Taiwan starts self-driving open road test
Taiwan has started testing self-driving vehicles on open roads, accrding to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA)......»»
PyPI halted new users and projects while it fended off supply-chain attack
Automation is making attacks on open source code repositories harder to fight. Enlarge / Supply-chain attacks, like the latest PyPI discovery, insert malicious code into seemingly functional software packages used by developers......»»
Progress and challenges on the road to net zero: Q&A
In early March, after years of deliberations, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a new reporting requirement for U.S.-based public companies. Beginning in 2025, companies that meet a certain threshold of market value will be required by.....»»
HP Envy deals: HP’s most popular laptop starts at $630
The HP Envy model lineup includes a lot of great laptops, but it also includes a lot of great deals. We've rounded them all up......»»
Perceptions of "good" schools are heavily dependent on the preparation of the students entering them, study finds
Are schools that feature strong test scores highly effective, or do they mostly enroll students who are already well-prepared for success? A study co-authored by MIT scholars concludes that widely disseminated school quality ratings reflect the prepa.....»»
Veterinarians diagnose rare autoimmune disease, put dog on road to recovery
Having two autoimmune diseases is unusual for a dog, but having three is exceptionally rare......»»
ESA and NASA team up to study solar wind
In the run up to April's total solar eclipse, ESA-led Solar Orbiter and NASA-led Parker Solar Probe are both at their closest approach to the sun. Tomorrow (March 29), they are taking the opportunity to join hands in studying the driving rain of plas.....»»
Chemists develop method to confirm mRNA vaccine stability
University at Albany researchers at the RNA Institute have developed a new method to test COVID-19 vaccine integrity that could allow anyone with basic skills in vaccine handling to detect expired vaccines quickly and effectively, without specialized.....»»
Schools in the path of April"s total solar eclipse prepare for a natural teaching moment
Seventh-grade student Henry Cohen bounced side to side in time to the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun" playing in teacher Nancy Morris' classroom, swinging his arms open and closed across the planets pictured on his T-shirt......»»
How to open an Apple Maps URL from a screenshot in macOS
The macOS Photos app uses AI to detect details like addresses in images. Here's how to open the addresses in Apple Maps.Apple MapsIf you've ever browsed maps online in a web browser, such as to use mapping sites like MapQuest, you may have taken scre.....»»
Low resting heart rate in women is associated with criminal offending, unintentional injuries
In women, a low resting heart rate is associated with a slightly raised incidence of criminal offending as well as unintentional injuries, in a large all-female study published March 27 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Sofi Oskarsson of School.....»»
Your emotional reaction to climate change may impact the policies you support, study finds
Emotional reactions to climate change may lead to specific policy preferences, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Climate by Teresa A. Myers of George Mason University and colleagues......»»
North American cities may see a major species turnover by the end of the century
Climate change may dramatically affect the animal species observed in North American cities, according to a study published March 27 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Alessandro Filazzola of the University of Toronto Mississauga and Apex Resourc.....»»
Researchers find the more flood driving factors there are, the more extreme a flood is
There are several factors that play an important role in the development of floods: air temperature, soil moisture, snow depth, and the daily precipitation in the days before a flood. In order to better understand how individual factors contribute to.....»»
Open Roads is a short family drama video game that leaves a big impact
The short and sweet Open Roads tells a poignant story about the ways that loss can bring us closer together......»»
US pricing announced for the Polestar 4 EV; starts at $54,900
The midsize SUV will have up to 300 miles of range—but no rear windshield. Enlarge / The Polestar 4 went on sale in China late last year, then in Europe and Australia in January. Now it's North America's turn. (credit: Jonathan.....»»
Drozer: Open-source Android security assessment framework
Drozer is an open-source security testing framework for Android, whose primary purpose is to make the life of mobile application security testers easier. Drozer features The solution enables the identification of security vulnerabilities in applicati.....»»
How self-driving cars can talk to themselves to navigate the world
Autonomous vehicle companies are employing large language models, a deep learning tool to predict and generate language that can be used to reason through novel situations......»»
Cows in Texas and Kansas test positive for highly pathogenic bird flu
The risk to the public is low, and the milk supply is safe. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Peter Cade) Wild migratory birds likely spread a deadly strain of bird flu to dairy cows in Texas and Kansas, state and federal officia.....»»
WWDC 2024 starts on June 10 with announcements about iOS 18 and beyond
Speculation is rampant that Apple will make its first big moves in generative AI. Enlarge / The logo for WWDC24. (credit: Apple) Apple has announced dates for this year's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). WWDC24 wi.....»»
Bridge collapses put transportation agencies’ emergency plans to the test
Agencies need to build or find excess vehicle capacity before a bridge fails. Enlarge / The Dali container vessel after striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore on March 26. The co.....»»