Nutanix Central simplifies management of hybrid multicloud environments
Nutanix has unveiled Nutanix Central, a cloud-delivered solution that provides a single console for visibility, monitoring, and management across public cloud, on-premises, hosted or edge infrastructure. This will extend the universal cloud operating.....»»
The surprising way to motivate digital gig economy workers
When it comes to motivating app-based gig economy workers like DoorDash and Uber drivers, giving out money and virtual high fives are separately effective—but not when given together—according to new University at Buffalo School of Management res.....»»
Apple Intelligence features central to new iPhone 16 videos
Today Apple Intelligence officially launched as part of iOS 18.1. Timed with the release, Apple has debuted a pair of new video ads for the iPhone 16 that highlight its newest capabilities. more….....»»
Lost Silk Road Cities Discovered High in the Mountains of Central Asia
On the Silk Road, these lost twin cities may have sustained themselves in a foreboding landscape with metallurgy and commerce.....»»
Climate change-worsened floods wreak havoc in Africa
Every rainy season for the past 12 years, floods have swept through 67-year-old Idris Egbunu's house in central Nigeria......»»
Students speak out after state places Central State University on fiscal watch
Students speak out after state places Central State University on fiscal watch.....»»
Re-analysis of Milky Way"s central supermassive black hole shows elongated structure
A research team led by Assistant Professor Makoto Miyoshi of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) has independently re-analyzed observation data of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy obtained and publis.....»»
A Neuralink Rival Says Its Eye Implant Restored Vision in Blind People
Science Corporation's retinal implant allowed some people who lost their central vision to read, play cards, and recognize faces......»»
An analysis of Storm Boris and European flooding during September 2024
Between Friday, 13 and Monday, 16 September 2024, a low-pressure system named Boris brought record-breaking rainfall to central Europe, leading to severe flooding in parts of Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, Romania and Hungary. The flooding cause.....»»
"Well-man" thrown from castle identified from 800-year-old Norse saga
A passage in the Norse "Sverris Saga," the 800-year-old story of King Sverre Sigurdsson, describes a military raid that occurred in AD 1197, during which a body was thrown into a well at Sverresborg Castle, outside Trondheim in central Norway, likely.....»»
New infosec products of the week: October 25, 2024
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Fastly, IBM, Ivanti, Kusari, and Nucleus Security. IBM Guardium Data Security Center protects hybrid cloud and AI IBM Guardium Data Security Center provides.....»»
Unclear pricing for GRC tools creates market confusion
Due to widely varying government, risk, and compliance (GRC) tool pricing, enterprise risk management (ERM) leaders must understand four different pricing-tier categories of GRC solutions and apply a scoping framework to further estimate likely costs.....»»
Risky choices: How US laws affect migrant children"s journeys to border
U.S. immigration law and the legal categorizations it imposes on migrants shape the journeys of migrant children from Central America as they move through Mexico toward the southern U.S. border, according to a new Yale study......»»
How mindfulness can help keep volunteers engaged and less likely to leave non-profits
Research in the International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development has looked at how mindfulness can play a role in keeping volunteers engaged and less likely to leave their roles in non-profit organizations......»»
Synthetic asexual reproduction system in hybrid rice shows promise for seed production
Apomixis is a form of asexual reproduction that allows hybrid rice to propagate by seeds. Recently, a collaborative research team led by Professor Li Jiayang from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sc.....»»
Cultural burning isn"t just important to Indigenous culture—it"s essential to Australia"s disaster management
Last month, Australia's newly appointed minister for emergency management, Senator Jenny McAllister, and Senator Tony Sheldon, special envoy for disaster recovery, took part in a cultural burn outside Lismore in New South Wales, as part of the Nation.....»»
Why Woolworths workers can"t sleep at night: Inside the supermarket giant"s controversial "Framework"
In early 2024, Woolworths introduced a new worker performance management program across warehouses run by the company's distribution arm, Primary Connect......»»
Microbes feed on iron: New study reveals how they do it
Pipelines, sprinklers, and other infrastructure in oxygen-free environments are vulnerable to microbially induced corrosion (MIC)—a process where microorganisms degrade iron-based structures, potentially leading to costly damages or even collapses......»»
Back to the Future: What vision of the future did people have during perestroika?
In many Central and Eastern European countries, a period of greater openness emerged in the late 1980s. How did this affect the future perspective of residents? And can we learn anything from this period for our current times? University lecturer Dor.....»»
Security Bite: Has Apple’s Passwords app replaced your password manager yet?
9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art App.....»»
"True hybrid" mice might reveal how new species emerge
Forty years ago, a postdoctoral researcher named James McGrath who would go on to spend more than three decades as a clinical geneticist and research scientist at Yale, made a discovery that advanced scientists' understanding of gene control and the.....»»