The Arabian plate is holding steady
A comprehensive study suggests the Arabian plate is geologically stable and capable of withstanding long-term forces from surrounding tectonic activity......»»
Zuckerberg "not holding breath" over Musk cage fight
The two tech billionaires have also been going head to head over their rival platforms, X and Threads......»»
Apple could reveal iPhone 15 on September 12
Apple's special event could take place in the middle of September, a report claims, with the first iPhone 15 units potentially shipping from September 22.iPhone 15 Pro renderApple is expected to continue its tradition of holding its iPhone special ev.....»»
South Korean under-30s tend to buy Android first, then switch to iPhone
New research claims that while 85% of South Koreans aged under 30 will have first bought an Android phone, more than half then switch to Apple's iPhone.Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (left) and Apple's iPhone 14 ProThe iPhone is already holding up well aga.....»»
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra battery rumors are disappointing
If the rumors are true, it seems that the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra’s battery will be a disappointment. In 2024, Samsung will announce their next-gen flagship phones, the Galaxy S24 series. If you’re holding off on the Galaxy S23 this.....»»
DNA decodes the dining preferences of the shell-shucking whitespotted eagle ray
With mighty jaws and plate-like teeth, the whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) can pretty much crunch on anything. In fact, hard clam farmers in Florida's Indian River Lagoon have considered this species a threat to their production efforts a.....»»
Data suggest holding Trump accountable will not threaten American democracy
With a Fulton County indictment of former President Donald Trump possible at any time, law enforcement in Atlanta is bracing for potential violence, with orange barricades restricting access to the entrance of the county courthouse......»»
S.Africa links fall in Kruger"s rhino poaching to declining animal numbers
South Africa said on Tuesday its world-famous Kruger park had witnessed a steady decline in rhino killings as better patrols and the onslaught it suffered in recent years pushed poachers elsewhere......»»
To spread or slide? Scientists uncover how foams spread on surfaces
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have uncovered the physics behind how foams spread on surfaces. The scientists placed balls of foam on a flat substrate and then scraped across it with a plate. They identified different patterns that st.....»»
Another report suggests the iPhone 15 Pro will be pricier
Apple is considering hiking the price of the iPhone 15 Pro when it launches in the fall, despite holding the launch price steady for the last four years......»»
Apple is considering making the iPhone 15 Pro more expensive
Apple is reportedly looking to keep iPhone shipments steady year-over-year, and is looking to increase its revenue by raising the price of the iPhone 15 Pro models.Render of the iPhone 15 Pro by AppleInsiderBefore the COVID pandemic and then during c.....»»
Apple’s powerhouse headphone brand Beats has a new designer. See his first big product
We talk to Samuel Ross about the new Beats Studio Pro. It’s the first update to the Beats Studio line since 2017. I’m holding the box for Beats Studio3 headphones. They were released in 2017—in other words, a lifetime ago. The b.....»»
Cerebras unveils world’s largest AI training supercomputer with 54M cores
Cerebras Systems, the AI accelerator pioneer, and UAE-based technology holding group G42, have unveiled the world’s largest supercomputer for AI training, named Condor Galaxy. The network of nine interconnected supercomputers promises to reduce.....»»
Researchers find ancient, high-energy impacts could have fueled Venus volcanism
A Southwest Research Institute-led team has modeled the early impact history of Venus to explain how Earth's sister planet has maintained a youthful surface despite lacking plate tectonics. The team compared the early collision histories of the two b.....»»
Report: OpenAI holding back GPT-4 image features on fears of privacy issues
GPT-4's image capabilities can recognize certain individuals, according to NYT. Enlarge (credit: Witthaya Prasongsin (Getty Images)) OpenAI has been testing its multimodal version of GPT-4 with image-recognition support.....»»
Samsung could be in danger of being dethroned by Apple
Recent market share figures suggest that Apple is actually on the heels of Samsung and could be close to dethroning them. For years, Apple and Samsung have been amongst the world’s top smartphone brands, with Samsung actually holding an.....»»
Global PC market"s ongoing collapse has been an opportunity for Mac to gain market share
The Mac is more than holding its own in the gradually collapsing PC market, with Apple the only one of the top six vendors to see year-over-year growth.Mac StudioReports of the global PC market being in decline are not new, and neither is Apple's abi.....»»
Democrats" perceptions of immigrants largely favorable while Republicans hold positive and negative views: Study
Views of immigrants vary by political party affiliation, with Republicans holding both negative and positive perceptions of immigrants and Democrats expressing uniformly positive ones, finds a new study that sheds additional light on the complexities.....»»
New vehicle inventories up again, to 1.95 million
New vehicle inventories continued their slow, steady recovery last month and stand at more than 1.95 million vehicles, Cox Automotive said, up 75 percent from a year ago......»»
Robotaxis progress comes at slow-and-steady pace. Emphasis on slow.
The demise of self-driving startup Argo AI has overshadowed the ongoing efforts of others who are pushing for wider deployment of robotaxi networks. Waymo, Cruise and Baidu already have commercial operations......»»
Why the day is 24 hours long: Astrophysicists reveal why Earth"s day was a constant 19.5 hours for over a billion years
A team of astrophysicists at the University of Toronto (U of T) has revealed how the slow and steady lengthening of Earth's day caused by the tidal pull of the moon was halted for over a billion years......»»