Anna Gutto on why she had to direct Paradise Highway
Anna Gutto spoke about her feature-length directorial debut, Paradise Highway, and why she loves crafting stories about underexposed characters......»»
IRS to offer free tax filing in competition against much-criticized TurboTax
IRS Direct File pilot in 2024 is for taxpayers with simple returns in 13 states. Enlarge / Advocates gather on April 17, 2023, in Washington, DC, to call out tax prep firms like TurboTax-maker Intuit and H&R Block, and to support.....»»
Direct imaging of sequences and locations of glycans bound to biomolecules at a single-molecule level
A team of organic chemists at the Max-Planck Institute for Solid-State Research, working with colleagues from the University of Tübingen and the University of Copenhagen, reports a way to take pictures of the sequences and locations of glycans (also.....»»
The Biggest Moments of TIME’s Impact Dinner: Extraordinary Women Shaping the Future of AI
Featured guests included Black Girls Code founder Kimberly Bryant, OpenAI vice president of global affairs Anna Makanju, Moonhub CEO Nancy Xu, lawyer Sarah Conley Odenkirk, Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li, and Encode Justice founder Sneha Revanur......»»
A comprehensive blueprint for the settlement of Mars
Throughout the 20th century, multiple proposals have been made for the crewed exploration of Mars. These include the famed "Mars Project" by Werner von Braun, the "Mars Direct" mission architecture by Robert Zubrin and David Baker, NASA's Mars Design.....»»
Honda Accord Tops All Midsize Sedans in New Rear Seat Safety Test
An updated IIHS crash test of seven midsize sedans made all but the 2023 Honda Accord look quite poor. It was the only one of the bunch to get the top rating in all rear seat safety tests. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety updated its modera.....»»
Flooding that closed Alaska"s Dalton Highway also caused widespread ground sinking
The massive 2015 flooding of the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska had immediate impacts, including closure of the Dalton Highway for several days, but it also contributed to longer-term ground subsidence in the permafrost-rich region......»»
Anna’s Archive Scraped WorldCat to Help Preserve ‘All’ Books in the World
Anna's Archive scraped WorldCat, the world's largest library catalog, in an effort to help preserve digital copies of every book in the world. The meta search engine is well aware of the legal risks but believes that these are well worth taking to pr.....»»
The Story of One iPhone Factory Powering Apple’s Pivot to India
Apple is betting big on India as it pivots iPhone manufacturing from China. Here's how that's playing out for workers in South India Set back from a dusty highway in South India, three newly completed factory buildings rise up behin.....»»
Female animals teach each other to choose unusual males—new research
My friend recently changed their favorite celebrity crush from Anna Kendrick to Lily James. While some people could see the attraction, others might not. So what is it that attracts us to potential mates? A new study suggests that female animals lear.....»»
Further evidence points to footprints in New Mexico being the oldest sign of humans in Americas
New research confirms that fossil human footprints in New Mexico are likely the oldest direct evidence of human presence in the Americas, a finding that upends what many archaeologists thought they knew about when our ancestors arrived in the New Wor.....»»
Cocoa prices are surging: West African countries should seize the moment to negotiate a better deal for farmers
The global price of cocoa is spiking, a direct response to dwindling cocoa output in west Africa. In September, cocoa futures reached a 44-year price peak due to mounting concerns over reduced supplies from the region......»»
Senators introduce bipartisan bill directing FTC to redo auto dealership regs
A new bill from Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., would direct the FTC to "redo" the proposal by requiring the agency to issue an advanced notice of proposed rule-making for public input — a regulatory step the lawmakers say was.....»»
Taiwan cancels flights, shuts schools ahead of typhoon
Taiwan canceled flights and closed schools in parts of its southern region on Wednesday ahead of Typhoon Koinu's expected landfall, the second major storm to make a direct hit on the island in a month......»»
Apple drops all human support on X
Users are no longer able to receive live help from the Apple support account on X, and instead will be redirected to other platforms.Apple Support appThose who direct message the @AppleSupport account on X, formerly Twitter, will now receive an autom.....»»
Next-generation printing: Precise and direct, using optical vortices
Will printed photographs ever match the precision of a mirror's reflection? Even though the answer may still be no for a while, Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have made significant strides in precision printing with their innovative optical.....»»
Recombination dipole prototype successfully tested for the LHC"s high-luminosity upgrade
The LHC requires a variety of different types of magnets to direct the beams around its circular shape. Currently installed in the LHC's interaction regions are 9.45-m-long double-aperture magnets of 2.8 T, manufactured by BNL for the RHIC......»»
Unraveling metabolic processes spanning from subcellular organelles to complex tissues
Metabolism serves as a direct reflection of biological functions and pathological conditions. Throughout the years, biologists and doctors have been delving into the intricate metabolic mechanisms underlying physiological processes and disease states.....»»
Evidence of the oldest hunter-gatherer basketry in southern Europe discovered
A team of scientists, led by researchers from the Universidad de Alcalá (UAH) and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), has discovered and analyzed the first direct evidence of basketry among hunter-gatherer societies and early farmers in so.....»»
Study clarifies how "junk DNA" influences gene expression
For decades, scientists have known that, despite its name, "junk DNA" in fact plays a critical role: While the coding genes provide blueprints for building proteins, which direct most of the body's functions, some of the noncoding sections of the gen.....»»
Holographic hybridization technique allows changes of depth of field in recorded pictures and videos
Most of the imaging technologies available today, including smartphone cameras, digital video cameras, microscopes and telescopes, are based on the concepts of direct imaging, i.e., a camera directly recording a scene in a single step. This is precis.....»»