Twitter quietly edited its hateful conduct policy to drop transgender protections
Musk says his own tweets might be labeled under new hateful conduct policy. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Stable Diffusion) Earlier this month, Twitter quietly removed transgender-specific protections from its hateful.....»»
Archaeologists suggest Neolithic Scandinavians may have used skin boats to hunt, travel and trade
Recent research by Dr. Mikael Fauvelle and his colleagues, published in the Journal of Maritime Archaeology, proposes that the neolithic Pitted Ware Culture (PWC) may have used skin boats to conduct trade, travel, fishing, and hunting activities......»»
SpaceX launches billionaire to conduct the first private spacewalk
A daredevil billionaire rocketed back into orbit Tuesday, aiming to perform the first private spacewalk and venture farther than anyone since NASA's Apollo moonshots......»»
Challenging internal displacement policy within the broader security environment
The time frame defining "protracted displacement" by the United Nations may need to be significantly shortened, according to a new study on internally displaced persons (IDPs) which suggests earlier support is needed for affected communities......»»
Space-based experiments could help to advance early cancer detection through blood tests
Imagine a sensor so sensitive it can detect early cancer in a single drop of blood, enabling diagnosis and treatment before the first symptoms—possibly before a tumor even forms......»»
A transgender teen in Massachusetts says other high schoolers beat him at a party
A transgender teen in Massachusetts says other high schoolers beat him at a party.....»»
Deals: M2 iPad Air $729, M2 iPad Pro $800 off, 15W 3-in-1 MagSafe stand $75, HomeKit gear, and more
Alongside a series of exciting new gear coming from IFA today, including the new Twelve South charger with Apple Find My and Belkin’s fabric-wrapped Qi2 15W MagSafe Duo, we are also tracking some solid deals. First up, we have a nice $70 drop on.....»»
Deals: M3 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM at $1,099, M4 iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cell $100 off, 15W MagSafe Car Charger, more
Today’s collection of Apple deals and accessories is now ready to go. Our lineup is headlined by another chance at the lowest price we have seen for a new M3 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM – you can score a $200 price drop on the 256GB/16GB model r.....»»
Few anti-immigration users dominate most UK-based Twitter anti-immigration content with rapid spread, high polarization
A study of more than 200,000 tweets from 2019 and 2020 finds that anti-immigration content spreads faster than pro-immigration tweets, and that a few users disproportionally generated most of the UK-based anti-immigration content. Andrea Nasuto and F.....»»
Samsung quietly launched a new phone, and it’s ridiculously cheap
Samsung has a new phone on the market. It's likely not one you've heard of, and chances are you won't be able to buy it, but it's still worth talking about......»»
Going down: A drop in rankings matters more than a rise for organizations, study finds
People love rankings—but do they really mean all that much? Sometimes they do, depending on several factors, according to Wyatt Lee, assistant professor in the Nolan School of Hotel Administration, in the SC Johnson College of Business......»»
Deals: Up to $700 off M3 Pro MacBook Pro, iPad 10 $299, AirTags from $19, leather Apple Watch bands, more
Friday has arrived, but it’s not just any Friday. We are about to head into Labor Day weekend and that means the Apple gear deals are seriously flying now! We are talking about a straight up $500 price drop on the 14-inch M3 Pro MacBook Pro and as.....»»
M4 Mac mini likely to lose support for USB-A, keep internal power supply
According to the latest edition of Mark Gurman’s newsletter, Apple is planning to completely drop support for USB-A on the next . more….....»»
How AI has quietly transformed this one camera feature on your phone
Special AI camera modes are everywhere at the moment, but something more interesting is happening behind the scenes to our cameras......»»
Why are food prices still so high? What is price gouging—and why is it so complicated?
Vice President Kamala Harris' proposal to ban price gouging by grocers and food companies seemed to do more than just stir up the usual partisan bickering: it set off a highly technical debate between economists, food executives and policy experts ov.....»»
Labor Day Apple deals see AirPods, MacBooks, iPads drop to season"s lowest prices
Price wars are breaking out ahead of the Sept. 9 Apple Event, with AirPods Max, iPads and MacBook Air models all available at the season's best prices this Labor Day weekend.Save up to $500 with Labor Day deals on Apple.Each of the deals below can be.....»»
iOS 18.1 labels images edited with Clean Up, here’s how to tell
Apple on Wednesday released the third beta of iOS 18.1 with Apple Intelligence, and this one added the Clean Up feature to the Photos app. For those unfamiliar, Clean Up lets users delete objects and people from a photo using AI. To avoid controversy.....»»
Feds to get early access to OpenAI, Anthropic AI to test for doomsday scenarios
AI companies agreed that ensuring AI safety was key to innovation. Enlarge (credit: Kilito Chan | Moment) OpenAI and Anthropic have each signed unprecedented deals granting the US government early access to conduct safet.....»»
Easing bail policy does not lead to increased crime, report finds
A new report by the nonpartisan California Policy Lab (CPL) shows the estimated effects of several bail policy changes in the City and County of Los Angeles, including removing the emergency bail schedule that was implemented at the start of the COVI.....»»
Supercomputer simulations reveal the nature of turbulence in black hole accretion disks
Researchers at Tohoku University and Utsunomiya University have made a breakthrough in understanding the complex nature of turbulence in structures called accretion disks surrounding black holes, using state-of-the-art supercomputers to conduct the h.....»»
Environmental policy in Brazil leads to less violence, researchers find
In December 2007, the then Brazilian government passed a law to curb the illegal destruction of the rainforest. A study by researchers from the Insper Research Institute in São Paulo and the University of Bonn now shows an interesting side effect: w.....»»