Before Bauhaus, the father of modernism wanted to be a cowboy
A new biography traces the many lives and influences of architect Walter Gropius. Walter Gropius, one of the leaders of the early 20th-century modernist movement in architecture and a founder of one of the world’s most important schools of de.....»»
HBO Max rings in a raunchy new year with Peacemaker red band trailer
"Dude, we're saving the world! It's every thing we've ever wanted." Peacemaker explores the continuing story of the character that John Cena reprises from James Gunn’s 2021 film The Suicide Squad. It's a brand new year, and HBO Max has.....»»
Children’s hospitals are filling nationwide amid tidal wave of omicron
Omicron's severity in kids is still unknown, but more cases mean more hospitalizations. Enlarge / A Boston Medical Center pediatrician performs a checkup on an 8-month-old while her father provides her comfort in a pediatrics tent set.....»»
Egyptian Pharaoh"s Mummified Body Gives Up Its Secrets After 3,500 Years
With his narrow chin, small nose and curly hair he physically resembles his father, said radiologist Sahar Saleem. Perhaps surprisingly for someone who lived about 3,500 years ago, he also has strikingly good teeth. From a report: Saleem is talking a.....»»
Melted imidazole as solvent to fabricate a porous carbon supported catalyst
This study is led by Dr. Shaojun Dong (Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences). At the beginning of this work, researchers wanted to design a simple method to synthesize Co nanoparticles. This is because that the Co NPs.....»»
Huawei P50 Pocket: Everything to know about Huawei’s Galaxy Z Flip 3 rival
Here’s everything you wanted to know about Huawei’s first flip phone, the Huawei P50 Pocket......»»
Homeboy Industries Founder Father Gregory Boyle Joins the Impact Podcast with John Shegerian for Special Christmas Episode
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#compassion–Father Gregory Boyle, the founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and re-entry program in the world, and author of the new book, The Whole Language: The P.....»»
Steve Ballmer wanted Cortana to be called "Bingo"
The year was 2011, and Apple had recently launched its own virtual assistant on the iPhone. Paruchuri and his team were inspired, but wondered if a more proactive assistant would be better. “The perfect personal assistant who could see around corne.....»»
Steve Ballmer wanted Cortana to ship as Bingo
The year was 2011, and Apple had recently launched its own virtual assistant on the iPhone. Paruchuri and his team were inspired, but wondered if a more proactive assistant would be better. “The perfect personal assistant who could see around corne.....»»
Cortana Would Be Named Bingo if Steve Ballmer Had His Way
Steve Ballmer wanted Microsoft's Cortana AI to be called "Bingo" so it would be more Microsoft-branded. From a report: That's according to former Microsoft product manager Sandeep Paruchuri, who recounted the story of how Microsoft's AI assistant got.....»»
This portable display might be the touchscreen iMac substitute you’ve wanted
Espresso Display is a mobile monitor that can look like an iMac when used at your desk with magnetic mounts and stands......»»
The portable display might be the touchscreen iMac you’ve always wanted
Espresso Display is a mobile monitor that can look like an iMac when used at your desk with magnetic mounts and stands......»»
Far-right using COVID-19 theories to grow reach, study shows
The mugshot-style photos are posted on online message boards in black and white and look a little like old-fashioned "wanted" posters......»»
I don’t want another Netflix adaptation—I want Mega Man Legends 3
We don't know much about Mega Man movie, but it's definitely not the game I've wanted for decades. Heading back to the ship in Mega Man Legends 2. (credit: Capcom) Netflix seems to be on a mission of late. The streaming brand.....»»
South Africa snips lions to manage species in small reserves
On the cusp of sexual maturity, a young lioness is about to be sterilised. It's to prevent mating with her father and uncles, the only three wild males on this small South African reserve......»»
LG’s fully wireless StanbyMe is the touchscreen TV you didn’t know you wanted
Ahead of CES 2022, LG is showing off two new lifestyle TVs, including a fully wireless model that sits on a rolling stand and can be used for video chats......»»
Teach yourself to play the piano with this lifetime subscription to Skoove
TL;DR: As of Dec. 10, get unlimited lifetime access to Skoove Premium Piano Lessons for just $149.99.If you've always wanted to learn the piano or just want to spend your time and energy on something besides doomscrolling, then listen up. The Skoove.....»»
Save 60% on a lifetime subscription to the Babbel language-learning app
SAVE 60%: A lifetime subscription to the Babbel language-learning app is on sale for £150, saving you 60% on list price.Most of us who speak only one language have always wanted to learn a second one, but have never taken the necessary initiati.....»»
We overclocked the Intel Core i9-12900K, here"s how far we got
Intel's latest 12th gen processors are now available and we wanted to see how far we can overclock the Core i9-12900K using an AIO cooler......»»
What Will Happen To Arm Now?
Jonathan Greenberg: Surprising almost no one, the US Federal Trade Commission has moved to block Nvidia's acquisition of Arm. We have written a lot about this deal and Arm in general, and wanted to touch on the topic in light of this news. We will sa.....»»
To See Proteins Change in Quadrillionths of a Second, Use AI
Researchers have long wanted to capture how protein structures contort in response to light. But getting a clear image was impossible—until now......»»