San Francisco to pay $212 million to end reliance on 5.25-inch floppy disks
Muni Metro also plans to ditch super-slow loop cable communication system. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) board has agreed to spend $212 million to get.....»»
Virtual reality could be gamechanger in police-civilian crisis encounters
Mental illness significantly increases the risk of arrest during police encounters, with 25% of those with mental health conditions reporting arrest histories. Studies reveal frequent use of excessive force and 25% of fatal police encounters involve.....»»
Study reveals importance of student-teacher relationships in early childhood education
Are student–teacher relationships critical to early childhood education? With roughly 33 million students enrolled in public elementary school education throughout the United States, (National Center for Education Statistics, 2022), there is an acu.....»»
Price cuts fail to prevent iPhone sales drop on China"s Singles Day
China's annual Singles Day shopping festival has again seen Apple's iPhone sales decline year over year.iPhone 16 ProSingles dDay used to regularly see record-breaking sales for the iPhone, with one vendor selling 156 million of the iPhone 13 in the.....»»
Best Buy slashed over $500 off this prebuilt gaming PC with RTX 4070 Ti
Best Buy Best Buy has a particularly special for gamers. Today, you can buy the CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme Gaming Desktop for $530 off. That means instead of paying $2,280, you pay $1,750, which is great value for a PC with this kind of hardware, and.....»»
Microsoft announces Zero Day Quest hacking event with big rewards
Microsoft is enhancing its bug bounty initiatives with the launch of the Zero Day Quest hacking event. With $4 million in potential rewards, it focuses on driving research in critical areas such as cloud computing and AI. Event focus The event invite.....»»
The 2025 GMC Sierra EV Denali brings big power at a bigger cost
It's a big, luxurious—but expensive—electric pickup truck with a huge battery. GMC provided flights from Albany, New York, to San Francisco and accommodation so Ars could test.....»»
Google Lens and Google Pay are about to get more helpful for holiday shopping
Google just rolled out some updates to Google Lens and Google Pay to make your holiday shopping easier than ever......»»
25 years later, this enjoyably bad James Bond movie is still not enough
On its 25th anniversary, we look back at the complicated legacy of The World Is Not Enough, one of the most enjoyably terrible action movies ever......»»
California water recycling plant gains $26 million to feed Lake Mead
Toilet water in Los Angeles will soon reduce the strain on Lake Mead, thanks in part to a $26.2 million boost that was announced Monday......»»
Apple to increase Indonesia investment tenfold to appeal iPhone 16 ban
Indonesia hasn't budged on Apple's $10 million investment offer to lift an iPhone 16 sales ban, so the company has reportedly increased its offer to $100 million.iPhone 16 has been banned from sale in IndonesiaIndonesia Ministry of Industry blocked A.....»»
Study highlights unique challenges of farming while raising a family, managing household
If you're like most Americans, you probably don't give too much thought to where your food comes from. And you likely pay even less attention to the people who supply it......»»
World"s first visual grading system developed to combat microplastic fashion pollution
More than 14 million metric tons of microplastics are estimated to be lying on the ocean floor with the fashion industry among the worst pollutants......»»
Today’s deals: $249 Oura Ring 3, 45% off LG C4 OLED TV, $70 Instant Pot Duo, $25 off winter fashion, more
Black Friday might officially start next week, but you wouldn’t know it to look at the crazy deals that are already available now. The super-popular … The post Today’s deals: $249 Oura Ring 3, 45% off LG C4 OLED TV, $70 Instant Pot.....»»
King tides return to the San Diego coast
King tides will sweep across San Diego beaches this weekend and a few others over the next few months, sending powerful waves surging against seawalls and making for unusually low tides—prime opportunities to explore tide pools......»»
How 70% of the Mediterranean Sea was lost 5.5 million years ago
The Mediterranean Sea dropped during the Messinian Salinity Crisis—a major geological event that transformed the Mediterranean into a gigantic salt basin between 5.97 and 5.33 million years ago......»»
A 150-million-year journey from the Jurassic to Exposition Park
150 million years ago, Laurasia .The massive neck dips, casting a curving shadow on the mossy ground. The dinosaur's jaws close around its prize. The creature lifts its head, nearly dainty in scale, and contentedly gnaws a mouthful of ferns......»»
Dinosaur skeleton fetches 6 million euros in Paris sale
The skeleton of a 22-meter-long dinosaur (70 feet) fetched six million euros ($6.4 million) Saturday, AFP learned from auction houses Collin du Bocage and Barbarossa......»»
Scientists propose drug-free method to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Recent estimates indicate that deadly antibiotic-resistant infections will rapidly escalate over the next quarter century. More than 1 million people died from drug-resistant infections each year from 1990 to 2021, a recent study reported, with new p.....»»
How to watch Bundesliga handball live streams 2024/25
The best domestic league around, featuring some of the best players around – here are the Bundesliga handball TV channels, broadcasters and free streams......»»
Apple Pay ‘Plates’ ad shows how easy it is to spend money on the internet
Apple Pay is celebrating 10 years since launching, and a new video ad highlights something about Apple Pay that has been true since day one. Apple Pay makes it really easy to spend money on the internet. more….....»»