Anticipation and accents: Talking like a southerner even if you"re not
Have you ever found yourself unintentionally imitating how a friend, television character, or media personality talks after listening to them for a while? This is a well-established phenomenon that linguists call linguistic convergence, which refers.....»»
Why the EV industry is talking about ‘black mass’
The metallic powder is made by crushing and shredding batteries or battery cells, extracting unwanted elements, then refining the remainder......»»
Why the UAW"s leader wants a 46% raise, 32-hour work week in his "war" against the Detroit 3
Shawn Fain, whose demeanor leans more Sunday school teacher than fire-breathing union leader, has brought back a tough-talking style evoking the labor movement’s roots in America......»»
Samsung August Update Lands on Galaxy Z Flip 4, Fold 4 as One UI 5.1.1 (Updated)
Samsung phone owners, the August update is starting to rollout to the massive list of devices that Samsung supports. Since we’re now talking about 5 years worth of updates for many phones, this list isn’t going to shrink any time soon. In.....»»
iPhone 15 Pro: How much lighter will titanium be versus stainless steel?
iPhone 15 Pro will rely on a titanium frame instead of stainless steel, and that should make for a noticeably lighter device. How much lighter are we talking? more….....»»
Week in review: VPNs vulnerable to TunnelCrack attacks, Cybertech Africa 2023
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Deception technology and breach anticipation strategies In this Help Net Security interview, Xavier Bellekens, CEO of Lupovis, explains how the impl.....»»
Samsung August Update Lands on Galaxy S23 as One UI 5.1.1 (Updated)
Samsung phone owners, the August update is starting to rollout to the massive list of devices that Samsung supports. Since we’re now talking about 5 years worth of updates for many phones, this list isn’t going to shrink any time soon. In.....»»
Xbox’s new “8 strikes” mod rollout judges hate speech 3x worse than cheating
Eight strikes = one-year suspension; "egregious" infractions can cause permanent bans. Artist interpretation of the creatures talking about your mom on Xbox Live last night. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Thinkstock) This week.....»»
Talking with Webb using the Deep Space Network
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is nearly 1 million miles (1.5 million kilometer) away from Earth, orbiting around the sun-Earth Lagrange point 2. How do we send commands and receive telemetry—the science and engineering data from the observatory.....»»
Motorola Razr+ Review: a worthy Flip competitor
Foldable phones have been around for a while now. And no, I’m not talking about that old flip phone from the early 2000s. I’m talking about smartphones with foldable displays and it seems they’re being more and more popular by the day. Th.....»»
Deception technology and breach anticipation strategies
Cybersecurity is undergoing a paradigm shift. Previously, defenses were built on the assumption of keeping adversaries out; now, strategies are formed with the idea that they might already be within the network. This modern approach has given rise to.....»»
A future Vision Pro headset could automatically adjust itself to different users
I know, the first model hasn’t even gone on sale, and we’re already talking about a future Vision Pro headset, but blame Apple, not us! The company has just filed a patent application for a method of allowing a future model to automatically ad.....»»
Lost in space: Open-plan classrooms can leave children adrift
We all know that talking and listening in large, noisy spaces (like restaurants, shopping centers or concert venues) is tough. Trying to piece together snippets of conversation with background noise is frustrating, exhausting and a definite barrier t.....»»
Apple wants to know why users are turning off Conversation Awareness on AirPods Pro
iOS 17 comes with a bunch of improvements for AirPods users, especially for those with the second-generation AirPods Pro. One of the new features is Conversation Awareness, which detects when the user is talking to someone to automatically reduce the.....»»
Here’s why everyone’s talking about room temperature superconductors
Room temperature superconductors would change the world, but they've remained in science fiction. Until now. Maybe. Here's why everyone's talking about them......»»
Apple’s secret AR glasses may have this genius feature for spectacle users
Everyone’s talking about Apple’s Vision Pro headset, but the company’s future AR glasses could solve a key problem for spectacle users with this genius feature......»»
Twitter is working on a feature that would let you ‘publish a book if you want’
It’s crazy to think that we’re talking about publishing a book on Twitter when the service started by only allowing users to post up to … The post Twitter is working on a feature that would let you ‘publish a book if you want&.....»»
Long-delayed Apple TV+ supermodels documentary to stream in September
Almost three years after it was announced, "The Super Models" documentary will feature stars including Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford talking about their time dominating the fashion industry.L-R: Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell a.....»»
Light-activated molecular machines get cells "talking"
One of the main ways cells "talk" to each other to coordinate essential biological activities such as muscle contraction, hormone release, neuronal firing, digestion and immune activation is through calcium signaling......»»
Conversation Awareness on AirPods Pro interrupting your music? Here’s why you may want to turn it off
Adaptive Audio in iOS 17 for AirPods Pro 2 brings multiple improvements with one of the new features automatically switching the headphones to transparency mode and lowering the volume when it hears you talking. While the capability works very well.....»»
California beachgoers face an unexpected peril: Aggressive, biting sea lions
As Southern Californians prepare to flood local beaches in anticipation of the Fourth of July holiday and an oncoming heat wave, experts are warning beachgoers to be vigilant about a surprising hazard: biting sea lions......»»