Charles Darwin and conspicuous consumption: Why bling is blingy
Luxury brands are a prominent feature of modern society. Thorstein Veblen coined the term "conspicuous consumption" to describe how the upper classes showcased expensive goods without inherent practical benefits to demonstrate their economic power......»»
Dialing back the bling makes a better EV: The 2023 Mercedes EQE sedan
Great aerodynamic efficiency and class-leading infotainment are highlights. Enlarge / The Mercedes-Benz EQE sedan's shape has been designed to create as little drag as possible. Mercedes-Benz provided flights from DC to Denve.....»»
PlayNitride sampling car-use microLED panels
PlayNitride has begun to ship sample microLED panels to 5-6 potential clients for trial use, according to company chairman and CEO Charles Li......»»
Ryan Reynolds musical "Spirited" hits theaters Nov 11, Apple TV+ Nov 18
The Apple TV+ reimagining of "A Christmas Carol" will be available to watch in November, with Apple confirming the Will Ferrel and Ryan Reynolds musical will appear both in theaters and streaming on the service.A rendition of the Charles Dickens clas.....»»
Put this Netflix crime series on your watch list right now if you loved Breaking Bad
The Sweden in Netflix’s compulsively bingeable crime drama Snabba Cash is a land of the endless hustle, a place where entrepreneurs fetishize bling and quick cash, and where swaggering business titans with outsized egos make pronouncements like.....»»
Aleees, Avenira team up for LFP battery cathode manufacturing
Taiwan-based Aleees has signed an MoU with ASX-listed Avenira to develop and operate a plant for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cathode manufacturing in Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia, according to industry source.....»»
King Charles III"s impact on British architecture
Under his previous title of Prince of Wales, Britain's new monarch exerted significant influence on the built environment through campaigning, torpedoing modernist projects and even building his own traditional towns. Here are six ways King Charles I.....»»
King Charles III won"t reign like "King Charles III"
King Charles III is an odd duck. No, I don't mean Britain's current reigning monarch (those italics protect me from lèse-majesté at a time when even a blank sign can get British anti-monarchists into trouble). King Charles III is t.....»»
What Charles the ‘Activist King’ Means for the Climate
With a long record of environmental campaigning as the Prince of Wales, how will King Charles III’s accession to the throne translate to public policies?.....»»
Maker Camp: Charles H. Stone Memorial Library
As our summer of Maker Camp 2022 comes to a close, we at Make: want to highlight some of the amazing programs hosted by Campsites. Today, we’re celebrating the Charles H. Stone Memorial Library in Pilot Mountain, NC. Here are some thoughts from Di.....»»
Companies underestimate number of SaaS applications in their environment
A new research study focused on SaaS usage among enterprises across the USA, UK, and Europe, highlights a striking difference between consumption and security of SaaS applications. In fact, the majority of respondents (74%) reported more than half of.....»»
An extrasolar world covered in water?
An international team of researchers led by Charles Cadieux, a Ph.D. student at the Université de Montréal and member of the Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx), has announced the discovery of TOI-1452 b, an exoplanet orbiting one of two sm.....»»
Nine questions everyone asks us about air fryers
From energy consumption to what you should and shouldn’t fry, here are all your air fryer questions answered......»»
Ethereum’s “Merge” is about to put every ether miner out of work
The ambitious change is expected to cut energy consumption by a factor of 1,000. Enlarge (credit: Andre Malerba/Bloomberg via Getty Images) In a few weeks, Ethereum is slated to undergo the most significant change in its seven.....»»
Intel Raptor Lake boosts performance, but the requirements are staggering
Intel Raptor Lake Core i9-13900K may come with an extra mode that boosts performance while bringing the power consumption to a staggering level......»»
TV viewing among younger adults drops by two-thirds in a decade, over 65s now watch for longer
Research from the UK's broadcasting regulatory authority, Ofcom, has highlighted the increasing generation gap when it comes to TV content consumption. It found that those aged 16 to 24 now spend an average of just 53 minutes per day watching broadca.....»»
Pet food warning from FDA: Stop feeding this food to your pet immediately
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning for Darwin’s Natural Pet Products raw cat food, telling customers not to feed their pets two different products from the company. The warning comes after the detection of Salmonella str.....»»
The RTX 4080 and RTX 4070 could be less power hungry than first thought
The news comes from regular leaker Kopite7kimi, who tweeted that the power consumption for the RTX 4070 and RTX 4080 is lower than previously reported. We'd heard that the RTX 4070 would have a total board power limit of 320W. Now, that figure is sai.....»»
Zhen Ding expects sales growth in 2H22
PCB manufacturer Zhen Ding Technology expects its revenue in the second half of 2022 to outperform the year-ago level, according to company chairman Charles Shen......»»
Teen’s jailing shows exactly how Facebook will help anti-abortion states
A teen shared one message, then cops requested all her data without her consent. Enlarge (credit: Charles McQuillan / Stringer | Getty Images News) For the first time since Roe v. Wade was overturned, there's a clear example s.....»»
Tuning strategies and structure effects of electrocatalysts for the carbon dioxide reduction reaction
Excessive carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel consumption lead to serious climate and environmental problems, such as increasing global average temperature and sea-level rise. The crucial link is diminishing greenhouse gas (mainly CO2) concentr.....»»