Gerald Wiegert, creator of the Vector supercar, dies at 76
The Vector W8 was aimed at the fastest, sexiest supercars from Italy......»»
Potential gene targets for managing cassava whitefly, a viral diseases vector threatening food security
Whiteflies, particularly the African cassava whitefly (Bemisia tabaci, SSA1-SG1), pose a significant threat to agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa by transmitting viruses that cause cassava brown streak disease and cassava mosaic virus di.....»»
Veterinary epidemiologist works to combat rabies in Uganda
Around the world, someone dies from rabies every nine minutes of every day. Uganda records more than 130 rabies deaths annually, but the number of unreported rabies fatalities there is presumably much higher. Dog bites are the cause of more than 95%.....»»
Apple Silicon gets massive AI training speed boost with this new project
A new project to improve the processing speed of neural networks on Apple Silicon is potentially able to speed up training on large datasets by up to ten times.An image generated with Image Creator from Microsoft DesignerOne of the problems of creati.....»»
Twitter front-end Nitter dies as Musk wins war against third-party services
Musk's changes kill service that let you view tweets without going to Twitter. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) An open source project that let people view tweets without going to Twitter.com has shut down,.....»»
Roblox ‘Weight Lifting Sim’ Dev Gains Muscle From DMCA Counter-Notice
As the creator of the Weight Lifting Simulator series, among others, Christopher Boomer is one of the most successful game developers on Roblox. His games have been played billions of times and there's no shortage of copycats demanding a piece of the.....»»
"The Sims 4" adds vitiligo in free update
"The Sims 4" has released a new update adding vitiligo to its character creator, partnering with Winnie Harlow for the launch. The Sims 4 is adding vitiligo in a free update, allowing players to create Sims with the skin condition. The new patc.....»»
Nanomedicine paves the way for new treatments for spinal cord injury
In a study published in Advanced Materials, researchers have demonstrated that an innovative nano-vector (nanogel), which they developed, is able to deliver anti-inflammatory drugs in a targeted manner into glial cells actively involved in the evolut.....»»
Rare marbled godwit dies soon after drawing admirers in Vermont: What happened?
Excited nature lovers flocked to a tiny town from all across the state of Vermont last September, wildlife officials said. They all came to see one rare sight: a marbled godwit......»»
3 underrated shows on Netflix you need to watch in February
Here are three underrated shows on Netflix you need to watch in February, including a Canadian mockumentary and a thriller from the creator of Money Heist......»»
McLaren said to seek strategic investors to fund U.K. brand"s growth
McLaren’s controlling shareholder, Bahrain's Mumtalakat Holding, has been considering bringing in additional investors who can provide capital and technological expertise for the supercar brand......»»
Latio Application Security Tester: Use AI to scan your code
Latio Application Security Tester is an open-source tool that enables the usage of OpenAI to scan code from the CLI for security and health issues. Features and future plans James Berthoty, the creator of Latio Application Security Tester, told Help.....»»
Former Trump official Mike Gill dies after being shot during Washington DC carjacking incident
Former Trump official Mike Gill dies after being shot during Washington DC carjacking incident.....»»
Papa’s Gonna Build You a PancakeBot
How food printing became a family affair for PancakeBot creator Miguel Valenzuela. The post Papa’s Gonna Build You a PancakeBot appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
"In the Know" review: Stop-motion satire from Mike Judge and Zach Woods
"King of the Hill" creator Mike Judge's stop-motion sitcom "In the Know" introduces a fictional NPR show and its kooky team. If you were to listen to In the Know, the fake radio show at the heart of Peacock's new sitcom of the same name, you wo.....»»
Stack Identity expands its platform with ITDR to tackle shadow access and shadow identities
Stack Identity has unveiled the expansion of the Identity Access Risk Management Platform with identity threat detection and response (ITDR) to tackle shadow access and shadow identities. Identity-centric attacks have exploded as the primary vector a.....»»
Beloved mountain lion dies crossing same California highway where her one of her cubs was killed
Wildlife and nature enthusiasts are grieving a famous mountain lion after it was hit by a car and killed while crossing a highway in Southern California......»»
Performing complex-valued linear transformations using spatially incoherent diffractive optical networks
The bulk of the computing in state-of-the-art neural networks comprises linear operations, e.g., matrix-vector multiplications and convolutions. Linear operations can also play an important role in cryptography. While dedicated processors such as GPU.....»»
Convicted murderer, filesystem creator writes of regrets to Linux list
"The man I am now would do things very differently," Reiser says in long letter. Enlarge / A portion of the cover letter attached to Hans Reiser's response to Fredrick Brennan's prompt about his filesystem's obsolescence. (credit.....»»
Inventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85
Dave Mills created NTP, the protocol that holds the temporal Internet together, in 1985. Enlarge / A photo of David L. Mills taken by David Woolley on April 27, 2005. (credit: David Woolley / Benj Edwards / Getty Images).....»»
Schmigadone! Apple TV+ not renewing musical series for third season
Some unfortunate news for Schmigadoon! fans: Apple has chosen not to renew the musical series for a third season on Apple TV+. Schmigadoon! co-creator Cinco Paul shared the update on Instagram, revealing that the third season with 25 new songs was al.....»»