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What Ever Happened to Netscape Navigator?

It was a magical time, PC sales were just booming and if you were lucky, yours would come with a modem for dial-up Internet access. You would hear the scrambling sound of your phone line connecting you to the world. Launching Netscape and staring at.....»»

Category: topSource:  techspotFeb 17th, 2022

Twitter spooked by Threads, threatens to sue Meta for hiring employees after Musk fired everyone

ICYMI, Elon Musk spent $44 billion in 2022 to buy Twitter and fired most of the company. A lot has happened since then, to say the least. Now Twitter is threatening to sue Meta for supposedly hiring employees that Musk fired and building a competiti.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJul 6th, 2023

Volcanic sulfur flows observed and recorded in northern Chile

A small international team of vulcanologists has observed a rarely seen event—a sulfur flow from a volcano—in northern Chile. In their paper published in the journal Frontiers in Earth Science, the group describes how they happened to observe the.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 3rd, 2023

Reddit client Apollo is shutting down on July 1st -- please decline your refund

Reddit has forced third-party clients like Apollo to shut down due to exorbitant fees, and please refuse the subscription refund to help keep your favorite developers afloat.Decline your Apollo refundLike with what happened to third-party Twitter cli.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 29th, 2023

AirTag fulfills destiny, helps locate giant bull statue stolen from taco restaurant

When Apple set out to create an item tracker with deep iPhone integration, you just know the company aspired to make something that would change lives. That’s exactly what happened with an recently for a recently opened taco restaurant located in.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 22nd, 2023

Museum exhibit in Norway reveals new details on Neanderthals

No one knows what happened when we, Homo sapiens, first encountered the Neanderthals. But we know we met......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 15th, 2023

Thousands of dead fish washed up on this Texas beach. What happened?

Thousands of dead fish were found laying on beaches in Quintana Beach County Park early Friday, leaving beachgoers alarmed and wondering what happened......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2023

I had to try the Sonos Era 300 for myself and wasn’t ready for what happened

I already knew the Sonos Era 300 would be good. But I didn't expect them to challenge my expectations of what home audio can be......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 11th, 2023

The Best Thin Cases I Actually Use With My Galaxy S23

Something weird has happened in recent years – I’ve become a case fan. I know, it’s probably weird to hear me admit that. But after spending the better part of a decade keeping my smartphones naked, the designs of smartphones have t.....»»

Category: mobileSource:  droidlifeRelated NewsJun 11th, 2023

Uncrop is the AI tool that Adobe Photoshop needs ASAP

From a tool that magically uncrops an image to an AI that rips off your own style, plenty of AI magic happened this week. Apple didn’t give us a grand vision for artificial intelligence. It didn’t make us dream, and push humanity forwa.....»»

Category: topSource:  fastcodesignRelated NewsJun 10th, 2023

Red Bull Ford Wouldn’t Have Happened if Honda Had Stayed in F1

Red Bull star driver Verstappen, who had “loved working with [Honda],” commented that the whole situation was “unfortunate” and “a bit of a shame.” The post Red Bull Ford Wouldn’t Have Happened if Honda Had Stayed in F1 appeared first o.....»»

Category: autoSource:  thenewswheelRelated NewsJun 10th, 2023

A telescope happened to be pointing at the brightest supernova yet observed

The BOAT—brightest of all time—reveals the mechanics of gamma-ray bursts. Enlarge / Artist's conception of a gamma-ray burst. (credit: NASA) Supernovae are some of the most energetic events in the Universe. And a sub.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 9th, 2023

Dell in hot water for making shoppers think overpriced monitors were discounted

It happened on Dell's Australia website, but misleading sale claims are common. Enlarge (credit: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Dell Technologies' Australia subsidiary misled online shoppers into thinking that.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 6th, 2023

Auto File: Shhh! Don’t say that "R" word!

A gaggle of May sales reports from different regions and companies affirm that the slump in demand for new vehicles that at least some industry executives feared has not happened – so far......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 5th, 2023

Implications of no-free-lunch theorems

In the 18th century, the philosopher David Hume observed that induction—inferring the future based on what's happened in the past—can never be reliable. In 1997, SFI Professor David Wolpert with his colleague Bill Macready made Hume's observation.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 5th, 2023

ChatGPT for iPhone now available in 46 countries and counting [U]

ChatGPT for iPhone launched in the US last week, with OpenAI promising that it would come to more countries “in the coming weeks.” The next phase in the rollout has now happened earlier than expected, with 11 more countries added on Wednesday, a.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsMay 26th, 2023

ChatGPT for iPhone now available in the UK and 10 other countries; unfair Apple criticism

ChatGPT for iPhone launched in the US last week, with OpenAI promising that it would come to more countries “in the coming weeks.” The next phase in the rollout has now happened earlier than expected, with the chatbot now available in 11 more co.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsMay 25th, 2023

A Meteorite Fell in Their Bedroom. Here"s What Happened Next

Earlier this month a meteorite crashed through the roof of a New Jersey home. The residents are still pondering the fate of their gift from the skies.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsMay 25th, 2023

Warner Bros. Discovery blames technical oversight for calling writers and directors ‘creators’ on Max

If you happened to look to find out who directed that film you liked on Max, you’d be surprised to find that the titles of … The post Warner Bros. Discovery blames technical oversight for calling writers and directors ‘creators̵.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsMay 24th, 2023

Here’s what happened when I let AI design my life for a week

What would the mood board of your life look like if you let AI take the reins? How lucky are we to live in an era with so much choice that we can simply outsource it to technology? Need beauty advice? Let AI help. Need a new couch? Let AI help. Need.....»»

Category: topSource:  fastcodesignRelated NewsMay 24th, 2023

Red tide toxin sent them to the hospital. See what happened to a pair of Florida turtles

A crowd of beachgoers cheered and hollered on Tuesday as they watched Mote Marine staff release two loggerhead sea turtles, named Lilly and Farmer, into the water at Lido Beach in Sarasota......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 19th, 2023