Turkish hilltop where civilisation began
On a sun-blasted hillside in southeast Turkey, the world's oldest known religious sanctuary is slowly giving up its secrets......»»
Thorny AI ownership questions have Copyright Office seeking public input
Should AI-created works be copyrighted? US regulators want to know what you think. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Wednesday, the US Copyright Office began seeking public comment on issues surrounding generative AI sys.....»»
Japan"s discharge of radioactive water from Fukushima is avoidable, risky and potentially illegal, say experts
The Japanese government intends to discharge all 1.34 million tons of wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, an operation that began on 24 August 2023. Presumably, it also plans to discharge the wastewater that will continue to.....»»
Years of coal plant expansion torment Turkey"s villagers
Kneeling in the morning shade under a tree, Osman Arslan brews tea behind a coal-fired power plant that rises above his Turkish Aegean village like a beast......»»
Musk’s Plan to Remove Block Feature on X Raises Concerns About Harassment
Users and advocates have raised concerns about what removing the "block" feature could mean for targets of harassment. In 2018, Rachel Cullen began receiving new followers to her account on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter......»»
Insights into advancing "employment first" to support individuals with disabilities
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the National Conference of the Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) met in person to advance competitive job placement for people with disabilities who were once considered "to.....»»
Indian rover begins exploring Moon"s south pole
India began exploring the Moon's surface with a rover on Thursday, a day after it became the first nation to land a craft near the largely unexplored lunar south pole......»»
Hyundai investing $290 million in Alabama for crossovers and fifth-generation Santa Fe
The plant in Montgomery, Ala., began assembling the Santa Fe in 2006. This will be its first full redesign since 2018......»»
WhatsApp rolling out update with ‘HD photos’ for iOS and Android
WhatsApp on Thursday began releasing an update for iPhone and Android users with “HD photos.” As the name suggests, this feature allows users to send images in high resolution with low compression, which was widely requested by WhatsApp users......»»
During pandemic, proponents of "doing your own research" believed more COVID misinformation
As the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic first began to spread around the planet, it brought along a new vocabulary. Unfamiliar phrases like "flatten the curve," "COVID pod" and "essential worker" infected regular conversation. But another—"d.....»»
Excellent Newton documentary now on YouTube
Marking the 30th anniversary month of the launch of Apple's Newton MessagePad, the full, feature length "Love Notes to Newton" has been released on YouTube for free.Apple's Newton MessagePadThe Newton MessagePad range began to huge fanfare in August.....»»
Zuck/Musk cage match canceled; tech billionaires blame each other
"I don't want to keep hyping something that will never happen," Zuckerberg says. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) The cage match between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk is over before it even began. In a.....»»
Crime blotter: Apple Stores hit with forklift, serial thefts, and slight-of-hand cash robbery.
In the latest Apple Crime Blotter, a viral plane incident began with an AirPods dispute, a SIM swapper pleads guilty, and the case of an AirPod theft from a school wraps up four years later.The Apple Store in Downtown Los AngelesThe latest in an occa.....»»
How climate change will affect your pet—and how to help them cope
Earth has just experienced its hottest month since records began and Australia is now gearing up for an El Niño-fueled summer. Extreme heat isn't just challenging for humans—it brings suffering to our beloved pets, too......»»
Do technological civilizations depend on atmospheric oxygen?
Nearly 2 million years ago a species of upright apes known as Homo erectus began to use fire. It was a gradual process, from opportunistic users of natural fires to masters able to craft flames from flint and tender. We are their descendants. We are.....»»
New study shows volcanism 56 million years ago released more methane than thought
About 55 million years ago, the Atlantic Ocean was born. Until then, Europe and America were connected. As the continents began to move apart, the Earth's crust between them ruptured, releasing large volumes of magma. This rift volcanism has led to t.....»»
MrBeast Burger firm accuses YouTuber of "bullying"
Virtual Dining Concepts responds after MrBeast began legal action to end their partnership......»»
We’ll learn a lot more about the Quest 3 at Meta Connect on September 27th
Meta is going to wait until September to tell us more about the Quest 3 headset. When rumors began to swirl about Apple announcing its … The post We’ll learn a lot more about the Quest 3 at Meta Connect on September 27th appeared first on.....»»
The 85 best shows on Netflix: August 2023
Once upon a time, Netflix was nothing more than a streaming hub for other studios’ movies. The company eventually began making its own movies and … The post The 85 best shows on Netflix: August 2023 appeared first on BGR. Once.....»»
Mud could have made meandering rivers long before plants arrived
Geologists have long thought that meandering rivers, with their gently swooping banks, are a geologically recent feature. According to the rock record, these rivers began proliferating around 450 million years ago in the Silurian period, coinciding w.....»»
Researchers find evolutionary adaption in trout of Wyoming"s Wind River Mountains
The lakes in Wyoming's Wind River Mountains historically didn't contain fish, but stocking of trout that began in the early 1900s has created an environment in which hundreds of those lakes now have strong fish populations—some carried on by natura.....»»