30 dead, dozens missing after torrential rain in central China
Torrential rains in China have killed at least 30 people and left dozens more missing, state media said Thursday, as the country grinds through another summer of extreme weather......»»
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We've tracked down all the best Black Friday Solo Stove deals so you can save big on the popular fire pits. We also have some great buying advice......»»
Chinese island plastic pollution turned into artistic omens
As storm clouds gathered on a forgotten beach in China's Miaodao islands, artist Fu Junsheng picked his way through piles of plastic waste washed up along the shoreline, looking for inspiration......»»
Get 30% OFF when you buy the Pixel Tablet with this Black Friday Deal!
It's much more affordable at the moment. The post Get 30% OFF when you buy the Pixel Tablet with this Black Friday Deal! appeared first on Phandroid. Ah, Black Friday – with all these tech deals going around, what’s not to love.....»»
Rainwater insufficient to replenish the Guarani Aquifer owing to overuse and drought, study warns
A study conducted by researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil measured the contributions of rainwater and groundwater to the maintenance of springs and rivers in the vicinity of Brotas, a city in the central portion of São Paulo.....»»
Save 30% on the Fitbit Inspire 3 on Black Friday!
Save up with this Black Friday offer! The post Save 30% on the Fitbit Inspire 3 on Black Friday! appeared first on Phandroid. If you’re in the market for a competent fitness tracker to use with your Android or iOS smartphone, then yo.....»»
Nvidia may have found a new way to bypass GPU export restrictions
Many expected the RTX 5090D to be a cut-down version of the 5090, but it seems that Nvidia may adopt a similar approach to the RTX 30-series......»»
Apple chipmaker TSMC struggles to please both U.S. and Chinese officials
Apple chipmaker TSMC is finding it harder to maintain neutrality as tensions between China and the U.S. continue to grow.A TSMC factory sign - Image credit: TSMCTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) manufactures the processors in Apple's iPhon.....»»
Tim Cook and 20 other CEOs met China’s premier to discuss potential issues with Trump plans
Apple CEO Tim Cook and more than 20 other chief execs met China’s premier today to discuss potential trade disruption once Trump takes office in January. However, the report makes it sound like the meeting didn’t achieve much, with some saying.....»»
China tries to exert control over Apple Intelligence launch there
A top government official has warned that an Apple Intelligence launch in China would be a “difficult and long process” unless the iPhone maker partners with a local AI company. Working with a Chinese company would instead be “simple and straig.....»»
Save up to 30% with the Galaxy Tab S9 FE on Black Friday!
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Save up to 30% on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7!
Black Friday offers are everywhere - and that includes smartwatch deals too. The post Save up to 30% on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7! appeared first on Phandroid. If you’ve been wanting to get your hands on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7,.....»»
CampusGuard Central empowers organizations to manage PCI DSS compliance
CampusGuard announced CampusGuard Central, its dynamic customer compliance portal. CampusGuard Central empowers organizations to manage PCI DSS compliance across their enterprise with a single, user-friendly tool. Central’s latest release inclu.....»»
Trump targets Mexico and Canada with tariffs, plus an extra 10% for China
Tariffs are retaliation for drug trafficking and illegal migration. Donald Trump has said he will impose tariffs of 25 percent on all imports from Canada and Mexico, and an extra.....»»
Observations detect the lowest mass ratio contact binary to date
Astronomers from China and South Korea report the detection of a contact binary system with an extremely low mass ratio of only 0.0356. The newfound system, which received the designation TYC 3801-1529-1, is therefore the lowest mass ratio contact bi.....»»
Tim Cook"s China visit is about getting Apple Intelligence into the country
Apple CEO Tim Cook is in China to talk about creating localized Apple Intelligence LLMs, but the company faces difficult regulatory hurdles.Apple Store in China — image credit: AppleCook arrived in China on Monday to discuss supply chain issues wit.....»»
New model combines data to improve typhoon forecasting
Over the past few decades, because of the frequent number of typhoons making landfall in South China, the Guangzhou Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology has developed a model, called CMA-TRAMS, to provide operational forecasting products for.....»»
Companies that self-regulate to curb harmful practices increase profits, finds study
Companies in China that self-regulate to reduce harmful social practices—an increasingly prevalent strategy—are more likely to attract reputation-sensitive buyers and increase their exports to the Western world, new Cornell research finds......»»
Missing You trailer: Kick off 2025 with Harlan Coben’s new Netflix series
The first big mystery series of 2025 will be Missing You, an upcoming Netflix adaptation of a Harlan Coben novel......»»
Planetary scientist proposes an alternative theory for what lies beneath the surfaces of Uranus and Neptune
Diamond rain? Super-ionic water? These are just two proposals that planetary scientists have come up with for what lies beneath the thick, bluish, hydrogen-and-helium atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune, our solar system's unique, but superficially bla.....»»
Fossil amphibians found in burrows where they waited for the next rainy season
Two hundred and thirty million years ago, in what's now Wyoming, the seasons were dramatic. Torrential rain would pelt the region for months on end, and when the mega-monsoon ended, the region became extremely dry. This weather would have been challe.....»»