Ars Frontiers, the first Ars Technica conference, comes to DC
We're holding a conference in May—and if you want to come, read on! Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) Ars Technica is pleased to announce its inaugural single-day Frontiers conference, to be held this May 12 in Washington, DC......»»
iPad Air rumored to get OLED, but it might be a long wait
If a market observer's predictions are correct, the iPad Air is slated to get OLED displays — but not for some time.Rest to open iPad Air with Touch IDA conference this week spelled out what Omdia believes is Apple's screen roadmap for most of its.....»»
Google Finally Confirms this Year’s I/O Event
It's gonna be May. The post Google Finally Confirms this Year’s I/O Event appeared first on Phandroid. After what felt like an eternity, it looks like Google has finally confirmed the date for its upcoming Google I/O conference this.....»»
Giant volcano discovered on Mars
In a groundbreaking announcement at the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference held in The Woodlands, Texas, scientists revealed the discovery of a giant volcano and possible sheet of buried glacier ice in the eastern part of Mars' Tharsis volca.....»»
During the 2024 solar eclipse, Texans will aid a national research effort to study the sun
On a sunny February day at Dallas' Frontiers of Flight Museum, a cluster of students lifted telescope equipment out of a bulky briefcase. A sticker on the case read: "stand back—we're going to science!".....»»
Mac Studio, visionOS 2.0, iOS 18, Apple AI: What to expect from Apple for WWDC 2024
Apple will be holding WWDC 2024 in June, showing off its operating system updates and possibly new hardware. Here's what the rumor mill thinks will happen.An Apple Park graphic that promoted WWDC 2023Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference is the comp.....»»
Jets vs Canucks live stream: Can you watch for free?
The Jets and Canucks clash in a huge Western Conference showdown tonight. The game isn't on TV in the United States, but here's how you can watch a live stream......»»
Rooster Teeth, home of Red Vs. Blue and RWBY, shutting down after 21 years
150 employees will be laid off, while some shows and podcasts will be shopped. Enlarge / Near the height of its powers in 2018, Rooster Teeth's annual RTX conference was drawing more than 62,000 people to Austin, Texas, each year.....»»
Red Bull suspends alleged harassment victim in snowballing F1 scandal
After accusing team boss of "inappropriate behavior," female F1 employee suspended. Enlarge / Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner faced the media at an F1 press conference earlier today in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (credit: Br.....»»
UN, France co-host first forum to decarbonize construction sector
France warned Thursday that the world's construction sector was not on track to decarbonize by 2050 as it co-hosts with the UN Environment Programme the first ever conference aimed at reducing the industry's impact on climate change......»»
It"s time we include cities and regions as equal partners in global climate negotiations
Last year's UN climate conference (COP28) made history in Dubai by introducing—for the very first time—language on "transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems" in the final version of the negotiated text......»»
Photos: BSidesZagreb 2024
BSidesZagreb is a complimentary, non-profit conference driven by community participation, designed for information security professionals and enthusiasts to gather, exchange ideas, and collaborate. Help Net Security sponsored the 2024 edition that to.....»»
1 Thing We"re Talking About: Targeting young people for collision repair careers
The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair — I-CAR for short — has a new digital advertising campaign to lure young people to consider a career in the industry. It is estimated that 100,000 skilled collision repair technicians are cur.....»»
People in power found to avoid using sensitive language at work
A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology finds that people in positions of power are three times less likely to use sensitive language in work-related emails than people junior to them......»»
"Climate contrarianism" is down but not out, expert says
In 2011, Max Boykoff attended the 2011 Heartland Institute's Sixth International Conference on Climate Change in Washington, D.C., to better understand how the prominent conservative think tank was influencing the climate debate......»»
Unvaccinated Florida kids exposed to measles can skip quarantine, officials say
On Tuesday, nearly 20 percent of the school's 1,067 students were reportedly absent. Enlarge / Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo speaks during a press conference at Neo City Academy in Kissimmee, Florida. (credit: Paul He.....»»
Developing doubly sustainable quantum computers
In the future, the use of quantum computers could make a significant contribution to promoting greater sustainability in global developments. This was shown in a white paper, which was recently presented at the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai a.....»»
Eight ways that the stopping of overfishing will promote biodiversity and help address climate change
Amid the escalating threats of a warming world, and with the latest annual United Nations global climate conference (COP28) behind us, there is one critical message that's often left out of the climate change discourse. Halting overfishing is itself.....»»
Entrepreneurship on the periphery: Between precarious work and the search for a meaningful life
Understanding how the poor deal with the effects of the economic crisis into which Brazil plunged in 2014 was the aim of the research project "The crisis seen from the periphery: struggle for social mobility in the frontiers of (i)legality" conducted.....»»
2024 "year of execution" for GM as it scales EV production
Buoyed by a strong combustion vehicle portfolio, the automaker needs to prove that it also can build EVs on its Ultium battery platform at scale, CEO Mary Barra said at a Wolfe Research investor conference......»»
New insights into how epilancin 15X kills bacteria
Antimicrobial resistance has emerged as a global threat that requires urgent attention. In a new study published in Frontiers in Microbiology, researchers have investigated how the antibiotic epilancin 15X kills bacteria......»»