Swans sacrifice rest to squabble
Swans give up resting time to fight over the best feeding spots, new research shows......»»
Study on bizarre rodent genetics solves a mystery and reveals another
Open up Scott Roy's Twitter bio and you'll see a simple but revealing sentence: "The more I learn the more I'm confused." Now the rest of the scientific world can share in his confusion. The San Francisco State University associate professor of biolo.....»»
Nvidia will add anti-mining flags to the rest of its RTX 3000 GPU series
Company says it learned from RTX 3060 fiasco, but is "LHR" just antivirus for GPUs? Enlarge / Coming soon: Nearly identical versions of these GPUs, only with "LHR" logos—and new measures to reduce their mining hash rates. (credit: Sam Machkove.....»»
AI Tool Writes Real Estate Descriptions Without Ever Stepping Inside a Home
A Canadian startup called Listing AI is using AI to quickly churn out computer-generated descriptions of real estate. All users need to do is give it some details about the home, and the AI does the rest. CNN reports: "L O V E L Y Oakland!" the house.....»»
Same gene drives male water striders" long legs and the inclination to use them as weapons
Some water strider males (Microvelia longipes) have enormous back legs relative to the rest of their body, which they use to guard egg-laying sites and to fight off rival males. William Toubiana, Abderrahman Khila and colleagues from the Universite d.....»»
How scientists are using the International Space Station to study Earth"s climate
On Earth, we often look toward the sky longing to know what resides in the rest of the universe. Meanwhile, 250 miles above our planet, the International Space Station is looking back......»»
Jaguar"s days chasing German rivals over
Under new leadership, the brand's ambitions are no longer linked to volume and the "British BMW" dream has been laid to rest......»»
After 15 years, controversial video sharing site LiveLeak has been shut down
Founded in 2006 by Hayden Hewit and the rest of the team behind the gore site Ogrish, LiveLeak made a lot of headlines because of the content it hosted. This content included children fighting, explicit footage of Saddam Hussein's execution, and the.....»»
Stellantis to adopt hybrid workplace strategy
The automaker envisions a hybrid working model that will see employees spend 70 percent of their time working remotely and the rest spent on-site......»»
Twitter finally gives up on cropping image previews
Twitter has launched full-size images for previews so you'll no longer have to guess what's hiding in the rest of a cropped picture in your feed......»»
Arrival and Uber are co-developing an electric car for ride-hailing drivers
The upcoming Arrival Car will be joining the rest of Arrival's vehicle lineup, which includes the Arrival Bus and the Arrival Van. Like the other two vehicles, the Arrival Car will be a part of a "zero-emission" transportation ecosystem that provides.....»»
Chips put brakes on Ford"s progress
Profitable assembly lines sit idle, thousands of partially built F-150s sit in parking lots and the rest of the spring will be dicey for dealers running low on inventory......»»
Lithia chairman"s sacrifice helps drive surge in stock
With the conversion, which happened four years ahead of schedule, the retailer no longer maintains a dual-class stock structure......»»
The best sleep gadgets for 2021
Sleep is crucial for our health, so why not do everything you can to get your eight hours or so? Here are some of the best sleep gadgets to help you rest easy......»»
Middle East and North Africa: Heatwaves of up to 56 degrees Celsius without climate action
The Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) is a climate change hot spot where summers warm much faster than in the rest of the world. Some parts of the region are already among the hottest locations globally. A new international study predicts th.....»»
Used vehicles become a newly appreciating asset
Prices should begin to cool off toward the end of June, but the used-vehicle market will likely stay elevated for the rest of the year and beyond......»»
Microsoft Outlook Now Lets You End All Meetings Early To Give Your Brain a Rest
Microsoft is updating Outlook to give companies the option to automatically start or end all meetings early to ensure employees have a break between back-to-backs. New settings in Outlook are rolling out to help reduce the digital overload of working.....»»
Apple adds a new purple color option to its iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini lineup
Apple has added a new color option to the iPhone 12 lineup — a rare mid-cycle facelift for the company’s flagship product. The new color is purple, and looks like a lavender-ish pastel hue, which is in keeping with the tones on the rest of th.....»»
The new Dell XPS 13 laptop is so deeply discounted it’s unbelievable
The Dell XPS 13, a reliable laptop that doesn't sacrifice form or function, is available from Dell with a $520 discount, bringing its price down to just $980......»»
Book: Wintering
I listened to Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times on Audible over the past week. It was spectacular. Danielle Morrill recommended it to me. We had an intense up and down journey together with Mattermark, which was doing great.....»»
What Happens When You Have a Heart Attack on the Way To Mars?
If your heart stops en route to Mars, rest assured that researchers have considered how to carry out CPR in space. (One option is to plant your feet on the ceiling and extend your arms downwards to compress the patient's chest.) From a report: Astron.....»»