As-needed pesticide use brings wild bees, increases watermelon yield without reducing corn profits
Many farmers rent bee hives to pollinate crops, but they could tap into the free labor of wild bees by adopting an as-needed approach to pesticides, a new proof-of-concept study shows......»»
macOS Sequoia 15.2 beta 1 now available with new Apple Intelligence features
macOS Sequoia 15.2 beta 1 is now available for developers. It brings some of the most highly anticipated new Apple Intelligence features to the Mac, including ChatGPT integration, Image Playground, and more. Here’s everything new. more….....»»
iOS 18.2 brings Apple Intelligence support to more regions
The first developer beta of iOS 18.2 has been released today, including a bevy of new Apple Intelligence features, like image generation with Genmoji and Image Playground. But most interestingly for users outside of the United States, iOS 18.2 a.....»»
iOS 18.2 beta includes redesigned Mail app with smart categories
Apple on Wednesday released the first beta of iOS 18.2 for developers, which includes additional Apple Intelligence features. However, the update also brings some other improvements, including the redesigned Mail app that was announced in June at WWD.....»»
Vimeo brings spatial video sharing to everyone with new Apple Vision Pro app
Apple Vision Pro is one of the best ways to watch video, and now there’s more ways to find great content to view. Vimeo has released a new visionOS app made specifically for Apple Vision Pro, beating YouTube to the platform. The killer feature? Spa.....»»
Cohesity Gaia brings the power of generative AI to enterprise data
Cohesity introduced a patent-pending visual data exploration capability to Cohesity Gaia, its AI-powered search assistant launched earlier this year. By providing customers with a visual categorization of the themes across documents and files within.....»»
Cisco brings Spatial Meetings to Apple Vision Pro with native Webex app
Cisco has updated its Webex application for the Apple Vision Pro with the introduction of Cisco Spatial Meetings and the Webex AI Assistant.Cisco Spatial Meetings have been announced for Apple Vision Pro.Webex has been available as a native applicati.....»»
Reducing moose numbers could help protect Canadian caribou populations from wolf predation
Woodland caribou populations in Canada are declining because of habitat changes that benefit common prey species of wolves (such as moose and deer), leading to increasing numbers of wolves that kill caribou. To protect caribou, wildlife managers have.....»»
Modeling study shows that marshes provide cost-effective coastal protection
Images of coastal houses being carried off into the sea due to eroding coastlines and powerful storm surges are becoming more commonplace as climate change brings a rising sea level coupled with more powerful storms. In the U.S. alone, coastal storms.....»»
The M4 Mac launch is incoming, but not how you might expect
The past few months have been full of speculation, anticipation, and pretty wild rumors concerning the upcoming M4 Macs — and now the predicted release date of November 1 is just a week or so away. Despite the lack of an event announcement, sti.....»»
iOS 18.1: All of the features other than Apple Intelligence
iOS 18.1 brings the first suite of Apple Intelligence features to iPhone users, with things like Writing Tools, Clean Up in the Photos app, and notification summaries. Beyond those new Apple Intelligence capabilities, however, iOS 18.1 includes other.....»»
Disney+ and Hulu ditch App Store In-App Purchase billing as latest round of price increases goes into effect
In the past, Apple has always required streaming platforms available on the App Store to provide a way for users to subscribe directly through the app using in-app purchases. However, as this is no longer a requirement, many platforms have been ditch.....»»
iPad mini review roundup: Minor but needed evolution
The first reviews for the new iPad mini are out, and the general consensus is that it's a relatively safe update that depends on Apple Intelligence to be worthwhile.iPad mini 7 with A17 ProApple's update to the iPad mini introduces relatively few cha.....»»
New firmware available for AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max devices
Apple has released new firmware for older AirPods models, but there isn't any information about what is contained in the update.Apple has released a new firmware for select AirPods models.Tuesday's firmware update increases the build number to 6F21,.....»»
Qualcomm brings laptop-class CPU cores to phones with Snapdragon 8 Elite
New CPU cores replace more complicated mix-and-match of CPU architectures. Qualcomm has a new chip for flagship phones, and the best part is that it uses an improved version of th.....»»
Observations explore the nature of stellar stream Icarus
Astronomers from Italy and Chile have investigated an accreted stellar stream named Icarus in the Milky Way's disk. Results of the study, detailed in a research paper published October 16 on the preprint server arXiv, yield crucial information regard.....»»
Study combines woodchips and biochar to clean water of pharmaceuticals, nutrients
What happens to ibuprofen after it eases your throbbing headache? Like many pharmaceuticals, it can remain in an active form when our bodies flush it out. That's a problem, because although wastewater treatment plants are good at reducing nutrient po.....»»
Wild animals can also experience trauma and adversity: Ecologists create an index to track the effects
Psychologists know that childhood trauma, or the experience of harmful or adverse events, can have lasting repercussions on the health and well-being of people well into adulthood. But while the consequences of early adversity have been well research.....»»
Live Updates: Saturday at Maker Faire Brings Big Crowds and Companion Bots
Check out ongoing highlights from Maker Faire Bay Area. The post Live Updates: Saturday at Maker Faire Brings Big Crowds and Companion Bots appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
No laptop has ever gotten this close to beating the M3 MacBook Air
The MacBook Air M3 is one of the best laptops made, with great performance and battery life. The Zenbook S 14 brings Intel's Lunar Lake chipset to the battle......»»
New research shows most space rocks crashing into Earth come from a single source
The sight of a fireball streaking across the sky brings wonder and excitement to children and adults alike. It's a reminder that Earth is part of a much larger and incredibly dynamic system......»»