Context is everything: Why key developments often sit unused
The book Sleeping Beauties looks at everything—biology, skills, ideas—that lies latent. Enlarge / Mock-up of Sleeping Beauties book cover. (credit: Simon & Schuster) Andreas Wagner is interested in evolution, that of.....»»
Google’s Working to Improve your Smart Device Automations
Google says that the script editor will give users a lot of freedom with regards to how they want to automate their smart home setup. Following the release of its redesigned Home app, Google recently unveiled some new developments regarding.....»»
Sycope 2.3 detects network problems and identifies security threats
Sycope is introducing version 2.3 of its network monitoring and security tool. The solution is based on real-time flow analysis enriched with business context and supports companies in securing performance and improving IT security. The new version b.....»»
‘Nude Scenes’ Controversy Triggers Call on Reddit to Filter Infringing Uploads
Reddit allows people to freely share and discuss content but that freedom has its downsides too. In Denmark, several actors feel abused and violated by Reddit users who clip and share their nude scenes completely out of context. There is a copyright.....»»
Researchers discover materials exhibiting huge magnetoresistance
A group of researchers from Tohoku University has unveiled a new material that exhibits enormous magnetoresistance, paving the way for developments in non-volatile magnetoresistive memory (MRAM)......»»
New study reveals the resilience patterns of human mobility in response to extreme urban floods
Resilience can be interpreted as the comprehensive ability of a system to prepare for, absorb, and recover from external or internal disturbances and shocks. In the context of human mobility, resilience therefore refers to the ability of people's mov.....»»
Level of support for gender-neutral option on state IDs found to be affected by political orientation, social context
As of June, 22 states and the District of Columbia will allow residents to select a gender-neutral "X" marker, rather than "male" or "female," on their driver's licenses, birth certificates, and other government-issued identification documents......»»
Code-switching in intercultural communication—Japanese vs. Chinese point of view
Osaka Metropolitan University scientists found that Japanese and Chinese, who are considered to have high-context cultures with a high degree of reliance on information shared by the speaker and listener, are code-switching from high-context cultures.....»»
Apple MagSafe Charger prototype reveals an unused color option
Apple considered introducing colored versions of its MagSafe Charger, with an image of a golden prototype surfacing to show what a non-silver version would've looked like.[Twitter/@KosutamiSan]While the main product lines Apple produces are typically.....»»
Alan Wake 2 coming in mid-October, promising another cryptic PC powerhouse
Control studio's haunted novelist among the notable PlayStation announcements. Enlarge / There's really not much more context for what's going to happen in Alan Wake 2 than what you can see in this image. Well, maybe a typewriter.....»»
Alan Wake II coming in mid-October, promising another cryptic PC powerhouse
Control studio's haunted novelist among the notable PlayStation announcements. Enlarge / There's really not much more context for what's going to happen in Alan Wake 2 than what you can see in this image. Well, maybe a typewriter.....»»
Switzerland is turning the gap between train tracks into a ‘solar carpet’
A startup called Sun-Ways developed a mechanism that can turn unused space between train tracks into a long and narrow solar farm. Solar power is key to a clean energy future, but many people don’t want large-scale solar farms in their backya.....»»
Watch Out For These ChatGPT Scams On The App Store And Google Play
ChatGPT is an exciting development in AI and LLMs, but like many other exciting developments, it has brought its share of scams to mobile app stores. ChatGPT is an e.....»»
Infineon announces two EU-wide research projects for GaN and AI developments
Infineon has announced the launch of two Euopean Union-wide three-year research projects dedicated to gallium nitride (GaN) integration and AI application......»»
Butterfly behavior shows ways to protect natural habitats in a rapidly changing world
Natural landscapes are continually transformed to make room for agricultural and urban developments—often at the expense of important habitats and species......»»
Apple still relies on China for components supply despite expansion in India
Despite developments that indicate India will become one of Apple's major production hubs, it is unlikely for India to challenge China's manufacturing relationship with Apple in the foreseeable future, according to reports and analysis......»»
Google will delete accounts, including Gmail & Photos, that haven’t logged on in 2 years
In 2020, Google said it would remove content stored in an inactive account (but not the account itself) to preserve storage space. Google is now updating its inactivity policy so that old, unused accounts will be deleted starting later this year. m.....»»
$100 million Toyota investment funds progress on robotics and controls
Researchers at top U.S. universities are making progress on new technological and software developments, including in robotics, fuel and control systems. Their work is sponsored by a partnership with Toyota......»»
Foreign carmakers slow in electrification would see high unused capacity in China
Major automakers based outside China, such as General Motors and Volkswagen, will likely lose market share in the world's largest car market with slower pace of electrification, according to Greenpeace. The situation is also projected to idle at leas.....»»
Google I/O 2023 as it happened: Pixel Fold, 7a, Tablet, Bard and more
Our Google I/O 2023 news blog covers the Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet, Pixel 7a, Bard and all of Google's AI developments......»»
Can a city store as much carbon as a forest?
A team of researchers at Aalto University has developed a new tool to help urban planners keep urban developments in line with climate goals. The tool provides a metric that planners can use to improve carbon-neutral planning of urban growth, which i.....»»