Doomsday Clock now 100 seconds from midnight
While the Doomsday Clock is perilously close to midnight, it is not as close as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently suggested in his COP26 opening remarks......»»
Lucas Pope’s Mars After Midnight changed my mind about the Playdate
Lucas Pope's Mars After Midnight turns Papers, Please into a bite-sized sci-fi game that's perfect for the Playdate......»»
Musk’s X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called
After a report called out Musk's union-busting, UAW's blue check got reinstated. Enlarge (credit: Nathan Howard / Stringer | Getty Images North America) Last night when the clock struck midnight, nearly 13,000 workers at.....»»
Thousands of workers go on strike at Ford, GM, and Stellantis plants
It's the first time UAW workers have struck at the Big Three simultaneously. Enlarge / The US auto workers' union announced the start of a strike at three factories just after midnight on Friday, September 15, as a deadline expi.....»»
UAW strike to begin at 3 plants if no deals by midnight
The plants are GM's Wentzville Assembly, Ford's Michigan Assembly and Stellantis' Toledo Assembly......»»
As UAW strike looms, Biden administration considers aid for small suppliers, report says
The Detroit 3 automakers and union negotiators offered little hope a deal would be reached on Thursday to avoid a midnight walk-off that would be the UAW's first-ever simultaneous strike against the U.S. carmakers......»»
Researchers uncover enzyme important in reproductive biological clock
How do you study reproductive aging, the biological clock that affects fertility, in the lab? Researchers at Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus use a surprising animal: the roundworm C. elegans......»»
Google’s Tensor G3 could run cooler than previous generations
One of the improvements that is being made to the Tensor G3 is its ability to run cooler than the previous models. The post Google’s Tensor G3 could run cooler than previous generations appeared first on Phandroid. These days, the clock.....»»
Record-breaking Super Mario Bros. speedrun approaches robotic perfection
Runner is a modern-day John Henry, just 0.35 seconds from tool-assisted speedrun mark. Niftski making it look easy. In 2021, when speedrunner Niftski became the first person to complete Super Mario Bros. in under 4 minutes, 55 secon.....»»
Lotus is the latest to show off a high-powered electric sedan—the Emeya
With up to 905 hp, the Emeya will reach 62 mph in under 2.8 seconds. Enlarge / Lotus has developed a new architecture for electric vehicles. The second EV to use this new architecture will be this, the Emeya four-door GT, which.....»»
How to beat IB-01:CEL 240 in Armored Core 6
IB-01:CEL 240 will melt your health bar in seconds at the end of Armored Core 6 chapter 4. Here are the tips you need to overcome the toughest boss in the game......»»
YouTube could soon let you search for songs just by humming
Google is testing new music recognition for YouTube where humming for three seconds can help you find music......»»
The race to build the world"s smallest atomic clock, again
Yuan-Yu Jau is on a quest to build the world's smallest atomic clock, a device that measures time with extreme accuracy. If successful, he and his team at Sandia will have made one smaller than a sugar cube......»»
Do Intel’s new graphics drivers actually overclock its low-end GPUs?
Higher reported clock speed for Arc A380 doesn't actually increase performance. Enlarge / Intel's latest Arc GPU drivers do come with a firmware update, but contrary to most reports, it's not an "overclock." (credit: Intel).....»»
Meet Khan Academy"s chatbot tutor
Artificial intelligence often induces fear, awe or some panicked combination of both for its impressive ability to generate unique human-like text in seconds. But its implications for cheating in the classroom — and its sometimes comically wrong an.....»»
Meet your new AI tutor
Artificial intelligence often induces fear, awe or some panicked combination of both for its impressive ability to generate unique human-like text in seconds. But its implications for cheating in the classroom — and its sometimes comically wrong an.....»»
The fastest electric cars, ranked by 0-60 mph acceleration
If you want to get going in a hurry, the fastest EVs in the world will get you to 60 mph in under two seconds......»»
AI Poses Doomsday Risks—But That Doesn’t Mean We Shouldn’t Talk About Present Harms Too
Addressing the current problems with AI could help prevent extinction threats, experts argue. In May, more than 100 artificial intelligence (AI) professors, including some of the field’s leading experts, scholars from other ar.....»»
Mathematical models may help shed light on body clock disruptions
Researchers are using mathematical models to better understand the effects of disruptions like daylight savings time, working night shifts, jet lag or even late-night phone scrolling on the body's circadian rhythms......»»
NYC declares TikTok a ‘security threat’ as it bans app for city employees
The clock has been ticking on TikTok’s fate in the United States for several years now. No national policy affecting the China-owned video app has been set in stone though. However, New York City is the latest government to ban TikTok on work-issue.....»»
This upcoming Windows 11 feature lets you switch to a cloud PC in seconds
Microsoft is testing a switch feature for its Windows 365 Cloud PC service with its Windows Insiders program......»»