Kelly Wearstler creates sculptural oak staircase for hotel in Austin
Interior designer Kelly Wearstler included eye-catching details such as vintage rugs and a white oak staircase that doubles as a ceramics display in her design for the Austin Proper Hotel and Residences. Read more Interior designer Kelly Wea.....»»
Hackers can unlock over 3 million hotel doors in seconds
Saflok has a fix for the vulnerability, but patching may take a long time. Enlarge / A Saflok branded lock. (credit: Dormakaba) When thousands of security researchers descend on Las Vegas every August for what's come to.....»»
Volvo"s next-gen EVs could charge up to 30% quicker
Fast-charging capability creates the opportunity to use a smaller battery pack, which reduces cost and weight and improves efficiency,.....»»
Continental Automotive Group founder Bryan Hardeman arrested on burglary, arson charges
Bryan Hardeman, whose children now own Continental's four dealerships, was arrested Feb. 29 in Austin, Texas......»»
Rooster Teeth, home of Red Vs. Blue and RWBY, shutting down after 21 years
150 employees will be laid off, while some shows and podcasts will be shopped. Enlarge / Near the height of its powers in 2018, Rooster Teeth's annual RTX conference was drawing more than 62,000 people to Austin, Texas, each year.....»»
Building temporal resilience into jobs can help employees thrive when schedules turn upside down: Study
Managers can do much to help their workers become more resilient to inevitable time disruptions in today's workplace, says new research from The University of Texas at Austin......»»
The people of Earth prepare for war in final trailer for 3 Body Problem
"When your consciousness ends in one world, it could continue to exist in many other worlds." Netflix's new sci-fi series 3 Body Problem makes its world premiere tonight at the SXSW Film & Television festival in Austin. The countdow.....»»
Bioengineering company creates induced pluripotent stem cells from elephant skin cells
A team of bioengineers at de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences has announced that they created induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) from elephant skin cells. In speaking with the press, officials with the team reported that they are still in t.....»»
Google’s Genie model creates interactive 2D worlds from a single image
Researchers herald new system as key step to an "infinite generator" of training data. Enlarge / A collage of some of the "interactive environments" generated by Genie from static images or text prompts. (credit: Google DeepMind).....»»
MagSafe Monday: GuMosh Fits creates a slim iPhone dock with support for AirPods and Apple Watch
There’s no shortage of 3 in 1 dock for charging your iPhone, , and AirPods. The stands out for its unique foldable design that blends in on your desk or nightstand. You can easily hide your AirPods while charging your iPhone to create a slimmer de.....»»
The best leap day deals to shop today, from cheap flights to cozy sheets
Feb. 29 leap day deals include $99 flights to Europe, $29 off hotel stays, and 29% off bed sheets. Welcome to leap day 2024. Maybe you're not thrilled to have an extra day in February, but the upside is that many brands are treating us to speci.....»»
Dune: Part 2 - Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and the cast discuss their physical transformations and learning the Fremen language.
Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Rebecca Ferguson, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista and Stellan Skarsgård break down their prep for Dune: Part 2. Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Rebecca Ferguson, Florence Pugh, Dave Ba.....»»
Austin FC vs Minnesota live stream: Can you watch for free?
Interim head coach Cameron Knowles makes his MLS managerial debut when Minnesota United head to Q2 Stadium on Saturday to take on Austin FC in each team's 2024 season opener......»»
Google’s hidden AI diversity prompts lead to outcry over historically inaccurate images
Inserting depictions of diversity into AI images creates revisionist history, critics say. Enlarge / Generations from Gemini AI from the prompt, "Paint me a historically accurate depiction of a medieval British king." (credit: @s.....»»
Ford to reopen Detroit train station starting in June after massive six-year renovation
The restored building is to include a mixture of Ford and other employees as part of its autonomous and EV campus, and part of the plan includes turning some of the top floors into hotel space......»»
Lab study creates artificial magnetosphere to explore spontaneous excitation of chorus emissions
A dipole magnetic field, created by a ring current, is the most fundamental type of magnetic field that is found both in laboratories and in space. Planetary magnetospheres, such as Jupiter's, effectively confine plasma......»»
Brutalist Architecture: Characteristics, Influences, Ambassadors and Sights
Brutalist architecture emerged in the 1950s as a reaction against the lightness and decoration of 1930s modernism. Instead, brutalism focused on the authenticity of materials like concrete, emphasizing their raw, sculptural qualities. The term “.....»»
Looking for Love? Let the Market Decide
Manifold.love lets users create prediction markets for their dating lives and those of other users. There are 103 people betting on whether Austin Chen and Rachel Weinberg will still be married in five years time. The aggregation of.....»»
Elevate your senses: Hotel Collection’s diffuser experiences and luxurious oils
Hotel Collection's diffuser and oil selection is unmatched. With indulgent, luxurious scents that transform your home......»»
Researchers develop economical tool to facilitate identification of disease-causing pathogens
SMU nanotechnology expert MinJun Kim helped a team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin to develop a less expensive way to detect nuclease digestion—one of the critical steps in many nucleic acid sensing applications, such as those u.....»»
Hubble detects celestial "string of pearls" star clusters in galaxy collisions
When spectacular cosmic events such as galaxy collisions occur, it sets off a reaction to form new stars, and possibly new planets that otherwise would not have formed. The gravitational pull that forces the collisions between these galaxies creates.....»»