Bondi beach "closed" as Sydney shores hit by "tar balls"
Lifeguards declared Sydney's famed Bondi beach and several other strands closed Thursday, as more mysterious black "tar ball" globules washed up along the city's shores......»»
How to use two monitors with M3 MacBook Air
The new MacBook Air with M3 processor supports two external monitors — when the lid is closed. Here's what to expect when using Clamshell mode.Two MacBook Air computersApple's Clamshell mode has existed for a very long time. In short, Clamshell Mod.....»»
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, accusing them of chasing profits
OpenAI is now a "closed-source de facto subsidiary" of Microsoft, says lawsuit. Enlarge (credit: Anadolu Agency / Contributor | Anadolu) Elon Musk has sued OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman for breach of contract.....»»
Swimming in sewage: UK water forecasts are not keeping people safe, say researchers
The UK's bathing water forecasts need urgent improvement to prevent beach goers from swimming in sewage without warning, a new study has shown......»»
FAA closes investigation into SpaceX Starship"s double-explosion 2nd flight
As SpaceX continues to gear up for flight No. 3 of its massive Starship and Super Heavy from Texas, the Federal Aviation Administration has closed the investigation into the second flight that resulted in explosions of both the booster and upper stag.....»»
Lithia Motors closes on Pohlad"s 9-store, $900M Carousel group in Midwest
Lithia Motors Inc. has closed on a nine-store car auto retailer in Wisconsin and Minnesota, which Lithia estimates will bring in $900 million in annually. Lithia bought the group from the Pohlad Cos. conglomerate, whose portfolio also includes the Mi.....»»
Group 1 buys 2 Lexus stores in Southern California with $350M in combined sales
Group 1 Automotive expects Newport Lexus in Newport Beach and Tustin Lexus to generate $350 million in combined annual revenue......»»
Researchers closer to understanding hydrogen"s greatest challenge: Embrittlement
Embrittlement is one of the biggest obstacles facing the transition to a global hydrogen economy. A new process uncovered by researchers at the University of Sydney is helping shed light on how to better prevent it......»»
AT&T’s botched network update caused yesterday’s major wireless outage
AT&T blamed itself for "incorrect process used as we were expanding our network." Enlarge / Cellular towers in Redondo Beach, California on February 22, 2024. (credit: Getty Images | Eric Thayer ) AT&T said a botched upd.....»»
iMessage dodged EU"s "gatekeeper" label, but WhatsApp didn"t. Here"s why.
Apple has managed to avoid strict regulation in the EU when it comes to iMessage. Apple just received some rare good news from the EU.The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it closed its market investigation into four services &ndash.....»»
Roscosmos seeks to obscure bidding process to evade US sanctions
Historically closed bidding processes have been linked to corruption. Enlarge / Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Roscosmos Space Corporation Chief Yuri Borisov peruse an exhibit while visiting the Korolev Rocket and Space.....»»
Image: Sentinel-1 captures Tobago oil spill
Before and after satellite images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission show the scale of the oil spill that occurred off the shores of Trinidad and Tobago's coastline earlier this week. The ship, identified as The Gulfstream, ran aground and overtu.....»»
Broadcom-owned VMware kills the free version of ESXi virtualization software
Software's free version was a good fit for tinkerers and hobbyists. Enlarge (credit: VMware) Since Broadcom's $61 billion acquisition of VMware closed in November 2023, Broadcom has been charging ahead with major changes.....»»
Retail H2 stations close in California while H2 heavy trucking expands
Hydrogen still makes sense for fixed-route heavy vehicles—but not passenger cars. Enlarge (credit: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Shell has closed all seven of its retail hydrogen filling stations in Calif.....»»
The dynamics of deformable systems: Study unravels mathematical mystery of cable-like structures
Are our bodies solid or liquid? We all know the convention—that solids maintain their shapes, while liquids fill the containers they're in. But often in the real world, those lines are blurred. Imagine walking on a beach. Sometimes the sand gives w.....»»
Research reveals the key to an irresistible online dating profile
In writing a good online dating profile, the average love-seeker will likely fill it up with all the appealing qualities and interests that make them special. They paraglide and do hot yoga on the weekends, enjoy Riesling on the beach or seeing indie.....»»
New process allows full recovery of starting materials from tough polymer composites
In a win for chemistry, inventors at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have designed a closed-loop path for synthesizing an exceptionally tough carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer, or CFRP, and later recovering all of its starting.....»»
Ghana struggling with tsunami of secondhand clothes
It takes Nii Armah and his crew of 30 fishermen hours to haul their weighty nets to shore on the bustling Korle-Gonno beach of Ghana's capital Accra......»»
Does naming a behavior encourage people to do it? A new study says yes
Researchers from Zeppelin University, University of Cologne, and UNSW Sydney have published a new study that explores marketing uses for "behavioral labeling," or giving behaviors specific names or tags to encourage people to adopt those behaviors......»»
Archaeologists probe mysterious Canadian shipwreck
A shipwreck believed to date from the 19th century has washed up on the snow-covered shores of Canada's Atlantic island province of Newfoundland, attracting a bevy of looky-loos and archaeologists probing its mysterious past......»»
How to force quit apps in visionOS for Apple Vision Pro
Bugs and errors can cause users problems by crashing apps and preventing them from being closed normally. Here's how to force quit frozen apps using the Apple Vision Pro.You can force quit unresponsive applications in visionOSApp freezes are a common.....»»