Douglas Trumbull, VFX Whiz For "Blade Runner", "2001" and Others, Dies At 79
Douglas Trumbull, the visual effects mastermind behind Blade Runner, Close Encounter of the Third Kind, 2001: A Space Odyssey and numerous others, died on Monday at age 79. His daughter Amy Trumbull announced the news on Facebook, writing that her fa.....»»
Veteran Apple product marketing exec and GarageBand ‘co-creator’ departs the company
A longtime Apple product and marketing executive who worked on things like GarageBand, Logic, iTunes, and the iPod has recently departed the company, 9to5Mac learned. Xander Soren first joined Apple in 2001 and describes himself as one of the co-cre.....»»
SanDisk Professional Pro-Blade review: Fast, but an answer to a question nobody is asking
SanDisk Professional's Pro-Blade SSD is a modular storage system that has good enough speed, and is reasonably compact, but it needs time to evolve and see greater adoption.SanDisk Professional Pro-Blade Transport and SSD MagMost of the AppleInsider.....»»
SanDisk Professional Pro-Blade system: Fast, but an answer to a question nobody is asking
SanDisk Professional's Pro-Blade SSD is a modular storage system that has good enough speed, and is reasonably compact, but it needs time to evolve and see greater adoption.SanDisk Professional Pro-Blade Transport and SSD MagMost of the AppleInsider.....»»
Microsoft will forcibly remove Internet Explorer from most Windows 10 PCs today
Internet Explorer dies another of its countless small deaths. Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Internet Explorer 11 was never Windows 10's primary browser—that would be the old, pre-Chromium version of Microsoft Edge. But.....»»
Shoichiro Toyoda, pilot behind Toyota"s U.S. expansion and Lexus launch, dies at 97
Toyoda piloted his family's namesake company through the trade tensions of the 1980s. He also represented the Toyoda clan on the board for 57 years, making him the automaker's longest serving director. He is also the father of current Toyoda CEO Akio.....»»
Special-effects master "breaking the mold"
Douglas Trumbull's new project would use fast frame rates, huge screens, 4K digital for an "immersive" experience. Are audiences ready?.....»»
Deposit insurance and depositor behavior: Evidence from Colombia
One of the feats that earned Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig the 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics (joint with Ben Bernanke) is a model of bank runs and related financial crises. In an article published in 1983, they noted that, in 1930s America, peopl.....»»
Wanted (by scientists): Dead birds and bats, felled by renewables
Collecting, studying, and storing the carcasses, scientists say, can unlock new insights. Enlarge / A Red-Tailed Hawk takes off from an idle turbine blade in 2013. (credit: San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Imag.....»»
The first “Bored Ape” NFT game costs $2,300+ for three weeks of play
Speculative frenzy drives $12.8 million in transactions in one day. Enlarge Owners of Yuga Labs' infamous "Bored Ape" non-fungible tokens (and related crypto tokens) get free access to a simple endless runner/tunnel rac.....»»
Robotics class lets 8th graders earn high school credit and aims to accelerate pandemic learning recovery
A new, dual-credit robotics class for eighth graders at Douglas MacArthur Middle School is allowing students to dive deep into engineering and other STEM fields while addressing the issue of pandemic learning loss......»»
Today’s best deals: Apple MacBook Air, Razer Blade, Google Pixel, and more
Dealmaster also has Apple iPad Air, Garmin's smart scale, portable storage, and 4K TVs. Enlarge It's Wednesday, which means it's time for another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web.....»»
Rac EV, Blade Hydrogen to test Taiwan"s first fuel cell bus this year
Taiwan-based e-bus manufacturer Rac EV said on January 16 that it will start testing hydrogen fuel cell battery-powered buses this year for long travel......»»
Rac EV, Blade Hydrogen to test Taiwan"s first fuel cell bus in September
Taiwan-based e-bus manufacturer Rac EV said on January 16 that it will start testing hydrogen fuel cell battery-powered buses this year for long travel......»»
Newly discovered green comet expected to whiz by Earth
A rare, recently discovered comet with a greenish tint is expected to whiz by Earth over the next few weeks, but sky gazers may need binoculars or a small telescope to see it......»»
Roborock S8 Pro Ultra, CES wrap-up, HomeKit buttons, Hunter Douglas shades
Now that CES has wrapped, the Homekit Insider podcast covers a bit more news before reviewing the Yale Smart Safe, and rounding up our favorite HomeKit buttons.HomeKit InsiderWhen we recorded during CES, more news was still trickling out. We had more.....»»
Carl Hahn, VW CEO who led automaker"s China expansion, dies at 96
During Hahn's decade-long tenure, VW built factories in China, established the Beetle as an American pop culture icon, and started Audi's transition to the luxury-car segment......»»
As climate warms, drier air likely to be more stressful than less rainfall for Douglas-fir trees
Douglas-fir trees will likely experience more stress from drier air as the climate changes than they will from less rain, computer modeling by Oregon State University scientists shows......»»
Razer Blade 16 vs. Razer Blade 15: here’s how they stack up
Razer has dominated the 15-inch laptop space with the Blade 15, which has been fast and highly configurable. But the Blade 16 looks to take over the top spot......»»
St. Louis dealer Frank Bommarito dies at 88
Bommarito, who founded Bommarito Automotive Group more than 50 years ago and expanded it across the St. Louis region, died peacefully in his home in Naples, Fla......»»
Razer Blade 16 and 18 hands-on review: not afraid to go big
Razer has announced two new gaming laptops at CES 2023, both of which are unafraid to go big to capture better performance......»»