Salty Sea Spray Keeps Lightning Strikes Away
Particles of sea salt in the air could stop clouds from charging up for a lightning strike.....»»
Google strikes back with its own lightweight AI model
Google announced Thursday that it is releasing Gemini 1.5 Flash, it's snack-sized large language model, to all users, including the free tier......»»
Tesla Cybertruck beats Ford F-150 Lightning as top electric pickup in latest registration data
The Cybertruck's numbers were strong enough to propel it to fifth place among all battery-electric vehicles for May, S&P Global Mobility said. The F-150 Lightning was No. 10 among all EVs......»»
Climate change threatens overall firefly populations, study shows, but Midwest could see increase
For many who grew up east of the Mississippi River, yellow twinkling lights punctuate magical childhood memories. New England natives call them fireflies, but they're known as lightning bugs from the Midwest to the South. No matter their regional nam.....»»
A midsummer red sprite seen from space
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick photographed red sprites in Earth's upper atmosphere from the International Space Station on June 3, 2024. The bright red flashes are a less understood phenomena associated with powerful lightning events and appear hig.....»»
Are lightning bugs a threatened species? No one knows
They glow like fading stars and have made memories of shimmering summertime backyards for generations......»»
Best Buy knocks 40% off Backbone One gaming controller for iPhone today only
Best Buy's 4th of July sale continues with a flash deal on the popular Backbone One mobile gaming controller for iPhone, with the Lightning version 40% off today only.Save 40% on the Backbone One controller on July 4th.Pick up the popular iPhone acce.....»»
Here’s what makes AirPods Pro 2 special (and more reasons are on the way)
Apple continues to deliver updates to its best wireless earbuds: . Gen-two hardware (Lightning or USB-C) launched with impressive Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency, and more. A year later, Apple dropped a big update that added Adaptive Audio mo.....»»
Salty soil sensitizes plants to an unconventional mode of bacterial toxicity
A collaborative study between researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research and the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology has shown how a single metabolite can render bacteria toxic to plants under hig.....»»
Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza strikes, battle Hamas in Rafah
Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza strikes, battle Hamas in Rafah.....»»
OpenAI strikes major deal with News Corp to boost ChatGPT
OpenAI has struck a major deal with News Corps for content to train its AI models, the companies announced on Wednesday......»»
By listening, scientists learn how a protein folds
By converting their data into sounds, scientists discovered how hydrogen bonds contribute to the lightning-fast gyrations that transform a string of amino acids into a functional, folded protein......»»
Make a splash with the first "Percy Jackson" adventure "The Lightning Thief", 43% off at Amazon
As of May 16, get 'The Lightning Thief', the first book in the 'Percy Jackson' series, for just $10.76 at Amazon. SAVE $8.23: As of May 16, get the hardcover edition of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief for $10.76, down from.....»»
Berlin Apple Store vandalized by Congo activists
Protesting the alleged exploitation of the Congo by tech firms including Apple, activists have spray-painted Berlin's Apple Rosenthaler Strasse store.Berlin Apple Store vandalized (Source: Nexta.tv)Apple has been accused of its supply chain using wha.....»»
Tesla Cybertruck beats Rivian R1T in March registrations, but Ford leads in EV pickups
In its fourth month on sale, the Tesla Cybertruck had 1,158 registrations versus the Rivian R1T's 548. The Ford F-150 Lightning led the EV pickup segment with 2,893, S&P Global Mobility data showed......»»
Google strikes back at OpenAI with “Project Astra” AI agent prototype
AI model updates galore at Google I/O, including 2M context window, Imagen 3, Veo, and more. Enlarge / A video still of Project Astra demo at the Google I/O conference keynote in Mountain View on May 14, 2024. (credit: Google).....»»
Preventable loss: A billion birds die each year from window strikes
University of Cincinnati ornithologist Ron Canterbury displayed dozens of birds that died from striking glass windows in the city......»»
Rolling with the punches: How mantis shrimp defend against high-speed strikes
Mantis shrimp are small creatures known for their superlatives. Their eyes have 12 to 16 different color receptors versus our own three, and can detect the polarization of light. Their punches are famously fast, accelerating on par with a 22-caliber.....»»
Apple"s iPad upgrades march Lightning one step closer to death
After 11 years, 6 months, and 5 days of valiant charging and data service, the Lightning port is no longer on any iPad that Apple sells.You'll never see it again — a Lightning port on an iPadIt's easy to be glad about the move to USB-C for Apple de.....»»
Apple kills $329 iPad with home button, Lightning port
No more home button. Enlarge Apple is lowering the price of its 10th-generation iPad from $399 to $349, the company announced at its Let Loose event today. The 10th-generation iPad did away with the top and bottom bezel.....»»
Deals: Apple AirPods dip to $79, M3 iMac 24-inch drops to $1,149 at Amazon
Apple's earbuds are $50 off and the current M3 iMac is $150 off at Amazon today, just in time for Mother's Day gift-giving.Amazon drops AirPods 2 to $79.99.Amazon's fresh AirPods price cut applies to AirPods 2 with a Lightning Charging Case, with the.....»»