boletus edulis, better known by gastronomers worldwide as the porci.....»»
MrBeast overtakes PewDiePie as most-subscribed YouTuber
PewDiePie's almost 10 years of dominance have come to an end, as MrBeast reaches 112 million subscribers......»»
Mathematical analysis brings new understanding to a recently published kinetic model of ERK phosphorylation
Extracellular Signal Regulated Kinase (ERK) plays an important role in multiple cell signaling processes, by catalyzing the phosphorylation of a variety of substrates. The enzyme itself is activated by phosphorylation at two different sites by a seco.....»»
iOS 16.2 Dynamic Island keeps signal bars visible while playing music on iPhone 14 Pro
Apple has made a useful little enhancement in the latest iOS 16.2 beta for iPhone 14 Pro users. In earlier versions, iPhone 14 Pro would only show two status icons (battery and either WiFi or single bars), as the activated Dynamic Island content was.....»»
Encrypted messaging app Signal officially launches Stories feature for its users
Back in October, Signal released a beta version of its app with a Stories-like feature. After a month of beta testing, the encrypted messaging app has made Stories available to all its users on iOS and Android. And as you might imagine, Signal Stori.....»»
Games of power: Scientists decode behavioral patterns of dominance between the sexes in mammals
The stronger and more aggressive sex dominates the weaker sex. This simplistic view of male-female dominance relationships is common but falls short of the complexity of how dominance hierarchies are established in animal societies......»»