Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest earlier than expected
Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of several months, with the highly pathogenic disease being detected in a commercial turkey flock in western Minnesota, officials said Wednesday......»»
Britain"s brass bands older than thought: Study reveals they were invented by soldiers from the Napoleonic Wars
Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain's first brass bands earlier than previously thought, new research reveals. The study undermines the idea that brass bands were a civilian and exclusively northern creation......»»
Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US
A bone-dry October is pushing nearly half of the United States into a flash drought, leading to fires in the Midwest and hindering shipping on the Mississippi River......»»
How a classical computer beat a quantum computer at its own game
Earlier this year, researchers at the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ) announced that they had successfully used a classical computer and sophisticated mathematical models to thoroughly outperform a quantum computer.....»»
Leaked Apple asset shows M4 Max chip ahead of MacBook Pro launch
Apple is in the middle of a trio of Mac launches, with yesterday bringing the M4 iMac and today the M4 Mac mini. Tomorrow’s expected product is the M4 MacBook Pro, and a newly leaked Apple asset seems to confirm that. more….....»»
Apple’s first Mac mini redesign in 14 years looks like a big aluminum Apple TV
The smaller mini loses some ports but gets tons of other functional updates. Apple's week of Mac announcements continues today, and as expected, we're getting a substantial new up.....»»
Pesticides: Farming chemicals make insects sick at non-deadly doses—especially in hot weather
The various regulatory systems for approving pesticides in operation around the world are crude and flawed. This has long been clear to scientists and it is deeply worrying, as this regulation is supposed to protect people and the environment from ha.....»»
Apple Intelligence is coming to these languages in April
Apple Intelligence, where available, is only offered with U.S. English. That's expected to change over the coming months as more languages get added......»»
Sols 4345-4347: Contact science is back on the table
The changes to the plan Wednesday, moving the drive a sol earlier, meant that we started off planning this morning about 18 meters (about 59 feet) farther along the western edge of Gediz Vallis and with all the data we needed for planning. This inclu.....»»
Redesigned Mac mini and M4 Pro leaks: up to 14-core CPU, 20-core GPU, 64GB RAM, front-facing ports like Mac Studio
We already know Apple is revealing the start of its M4 Mac line this week. The M4 iMac was the first M4 Mac announced, and M4 versions of the MacBook Pro are also expected this week alongside a redesigned Mac mini. However, we won’t have to wait fo.....»»
What"s changed in runtime protection for macOS Sequoia
In previous versions of macOS Gatekeeper, Control-click could be used as a launch override for running downloaded apps. Apple has now changed that.macOS Gatekeeper is used to validate macOS apps.Under earlier versions of macOS, users could override A.....»»
Spider-Man 4’s release date already has a big Tom Holland problem
Tom Holland confirmed repeatedly last week that Spider-Man 4 production will start next summer. After teasing the Spider-Man 4 story earlier, the actor also said … The post Spider-Man 4’s release date already has a big Tom Holland problem.....»»
Life is Strange: Double Exposure review: Max Caulfield triumphantly returns
Deck Nine continues Max Caulfield's story in Life is Strange: Double Exposure, and does so in a very respectful and relatable fashion......»»
Apple Intelligence set to launch in the EU for iPhone and iPad early next year
With the announcement of the new iMac earlier today, Apple also released iOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1 – both with the first set of Apple Intelligence tools. But the company also confirmed on Monday that Apple Intelligence is coming to iPhone and iPad us.....»»
Iconic Bird of American Horror Stories Faces Its Own Terrifying Fate
The Whip-Poor-Will’s shrill, death-proclaiming song populates the works of Stephen King and H.P. Lovecraft. But the bird itself has fallen on hard times. Could it become a ghost of Halloweens past?.....»»
An Enormous Meteorite, Bird Flu in Washington State and a Troubling Scurvy Case Study
We cover a 3.26-billion-year-old meteorite impact, the spread of bird flu and a scurvy case study that serves as a cautionary tale in this week’s news roundup......»»
Black Basta operators phish employees via Microsoft Teams
Black Basta ransomware affiliates are still trying to trick enterprise employees into installing remote access tool by posing as help desk workers, now also via Microsoft Teams. Phishing via MS Teams Earlier this year, Rapid7 warned about Black Basta.....»»
Huawei Finally Breaks Free of Android’s Grip
HarmonyOS NEXT initially became available to the public via a beta earlier this month. The post Huawei Finally Breaks Free of Android’s Grip appeared first on Phandroid. While it’s been quite a number of years now since the fal.....»»
SpaceX has caught a massive rocket. So what’s next?
Spoiler alert: The company still has a massive amount of work to do to reach the Moon. The stupefying and stupendous capture of a Starship rocket earlier this month by two mechani.....»»
iPad 11: Here’s what the rumors say about Apple’s cheapest iPad
Apple skipped updating their this year (and last year as well), leaving it with the over four year old A14 chipset. They did lower the price earlier this year, from $449 to $349, but we should finally see a real refresh next spring. Here’s what to.....»»
iPhone 16 now banned in Indonesia over Apple’s unfulfilled investment commitments
Earlier this week, the Indonesian government has banned the sale and use of iPhone 16 models in the country, alongside other Apple products released this fall, including the Apple Watch Series 10. The ban occurred because Apple failed to meet some of.....»»