Dust mites and sweat: What builds up on a mattress when it isn’t cleaned
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Here’s how two of the best Windows laptops compare to each other
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First developer betas of iOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.4 arrive with EU App Store changes
Apple has restarted the beta-testing process once again with the first developer beta builds of iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, with the first compliance steps for the EU Digital Markets Act applied.iOS 17Developers taking part in the beta program can acqu.....»»
The year of Windows on Arm? Google launches official Chrome builds.
Chrome for Windows-on-Arm should hit stable in time for Qualcomm's big launch. Enlarge / The Chrome nightly download page with an important section highlighted. (credit: Ron Amadeo) Chrome is landing on a new platform: W.....»»
Sahara dust shrouds Senegal capital prompting air quality warning
The Senegalese capital is usually bathed in sunshine but for a fourth consecutive day on Friday the city on the Atlantic coast was shrouded in a pallid cloud......»»
Gemini South captures twisted dusty disk of NGC 4753, showcasing the aftermath of past merger
The lenticular galaxy NGC 4753, captured by the Gemini South telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF's NOIRLab, is a truly remarkable object. Its prominent and complex network of dust lanes that twist around its ga.....»»
Adult strangers won’t be able to send DMs to teens on Instagram or Facebook
Meta is beefing up protections against grooming of teens on Instagram and Facebook by further limiting who is able to send them direct messages. The latest measure builds on a previous Instagram protection, based on who teenagers follow in the app.....»»
Newport New residents ask city to consider barriers for coal dust
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Planetary size and associated cooling rate may explain why Mars died while Earth survived
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Best Eight Sleep deals: Save on the smart mattress cooling system
Eight Sleep has a great New Year's sale on its popular The Pod mattress cooling system which helps make all mattresses smarter than ever......»»
Mars Express finds evidence of large water deposit at the Medusae Fossae Formation
Windswept piles of dust, or layers of ice? ESA's Mars Express has revisited one of Mars's most mysterious features to clarify its composition. Its findings suggest layers of water ice stretching several kilometers below ground—the most water ever f.....»»
Climate and health impacts of dust inaccurately represented, research finds
The source and amounts of different types of mineral dust reaching the Earth's atmosphere needs to be re-evaluated so its effects on human health and climate change can be more accurately understood, scientists claim......»»
Apple seeds release candidates of iOS 17.3, iPadOS 17.3
The release candidate beta builds of iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 are now available to try out on iPhone and iPad.iOS 17Developers taking part in the beta program can acquire the latest builds through the Apple Developer Center or by updating their iPhon.....»»
Study delivers detailed photos of galaxies" inner structures
For the first time, high-resolution images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope are offering powerful insights into the complex dust patterns of nearby star-forming galaxies......»»
Microsoft is testing faster USB data transfer speeds in Windows 11
Microsoft is now testing support for faster USB transfers with USB4 Version 2.0 specifications in some Windows 11 Insider builds. The feature will unlock the … The post Microsoft is testing faster USB data transfer speeds in Windows 11 appeared.....»»
The first assessment of toxic heavy metal pollution in the Southern Hemisphere over the last 2,000 years
Human activity, from burning fossil fuels and fireplaces to the contaminated dust produced by mining, alters Earth's atmosphere in countless ways. Records of these impacts over time are preserved in everlasting polar ice that serves as a sort of time.....»»
Tesla boosts pay for U.S. factory workers as UAW momentum builds
Tesla Inc. notified workers at its California car plant of pay increases across its U.S. factories, the latest bump by a nonunion automaker the United Auto Workers is trying to organize......»»
Webb discovers dusty "cat"s tail" in Beta Pictoris System
Beta Pictoris, a young planetary system located just 63 light-years away, continues to intrigue scientists even after decades of in-depth study. It possesses the first dust disk imaged around another star—a disk of debris produced by collisions bet.....»»
Apple distributes third iOS 17.3 iPadOS 17.3 developer betas
Developer beta testers can now download the third build of iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 to their iPhones and iPads.iOS 17Developers participating in the beta program can pick up the latest builds by visiting the Apple Developer Center or by updating thei.....»»
Quantum computing startup says it will beat IBM to error correction
Company builds on recent demonstration of error-tracking in similar hardware. Enlarge / The current generation of hardware, which will see rapid iteration over the next several years. (credit: QuEra) On Tuesday, the quan.....»»
Meteorite analysis shows Earth"s building blocks contained water
When our sun was a young star, 4.56 billion years ago, what is now our solar system was just a disk of rocky dust and gas. Over tens of millions of years, tiny dust pebbles coalesced, like a snowball rolling larger and larger, to become kilometer-siz.....»»