Big polluters urged to pay as key Pacific summit opens in Tonga
Emissions-belching nations were challenged to stump up for climate-related damage as a key Pacific islands summit opened on Monday, with low-lying Tuvalu declaring: "If you pollute, you should pay.".....»»
Apple Hongdae opens January 20 in Seoul, South Korea
Seoul's seventh Apple Store opens on Saturday, January 20, with a special Today at Apple Pop-Up Studio featuring hip-hop artist Beenzino.Apple HongdaeApple Hongdae is Apple's seventh retail store in Seoul, South Korea, and its 100th Apple Store locat.....»»
OpenAI opens the door for military uses but maintains AI weapons ban
Despite new Pentagon collab, OpenAI won't allow customers to "develop or use weapons" with its tools. Enlarge (credit: OpenAI / Getty Images / Benj Edwards) On Tuesday, ChatGPT developer OpenAI revealed that it is collab.....»»
Higher measurement accuracy opens new window to the quantum world
A team at HZB has developed a new measurement method that, for the first time, accurately detects tiny temperature differences in the range of 100 microKelvin in the thermal Hall effect. Previously, these temperature differences could not be measured.....»»
Apple opens new office in Bengaluru, India
Nine months after leasing an office block in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, Apple has now officially opened its 15-storey offices there.Apple's new office in Bengaluru (Source: Apple)Bengaluru is the capital of Karnataka, and Apple originall.....»»
AirPods and Vision Pro supplier moving production to Vietnam after Apple pressure
Apple supplier Goertek has firmed up plans to move a substantial amount of production from China to Vietnam, after the Cupertino company urged it to do so. The company currently makes AirPods, and is also believed to have been lined up as a Vision Pr.....»»
Thermoelectric permanent magnet opens new possibilities in thermal management technologies
A research team has demonstrated that the transverse thermoelectric conversion (i.e., energy conversion between charge and heat currents that flow orthogonally to each other) can be greatly enhanced by applying magnetic fields or utilizing magnetism......»»
Fossil holdfasts show kelp far predate animals we see in kelp forests today
The unique underwater kelp forests that line the Pacific Coast support a varied ecosystem that was thought to have evolved along with the kelp over the past 14 million years......»»
Meat and dairy industry"s attempt to change how we measure methane emissions would let polluters off the hook
Lobbyists from major polluting industries were out in force at the recent UN climate summit, COP28. Groups representing the livestock industry, which is responsible for around 32% of global methane emissions, want to increase their use of a new way o.....»»
I wasn’t expecting Pacific Drive to scare the living daylights out of me
We took Pacific Drive for one last spin before its February release date and it hit us with some surprise scares......»»
Experimental antibiotic kills deadly superbug, opens whole new class of drugs
The relatively large molecule clogs a transport system, leading to lethal toxicity. Enlarge / This Scanning Electron Microscope image depicts several clusters of aerobic Gram-negative, non-motile Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria.....»»
Central banks should be fighting the climate crisis—here"s why
Climate finance was a major focus at the recent COP28 summit, but one set of game-changing institutions remains largely missing in such conversations: central banks......»»
UK urged to get ready for disaster with new national crises plan—but research reveals the dark side of prepping
What would you do if everyday life was suddenly turned upside down? Thanks to recent Hollywood blockbusters, the increasing popularity of everyday survivalism and a climate of volatile, uncertain times (war, weather, accelerating technology), visions.....»»
SpaceX charged with illegally firing workers behind anti-Musk open letter
SpaceX fired workers after open letter called Musk's behavior an "embarrassment." Enlarge / Elon Musk speaks with members of the media at the AI Safety Summit on November 1, 2023 in Bletchley, England. (credit: Getty Images | Le.....»»
Akio Toyoda channels Captain Kirk in urgent New Year plea
Akio Toyoda says a dream vision of his grandfather rekindled a sense of urgency to transform Toyota Motor into a mobility company, as he urged employees to heed Captain Kirk's imperative to "boldly go where no one has gone before!".....»»
Everything leaving Hulu in January 2024
A new year means you have 30 days to catch everything leaving Hulu in January, including Trance, Barbarian, Pacific Rim, The Sandlot, and more great movies......»»
VinFast opens first U.S. dealership with Leith Automotive Group in N.C.
The Vietnamese EV maker's first franchised store opened in late December in Cary, N.C., marking the first step toward a national dealer network. The company sells direct to consumers in California, its first U.S. market......»»
The mighty coast redwoods are born to change. But can they evolve fast enough to survive climate warming?
Coast redwoods—enormous, spectacular trees, some reaching nearly 400 feet, the tallest plants on the planet—thrive mostly in a narrow strip of land in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Most of them grow from southern Oregon down into No.....»»
As tree species face decline, "assisted migration" gains popularity in Pacific Northwest
As native trees in the Pacific Northwest die off due to climate changes, the U.S. Forest Service, Portland, Oregon and citizen groups around Puget Sound are turning to a deceptively simple climate adaptation strategy called "assisted migration.".....»»
Measuring methane intensity is a key step on the path to net zero
After Canada and the United States both announced new policy measures to address oil and gas methane at the COP28 climate summit—just weeks after the EU agreed to extend its methane intensity standards to imported natural gas—it is clear that glo.....»»
Following a star: Study explores the remarkable ways traditional cultures use their environment to navigate
A study has shed new light on remarkable feats of navigation from cultures across the world: from sailors in the Marshall Islands using wave patterns to navigate the vast Pacific Ocean to indigenous communities in Alaska using stars to find their way.....»»