A Meteorite Crashed Through Somebody"s Ceiling and Landed on Their Bed
The New York Times reports: Ruth Hamilton was fast asleep in her home in British Columbia when she awoke to the sound of her dog barking, followed by "an explosion." She jumped up and turned on the light, only to see a hole in the ceiling. Her clock.....»»
Apple Reverses Remote Work Policy After Machine Learning Head Decamps To Alphabet
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: One of Apple's highest-profile return-to-office detractors reportedly landed a new gig at Alphabet's DeepMind, marking the latest drama over Big Tech's remote work scuffles. That move, ironically, com.....»»
Equipment maker All Ring lands significant orders for advanced packaging
Fab toolmaker All Ring Tech has landed significant orders from chipmakers, such as TSMC and ASE Technology, which have stepped up their advanced packaging capacity expansions, according to industry sources......»»
Spectacular ceiling frescoes discovered in the Temple of Khnum at Esna
In the Temple of Khnum at Esna, Upper Egypt, German and Egyptian researchers have uncovered a series of vibrantly-colored ceiling frescoes. The relief images in the central section of the ceiling, Professor Christian Leitz from the University of Tüb.....»»
CentOS Successor Rocky Linux Gets $26M to Fund Push Into Enterprise Space
"CIQ has landed $26 million in funding to support its plans to expand the use of Rocky Linux in the enterprise space," reports ZDNet. Last year, Red Hat decided to stop supporting CentOS 8 and shifted focus to CentOS Stream. CentOS had some huge en.....»»
Kendrick Lamar sets record for most first-day Apple Music album streams for 2022
Kendrick Lamar has set a record on Apple Music, with Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers' gaining the most first-day streams for an album released in 2022.Released on Friday, "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" landed on Apple Music and other streaming service.....»»
How to install Dolby Atmos ceiling speakers
Traditional Dolby Atmos systems involve an array of ceiling speakers that help to create a three-dimensional soundstage. Here's how to install a pair or two......»»
New study indicates limited water circulation late in the history of Mars
A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has investigated a meteorite from Mars using neutron and X-ray tomography. The technology, which will probably be used when NASA examines samples from the Red Planet in 2030, showed that the meteorite.....»»
Honor’s new Android phone has 100W wireless charging and flagship specs
The Honor Magic 4 Pro has landed in the UK as a rival to the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra......»»
ASE sourcing more aQFN leadframes for Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 SoCs
ASE Technology has landed big orders from Qualcomm and MediaTek for processing their Wi-Fi-Fi SoCs with its unique aQFN (advanced quad flat no-lead) technology, and is actively seeking additional supply of related packaging materials including leadfr.....»»
Google Docs can be crashed just by repeating this word
Maybe Google Docs isn't quite as secure as we all thought......»»
CHPT lands MEMS probe card orders from Asia-based customers
IC test interface solutions provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has newly landed MEMS probe card orders for smartphone chips from Asia-based customers, with volume production kicking off in the second quarter, according to the Taiwan-based c.....»»
The best shows on Disney+ right now (May 2022)
The second season of The Owl House has landed on Disney+, and there's a lot more than just Marvel and Star Wars series among the best shows on Disney+!.....»»
Mars Helicopter Spots Wreckage From Perseverance Landing
New pictures from the Ingenuity helicopter offer a fresh perspective of the wreckage left behind when the Perseverance rover landed on Mars last year, NASA said on Wednesday. The Verge reports: Launched in 2020, the Perseverance rover successfully la.....»»
Apple TV+ renews ‘Pachinko’ as ‘The Afterparty’ picks up new plot and cast members
New details have landed about several Apple TV+ shows today. The international epic drama series Pachinko has been renewed for a second season, The Afterparty cast for season two has been revealed along with a teaser of the new plot, and a new Charl.....»»
Apple TV+ will detail the life of Michael J. Fox in ‘nonfiction feature film’ currently in production
Apple Original Films has landed the rights to a “nonfiction feature film” on actor Michael J. Fox. The documentary will focus not only on Fox’s acting career, but also on his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis and related medical research advocac.....»»
Could the blueprint for life have been generated in asteroids?
Using new analyses, scientists have just found the last two of the five informational units of DNA and RNA that had yet to be discovered in samples from meteorites. While it is unlikely that DNA could be formed in a meteorite, this discovery demonstr.....»»
Zoom Agrees To "Historic" $85 Million Payout For Graphic Zoombombing Claims
The Covid-19 pandemic brought on a surge of "zoom-bombing" as hackers and pranksters crashed into virtual meetings with abusive messages and imagery. Now, Zoom has agreed to a "historic" payout of $85m as part of a class-action settlement brought by.....»»
A YouTuber Purposely Crashed His Plane in California, FAA Says
The Federal Aviation Administration has found that Trevor Jacob, a daredevil YouTuber who posted a video of himself last year parachuting out of a plane that he claimed had malfunctioned, purposely abandoned the aircraft and allowed it to crash into.....»»
This 40-second solar eclipse seen from the surface of Mars is sublime
“I knew it was going to be good, but I didn’t expect it to be this amazing." April 2, 2021, solar eclipse on Mars. When NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars in February 2021, it carried a high-definition video camera, complete w.....»»
Want to switch from iOS to an Android phone? There’s now an app for that
The Switch To Android app has landed, making it a whole lot easier to ditch your iPhone......»»