Entering an age of vertical globalization: Q&A with geopolitical futurist Abishur Prakash
The fresh US export restrictions on chips to China and Russia seem to have pushed the decoupling of the semiconductor technology a step further. DIGITIMES Asia had an exclusive interview with Abishur Prakash, co-founder and geopolitical futurist at t.....»»
Hands-on: Gmail’s new sidebar feels like a big banner ad for Google Chat
Gmail's desolate vertical sidebar is optional today and mandatory in Q2 2022. Enlarge / The new Gmail design. You can see a chat popup in the bottom left. (credit: Ron Amadeo) Gmail's latest redesign seems to have finally st.....»»
Big Tech spent decades skirting geopolitical issues. That’s no longer an option
Tech companies find themselves navigating a new East-West split. Enlarge (credit: Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto) Big Tech companies, for the most part, have been able to have their cake and eat it, too. By pitching themselves as n.....»»
Spotify Car Thing is a $90 thing that plays Spotify in your car
Spotify tries to make streaming while driving easier (for Premium members). Enlarge / Spotify's Car Thing thing in a car. (credit: Spotify) Spotify is entering the hardware market with Car Thing, a smart music player meant t.....»»
Opera now supports emoji-based web addresses
The browser maker is partnering with Yat Labs on the initiative. Launched in February 2021, Yats are a “self-sovereign identity solution based on emojis.” The collaboration will allow Opera users to navigate the web simply by entering in a string.....»»
Nick of time: Temporal variation of light-matter interaction boosts photonic metamaterials
At the interface between two media, light is partly reflected backwards into the medium from where it came and partly transmitted into the neighboring medium, like a light ray entering a sparkling pool of water. The light wave patterns that arise fro.....»»
Intel To Enter Bitcoin Mining Market With Energy-Efficient GPU
Intel is entering the blockchain mining market with an upcoming GPU capable of mining Bitcoin. From a report: Intel insists the effort won't put a strain energy supplies or deprive consumers of chips. The goal is to create the most energy-efficient b.....»»
New Yorkers back vaccine requirements to speed economic recovery, survey says
New Yorkers entering their third year of COVID have bleak views of the near-term economy and a strong conviction that vaccines should be required for those seeking to participate in their city's indoor activities (69%), to work in its service industr.....»»
Sewer slime can hang on to SARS-CoV-2 RNA from wastewater
During the COVID-19 pandemic, monitoring the levels of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater entering treatment plants has been one way that researchers have gauged the disease's spread. But could the slimy microbial communities that line most sewer pipes aff.....»»
New "vertical map" of airborne microorganisms indicates how global warming will impact global ecosystems
In a landmark study of airborne microorganisms from ground level up to 3,500 meters, scientists from the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have found t.....»»
Two new species of potentially invasive hammerhead flatworms from Europe and Africa
One of the consequences of globalization is the inadvertent spread of invasive plant and animal species. Land flatworms have invaded the entire world, principally via the plant trade. More than ten species are now widespread, such as Obama nungara (o.....»»
Folofly aims to launch new EV model in 1.5 years
Japan-based electric vehicle (EV) startup Folofly has set a goal to launch a new EV model within one and a half years by horizontally integrated production instead of a vertical integrated paradigm, according to Japanese media reports......»»
NASA’s Newest Spinoff Tech Comes Back to Earth
While the space agency didn't actually develop Tang, its R&D includes everything from robot gloves to vertical farming—with commercial benefits back home......»»
How to securely show your COVID-19 certificate on your iPhone
If you have to physically hand over your iPhone to present your COVID-19 vaccination certificate, here's how to do so quickly in the most secure way possible.If you're entering a venue with many people, such as a stadium or a bar, there's a good chan.....»»
Men with older brothers are more likely to be gay, suggesting same-sex attraction has a biological basis
New research shows having a greater number of older brothers increases the probability of a person entering a same-sex union at some point in their lives......»»
Earth BioGenome Project begins genome sequencing in earnest
A global effort to map the genomes of all plants, animals, fungi and other microbial life on Earth, is entering a new phase as it moves from pilot projects to full-scale production sequencing. This new phase of the The Earth BioGenome Project, or EBP.....»»
Microsoft warns of destructive disk wiper targeting Ukraine
Ukrainian authorities blame Russia for attacks as geopolitical tensions escalate. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Over the past few months, geopolitical tensions have escalated as Russia amassed tens of thousands of troops alon.....»»
Thousands of gallons of toxic phenol reportedly spilled this week at a Philly chemical plant
A worker failed to shut off a valve Thursday at the AdvanSix plant in Philadelphia and up to 2,000 gallons of phenol spilled, with some possibly entering the sewer system, according to a police report......»»
Microsoft bids farewell to Windows 8-era brightness and volume indicators in the latest Windows 11 Insider Build
The rounded corners treatment is coming to Windows 11’s hardware indicators, replacing the Windows 8-era vertical black bar for controlling things like volume and brightness that we've been used to for almost a decade......»»
Microplastic pollution linger in rivers for years before entering oceans
Microplastics can deposit and linger within riverbeds for as long as seven years before washing into the ocean, a new study has found......»»
Amazon"s Fallout TV Series Is About To Enter Production
Amazon Prime Video's adaptation of the Fallout franchise of video games is entering production this year, and its two lead writers have been named, according to reports in Deadline and Variety. Ars Technica reports: It was previously known that Jonat.....»»