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Image: Gloomy moonscape created for rover test

A sun barely peeking over a cratered horizon, casting long shadows across a rocky moonscape: ESA's Erasmus Innovation Center was transformed into an analog of the moon's polar regions, in a dress rehearsal for an international rover competition......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgSep 22nd, 2021

Apple honors original icon designer Susan Kare in macOS Sequoia wallpaper

Susan Kare's work on the icons for the original Mac in the 1980s is now the subject of a macOS Sequoia screensaver and wallpaper.Susan Kare created works of art in 32x32 pixels for the original MacAs expected, macOS Sequoia has added at least one wal.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

What’s new in Apple Notes for iOS 18: collapsible sections, highlights, and more

iOS 18 is a big release for the iPhone, with brand new apps like Passwords and Image Playground, as well as some significant updates to existing apps like Messages, Photos, and Settings. One of my most-used apps, Notes, is also getting a variety o.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

As NASA watches Starship closely, here’s what the agency wants to see next

"What happens if I don't have a Human Landing System available to execute a mission?" Enlarge / The rocket for SpaceX's fourth full-scale Starship test flight awaits liftoff from Starbase, the company's private launch base in Sou.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

AI method reveals millions of dead trees hidden among the living before California"s historic 2020 wildfires

University of Copenhagen scientists may have found a new explanation for the California wildfires of 2020. Applying AI to detailed aerial photos, they created a unique dataset detailing mortality down to single trees for all of California State. This.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Scientists make and test efficient water-splitting catalyst predicted by theory

Hydrogen (H2) is a promising fuel for reducing greenhouse gases, especially if produced by using renewable energy to split water molecules (H2O). But as simple as it may seem to break water into hydrogen and oxygen, the chemistry is complex......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Activists rally at Apple Park for reinstatement of child safety features

Protesters at Apple Park are demanding that the company reinstate its recently abandoned child safety measures.Image credit: Heat Initiative (via X)Nearly three dozen protesters gathered around Apple Park on Monday morning, carrying signs that read,.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Stoke Space ignites its ambitious main engine for the first time

"This industry is going toward full reusability. To me, that is the inevitable end state." Enlarge / A drone camera captures the hotfire test of Stoke Space's full-flow staged combustion engine at the company's testing facility i.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Apple Intelligence: Bad News for iPhone 15, 14 Pro, Watch & Apple TV

Apple Intelligence AI features will be limited to newer iPhone, iPad, and Mac modes which means a lot of popular devices miss out. At WWDC 2024, Apple confirmed a slew of new AI-powered features including user-created Genmoji, Siri upgrades, and Writ.....»»

Category: mobileSource:  gottabemobileRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Hands-on: Here’s the new Passwords app in iOS 18

iOS 18 was announced earlier today at WWDC, and like most iOS releases before it, the update includes an abundance of updates to existing Apple apps such as Messages. iOS 18 also comes with two brand new apps for iPhone users: Image Playground for.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

No, your Apple TV, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro aren"t getting Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence is the company's big AI push, but it's only going to be available initially on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS starting this fall.Image Playground on an iPadApple's biggest news during the WWDC Keynote is its massive step forward in the fie.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Elon Musk calls iOS 18 a ‘security violation’ for integrating ChatGPT, says he will ban use of Apple devices at Tesla

iOS 18 includes a swathe of new Apple Intelligence features, as well as integration with ChatGPT for things like image generation and writing assistance. Users can optionally pass off their Siri requests to ChatGPT, for example. Elon Musk has just.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Apple"s Image Playground is a new system-wide AI-powered image generation tool

During the 2024 WWDC, Apple announced an Image Playground — an entirely new AI application that can be used to generate images and emojis across iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and iPadOS 18.Image Credit: AppleThe new app is called Image Playground, which w.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

There’s a new Apple app coming for creating AI images: Image Playground

At WWDC today, Apple debuted Apple Intelligence, a suite of new features for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and more that covers things like text generation, an improved Siri, Genmoji, and more. Image creation is one of the chief pillars of Apple Intelligence.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Genmoji will allow custom AI-created emojis in iOS 18, and might resurrect Memoji

The Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18 merge with Messages to make Genmoji, the system Apple uses to create new emojis from simple text prompts.Apple showed off multiple Genmoji styles. If the name Genmoji sounds familiar, it may be because of App.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

"Smart" chemistry allows recycling of networked rubbery materials

Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists ingeniously created a sustainable, soft material by combining rubber with woody reinforcements and incorporating "smart" linkages between the components that unlock on demand. The smart linkages allow heat to.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Nanoparticles reprogram mouse immune systems to cope with allergens

Two doses of allergen-encapsulating nanoparticles delivered intravenously prevented anaphylaxis during a food allergy test in mice, according to a study led by University of Michigan researchers......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Here’s a first look at an unrecognizable Daniel Craig in Knives Out 3

Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc is sporting a new hairstyle in the first image from Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

What a bath, taken 1,000 years ago, can tell us about the conflicted English kingdom of the 11th century

On June 8, 1023, 1,001 years ago, King Cnut took a bath. In itself this was not particularly remarkable. Contrary to the image of a ubiquitously grubby middle ages that dominates film and television, there is evidence to suggest that among the upper.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Excessive vegetation in Arabia triggered massive butterfly migrations in 2019 across Europe and Africa: Study

Throughout much of 2019, Europe was filled with migrating butterflies. Specifically, millions of Vanessa cardui butterflies (the painted lady) created an extraordinary natural spectacle that left a lasting impression on the collective memory of many.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Deriving mammalian DNA methylation predictors for maximum life span, gestation time and age at sexual maturity

A research team has found that there are epigenetic predictors of species life span and other traits in mammals. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes how they analyzed data held in a database created by the Ma.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024