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There are some additions to the TechCrunch team that I’m happy to announce. First, Kirsten Korosec, who has been with us for more than two years, was promoted to Transportation Editor. Kirsten has done amazing work, helping to elevate our footh.....»»
macOS Sonoma? More like macOS Death Valley.
For the record, Apple didn’t do anything wrong. It simply named macOS after Sonoma which I’m sure is a lovely place. One month after the keynote, however, and I’m thinking macOS Death Valley may be a better fit. more… The post macOS Sonoma?.....»»
Children"s nature drawings reveal a focus on mammals and birds, suggesting imbalances in ecological awareness
When asked to draw their local wildlife, 401 UK schoolchildren aged seven to 11 most commonly drew mammals and birds, while amphibians and reptiles appeared in the fewest drawings, suggesting imbalances in children's ecological awareness. Kate Howlet.....»»
Paris riots: When police shot a teenager dead, a rumbling pressure cooker exploded
Riots broke out in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, following the lethal police shooting of a 17-year-old boy named as Nahel M. An investigation into his death is ongoing but the situation has already triggered protest and anger. Whatever the investigati.....»»
Humane announces its wearable communicator will be named "Humane Ai Pin"
Humane, a company established by former Apple executives, has revealed the name of its wearable "Star Trek"-style communicator that it first showed off in April 2023.Humane founders Imran Chaudhri and Bethany BongiornoAfter that sneak peek of its pro.....»»
World"s Second Named Heat Wave Strikes Spain
Heat Wave Yago is baking Seville, Spain, the first city in the world to introduce a heat wave naming and ranking system.....»»
A worm named after a comedian is impacting spiny lobster reproduction and could threaten a lucrative fishing interest
A species of nemertean worm discovered by a Clemson University marine biologist five years ago affects the reproductive performance of Caribbean spiny lobsters, a critical species in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico......»»
NASA"s Roman and ESA"s Euclid will team up to investigate dark energy
A new space telescope named Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with important contributions from NASA, is set to launch in July to explore why the universe's expansion is speeding up. Scientists call the unknown cause of this cosmic accel.....»»
SpaceX making more than 1,000 changes to next Starship rocket
"Hot staging" and engine upgrade to debut on SpaceX's next Starship test flight. Enlarge / The upper stage for SpaceX's next Starship test fight, named Ship 25, undergoes testing earlier this month in Texas. (credit: SpaceX).....»»
Amazon named its “labyrinthine” Prime cancellation process after Homer’s Iliad
FTC: Amazon tricked users into buying Prime and made canceling a Homeric ordeal. Enlarge / An Amazon logo at the Viva Tech fair in Paris, France, on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) The Federal.....»»
Doctor who sold bogus COVID vaccination waiver to dog loses medical license
Owner of a black Labrador named Charlie said the pup had "irrational fear of needles." Enlarge / A black Labrador retriever. (credit: Getty | ullstein bild) A doctor in Tennessee has lost his medical license after a loc.....»»
Lotus builds a modern car, and we’ve driven it: the Lotus Emira review
The British carmaker has improved leaps and bounds since being bought by Geely. Enlarge / The Emira is the first new mainstream sports car made by Lotus since it was bought by Geely in 2017. (credit: Drew Phillips for Lotus Cars).....»»
Apple"s machine learning head departs to run AI thinktank
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, a non-profit aimed to furthering AI research, has named Apple machine learning chief Ali Farhadi as its new CEO.Starting from July 31, Farhadi will become the CEO of the Allen Institute for Artificial.....»»
Apple Watch alerts 29-year-old Cincinnati woman to blood clot in lungs while sleeping
A 29-year-old Cincinnati woman named Kimmie Watkins is crediting her for saving her life after it helped doctors discover a life-threatening blood clot in her lungs. more… The post Apple Watch alerts 29-year-old Cincinnati woman to blood clot in.....»»
Sending money back home: What happens when people are squeezed at both ends?
A new report from Queen Mary University of London and collaborators based at SOAS and UCL reveals lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic period about people's remittance practices through times of crisis and what happens when people are squeezed at both.....»»
New armored dinosaur named for museum professor
A new armored dinosaur, known as an ankylosaur, has been described and named for Prof Paul Barrett of the Natural History Museum......»»
New butterfly species named after Smithsonian"s retired museum specialist
When introducing a new species to science, taxonomists always get to choose its scientific name. And while there are some general rules to naming, there's also relative freedom......»»
Scientists develop new AI tool for gene discovery in clinical and research settings
Scientists from A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have developed a new tool, named Bambu, which uses artificial intelligence to identify and characterize new genes, enabling an adaptable analysis across various species and samples. With a.....»»
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora honors the Na’vi with ‘quality over quantity’ gameplay
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Associate Game Director Drew Rechner gave us more details about how the open-world game adapts the films' ethos......»»
Hubble image of the week shows an unusual jellyfish galaxy
This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows an unusual type of galaxy named for its aquatic look-alike: a jellyfish......»»
Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over
When tested, "Over 90% of 1,008 generated jokes were the same 25 jokes." Enlarge / An AI-generated image of "a laughing robot." (credit: Midjourney) On Wednesday, two German researchers, Sophie Jentzsch and Kristian Kers.....»»