How will "chipageddon" affect you?
Carmakers and consumer-gadget companies are struggling to source enough computer chips......»»
Research reveals protein plaques associated with Alzheimer"s are stickier than thought
Scientists from Rice University are using fluorescence lifetime to shed new light on a peptide associated with Alzheimer's disease, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates will affect nearly 14 million people in the U.S. by 206.....»»
Actin found to affect the spread of cancer in several ways
Metastases occur when cancer cells leave a primary tumor and spread throughout the body. For this to happen, they have to break connections with neighboring cells and migrate to other tissues. Both processes are promoted by signaling molecules releas.....»»
Google is shutting its website experience and optimization tool
Google Optimize and Optimize 360 shutting down could affect web developers ability to perform A/B tests on sites......»»
How habanero peppers respond to stress
Like people, plants have to cope with stress. The impact on humans is well catalogued, but less is known about how stressors—including high salinity and lack of nutrients—affect plants such as habaneros. Now, researchers report in ACS Agricultura.....»»
Apple hit with third class-action lawsuit over data collection practices
Apple is facing a third class-action lawsuit over claims that the company collects user data even with App Tracking Transparency turned off.Apple faces a third lawsuitTests from researchers revealed that turning off the setting did not affect analyti.....»»
Increase in marine heatwaves expected to affect organisms at bottom of food chain, study suggests
An increase in marine heatwaves due to global climate change in the coming decades will have a significant impact on lifeforms in this environment, including those at the bottom of the food chain, according to a paper published in Estuarine, Coastal.....»»
Noise from urban environments found to affect the color of songbirds" beaks
There is growing concern that anthropogenic noise has various damaging effects on wildlife in urban environments. Urban noise contains a wide range of frequencies, types of sounds such as from traffic, and varying amplitudes including sounds with rap.....»»
Critical vulnerabilities in Siemens PLC devices could allow bypass of protected boot features (CVE-2022-38773)
Red Balloon Security disclosed multiple, critical architectural vulnerabilities in the Siemens SIMATIC and SIPLUS S7-1500 Series PLC that allow for bypass of all protected boot features. These vulnerabilities affect over 120 different models of the S.....»»
Inside Facebook"s high-stakes debate to reinstate Trump after a two-year ban
Facebook-parent Meta is preparing to announce one of the most consequential decisions in the company's history, a landmark move that will set a precedent for online speech and could affect the course of the 2024 US presidential election......»»
Four ways winter heatwaves affect humans and nature
An extreme winter heatwave meant countries across Europe experienced a record-breaking New Year's Day. New daily temperature records for the month of January were set in at least eight countries: Belarus, Czechia, Denmark, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lith.....»»
How VPN services affect internet speed
While the encryption process might slow down your connection, a VPN can also improve your online experiences......»»
Does proximity to protest sites affect people"s political attitudes?
Urban protests that involve occupying public spaces can be effective for conveying protesters' messages and gaining wider support, but it's thought that they may backfire if they severely disrupt the everyday lives of non-participants. A study publis.....»»
Expert discusses La Niña and El Niño cycles effects on Australia
Climate models indicate La Niña is on the way out, with El Niño conditions expected later this year. CSIRO Climate Scientist Dr. Wenju Cai explains what this means for Australia's weather and how changing conditions will affect the country......»»
Planetary interiors in TRAPPIST-1 system could be affected by solar flares
In a recent study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, an international team of researchers led by the University of Cologne in Germany examined how solar flares erupted by the TRAPPIST-1 star could affect the interior heating of its orbit.....»»
iPhone 14 horizontal lines upon waking? It’s not a hardware fault, says Apple
If you’ve found your iPhone 14 showing horizontal lines across the screen when waking from sleep or starting up, Apple says you can rest easy: It’s not a hardware issue. The glitch – which mostly appears to affect the iPhone 14 Pro Max – is.....»»
Wildfire threats not commonly disclosed by U.S. firms despite risk to economy
Wildfires in the United States, especially in western states, increasingly pose a significant risk to entire communities, often destroying homes, businesses and lives. When wildfires sweep through a region, they also affect the economy as a whole, de.....»»
Q&A: Brian Gerkey and Wendy Tan White on Intrinsic, Open Robotics, and ROS
Today’s announcement of the acquisition of the Open Source Robotics Corporation by Intrinsic has generated a lot of questions, and no small amount of uncertainty about how this will affect the future of ROS. We have a bunch more information in thi.....»»
Early forests did not significantly change the atmospheric CO2, finds paleoclimate modeling study
Scientists have discovered that the atmosphere contained far less CO2 than previously thought when forests emerged on our planet, the new study has important implications for understanding how land plants affect the climate......»»
Notebook component makers see large absences at China plants due to COVID
With China significantly easing its COVID-19 restrictions, some notebook supply chain companies in China have seen infections in their plants affect up to 50% of their workers, resulting in the temporary shutdown of production lines, according to sou.....»»
The Kuroshio current regulates the air-sea exchange of PCBs in the open ocean: Study
Air-sea diffusion flux is the main source of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the open ocean. The oceanic biological pump, current advection, and eddy diffusion affect the distribution of PCBs in the ocean surface and thus affect the air-sea diffu.....»»