The gas-guzzling, giant engine supercar vrooms back
Upsized and up-powered engines seem to signify a reactionary impulse at the pinnacle of the car market, where top customers count cylinders......»»
Uber to bring robotaxis to its ridesharing app via Cruise deal
Ridesharing giant Uber and autonomous car specialist Cruise are teaming up to offer robotaxi rides in the near future......»»
Uber to bring robotaxis to its ridesharing app via Criuise deal
Ridesharing giant Uber and autonomous-car specialist Cruise are teaming up to offer robotaxi rides from as early as next year......»»
500 young sturgeon released into Saginaw River system
Five hundred young sturgeon were released at four locations into the Saginaw River system last week as part of an ongoing effort by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Michigan State University to rebuild the giant fish's population......»»
Apple"s App Store vice president is the first departure in regulatory shake-up
Matt Fischer, Apple's App Store vice president, will depart the company in the coming months as the tech giant prepares to restructure as a response to global regulations. Apple's vice president of App Store departing company in October Fischer has b.....»»
Apple App Store vice president of the App Store is the first departure in regulatory shake-up
Matt Fischer, Apple's App Store vice president, will depart the company in the coming months as the tech giant prepares to restructure as a response to global regulations. Apple's vice president of App Store departing company in October Fischer has b.....»»
Killing giant ragweed just got harder for some Wisconsin farmers
When giant ragweed takes hold in a crop field, the towering weed reduces yield and sends plumes of its famously allergy-inducing pollen into the air. There are few tools available to thwart the menace, especially for farmers growing non-GMO soybeans......»»
How to check if your social security number has been stolen in a giant data theft
A massive lapse of security at National Public Data has resulted in the theft of a wide array of personal data — including social security numbers — for almost every American. You can't rewind time to prevent the theft, but there are ways to chec.....»»
Paleontologists describe new examples of giant sea scorpions from the Silurian and Devonian in New South Wales
A team of paleontologists from the American Museum of Natural History, the Australian Museum Research Institute, and the WB Clarke Geoscience Center, in Australia, has added new evidential data for pterygotid eurypterids from the Silurian and Devonia.....»»
Habitat connectivity drives panda recovery, finds study
In a study published in Current Biology on August 9, a research team led by Prof. Wei Fuwen from Jiangxi Agricultural University and the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, revealed the mechanism and process of giant panda (Ailur.....»»
Arm-mounted haptics could make future iPhone notifications more discreet
Even silent alerts can be audible if an Apple Watch haptic engine is too powerful, but Apple has plans to make notifications entirely private.Detail from the patent. Notice the armband and possibly an Apple Bracelet tooYou're at a meeting and it's ti.....»»
A frontrunner in Europe’s private launch industry just lost its first rocket
"We were aware of the higher risks attached to this approach." Enlarge / RFA's first stage during a four-engine test-firing in May. (credit: Rocket Factory Augsburg) The first stage of Rocket Factory Augsburg's first orb.....»»
Rocket engine explodes during test at UK spaceport
A rocket engine exploded during a test launch at Britain's new spaceport in northern Scotland, officials said Tuesday, in a setback for the UK's fledgling space sector......»»
An Apple search engine might happen, but probably won’t
The court ruling that Google is no longer allowed to pay Apple $20B+ a year to be the default search engine raises the question: What now? One potential answer being suggested is that the iPhone maker create its own Apple search engine. But much a.....»»
How researchers determined that Stonehenge"s giant Altar Stone came all the way from northeast Scotland
No one is certain why Stonehenge was built. This world-famous monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire is thought to commemorate the dead, and is aligned with movements of the sun and moon......»»
5 cool things about the 2025 Corvette ZR1
While special versions of previous models have kept pace with rival sports cars, the Corvette has never been a supercar contender. The 2025 ZR1 changes that......»»
Ford recalls more than 90,000 police Explorers over engine fire risks
Immediate cause of failures remains unclear; Ford expects to have remedy parts by 2025......»»
Lamborghini Temerario, with hybrid V-8, replaces Huracan
The Temerario is the third hybrid in Lamborghini's lineup, following the Revuelto supercar and the updated Urus SUV......»»
Stellantis idles Michigan engine plant for a week
The Trenton Engine Complex, which makes V-6 engines for the Jeep Wrangler and Ram 1500 Classic, is shutting down for a week to balance supply with demand, Stellantis said......»»
Hong Kong welcomes birth of first giant panda cubs
Hong Kong on Thursday announced the birth of a set of giant panda twins, the first cubs to be born in the city......»»
Microsoft fixes 6 zero-days under active attack
August 2024 Patch Tuesday is here, and Microsoft has delivered fixes for 90 vulnerabilities, six of which have been exploited in the wild as zero-days, and four are publicly known. The zero-days under attack CVE-2024-38178 is a Scripting Engine Memor.....»»