Did Death Cheat Stephen Hawking of a Nobel Prize?
"Did death cheat Stephen Hawking of a Nobel Prize?" asks the New York Times: When the iconic physicist died on March 14, 2018, data was already in hand that could confirm an ominous and far-reaching prediction he had made more than four decades befo.....»»
"Underrated" on Apple TV+ tells NBA star Stephen Curry"s story
Apple has announced that a new documentary is coming to Apple TV+ that shares the story of NBA star Stephen Curry."Underrated" comes to Apple TV+"Underrated" documents Curry's unique playing style that rocketed him to the National Basketball Associat.....»»
US court rules, once again, that AI software can’t invent a patent
Stephen Thaler's quest for legal recognition of AI authorship hits another roadblock. Enlarge / US court (not pictured) rules that software cannot be registered as a patent "inventor." (credit: Ars Technica) The US Court of Ap.....»»
Black Death etched a mark on our genetics, warping immune responses, study finds
The plague may have put selective pressure on mutations in four genes. Enlarge / Researchers extracted DNA from the remains of people buried in the East Smithfield plague pits, which were used for mass burials in 1348 and 1349. (credit.....»»
Britain’s top architecture award goes to . . . a library that was built to last 400 years
Will this award-winning building still be standing in 2422? The Magdalene College Library has just swooped up the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) 2022 Stirling Prize, which celebrates the most significant building of the year.Read Full.....»»
Bungie Unmasks ‘Cooperative’ Cheat Dev in Wake of $13.5m Award
The owner of Destiny 2 cheat maker Elite Boss Tech previously agreed to settle a Bungie copyright infringement lawsuit for $13.5m, but that didn't end the case. While many pseudonymous defendants are yet to be identified, information provided by the.....»»
Apple Siri Remote now USB-C, as death knell tolls for Lightning
The Siri Remote has gained a USB-C port alongside the Apple TV 4K upgrade, signaling the beginning of Apple's departure from Lightning.Siri Remote now uses USB-CIn addition to USB-C on the entry-level iPad, Apple snuck in a small but significant upda.....»»
Rent going up? One company’s algorithm could be why
YieldStar helps landlords set prices across the US, likely harming competition. Enlarge (credit: Busa Photography) ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive.....»»
How to win the Booker prize: Is there a formula for "the finest in fiction"?
They say that everyone has a book in them. But how about a Booker prize? That's probably what the six shortlisted authors of the Booker prize 2022 will be wondering as they count down the days to the live-streamed awards ceremony......»»
The best horror movie kills, ranked
Horror movies like Halloween, Jaws, and It have spawned many death scenes memorable for their creativity and the emotional impact they left on audiences......»»
Using spectroscopy technology, researchers discover cascade nanozymes can treat tumor cells
The equilibrium between reducing species and oxidizing species within the tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a crucial role in a majority of biological processes, especially the apoptotic cell death process. When the balance of oxidizing and reducing.....»»
Death to passwords: Beta passkey support comes to Chrome and Android [Updated]
Big Tech's cross-platform password replacement arrives in the Google ecosystem. Enlarge / Please don't do this. (credit: Getty Images) Big Tech wants to kill the password, with "passkeys" being the hot, new password replaceme.....»»
Death to passwords: Beta passkey support comes to Chrome and Android
Big Tech's cross-platform password replacement arrives in the Google ecosystem. Enlarge / Please don't do this. (credit: Getty Images) Big Tech wants to kill the password, with "Passkeys" being the hot, new password replaceme.....»»
John Lee Hancock on directing Mr. Harrigan’s Phone and the enduring appeal of Stephen King
In an interview with Digital Trends, director John Lee Hancock talks about adapting Stephen King and working with actors Jaeden Martell and Donald Sutherland......»»
Nobel-winning quantum weirdness promises better ways of encrypting communications and imaging your body
Unhackable communications devices, high-precision GPS and high-resolution medical imaging all have something in common. These technologies—some under development and some already on the market all rely on the non-intuitive quantum phenomenon of ent.....»»
Nobel prizes are growing more diverse, academy insists
Only one woman won a Nobel science prize this year and all 2022 laureates hail from the United States or Europe, but a prize official said Monday the prestigious awards were becoming more diverse......»»
Three US-based economists given Nobel Prize for work on banks
This year's Nobel Prize in economic sciences has been awarded to the former chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Ben S. Bernanke, and two U.S.-based economists, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig, "for research on banks and financial crises.".....»»
Nobel panel to announce winner of economics prize
The winner, or winners, of this year's Nobel Prize for economics will be announced Monday at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm......»»
Dust storm nearly finishes off Mars lander InSight
NASA's InSight mission is dying a slow death. A recent dust storm hasn't helped......»»
Nobel prize: physicists share prize for insights into the spooky world of quantum mechanics
The 2022 Nobel prize for physics has been awarded to a trio of scientists for pioneering experiments in quantum mechanics, the theory covering the micro-world of atoms and particles......»»
How philosophy turned into physics and reality turned into information
The Nobel Prize in physics this year has been awarded "for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science.".....»»