What to do with the Plain Ribbon in Remnant 2
This seemingly plain quest item has a very peculiar use in Losomn, but we'll explain how to make the most of it and earn yourself one of two unique amulets......»»
Companies Linked To Russian Ransomware Hide in Plain Sight
When cybersleuths traced the millions of dollars American companies, hospitals and city governments have paid to online extortionists in ransom money, they made a telling discovery: At least some of it passed through one of the most prestigious busin.....»»
Heavy Metal Exoplanet Found Orbiting Nearby Star
With a density close to that of pure iron, GJ 367b may be the remnant metal-rich core of an evaporated giant world -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Mastercard will let partnered banks offer crypto-based debit cards and loyalty rewards
If we convert the marketing speak into plain English, this means that, through this partnership, banks could allow customers to use their platform to buy, hold, and trade various cryptos. Customers could also access bank-branded crypto debit and cred.....»»
Helium: South Africa strikes new "gold"
In a grassy plain in South Africa, once the world's largest gold producer, prospectors have stumbled upon a new treasure: helium......»»
Switching roles: Key proteins evolved from activators to maintainers in plants
Sometimes in research, just as in other areas of life, answers to fundamental questions can be sitting in plain sight. Researchers from Japan have discovered a key piece of the puzzle of plant evolution previously overlooked by plant scientists......»»
A new “standalone” Valve VR headset teased by deep SteamVR file dive
Some info has hidden in plain sight as far back as January—but will it ever launch? Enlarge / What might the next Valve VR headset look like? Will it resemble the existing Valve Index, complete with a "frunk" and giant, hovering speakers? And.....»»
A new app helps Iranians hide messages in plain sight
Nahoft uses encryption to turn chats into a random jumble of words. Enlarge / An anti-government graffiti that reads in Farsi "Death to the dictator" is sprayed at a wall north of Tehran on September 30, 2009. (credit: Getty Images) Amid ever.....»»
Astronomers solve centuries-old mystery of supernova observed in 1181
"Parker's Star" is surrounded by the Pa30 nebula discovered in 2013. Enlarge / Hubble Space Telescope mosaic image of the Crab Nebula, a six-light-year-wide expanding remnant of a star's supernova explosion in 1054 CE (credit: NASA/ESA/J. Hester.....»»
OpenAI upgrades its natural language AI coder Codex and kicks off private beta
OpenAI has already made some big changes to Codex, the AI-powered coding assistant the company announced last month. The system now accepts commands in plain English and outputs live, working code, letting someone build a game or web app without so m.....»»
Review: James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is like The Boys on steroids
The humor is dark, the body count is high, and the finale is just plain bonkers Enlarge / Don't call it a reboot: Margot Robbie stars in James Gunn's The Suicide Squad (credit: Warner Bros.) Fan enthusiasm has been high leading up to the premi.....»»
Using graphene foam to filter toxins from drinking water
Some kinds of water pollution, such as algal blooms and plastics that foul rivers, lakes, and marine environments, lie in plain sight. But other contaminants are not so readily apparent, which makes their impact potentially more dangerous. Among thes.....»»
Mathematician reveals world"s oldest example of applied geometry
A UNSW mathematician has revealed the origins of applied geometry on a 3700-year-old clay tablet that has been hiding in plain sight in a museum in Istanbul for over a century......»»
Supernova explosions are sustained by neutrinos from neutron stars, a new observation suggests
A model for supernova explosions first proposed in the 1980s has received strong support from the observation by RIKEN astrophysicists of titanium-rich plumes emanating from a remnant of such an explosion......»»
Judge dismisses class action suit over "stage light" MacBook Pro display issue
Apple was handed a temporary reprieve this week when a federal judge dismissed a class action lawsuit targeting reported MacBook Pro display issues dating back to 2018.U.S. District Judge Edward Davila on Monday handed down a ruling that tossed plain.....»»
Ancient meteorite could reveal the origins of life on Earth
A 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite found in the laying in the imprint of a horseshoe is likely a remnant of cosmic debris left over from the birth of the solar system and could answer questions about how life began on Earth......»»
3D-printed bridge in red light district opened by Dutch Queen with robot arm
Technically, the Queen didn't do the job herself, instead pressing a green button that prompted a robot arm to cut a ribbon for the bridge's opening. While that might seem a bit odd in a vacuum, given the world-first of the bridge and the robotic wir.....»»
Image: Lima, Peru as seen from orbit
The commercial and industrial center of Peru, Lima is located on the mostly flat terrain in the Peruvian coastal plain, within the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers. The city is bordered on the east by the foothills of the Andes Mount.....»»
Bending light for safer driving; invisibility cloaks to come?
Optical cloaking allows objects to be hidden in plain sight or to become invisible by guiding light around anything placed inside the cloak. While cloaking has been popularized in fiction, like in the "Harry Potter" books, researchers in recent years.....»»
Is Apple"s App Store Teeming With Scams?
"Apple's tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams," argues a 3,000-word exposé in Sunday's Washington Post "Among the 1.8 million apps on the App Store, scams are hiding in plain sight. Customers for several VPN apps, which alleg.....»»
The best romantic comedies on Netflix
Real love is hard. Sometimes, experiencing it vicariously through others is just plain easier. Fortunately, Netflix has a great collection of romantic comedies......»»