Ethiopia says completes third filling of mega-dam reservoir
Ethiopia has completed the third filling of its mega-dam reservoir on the Blue Nile, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Friday, a development that could raise further tensions with downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan......»»
Research shows societal factors shape adult learning and education
From August 2022 until October 2022, interviews with 25 experts from selected countries were conducted and then analyzed through a Ground Theory approach. From this, a model emerged, showing how factors and actors at different societal levels—mega,.....»»
Vulcan aces engine test, but upper stage anomaly will delay launch for a while
"Working corrective action and retest." Enlarge / United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket completes a "flight readiness firing" last week. (credit: United Launch Alliance) The Vulcan rocket took a critical step toward it.....»»
Global reservoir study finds rate of filling lower than anticipated
Water is an essential and indispensable component of humanity's everyday existence. As the global population grows and the climate warms, so does the water demand......»»
Evolutionary fuel: Researchers study maintenance of an ancient chromosomal inversion
Genetic variation is the ultimate fuel for evolution, says Utah State University evolutionary geneticist Zachariah Gompert. But, over centuries, that fuel reservoir gets depleted in the course of natural selection and random genetic drift......»»
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 06/05/2023
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'John Wick: Chapter 4' tops the chart, followed by 'Hypnotic'. ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie' completes the top three. From: TF, for the lates.....»»
HBO"s Rock Hudson documentary gets an intimate, emotional trailer
Rock Hudson was known in the '50s and '60s as a mega-masculine star with a twinkle in his eye, as compelling in Technicolor Douglas Sirk melodramas as he was with Doris Day in cheeky sex comedies. But when he died of AIDS in 1985 — becoming the.....»»
This is the new Apple Silicon Mac Pro
Apple completes its silicon transition with its new desktop tower. The Apple Mac Pro. It's still the cheese grater design. [credit:.....»»
Elon Musk says his Shanghai factory makes the "highest quality" Teslas
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has wrapped up his first trip to China in three years, after meeting a string of government officials and thanking workers at the company's mega factory in Shanghai......»»
Taiwanese MCU makers gear up for AI applications
In line with the mega trend of intelligence and edge AI applications, Taiwan's MCU makers are focusing on the development of MCUs integrated with AI to explore the AI MCU business opportunities and create more new edge AI markets and applications, ac.....»»
Extreme effort to retrieve dropped smartphone leads to suspension
A government official in India dropped his phone in a reservoir and asked divers to retrieve it. When they failed, he resorted to extreme measures......»»
Arm announces the Cortex X4 for 2024, plus a 14-core M2-fighter
Will anyone build Arm's 14-core mega chip? Will Arm have to do it itself? An overview of Arm's new chips. [credit: Arm.....»»
Life on Earth might have gotten a boost from the Sun’s mega-tantrums
High-energy particles efficiently convert atmospheric chemicals to amino acids. Enlarge (credit: NASA/SDO) How, exactly, living things emerged on Earth remains a mystery. Now a new experiment has revealed that blasts of.....»»
How funnel-web spiders practice safe sex
The complex mating rituals of the Sydney funnel-web spider have now been described in detail for the first time, with sexual routines including leg and body vibrations and female lifting, filling a missing link in the study of spiders......»»
France moves to ban smoking in woodlands to combat growing climate-related risk of mega fires
French lawmakers have voted to ban smoking in all forests and woods during the fire season, part of a series of proposed measures to tackle growing destruction and dangers from climate change-related blazes......»»
NASA completes heart of Roman Space Telescope"s primary instrument
The heart of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was recently delivered to Ball Aerospace in Boulder, Colorado, for integration into the WFI (Wide Field Instrument). Called the FPS (Focal Plane System), it serves as the core of Roman's camera. W.....»»
Prove Identity partners with Visa to eliminate manual account registration
Prove Identity announced a new partnership with Visa to empower brands to increase secure loyalty account enrollment by eliminating manual account registration and pre-filling application forms with verified information. Visa clients will now have ac.....»»
NOAA"s GOES-U satellite completes solar array deployment test
GOES-U, the fourth and final satellite in NOAA's GOES-R Series, recently completed a successful test deployment of its solar array to ensure it will function properly in space......»»
The Mega Man Battle Network esports scene is thriving thanks to Legacy Collection
With the release of Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, the series esports scene is experiencing a healthy resurgence......»»
This is what happens when you compare 4 phones in an 800MP camera test
We put four smartphones with 200MP cameras up against each other in a mega, 800MP total camera comparison. The winner was difficult to choose......»»
After demolishing swaths of San Jose, Google puts campus project on hold
Google's cost-cutting comes for its 80-acre "mega campus" in downtown San Jose. Google's rendering of "The Meander," which will be "a central social gathering place with shops.....»»