Why canned wine can smell like rotten eggs while beer and Coke are fine
Sulfur dioxide in the wine reacts with the aluminum to make hydrogen sulfide. Enlarge (credit: BackyardProduction/Getty Images) True wine aficionados might turn up their noses, but canned wines are growing in popularity.....»»
How to fine-tune your Spotify equalizer settings for sweet sound
Want to add a little more bass to your favorite Spotify tracks? Here’s how to access and adjust Spotify’s custom EQ and audio presets......»»
Dyson"s new hair dryer costs a small fortune and that"s fine, actually
The Supersonic was expensive, and the Supersonic Nural is even more so, but I'm not mad about it......»»
New Apple TV+ show from A24 surpasses 90% on Rotten Tomatoes
Apple’s TV+ continues its streak of strong summer releases. Following a mixed bag of shows earlier in 2024, the streaming service has found success with recent releases like the sci-fi series Dark Matter and legal thriller Presumed Innocent. And.....»»
The Realme 13 Pro gets artsy with Monet-inspired colors
Realme has shared an image of its upcoming Realme 13 Pro series which features a collab with the Museum of Fine Arts. The post The Realme 13 Pro gets artsy with Monet-inspired colors appeared first on Phandroid. Phone companies collaborati.....»»
EU Apple Pay antitrust action is complete, after NFC opened to competitors
The European Union has formally accepted Apple's response to its antitrust concerns over Apple Pay, and iPhones will now allow rival firms to use the technology.Apple is opening up its NFC APIs to rivals in the EUThe EU had threatened Apple with fine.....»»
NASA update on Starliner thruster issues: This is fine
“What we want to know is that the thrusters can perform," Starliner's pilot says. Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on final approach to the International Space Station last month. (credit: NASA) Before clearing.....»»
11 Reasons to Wait for the iPhone 16 & 8 Reasons Not To
iPhone 16 rumors have hinted at significant upgrades and some shoppers might want to skip the iPhone 15 and wait for Apple’s 2024 iPhone. Many people will be perfectly fine buying an iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pro, or another iPhone model right now o.....»»
New Antikythera mechanism analysis challenges century-old assumption
Physicists drew on statistical techniques used to analyze gravitational waves. Enlarge / Fragment of the Antikythera mechanism, circa 205 BC, housed in the collection of the National Archaeological Museum, Athens. (credit: Fine A.....»»
Nearby exoplanet has trace amounts of hydrogen sulfide, Webb data suggest
An exoplanet infamous for its deadly weather has been hiding another bizarre feature—it reeks of rotten eggs, according to a new Johns Hopkins University study of data from the James Webb Space Telescope......»»
High-resolution land surface dataset provides Earth system modeling details
Earth system models (ESMs) help us understand climate and environmental changes. With advances in computing power, ESMs can now be run at kilometer-scale (k-scale) resolutions, capturing very fine details to better predict extreme weather and underst.....»»
The mute button gets a welcome, no-brainer upgrade in iOS 18 and tvOS 18
Not every piece of technology or feature needs upgrading over time. Some things work just fine the way they are, and any tweaking or “enhancements” will only make things worse. I would have thought that a TV’s mute button was one such leave-.....»»
The refreshed 2024 Hyundai Elantra N remains a darn good enthusiast car
Good engine, great front-end feel, so-so manual gearshift, and under $34,000. Enlarge / The regular Hyundai Elantra is a perfectly fine compact sedan. But once the boffins at Hyundai N got hold of it, they transformed it into so.....»»
"Sour" grapes: Berry damage, fruit flies worsen wine
Damaged grape berries combined with vinegar flies are a recipe for promoting sour rot, a disease that lowers vineyard yields and wine quality, according to a Cornell study reporting on field experiments in New York state......»»
Chocolate"s tasty flavors might pose a health risk in other desserts
What makes chocolate taste and smell so delicious? Chemistry, of course. A variety of molecules work together to create that unmistakable aroma, but those same molecules might carry some unwanted health effects if there are too many around. According.....»»
Tonic Textual extracts, governs, and deploys unstructured data for AI development
Tonic.ai launched secure data lakehouse for LLMs, Tonic Textual, to enable AI developers to seamlessly and securely leverage unstructured data for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems and large language model (LLM) fine-tuning. Tonic Textual.....»»
Google’s “AI Overview” can give false, misleading, and dangerous answers
From glue-on-pizza recipes to recommending "blinker fluid," Google's AI sourcing needs work. Enlarge / This is fine. (credit: Getty Images) If you use Google regularly, you may have noticed the company's new AI Overviews.....»»
Don’t Believe the Biggest Myth About Heat Pumps
Not only do heat pumps work fine in cold weather, they’re still more efficient than gas furnaces in such conditions......»»
HBO’s must-watch docuseries about Stax Records has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
HBO’s must-watch docuseries about Stax Records has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.....»»
Democratic consultant indicted for Biden deepfake that told people not to vote
Steven Kramer charged with voter suppression and faces possible $6 million fine. Enlarge / President Joe Biden at a Rose Garden event at the White House on May 1, 2023, in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | Alex Wong ).....»»
Democratizing air quality data at nearly no cost
Due to the high cost of air quality monitors, many countries don't have the tools in place to regularly monitor pollutants. Without routine measurements, policymakers cannot make evidence-based policy decisions to reduce fine particulate matter (PM2......»»