One dead as Japan warns of "heaviest rain ever" in southwest
One person died in a landslide and hundreds of thousands of people have been urged to evacuate their homes in southwestern Japan as forecasters on Monday warned of the "heaviest rain ever" in the region......»»
Study finds early-onset El Niño means warmer winters in East Asia, and vice versa
The phenomenon known as El Niño can cause abnormal and extreme climate around the world due to it dramatically altering the normal flow of the atmosphere. In Japan, historical data has shown that El Niño years tend to lead to warmer winters. This c.....»»
This AI app just brought Hollywood icons back from the dead to read you PDFs
The ElevenLabs Reader app now gives you access to the AI voices of Judy Garland, James Dean, Burt Reynolds, and Sir Lawrence Olivier to narrate PDFs......»»
Japan finally says goodbye to floppy disks
Japan announced this week that it has scrapped its use of floppy disks -- and only a couple of decades later than the rest of us!.....»»
Japan wins 2-year “war on floppy disks,” kills regulations requiring old tech
But what about fax machines? Enlarge (credit: Getty) About two years after the country’s digital minister publicly declared a “war on floppy discs,” Japan reportedly stopped using floppy disks in governmental syst.....»»
Man Dies During Grand Canyon Hike With Niece, Who Warns: "Don"t Underestimate Nature"
Man Dies During Grand Canyon Hike With Niece, Who Warns: "Don"t Underestimate Nature".....»»
Vision Pro pre-orders open today in five more countries
Vision Pro pre-orders open today in five more countries, just as the first customers in China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore take delivery of theirs. Customers in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the UK will be able to pre-order the spati.....»»
Google warns of unpatched critical Android vulnerability
It seems that there is an unpatched Android vulnerability that has yet to be fixed, according to a warning Google has sent out. The post Google warns of unpatched critical Android vulnerability appeared first on Phandroid. Due to the extre.....»»
Apple Vision Pro finally on sale outside the US
Customers in Japan and mainland China can now buy the Apple Vision Pro, and Apple will open up pre-orders in five more countries on Friday.Apple's head of retail Deirdre O'Brien is in China for the Apple Vision Pro rolloutAs announced during the WWDC.....»»
Japan ends 2-year “war on floppy disks,” kills regulations requiring old tech
But what about fax machines? Enlarge (credit: Getty) About two years after the country’s digital minister publicly declared a “war on floppy discs,” Japan reportedly stopped using floppy disks in governmental syst.....»»
This new Battlefield crossover might be your best bet for more Dead Space
EA announced a Battlefield and Dead Space crossover, the first since EA Motive moved to work on the next Battlefield game......»»
Dubai rowers to brave Arctic to highlight plastics pollution
At an indoor pool in Dubai, three rowers battle artificial rain and simulated waves as they train for an Arctic voyage intended to highlight the perils of marine pollution......»»
AI trains on kids’ photos even when parents use strict privacy settings
Even unlisted YouTube videos are used to train AI, watchdog warns. Enlarge (credit: Aitor Diago | Moment) Human Rights Watch (HRW) continues to reveal how photos of real children casually posted online years ago are bein.....»»
10 most underrated The Walking Dead episodes ever, ranked
The most underrated episodes of The Walking Dead include some the slower-paced and even disliked ones that, in hindsight, were pivotal to the story......»»
Turn almost any bike into an e-bike with the Clip
Dead simple to use, the Clip offers up to 12 miles of electric range for your bike. Enlarge / The Clip attached to a late-90s vintage mountain bike. (credit: Eric Bangeman) Shortly after World War II, a French manufactur.....»»
Federal agency warns critical Linux vulnerability being actively exploited
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency urges affected users to update ASAP. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a critical security bug in Linux to i.....»»
Nissan CEO sees 30% salary cut since April over supplier payments
Nissan was reprimanded by the Japan Fair Trade Commission in March over slashing payments to top suppliers by about 3 billion yen between January 2021 and April last year......»»
Team induces piezoelectricity for enhanced tetracycline hydrochloride degradation through photopiezocatalysis
A team of material scientists recently outlined the state of inducing piezoelectricity in distorted rutile TiO2 for enhanced tetracycline hydrochloride degradation through photopiezocatalysis. The team was led by Prof. Qi Li from Southwest Jiaotong U.....»»
Scientists predict high groundwater depletion risk in South Korea by 2080
Groundwater forms when precipitation such as rain and snow seeps into the soil, replenishing rivers and lakes. This resource supplies drinking water. However, a recent study has alarmed the scientific community by predicting that approximately three.....»»
Knives Out 3 cast: Which actors will star alongside Daniel Craig?
Who will star alongside Daniel Craig in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery? See which actors have joined the cast of Knives Out 3......»»
Japan’s Individual Number Card coming to Apple Wallet; first official ID outside US
Japan’s Individual Number Card – also known as My Number Card – is coming to Apple Wallet, a first for official identity documents outside of the US. The country clearly expects residents to take some time to get used to the idea: It’s bei.....»»