Taiwan 2nd-tier OSATs to embrace bright prospects for 2H21
Taiwan's second-tier IC backend houses are set to embrace brisker business results for the second half of the year thanks to a significant surge in customer orders, after posting impressive revenue gains in second-quarter and first-half 2021, accordi.....»»
Marawi city study analyzes challenges and prospects for post-conflict peacebuilding in urban settings
Wars and conflicts leave devastating destruction in their wake. With so many conflicts now taking place in urban environments, scientists are studying how post-conflict peacebuilding happens in these urban settings......»»
Study of colorful crayfish challenges theories of bright coloration as adapted phenotype
A pair of biologists, one with West Liberty University, the other with Arizona State University, both in the U.S., has found evidence that challenges theories surrounding bright coloration always functioning as an adapted phenotype......»»
Strava Announces a New Family-Tier Subscription Plan
The new plan will be available in 32 countries. The post Strava Announces a New Family-Tier Subscription Plan appeared first on Phandroid. Strava recently revealed that it was launching a new Family Plan, which is essentially a shared ann.....»»
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.....»»
Microsoft asks many Game Pass subscribers to pay more for less
Launch day access to first-party titles now restricted to $19.99/month "Ultimate" tier. Enlarge / Artist's conception of Microsoft executives after today's Game Pass pricing announcements. (credit: Getty Images) For year.....»»
Xbox Game Pass is getting a price hike alongside complicated tier overhaul
All versions of Xbox Game Pass are getting a price hike, while Xbox Game Pass for Console will be replaced with Xbox Game Pass Standard......»»
UAW ratifies historic contract at BMW regional distribution center
The UAW ratified a new agreement at BMW distribution center in Pennsylvania that will increase wages and abolish a two tier payment system......»»
Stable Diffusion just got better and cheaper
Stability AI has improved the quality of its models, as well as updated the licensing agreement for an expanded free tier......»»
Nova eruption of V1716 Sco inspected in X-rays and gamma rays
Astronomers from China and Taiwan have observed the nova eruption of V1716 Sco that took place last year, using various X-ray and gamma-ray space observatories. Results of the observational campaign, presented June 27 on the preprint server arXiv, pr.....»»
Netflix is officially phasing out its most affordable ad-free plan
Earlier this year, Netflix announced to investors that it would phase out its most affordable ad-free subscription. According to users on Reddit, that change is now going into effect and people who are subscribed to the $11.99 per month ad-free tier.....»»
IBM Consulting partners with Microsoft to help clients modernize security operations
IBM Consulting and Microsoft announce strengthened cybersecurity collaboration to help clients simplify and modernize their security operations, and manage and protect their hybrid cloud identities. As organizations embrace hybrid cloud and AI to dri.....»»
If Betelgeuse Explodes, Just How Bright Will It Get?
This supergiant star is in our celestial neighborhood, and it’s threatening to go supernova. What would that look like from down here?.....»»
"Acceleration beats" shine bright light on a novel universal modulation regime in a semiconductor-based laser
Researchers at the Paul-Drude-Institute for Solid State Electronics (PDI) have observed a novel modulation regime characterized by the emergence of previously unseen "acceleration beats" in a modulated semiconductor-based laser......»»
Webb telescope finds most distant galaxy ever observed, again
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered what appears to be a new record-holder for the most distant known galaxy, a remarkably bright star system that existed just 290 million years after the Big Bang, NASA said Thursday......»»
Full coverage of Computex, the world’s biggest computing conference
Computex is the world's biggest computing conference, taking place each year in Taipei, Taiwan. The event this year will take place from June 3 to June 7, showcasing the best new tech in the world of PCs. All the big players will be there, including.....»»
X-ray binary Swift J1727.8-1613 has a large relativistic jet, observations show
Using the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) and the Long Baseline Array (LBA), astronomers have observed a black hole low-mass X-ray binary known as Swift J1727.8-1613. As a result, they found that the system hosts a highly extended and bright relativi.....»»
Starlinks can produce surprisingly bright flares for pilots
How can sunlight reflecting off SpaceX's Starlink satellites interfere with ground-based operations? This is what a study recently posted to the arXiv preprint server hopes to address as a pair of researchers investigate how Starlink satellites appea.....»»
Pokémon Unite character tier list
MOBA titles have shifting metas, but Pokémon Unite has a few standout Pokémon that are far better than the rest. Here is the current tier list of the roster......»»
US lawmaker tells Taiwan weapons are coming, China drills show deterrence need
US lawmaker tells Taiwan weapons are coming, China drills show deterrence need.....»»
Taiwan bar on frontline with China blends history into cocktails
Taiwan bar on frontline with China blends history into cocktails.....»»