Charles Babbage is known for creating the first... ?
English engineer Charles Babbage, mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer......»»
Study shows links between Australia"s false killer whales and endangered groups from Hawaii
False killer whales off the Northern Australia coast need their conservation status reviewed because of similarities they share with groups from Hawaii listed as Endangered in the U.S., a Charles Darwin University (CDU) researcher says......»»
Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once directors on creating 2022’s most moving sci-fi film
Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert discuss their sci-fi film, which won Best Picture at the 2023 Oscars......»»
Microsoft is looking to help developers build quantum apps in Azure
A hyperscale cloud with AI, HPC, and quantum is the future, Microsoft thinks, and developers can start creating hybrid apps today......»»
Good looks drive consumer engagement, study finds
Online sellers are more likely to boost their consumer engagement if they are good-looking, according to a new study undertaken by Charles Darwin University (CDU) in collaboration with institutions in China, Vietnam and France......»»
Microsoft may soon be testing Windows 12 code
Microsoft announced that it would be creating a new Canary Channel for upcoming builds to lay down the groundwork for future versions of Windows......»»
MacGPT and watchGPT apps bring AI to Apple’s ecosystem
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is revolutionizing how people do their jobs. BGR has highlighted several stories of the AI passing exams, creating scripts, correcting code, and more. … The post MacGPT and watchGPT apps bring AI to Apple’s ecosyste.....»»
No, the Fukushima water release is not going to kill the Pacific Ocean
Japanese authorities are preparing to release treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, nearly 12 years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. This will relieve pressure on more than 1,000 storage tanks, creating much-needed space for oth.....»»
The Finals is the shake-up the competitive first-person shooter scene needs
The Finals' impressive destructibility makes each map stand out, creating a fresh alternative Call of Duty or Battlefield......»»
The trick to avoiding empty innovation? Finding the right problem to solve
From Airbnb to Amyris, Sola Biu has built a career around creating more inclusive design communities. Sola Biu is a hybrid creative director and strategist who has spent her career finding unconventional, equitable solutions to hard problems. She is.....»»
Tesla: U.S.-China tensions shouldn"t impact Shanghai plant
Automaker’s Chinese-born head of global production, Tom Zhu, says Tesla's Shanghai operations should be fine as long as the company keeps providing a good product and creating jobs......»»
Apple doubles investment in its European Silicon Design Center
Apple today announced a major expansion to its European Silicon Design Center, which will see the company creating a custom-designed state-of-the-art R&D center in Germany. The iPhone maker previously announced plans for a €1B ($1.06B) European Ce.....»»
Fast-moving Musk makes very slow progress turning Twitter into “everything app”
Musk has said it would take three to five years to launch X, the everything app. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Stable Diffusion) “Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app,” Twitter CEO Elo.....»»
Applied Materials launches EUV complement to reduce need of multiple patterning
Applied Materials unveiled a new technology to complement ASML's EUV equipment, helping chipmakers remove the need for multiple patterning and creating economic and environmental benefits......»»
Jeep plant goes offline as Stellantis invests in EV production
Stellantis’ shift toward an electrified future is making one big assembly plant go dark while a sizable investment is creating create job security at three plants in a neighboring state. .....»»
Mark Zuckerberg looks to "turbocharge" Meta"s AI tools after viral success of ChatGPT
Mark Zuckerberg said Meta is creating a new "top-level product group" to "turbocharge" the company's work on AI tools, as it attempts to keep pace with a renewed AI arms race among Big Tech companies......»»
WhatsApp for iPhone now lets you easily create your own stickers from your photos
It’s been a while since the popular messaging platform WhatsApp introduced support for stickers. However, creating your own stickers wasn’t an easy task as you had to use third party apps to do so. Luckily, the latest version of WhatsApp for iPh.....»»
Findings provide insights into the surprising evolution of proteins
A team of researchers from the Faculty of Science at Charles University, BIOCEV and IOCB (Czech Republic), Johns Hopkins University (U.S.) and ELSI (Japan) has discovered why modern proteins use a quasi-universal repertoire of 20 canonical amino acid.....»»
What kind of workspace suits you best? It may depend on your personality
Where we work has a big influence on how we work—our productivity and our fundamental well-being. But a new study emphasizes that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to creating an ideal office space, and an employee's personality may matter for.....»»
Working against the mainstream in fungal systematics
Developments in the current systematics of fungi are largely directed towards the division of existing species into smaller, narrowly defined species. But as demonstrated by scientists from the Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, and the.....»»
Hong Kong revokes visa of Chinese scientist jailed over gene editing
Authorities in Hong Kong said late Tuesday they had canceled the work visa of a Chinese biophysicist who was jailed for creating the world's first gene-edited babies, throwing cold water on his plans to relocate his research to the city......»»