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Recreating the face of a 75,000-year-old female from a cave where Neanderthals buried their dead

A new Netflix documentary has recreated the face of a 75,000-year-old female Neanderthal whose flattened skull was discovered and rebuilt from hundreds of bone fragments by a team of archaeologists and conservators led by the University of Cambridge......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMay 2nd, 2024

Research reveals an inexpensive fix for California"s struggling wildflowers

California's native wildflowers are being smothered by layers of dead, invasive grasses. A new UC Riverside study shows that simply raking these layers can boost biodiversity and reduce fire danger......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

How to get the Santa Dress in Stellar Blade

There are already plenty of cool cosmetics in Stellar Blade, but if you're feeling particularly festive this year, you'll want to track down the Santa Dress......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

Generative-AI-powered video editing is coming to Instagram

Instagram plans to release a generative AI video editor built atop Meta's Movie Gen model some time next year......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

One of the most exciting upcoming CES 2025 launches just got leaked

The crazy rollable concept laptop Lenovo showed off last year will make its debut at CES next month, according to this leak......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

Apple Watch Ultra 3: Three new features are coming next year

Apple Watch Ultra, outside of a very nice new titanium black, hasn’t been meaningfully upgraded since 2023. But next year that’s going to change when the Apple Watch Ultra 3 arrives. Here are three new features coming to the Apple Watch Ultra 3 i.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

2024 was Definitely the Year of the Pixel

Nowhere to go but up? The post 2024 was Definitely the Year of the Pixel appeared first on Phandroid. Like most other brand loyalists, Pixel fans each have their own definition of when the smartphone line was at its “best” base.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

New physics sim trains robots 430,000 times faster than reality

"Genesis" can compress training times from decades into hours using 3D worlds conjured from text. On Thursday, a large group of university and private industry researchers unveile.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

How prepared are we for another pandemic? Study provides mathematical insights into airborne viral transmission

Half a decade on from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a study by the University of Surrey highlights the significant impact of combined public health measures in reducing airborne viral transmission. High-quality face masks were shown to reduce t.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

Examination of political investments reveals democrat involvement spooks corporate raiders

Stock investments by politicians have long drawn public scrutiny. Under a 2012 law, members of the U.S. Congress must disclose transactions over a $1,000 threshold. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were criticized.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

Almost half of developer revenue now comes from subscriptions

Analytics data suggests that we’re downloading fewer iPhone apps this year than last, but spending significantly more money on them. That’s because almost half of developer revenue now comes from subscriptions. App Store downloads declined sli.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

M4 Mac mini proves Apple has fixed its biggest mistakes of the past

Apple’s M4 Mac mini is a surprisingly and wildly successful product. Per our homepage poll, it’s readers’ favorite product of the year—by far. Why is it such a hit? Because it’s the strongest evidence yet that Apple has learned from past mi.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

A new, uncensored AI video model may spark a new AI hobbyist movement

Will Tencent's "open source" HunyuanVideo launch an at-home "Stable Diffusion" moment for uncensored AI video? The AI-generated video scene has been hopping this year (or twirling.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

Why does family violence increase during the festive season? Here are three contributing factors

While the holiday season is supposed to be a happy time, evidence suggests it's one of the worst times of year for domestic and family violence......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

More than 1,300 Hajj pilgrims died this year when humidity and heat pushed past survivable limits—it"s just the start

Every year, hundreds of thousands of Muslims undertake the Hajj—the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca. In 2024, the pilgrimage took place in mid-June, the start of the Saudi summer......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

Arctic Siberia summers were up to 10°C warmer than today during the Last Interglacial, study finds

Interglacials are, as the name suggests, warm periods between planetary glaciations when the expanse of ice on Earth shrinks. Currently, we are in an 11,000 year-long interglacial period known as the Holocene. Prior to this, the Last Interglacial occ.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

5 things I want to see from the iPhone in 2025

A new year is just around the corner. Here's what I hope Apple will do with the iPhone in 2025......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

Prepare your wallet — this RTX 5090 PC costs over $6,000

A couple of Acer gaming PCs equipped with the RTX 5090 and the RTX 5080 appeared online for a brief moment, and the pricing was downright scary......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

I replaced Google Assistant with Amazon Alexa and haven’t looked back

A year ago, I decided to switch from Google Assistant to Amazon Alexa for my smart home duties. Now, 12 months later, I reflect on whether it was a good move......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

Your Oura Ring’s 2024 Year in Review is now live. Here’s how to find it

Oura Ring is one of the best smart rings you can get on the market, and now you can view your year in review......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024

San Diego is relaxing its no-gas rule for new city buildings: To environmentalists, it"s "a giant loophole"

Local environmentalists are criticizing San Diego for retreating on a two-year-old policy that requires all new and significantly renovated city buildings to rely entirely on electricity instead of gas......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 19th, 2024