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Saturday Citations: Permian-Triassic mystery solved; cute baby sighted; the nine-day 2023 seismic event

This week, a billionaire made a spacewalk, archaeologists found a new, isolated Neanderthal lineage and the James Webb Space Telescope revealed the extreme outskirts of the Milky Way. And a few other things happened:.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgSep 14th, 2024

Half-Life 2 pushed Steam on the gaming masses… and the masses pushed back

Back in 2004, many players saw Valve’s new platform as nothing but “fancy DRM.” It's Half-Life 2 week at Ars Technica! This Saturday, November 16, is the 20th anniversary of.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Hundreds of 19th-century skulls collected in the name of medical science tell a story of who mattered and who didn"t

When I started my research on the Samuel George Morton Cranial Collection, a librarian leaned over my laptop one day to share some lore. "Legend has it," she said, "John James Audubon really collected the skulls Morton claimed as his own." Her voice.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

How to watch the prolific Leonid meteor shower, which peaks this weekend

The Leonid meteor shower is an impressive yearly astronomical event that you can catch this weekend......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

The Day of the Jackal’s Eddie Redmayne & Lashana Lynch talk about their riveting new series

In an interview with Digital Trends, Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch spoke about their new thriller for Peacock, The Day of the Jackal......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

The 10 accessories you need for your iPhone 16

Waiting for your iPhone 16 to arrive? Here's a list of accessories to add to your shopping cart so you're ready to go on day one......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

How a Windows zero-day was exploited in the wild for months (CVE-2024-43451)

CVE-2024-43451, a Windows zero-day vulnerability for which Microsoft released a fix on November 2024 Patch Tuesday, has been exploited since at least April 2024, ClearSky researchers have revealed. About the vulnerability CVE-2024-43451 affects all s.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Zero-days dominate top frequently exploited vulnerabilities

A joint report by leading cybersecurity agencies from the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand has identified the most commonly exploited vulnerabilities of 2023. Zero-day vulnerabilities on the rise The advisory highlights that malicious cyb.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Researchers use high-resolution images to create model that predicts landslide risk in coastal areas

São Sebastião, a municipality on the coast of São Paulo state in Brazil that was partially cut off from the rest of the country in February 2023 after a period of torrential rain, had more than 1,000 landslide points, according to an inventory pro.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

9to5Mac Daily: November 13, 2024 – Apple’s upcoming smart display product

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsore.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

How Valve made Half-Life 2 and set a new standard for future games

From physics to greyboxing, Half-Life 2 broke a lot of new ground. It's Half-Life 2 week at Ars Technica! This Saturday, November 16, is the 20th anniversary of the release of Hal.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Firefly Aerospace rakes in more cash as competitors struggle for footing

The Series D fundraising round was "oversubscribed" and netted Firefly $175 million. Firefly Aerospace, a Texas-based company resurrected from bankruptcy, is riding high these day.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Aerospace employees targeted with malicious “dream job” offers

It’s not just North Korean hackers who reach out to targets via LinkedIn: since at least September 2023, Iranian threat actor TA455 has been trying to compromise workers in the aerospace industry by impersonating job recruiters on the popular e.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Apple begins selling new Gold Link Bracelet for Apple Watch

When was announced in September, the company also unveiled a new Gold Link Bracelet made of stainless steel. However, while the Natural and Slate versions were available from day one, the gold version was unavailable – but that has just changed......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Apple’s head of accessibility highlights the importance of AI in helping people with disabilities

As reported last week, Apple’s global head of accessibility Sarah Herrlinger spoke this Tuesday at the Web Summit Lisbon 2024. At the event, Herrlinger talked about everything Apple has been doing to make its devices easy to use for anyone and also.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

9to5Mac Daily: November 12, 2024 – iOS 18.2 beta 3 changes, Apple smart home camera

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsore.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Apple just released new AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 firmware for all users [U]

Apple has released new firmware for , the first update since iOS 18.1 added support for powerful new hearing health features. got an update too. Here are the details. Update 11/12: One day later, Apple has now released the same firmware builds fo.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Second developer beta of visionOS 2.2 finally arrives

One day after most of the other developer betas get new builds, visionOS 2.2 turns up for testers using the Apple Vision Pro.The Apple Vision Pro runs visionOSOn Monday, Apple introduced the third round of developer betas for iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, a.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

More evidence that Europe"s ancient landscapes were open woodlands: Study finds oak, hazel and yew were abundant

In 2023 a research group from Aarhus University in Denmark found that light woodland and open vegetation dominated Europe's temperate forests before Homo sapiens. In a new study, recently published in the Journal of Ecology, they take a closer look a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Global convection-permitting model accurately predicts plum rain event

The plum rain is a persistent and extensive rainfall phenomenon that frequently occurs in East Asia during summer, primarily affecting regions along the latitudes of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China to the Kyushu Island in J.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

What can we expect at the COP29 Climate Conference?

With a climate-denialist re-elected as US president and another petrostate host (following Dubai in 2023)—hopes for ambitious outcomes at the 29th UN Climate Change "Conference of the Parties" (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan are not high......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024