Japanese semiconductor equipment makers worse hit by export controls than western peers
Japan is set to officially tighten export controls on 23 semiconductor equipment items to China, starting in July, following the US-led containment against Chinese semiconductor industry. The decision not only meets strong repercussions from Beijing,.....»»
Blackmagic Camera app updated with new features and iPad version
Blackmagic, the company behind the renowned DaVinci Resolve video editing software, launched the “Blackmagic Camera” app for iPhone last year, which provides manual controls for professionals filming with their iPhone. This week, Blackmagic Camer.....»»
How plants become bushy, or not: New study sheds light on hormone that controls branching
For many plants, more branches means more fruit. But what causes a plant to grow branches? New research from the University of California, Davis shows how plants break down the hormone strigolactone, which suppresses branching, to become more "bushy......»»
More than 120 people died in Tokyo from heatstroke in July as average temperatures hit record highs
More than 120 people died of heatstroke in the Tokyo metropolitan area in July, when the nation's average temperature hit record highs and heat warnings were in effect much of the month, Japanese authorities said Tuesday......»»
Konami just released its best new game in years
Cygni: All Guns Blazing is a new shoot-'em-up from Konami, and it's the best game that the controversial Japanese game publisher has made in years......»»
Konami just released Cygni: All Guns Blazing, its best new game in years
Cygni: All Guns Blazing is a new shoot-'em-up from Konami, and it's the best game that the controversial Japanese game publisher has made in years......»»
Scientists reveal strategically applied livestock grazing can benefit sagebrush communities
While a cow grazing in a field isn't typically remarkable, United States Department of Agriculture scientists have identified potential ecological benefits of strategically applied livestock grazing in sagebrush communities across U.S. western rangel.....»»
Chrome’s Manifest V3, and its changes for ad blocking, are coming real soon
Chrome is warning users that their extension makers need to update soon. Enlarge (credit: Ron Amadeo) Google Chrome's long, long project to implement a new browser extension platform is seemingly going to happen, for rea.....»»
Subaru production, profits undercut in latest quarter by fatal plant accident in Japan
The export-dependent carmaker still managed to eke out a profit thanks to hefty windfall gains from favorable foreign currency fluctuations......»»
How Apple Notes live audio transcription works in iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia
Apple’s Notes and Voice Memos apps gain the handy feature of live audio transcription in iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia. Join along for a look at how to use audio transcription in iOS 18 including search, export, and more. 9to5Mac is brought to yo.....»»
NordPass review: a free password manager with premium support
I reviewed NordPass, the password manager from the makers of the popular NordVPN, to check its quality and value on multiple devices......»»
More pets relinquished to shelters due to housing insecurity
Housing policies may be becoming more pet inclusive, but housing insecurity is getting worse, finds a new study that examined the housing issues that led to owners turning their pets over to an animal shelter......»»
There are 2,000-plus dead rockets in orbit—here’s a rare view of one
A Japanese company becomes the first to approach a piece of space junk in low-Earth orbit. Enlarge / Astroscale's ADRAS-J spacecraft captured these views of the H-IIA rocket upper stage on July 15. (credit: Astroscale) T.....»»
Restoring logged forests doesn"t mean locking them up as "wilderness"—it means actively managing them
On January 1 this year, the commercial logging of native forests ended in Victoria and Western Australia. It was one of the most significant changes in the history of forest management in Australia......»»
Drivers love CarPlay as car infotainment systems get worse overall
CarPlay is popular with drivers, a J.D. Power study reveals, but that could be less about CarPlay, and more about how owners are so unhappy with infotainment systems provided by car makers.CarPlay in iOS 18As a means to access the services available.....»»
New Japanese EV alliance emerges with Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi
Nissan and Honda are a step closer to forming a new Japanese alliance with Mitsubishi in a bid to build next-generation software-defined EVs and to catch up in the global EV race......»»
Study reveals soliton solutions in Maxwell-Bloch systems
Dr. Asela Abeya, of SUNY Poly faculty in the Department of Mathematics and Physics, has collaborated with peers at the University at Buffalo and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on a research paper titled "On Maxwell-Bloch systems with inhomogeneous.....»»
Drivers love CarPlay as car infotainment systems get wrose
CarPlay is popular with drivers, a J.D. Power study reveals, but that could be less about CarPlay, and more about how owners are so unhappy with infotainment systems provided by car makers.CarPlay in iOS 18As a means to access the services available.....»»
One dead in Colorado blaze as fires ravage US west
One person has died in a Colorado wildfire, officials said Wednesday, as around a hundred infernos continue to blaze across western US states and a dangerous new heat wave looms......»»
Study finds white Western women have lower body appreciation and greater media pressure to look thin
White Western women have lower body appreciation and experience greater pressure from the media to be thin compared to Black Nigerian and Chinese women across all ages, according to new research......»»
Scientists identify new class of semiconductor nanocrystals
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientists confirm the identification of a new class of semiconductor nanocrystals with bright ground-state excitons, a significant advancement in the field of optoelectronics, in an article published in the Ameri.....»»