Departing ISS astronaut still finds time for stunning night shot
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick is grabbing some last-minute Earth shots from the ISS as he prepares to fly home after more than seven months in orbit......»»
Employers" lack of understanding limiting job opportunities for people with learning disabilities, study finds
Employers' lack of understanding is limiting employment opportunities for job seekers with learning disabilities, a new study has found......»»
Firms with green innovation patents rewarded in the credit market, finds study
A Queensland University of Technology (QUT) study of the US credit default swap (CDS) market's response to green innovation in the form of green patents found that firms with more green patents had lower borrowing costs and higher credit ratings......»»
mRNA vaccines for disease outbreaks can be synthesized in less time with new technique
In an era where viral outbreaks can escalate into global pandemics with alarming speed, the ability to quickly develop new vaccines has become crucial. However, the speed of vaccine production is limited because the mRNA used in it is partly chemical.....»»
Apple Watch Series 10 vs. Apple Watch Series 7: it’s time to upgrade
For Series 7 owners contemplating an upgrade, the time is now – the Series 10 offers a tangible step up in both functionality and performance......»»
Hereditary nobles have sat in Britain"s Parliament for centuries. Their time may be up
Hereditary nobles have sat in Britain"s Parliament for centuries. Their time may be up.....»»
Apple’s first-ever ‘Chief People Officer’ departing after less than two years
Another shakeup is on its way to Apple’s executive team. Bloomberg reports today that Carol Surface, Apple’s Chief People Officer, is departing the company. Surface joined Apple less than two years ago in March 2023. more….....»»
NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft Aims for Jupiter’s Most Intriguing Moon
For the first time, we are sending a spacecraft to explore an alien ocean world—a moon that might host life today.....»»
Leap Seconds May Be Abandoned by the World’s Timekeepers
We have been adding “leap seconds” to time kept by our atomic clocks, but soon we may have to subtract one. Are the tiny adjustments worth the bother?.....»»
Lucy Turns 50, and Dark Energy Gets More Mysterious
What works to improve health equity? And it might be time to end the leap second.....»»
The App Store is currently down for a lot of users
Apple isn’t having the best 24 hours for its online services. Last night, we reported that App Store Connect, AppleCare, and other services were experiencing an outage. Now today, many users have reported that the App Store itself is down. more.....»»
Defenders must adapt to shrinking exploitation timelines
A new report from Mandiant reveals that the average time-to-exploit vulnerabilities before or after a patch is released has plunged to just five days in 2023, down from 32 days in 2021 in 2022. One reason for this is the fact that, in 2023, exploitat.....»»
Startup can identify deepfake video in real time
Reality Defender says it has a solution for AI-generated video scams. Christopher Ren does a solid Elon Musk impression. Ren is a product manager at Reality Defender, a company th.....»»
One of 2024’s best $500 phones may get an impressive successor
If you've been waiting for a OnePlus 12R successor, it's time to get excited. A new report says the midrange phone could be as exciting as its predecessor......»»
F&I data: Fed LIFE Survey finds consumers more challenged by bills
Americans this summer were having a harder time paying bills and feeling greater concern about making ends meet compared with a year earlier, according to the July 2024 edition of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Labor, Income, Finances, an.....»»
The neutron lifetime problem—and its possible solution
Neutrons are among the basic building blocks of matter. As long as they are part of a stable atomic nucleus, they can stay there for arbitrary periods of time. However, the situation is different for free neutrons: They decay—after about 15 minutes.....»»
Same-sex flamingo couple hatches egg, cares for chick
A pair of flamingos have become first-time parents at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park after hatching an egg together. And they're both dads......»»
EarthCARE synergy reveals power of clouds and aerosols
With the initial images from each of the instruments aboard ESA's EarthCARE satellite now in hand, it's time to reveal how these four advanced sensors work in synergy to measure exactly how clouds and aerosols influence the heating and cooling of our.....»»
NBA app offering multiview and AI features ahead of the 2024-2025 season
The official NBA app – described as the official home of basketball – has been upgraded to support multiview, in time for the 2024-2025 season. There are a whole bunch of other new app features, and it’ll surprise nobody to learn that these.....»»
GM taking vehicle development fully virtual in 2025 to save money, time
General Motors is aiming to move to a fully virtual design, development and validation system for its vehicles by next year......»»
DJI’s new Air 3S drone has 42GB of storage and offers easier night flights
DJI has just launched another quadcopter. The Air 3S features 42GB of onboard storage and powerful obstacle avoidance capabilities, and starts at $1,099......»»