HSBC swoops in to rescue UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank
The Bank of England and government worked all night to secure a deal involving no taxpayer money......»»
Daily deals Feb. 8: $200 off M3 Pro MacBook Pro, M2 MacBook Air 16GB for $1,149, $120 off Beats Studio Pro, more
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Bluesky finally gets rid of invite codes, lets everyone join
One day, developers can charge for custom feeds usurping black box algorithms. Enlarge (credit: Darrell Gulin | The Image Bank) After more than a year as an exclusive invite-only social media platform, Bluesky is now ope.....»»
Morgan Stanley dubs Apple Vision Pro a "free call option on spatial computing"
Wowed by their experience with Apple Vision Pro, analysts at investment bank Morgan Stanley see "immense" long-term potential for the Spatial Computing headset that Wall Street has yet to fully appreciate.Apple Vision Pro in an Apple Store. In its fi.....»»
The largest body of water west of the Mississippi disappeared 130 years ago. Now it"s back
The San Joaquin Valley of California, despite supplying a significant percentage of the country's food, is nevertheless a dry, arid place. Fresno, at the heart of the valley, receives just over 10 inches of rain a year on average, according to the Na.....»»
Quantum cutting, upconversion, and temperature sensing help with thermal management in silicon-based solar cells
Introducing light conversion materials into silicon-based photovoltaic devices is an effective way to improve their photoelectric conversion efficiency. Light conversion materials include quantum cutting materials and upconversion materials......»»
Hungry sea otters are helping save California"s marshlands from erosion
The return of sea otters and their voracious appetites has helped rescue a section of California marshland, a new study shows......»»
A sleeker facial recognition technology tested on Michelangelo"s David
Many people are familiar with facial recognition systems that unlock smartphones and game systems or allow access to our bank accounts online. But the current technology can require boxy projectors and lenses. Now, researchers report in Nano Letters.....»»
Honor is finally doing something about smartphone batteries that more companies should
Honor has announced that for its Magic6 series, they will be introducing the use of the second-generation silicon-carbon battery. The post Honor is finally doing something about smartphone batteries that more companies should appeared first on Phandr.....»»
Price war: Apple"s M1 MacBook Air drops to $749.99
Apple's budget-friendly MacBook Air just got a steeper price drop, making the M1 model even more affordable at $749.99.The MacBook Air 13-inch with Apple's M1 chip hit shelves in 2020, but it still offers Apple Silicon performance at a budget-friendl.....»»
Someone finally cracked the “Silk Dress cryptogram” after 10 years
What does "Bismarck Omit leafage buck bank" mean to you? Enlarge / “Paul Ramify loamy event false new event” was one of the lines written on two sheets of paper found in a hidden pocket. (credit: Sara Rivers Cofield).....»»
Lawsuit: Citibank refused to reimburse scam victims who lost “life savings”
Citibank's poor security helped scammers steal millions, NY AG's lawsuit says. Enlarge / The Citibank logo on a bank in New York City in January 2024. Citibank is being accused of illegally refusing to reimburse scam vi.....»»
Structural color ink: Printable, non-iridescent and lightweight
A new way of creating color uses the scattering of light of specific wavelengths around tiny, almost perfectly round silicon crystals. This Kobe University development enables non-fading structural colors that do not depend on the viewing angle and c.....»»
Canon plans to disrupt chipmaking with low-cost “stamp” machine
Company is challenging industry leader ASML with its nanoprint lithography tech. Enlarge / Canon’s FPA-1200NZ2C nanoimprint lithography machine. The company has been developing technology to stamp chip designs onto silicon wafe.....»»
In Silicon Valley, human capital trumps intellectual capital
Job postings are a key tool for attracting qualified tech workers. However, companies face a dilemma: On the one hand, they want to provide enough information to attract the right candidates; on the other hand, they want to keep the information about.....»»
Teaching nature to break man-made chemical bonds
For the first time, scientists have engineered an enzyme that can break stubborn man-made bonds between silicon and carbon that exist in widely-used chemicals known as siloxanes, or silicones. The discovery is a first step toward rendering the chemic.....»»
Morgan Stanley sees AAPL earnings as clearing event to refocus investors
Investment bank Morgan Stanley says Apple's forthcoming earnings call will be "a clearing event," that stops short term concerns and gets investors looking at the company's signs of future growth.An Apple Store signAhead of Apple's holiday quarter ea.....»»
Will AI Take Your Job? Maybe Not Just Yet, One Study Says
A new paper published by MIT researchers suggests automation in the workforce might happen slower than some expect. Will artificial intelligence take our jobs? If you listen to Silicon Valley executives talking about the capabilitie.....»»
Death Stranding Director’s Cut launching for iPhone 15 Pro and Mac on January 30
We’ve seen console games make their way to iPhone 15 Pro and Mac recently like Resident Evil 4. Now another acclaimed title is arriving for Apple users. Death Stranding Director’s Cut is slated for a January 30 launch on Apple Silicon Macs and iP.....»»
Life on Earth uses water as a solvent. What are some other options for life as we don"t know it?
There is a vast menagerie of potentially habitable worlds in the cosmos, which means the universe could be home to a diversity of life beyond what we can imagine. Creatures built on silicon rather than carbon, or organisms that breathe hydrogen inste.....»»
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