Every surprise song Taylor Swift has performed on "The Eras Tour" (so far)
Thirty-two nights of The Eras Tour and only two surprise Reputation songs! In case you haven't heard yet, Swift adds two surprise songs to her Eras Tour setlist each night, to keep things fresh and fans on their toes. To announce this gimmick on the.....»»
iPhone 12 Qi2 charging is a surprise upgrade in iOS 17.4
There was a surprise upgrade for some in iOS 17.4: tests reveal that it enabled iPhone 12 Qi2 charging, at the full 15W speed. Support for 15W Qi2 charging was first announced for the iPhone 15, and then extended to the iPhone 13 and 14 through th.....»»
Taylor Swift fans dancing and jumping created last year’s “Swift quakes”
"Shake It Off" produced tremors equivalent to a local magnitude earthquake of 0.851. Enlarge / Taylor Swift during her Eras Tour. Crowd motions likely caused mini "Swift quakes" recorded by seismic monitoring stations. (credit: R.....»»
Swift Student Challenge winners to attend WWDC 2024 event at Apple Park
Apple last month opened applications for the 2024 Swift Student Challenge. The annual competition encourages developers to show off their coding skills by creating playground projects. This year, Swift Student Challenge winners will be invited to att.....»»
Starfield 1.10.32 Hotfix Update: What You Need to Know
Bethesda’s released a surprise hotfix for Starfield and the 1.10.32 update addresses issues the developer discovered within the game. Earlier this month, the company pushed a massive 1.10.31 update to Starfield which added new features and fixe.....»»
Euclid"s sight has been restored
A newly devised procedure to de-ice Euclid's optics has performed significantly better than hoped. Light coming in to the visible "VIS" instrument from distant stars was gradually decreasing due small amounts of water ice building up on its optics. M.....»»
Watch SpaceX fire Starship’s Raptor engines ahead of 4th test flight
SpaceX performed a full-duration static fire of the Starship spacecraft's Raptor engines on Monday, and shared a video of the dramatic test on social media......»»
Unlocking quantum computing power: Automated protocol design for quantum advantage
Imagine a world where complex calculations that currently take months for our best supercomputers to crack could be performed in a matter of minutes. Quantum computing is revolutionizing our digital world. In a research article published in Intellige.....»»
Watch SpaceX fire Starship’s Raptor engines ahead of fourth test flight
SpaceX performed a full-duration static fire of the Starship spacecraft's Raptor engines on Monday, and shared a video of the dramatic test on social media......»»
Stunning James Webb images show birth and death of massive stars
The James Webb Space Telescope continues to surprise us with stunning pictures, but of what exactly? Astronomer Nienke van der Marel shows with three images how massive stars lead short but explosive lives......»»
New data confirms swift parrot population fears
A new evaluation from The Australian National University (ANU) of the number of swift parrots left in the wild has confirmed their population size is likely only a few hundred and declining rapidly......»»
Gray-headed flying-fox population is stable—10 years of monitoring reveals this threatened species is doing well
Flying foxes, or fruit bats, are familiar to many Australians. So it may come as a surprise to learn two of the four mainland species, both gray-headed and spectacled flying foxes, are threatened with extinction......»»
5 Things to Know About the iOS 16.7.7 Update
Apple’s released a surprise iOS 16.7.7 update for iPhone and the software is available to download right now. iOS 16.7.7 is the latest software update for the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X. These are the iPhone models that Apple left be.....»»
Apple execs talk future of the iPhone in ride-along Apple Park tour
Apple executives including Greg Joswiak and Kainann Drance have talked about working on the iPhone, and Apple's intentions for the future.Greg Joswiak (left) and Brian Tong at Apple ParkYouTuber Brian Tong has previously covered topics such as the Ap.....»»
Astronomers discover a rare eclipsing X-ray binary
An international team of astronomers reports the detection of a rare eclipsing Be/X-ray binary system as part of the Swift Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) Survey (S-CUBED). The finding was detailed in a research paper published March 12 on the preprint.....»»
We’ve got a new trailer for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Verdict: Not mediocre
"Whatever you have to do, however long it takes, promise you will find your way home." Check out the latest trailer for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, starring Anya Taylor-Joy. We got the first trailer for the spinoff prequel film Furiosa.....»»
NASA"s Swift temporarily suspends science operations
On March 15, NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory entered into safe mode, temporarily suspending science operations due to degrading performance from one of its three gyroscopes (gyros), which are used to point the observatory for making observation.....»»
Oil firms want to drill in four of the UK"s areas of outstanding natural beauty
Think of onshore oil fields and images of oil derricks and "nodding donkeys" may spring to mind, perhaps in Texas or the Middle East. So it might come as a surprise to learn that the UK has its own onshore oil fields, mostly scattered across the east.....»»
JWST observations shed more light on the nature of a distant galaxy cluster
Astronomers from the Nanjing University in China and elsewhere have performed high-resolution observations of a distant galaxy cluster known as CL J1001+0220 using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The observational campaign, described in a pape.....»»
Like free movies? Then watch these 3 great films this weekend (March 15-17)
Don't want to watch Dune 2 again this weekend? Save some money and watch Jack Nicholson, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Jason Statham for free on Tubi, YouTube, and more......»»
US government agencies demand fixable ice cream machines
McFlurries are a notable part of petition for commercial and industrial repairs. Enlarge / Taylor's C709 Soft Serve Freezer isn't so much mechanically complicated as it is a software and diagnostic trap for anyone without authori.....»»