The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s fuse ability reinvents the open-world game
In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Link can fuse items together to create makeshift weapons and vehicles......»»
Resilience index needed to keep us within planet"s "safe operating space," say researchers
Researchers are calling for a 'resilience index' to be used as an indicator of policy success instead of the current focus on GDP. They say that GDP ignores the wider implications of development and provides no information on our ability to live with.....»»
One or many? Exploring the population groups of the Antarctic blue whale using historical mark-recovery data
Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300. The most recent estimate in 2004 put Antarctic blue whales at less.....»»
3 new Xbox Game Pass games to play this weekend (November 15-17)
Xbox Game Pass subscribers can cause some mayhem in a suite of new game additions, including Spyro the Dragon......»»
I, too, installed an open source garage door opener, and I’m loving it
OpenGarage restored my home automations and gave me a whole bunch of new ideas. Like Ars Senior Technology Editor Lee Hutchinson, I have a garage. The door on that garage is opene.....»»
OpenAI accused of trying to profit off AI model inspection in court
How do you get an AI model to confess what's inside? Since ChatGPT became an instant hit roughly two years ago, tech companies around the world have rushed to release AI products.....»»
I played Half-Life 2 for the first time this year—here’s how it went
Wake up and smell the ashes, Ms. Washenko. It's Half-Life 2 week at Ars Technica! This Saturday, November 16, is the 20th anniversary of the release of Half-Life 2—a game of.....»»
K-12 Maker Lab at MIT Helps Get Maker Projects in Your Classroom
“How is this making to learn and not just making stuff?” Maker projects can engage students and improve learning experiences in K-12 academic classes. Integrating open-ended, hands-on, creative activities with cool tools in an academic classroom.....»»
New family of optimized omnigenous magnetic fields could display enhanced fusion plasma confinement
Physicists have been trying to design fusion reactors, technologies that can generate energy via nuclear fusion processes, for decades. The successful realization of fusion reactors relies on the ability to effectively confine charged particles with.....»»
Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, Houston spew most greenhouse gas of world cities
Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, with Shanghai the most polluting, according to new data that combines observations and artificial intelligence......»»
Capcom is bringing the full Monster Hunter experience to mobile
Capcom has announced a new Monster Hunter game called Monster Hunter Outlanders for mobile, promising a full experience for gamers. The post Capcom is bringing the full Monster Hunter experience to mobile appeared first on Phandroid. Over.....»»
NYT Connections: hints and answers for Friday, November 15
Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»
Decline in West African coastal fish stocks threatens food security and livelihoods
Small-scale fisheries play a vital role in providing food and livelihoods for millions of people around the world, particularly in low-income countries in Africa. However, there is limited statistical data on the composition, abundance, and distribut.....»»
HTC Vive Focus Vision review: Versatile and expensive
The world of VR headsets is in a bit of a weird spot. Meta has been plugging along nicely, but with the Quest 3 and … The post HTC Vive Focus Vision review: Versatile and expensive appeared first on BGR. HTC Vive Focus Vision R.....»»
Developing Expertise Improves the Brain’s Ability to Concentrate
Expertise bulks up the brain’s ability to think deeply, a skill that may generalize across tasks.....»»
ChatGPT’s Operator AI agent is the game-changer I’m waiting for, and it’s coming in 2025
As we near ChatGPT’s second anniversary, we’re expecting some sort of new feature announcement from OpenAI. It can’t be Advanced Voice Mode, which already launched … The post ChatGPT’s Operator AI agent is the game-chang.....»»
PSA: Final Cut Pro’s new ‘Transcribe to Captions’ feature is only available in English
Apple on Thursday released a major update to Final Cut Pro that introduced multiple new features, including the ability to generate captions using AI. However, not everyone will benefit from this new feature at launch, as it is limited to a single la.....»»
Hack upgrades Mac Studio internal SSD for less than half of Apple"s prices
All it takes is cracking open your Mac Studio and voiding your warranty, but it's been proven that you can upgrade to 8TB SSD for less than half what Apple charges.Upgrading Mac Studio — image credit: PolysoftNow may not be the best time to buy a M.....»»
Apple Vision Pro gets new The Weeknd immersive content & "Concert for One" series
"The Weeknd: Open Hearts", an immersive music experience available exclusively on Apple Vision Pro has debuted, along with a premiere date for the Concert for One series.A concert from The Weeknd is coming to Apple Vision Pro. Image credit: AppleIn O.....»»
Hundreds of 19th-century skulls collected in the name of medical science tell a story of who mattered and who didn"t
When I started my research on the Samuel George Morton Cranial Collection, a librarian leaned over my laptop one day to share some lore. "Legend has it," she said, "John James Audubon really collected the skulls Morton claimed as his own." Her voice.....»»
Survey provides a snapshot of scientific thought on animal emotions and consciousness
The journal Royal Society Open Science published a survey of 100 researchers of animal behavior, providing a unique view of current scientific thought on animal emotions and consciousness......»»