Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder—but Memorability May Be Universal
Researchers showed real people and a neural network the same art—and they all found the same images memorable. What does that mean for artistic expression?.....»»
With Apple"s Universal Control release, you"ll only need one mouse
If you have an iPad and a Mac, your scrolling life is about to get way easier.Apple has confirmed that it will be releasing macOS Monterey 12.3 next week, and with it comes Universal Control. The new feature will allow Apple users with multiple devic.....»»
The future of semiconductors is UCIe
With the above thought in mind, let me explain why a seemingly modest announcement about a new industry consortium and semiconductor industry standard, called Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (or UCIe), is so incredibly important......»»
CyberLink expects large gain from Perfect"s listing on Nasdaq
CyberLink expects its stake in Perfect, its spin-off developer of SaaS AI- and AR-powered beauty and fashion solutions such as virtual makeup and jewelry, to be valued at US$366 upon Perfect's listing on Nasdaq, and that listing is planned for the th.....»»
Academic freedom on the decline
Academic freedom is a universal human right. Yet, the 2022-release of the Academic Freedom Index (AFI) reveals that almost two out of five people worldwide live in countries where academic freedom has declined substantially during the past ten years......»»
New UCIe Chiplet Standard Supported by Intel, AMD and Arm
A number of industry stalwarts including Intel, AMD, Arm, TSMC, and Samsung on Wednesday introduced a new Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) consortium. AnandTech: Taking significant inspiration from the very successful PCI-Express playboo.....»»
Arm, Intel, TSMC, AMD, Google and more industry leaders form the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) standard
According to Gordon Moore, the number of transistors in an integrated circuit doubles every two years (Moore's Law). However, maintaining this while using a monolithic design has gradually become more challenging, leading companies like AMD and Intel.....»»
Scientists make rare discovery of a protein function universal to bacteria and humans
Scientists have discovered that a human receptor protein has the ability to detect individual amino acids in exactly the same way that bacteria do......»»
This $4,000 titanium beauty is the ultimate square G-Shock
Casio has released the ultimate version of its popular square G-Shock watch, the MRG-B5000. We've been wearing this $4,000 model to see if it's worth the money......»»
Snapdragon X70 5G modem packs an AI processor to improve signal strength and power efficiency
The Snapdragon X70 is also billed as the only modem capable of supporting every commercial 5G band, from 600 MHz to 41 GHz, for universal compatibility across operators’ networks. Furthermore, it’s the first to offer 4x downlink carrier aggregati.....»»
Kioxia intros next-gen UFS supporting MIPI M-PHY v5.0
Kioxia has announced sampling of what the company claims is the industry's first universal flash storage (UFS) embedded flash memory devices supporting MIPI M-PHY v5.0 for a variety of mobile applications, including leading-edge smartphones......»»
First-of-its-kind live imaging leads to major discovery in how cells pattern in tissues
The ability of cells to self-organize into specific patterns in tissues that serve a function is a universal feature of life. The stripes of a zebra, our eyelashes, the spiral of seeds in a sunflower and the maze patterns of snakeskins are just a few.....»»
Metaverse vs. employment law: The reality of the virtual workplace
It is unclear how employee protections apply in the universal digital realm. Enlarge (credit: Meta) In December, 43-year-old doctoral researcher Nina Jane Patel put on a headset and entered Meta’s virtual world to see what w.....»»
Researchers want to create “universal donor” lungs
Changing the blood type of donated organs could shorten transplant wait times. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) In a plastic-domed case at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, researchers gave a pair of lungs a new i.....»»
Despicable Me 4 will finally arrive in Summer 2024
Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment are bringing Gru and his family back to movie theaters when Despicable Me 4 arrives in Summer 2024......»»
Time and beauty reveal the physics of human perceptions
Adrian Bejan, the J.A. Jones Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Duke University, has published a new book titled "Time and Beauty: Why Time Flies and Beauty Never Dies." This is Bejan's fourth book written for a general audience tha.....»»
Universal Music Group partners with Curio to make and sell NFTs based on its record labels and artists
Curio launched in 2020 and dropped its first NFTs in February 2021. The service allows users to create, mint, market and sell NFTs. To date, Curio has released more than 75,000 NFTs in collaboration with leading music, film and television brands. The.....»»
Researchers Want to Create "Universal Donor" Lungs
An experiment to change the blood type of donated organs could be a first step to shortening transplant wait times......»»
Flippers and flutes: How music helps us talk to dolphins
The universal language of music could serve as a gateway to communicate with dolphins and possibly open doors to learn more about the naturally curious creatures, according to researchers from The Australian National University (ANU)......»»
For female yellowthroats, there"s more than one way to spot a winning mate
For female common yellowthroats, beauty isn't just skin—or features—deep. New research provides evidence that large or showy physical features of males attract females because they signal high-quality male genes, such as those linked with robus.....»»
New PowerToys collection include a variety of tools to tune up your Windows experience
The new Microsoft PowerToys include a variety of utilities like "Awake" to ensure your PC does not go to sleep, a universal color picker, and "Run" a Spotlight-like search utility......»»