False pride: When praise from managers makes employees arrogant and a problem for their colleagues
In three online surveys conducted with several hundred participants, the experts looked into how interactions between managers and staff affected employees' behavior towards one another......»»
Microsoft is fixing my biggest problem with Windows 11 on handhelds
Microsoft just published a new preview build for Windows 11 that includes significant changes to the onscreen keyboard targeted at handheld gaming PCs......»»
Machine learning cracked the protein-folding problem and won the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry
The 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry recognized Demis Hassabis, John Jumper and David Baker for using machine learning to tackle one of biology's biggest challenges: predicting the 3D shape of proteins and designing them from scratch......»»
iOS 18 fixed my motion sickness problem with one new feature
Apple can sometimes dip into hyperbole with its marketing. But every now and then, a new iPhone or software feature truly is “life changing.” For me this year, that feature has been Vehicle Motion Cues in iOS 18, which fixed my motion sickness......»»
Steam adds the harsh truth that you’re buying “a license,” not the game itself
The harsh truth is timed to a new California law against false advertising. There comes a point in most experienced Steam shoppers' lives where they wonder what would happen if th.....»»
Bat data study reveals conservation priorities in San Diego County
A team of wildlife managers at the U.S. Geological Survey in San Diego, California, working with a colleague from the San Diego Natural History Museum, have uncovered the areas in San Diego County that need the most scrutiny if bat populations in the.....»»
Best Dealerships To Work For winners have qualities, offer benefits unsuccessful entrants don"t
Automotive News' Best Dealerships To Work For employees are more likely to feel valued by their employers than workers at nonwinning stores......»»
A look into "mirror molecules" may lead to new medicines
A University of Texas at Dallas chemist and his colleagues have developed a new chemical reaction that will allow researchers to synthesize selectively the left-handed or right-handed versions of "mirror molecules" found in nature and assess them for.....»»
Uncrackable: Scorpions and sponges inspire sustainable design
Humans are by no means alone in the search for more sustainable materials. Nature, too, has been "working" on the problem of sustainability, and it's been at it for a great deal longer. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science show how design.....»»
Poverty-level wages pose urgent problem for US childcare, study finds
A new report from the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE) at UC Berkeley finds that child care workers in every state struggle with poverty-level wages, even as they nurture and educate our children in the most important years of de.....»»
China has detained four employees from the world’s largest iPhone plant
China has detained four Taiwanese employees at Foxconn’s Zhengzhou plant, the largest iPhone production facility in the world, responsible for around 80% of global production. The employees were detained using powers the Chinese government last.....»»
Fossils and fires: Insights into early modern human activity in the jungles of Southeast Asia
Studying microscopic layers of dirt dug from the Tam Pà Ling cave site in northeastern Laos has provided a team of Flinders University archaeologists and their international colleagues with further insights into some of the earliest evidence of Homo.....»»
“Sticky” steering sparks huge recall for Honda, 1.7M cars affected
The problem affects a number of different Hondas built since 2021. Honda is recalling almost 1.7 million vehicles due to a steering defect. An improperly made part can cause cert.....»»
Viture solved the biggest problem with smart glasses
Pocketable smart glasses can provide a huge virtual screen for movies and games but, one big problem remains — sharing. Until now, that is......»»
Bankrupt Fisker says it can’t migrate its EVs to a new owner’s server
Fisker waited until Friday evening to tell the buyer about the problem. Starting a new car company isn't easy—just ask Henrik Fisker, whose second bite at that particular cherry.....»»
VIP Automotive Group, Stellantis dealership face sexual harassment allegations in EEOC lawsuit
Male employees at the Hempstead, N.Y., dealership allegedly harassed female colleagues, creating a hostile work environment, according to the lawsuit......»»
Research team develops metallodrug-antibiotic combination strategy to combat superbugs
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) bacterial infections have become a serious problem threatening human health worldwide. The overuse of antibiotics has promoted drug-resistant mutations in bacteria, causing almost all clinically used antibiotics to deve.....»»
Comprehensive efforts needed to develop health-promoting learning environments, review finds
Mental ill-health among students in higher education is a growing problem globally. Most efforts implemented to address ill-health involve individual treatment and adjustments to pedagogy. But more can and needs to be done at a structural or environm.....»»
iPhone Mirroring is currently a privacy and legal risk on work Macs
One of the new features of iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia is iPhone Mirroring – but using this with a personal iPhone on a work Mac currently creates a privacy risk for employees, and a legal risk for businesses. The problem, as cybersecurity company.....»»
Dashlane Credential Risk Detection prevents credential-based breaches
Dashlane launched Credential Risk Detection, a solution that continuously monitors and detects at-risk credential activity in real-time across the workforce, whether employees use a password manager or not. The web extension-based solution is the lat.....»»
Linamar finds all N.C. employees safe after Hurricane Helene; recovery efforts continue
The Canadian automotive supplier is slowly getting operations running at two plants in western North Carolina. The full extent of the damage remains unclear......»»