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One of America"s $135.8 Million Fighter Jets Shot Itself

An F-35B Joint Strike Fighter shot itself in the skies above Arizona earlier this month, doing at least $2.5 million in damage. The pilot was unharmed and successfully landed the jet. The Pentagon isn't quite sure how or why the jet shot itself and t.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagMar 26th, 2021

Digital labels can help grocers waste less food

In 2022, U.S. grocers wasted 5 million tons of food, with 35% of it going to landfills, according to the food waste nonprofit ReFed. More than half of that waste—2.7 million tons—was past the labels' expiration dates......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News4 hr. 19 min. ago

Federal protection for monarch butterflies could help or harm this iconic species, depending on how it"s carried out

Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects in North America. They are brightly colored and unique, both as caterpillars and later as mature insects. Monarchs are found in every U.S. state except Alaska, so nearly everyone has seen a monar.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

Call to ban Apple Intelligence summary feature after Luigi Mangione error

The Apple Intelligence summary feature should be banned after it falsely claimed that Luigi Mangione had shot himself, says Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF). The non-profit body advises the United Nations, Council of Europe, and other governmental.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

A family reunion 150 million years in making: Paleontologists identify nearly 50 hidden relatives of Pterodactylus

Christmas is the time for families to come together, and in the midst of the festive season, University of Leicester paleontologists have announced that they have reunited a family that has been separated for 150 million years......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

Tech used by WWI flying aces inspires new cellular behavior discovery

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have designed a new technology that takes inspiration from WWI fighter aircraft machine gun and propeller synchronization to manipulate cell behavior by precisely modulating the pH of the cell's.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

Faster way to calculate electron structure makes it easier to discover new materials

Figuring out certain aspects of a material's electron structure can take a lot out of a computer—up to a million CPU hours, in fact. A team of Yale researchers, though, are using a type of artificial intelligence to make these calculations much fas.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

Massive volcanic eruptions did not cause the extinction of dinosaurs, say climate scientists

Massive volcanic eruptions on the Indian peninsula have long been proposed as an alternative cause for the demise of the dinosaurs. This phase of active volcanism took place in a period just before Earth was struck by a meteorite, 66 million years ag.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

Virtua Fighter 6: everything we know so far

Fighting games are back, but one classic series has been left behind until now. Practice your combos as we tell you everything we know about Virtua Fighter 6......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

25 years after Lothar: How the windstorm rebuilt Swiss forests

On the morning of December 26, 1999, the winter storm "Lothar" swept across Switzerland, knocking down around 14 million cubic meters of wood, three times the annual logging volume. WSL experts answer numerous questions about how the forest is doing.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

Household slavery: "An overlooked method of enslaving people"

When discussing enslavement, attention often focuses on Africans forcibly shipped to South America. Researcher Timo McGregor's new Veni research sheds light on a lesser-known method, whereby indigenous populations were enslaved through the households.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

Threads could become as popular as X, as latest user numbers revealed

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has for the first time revealed the daily number of Threads users, stating that there are now more than 100 million daily active users. It’s also been suggested that the current trajectory means that the app could catch up.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

World"s oldest mammalian ancestor discovered in Mallorca

An international research team led by the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) and the Museu Balear de Ciències Naturals (MUCBO | MBCN) have described a fossil animal that lived between 270 and 280 million years ago in present-da.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

Secure your family’s digital future with pCloud’s limited-time holiday bundles [up to 60% off]

This holiday season, pCloud, the trusted cloud storage provider for over 20 million users worldwide, is offering 9to5Mac readers an unprecedented chance to safeguard their family’s digital life at unbeatable prices. Don’t miss this rare opportuni.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

Geologists uncover how tectonic shifts reshaped prehistoric China"s climate

Geologists have for the first time determined how coastal mountains in eastern Asia formed, resulting in significant changes to the continent's climate more than 100 million years ago......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

Hubble images spiral galaxy NGC 5643

The spiral galaxy NGC 5643 is located roughly 40 million light-years away in the constellation Lupus, the Wolf. NGC 5643 is a grand design spiral, which refers to the galaxy's symmetrical form with two large, winding spiral arms that are clearly visi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

Captain America 4 director says it’s great to return to a ‘rage monster’ Hulk

Captain America: Brave New World is going back to basics with Harrison Ford's Red Hulk......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

Luigi Mangione fake news could have been easily avoided by Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence managed to create a piece of Luigi Mangione fake news last week, thanks to the notification summary feature. It somehow decided that the suspect in the killing of United Health CEO Brian Thompson had shot himself. The mistake, i.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

Avengers: Doomsday: Chris Evans might play this character, and it’s not Captain America

Chris Evans is coming back to the MCU for Avengers: Doomsday. However, it won't be as Captain America. Find out who Evans will reportedly play......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 13th, 2024

Don’t use crypto to cheat on taxes: Bitcoin bro gets 2 years

Early bitcoin investor first to get prison time for crypto-related tax evasion. A bitcoin investor who went to increasingly great lengths to hide $1 million in cryptocurrency gain.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 13th, 2024

The science of shopping: Neuroeconomist explains what happens in the brain when we buy

'Tis the season for spending for many. An estimated 197 million people shopped from Black Friday to Cyber Monday, according to the National Retailer Federation. On Black Friday alone, consumers spent a record $33.6 billion......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 13th, 2024