Why we should embrace the joy of dressing "outside of the lines" like Gen Z
Have you seen that cargo pants are back? Young people are once again swishing down hallways and they might even be wearing Crocs on their feet, because these are cool now too. For many this could be seen as dressing "badly" but Y2K (2000s fashion) is.....»»
LLM hype fades as enterprises embrace targeted AI models
2023 was the year of AI enterprise adoption, with 55% of organizations adopting AI into their workflows, according to a recent report from McKinsey & Co. This adoption has been led by LLMs that promised to fulfill numerous use cases across the digita.....»»
New rice lines for Africa offer virus protection
Rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV) is responsible for high crop losses in Africa, particularly among small-scale farmers. A research team has now produced rice lines that are resistant to the disease by means of genome editing......»»
Educational reform should embrace learners" diversity, study finds
Educational reform should embrace learners' diversity, provide equitable access to foster attendance and promote student interest in learning through child-centered teaching, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Lou.....»»
Apple opening retail locations early on Feb. 2 for Apple Vision Pro demos
Apple has announced that it will open its brick-and-mortar Apple Store locations early on February 2 for Apple Vision Pro demos — but there may be lines given that the demos are first-come first-served.Vision Pro cIn an email sent on Monday, Apple.....»»
Roborock shows off highly automated robot vacuums at CES 2024
Revealed during CES 2024, the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra can connect to your drain and water lines to automatically refill and empty its water tanks......»»
Acer Predator doubles down on OLED, mini-LED, and extreme curves
Acer has launched updates to its Predator line of gaming monitors that embrace OLED, mini-LED, and extreme curves......»»
Microbial awakening restructures high-latitude food webs as permafrost thaws
Alaska is on the front lines of climate change, experiencing some of the fastest rates of warming of any place in the world. And when temperatures rise in the state's interior—a vast high-latitude region spanning 113 million acres—permafrost ther.....»»
Surface Laptop 5, Surface Pro 9 prices slashed at Best Buy
The Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 and the Microsoft Surface Pro 9, the latest models in their respective lines, are currently on sale with discounts from Best Buy......»»
34 years later, a 13-year-old hits the NES Tetris “kill screen”
BlueScuti forces the game to crash after 40 minutes and 1,511 lines. Enlarge / A moment in Tetris history. For decades after its 1989 release, each of the hundreds of millions of standard NES Tetris games ended the same.....»»
Someone has finally “beaten” NES Tetris
BlueScuti forces the game to crash after 40 minutes and 1,511 lines. Enlarge / A moment in Tetris history. For decades after its 1989 release, hundreds of millions of standard NES Tetris games ended the same way: A bloc.....»»
Apple Vision Pro imminent, with launch rumored at end of January
The latest rumors sourced from Apple's supply chain point to January 26 for the Apple Vision Pro launch, which lines up with other accurate sources.Apple Vision ProWhen Apple revealed Apple Vision Pro, it promised an "early 2024" release window, whic.....»»
There’s a Nothing Phone 2a Coming and These are the Specs
Nothing is poised to release a mid-range phone in the coming year, a phone most are now referring to as the Nothing Phone 2a. Well, that’s the basic idea behind a wave of rumors and leaks in recent days. It all lines up too, because nothing has.....»»
The dawn of the autonomous enterprise is on the horizon
90% of IT decision-makers plan to deploy more automation, including AI, in the next 12 months, according to Digitate. IT leaders embrace AI-powered automation 26% of respondents plan to implement machine-operated tasks that require limited human inpu.....»»
New report outlines gaps in preparing young people to respond to tech-facilitated sexual harm
Schools and teachers play a critical role in equipping students with the skills to understand, respond to, and prevent sexual violence in safe and healthy ways. As the lines between the digital and physical world continue to blur, young people are re.....»»
Auto suppliers seek protections from EV programs that might not pan out
The industry’s frenetic shift to EVs prompted the supply base to build out lines for overly ambitious volumes. Now soft demand and production delays have drastically changed the math, and it could leave suppliers holding the bag......»»
Eve launches new Matter devices for your smart home ahead of CES
Eve is finishing 2023 with a trio of new smart home products that continue to embrace the HomeKit-compatible Matter standard, including an updated version of an old favorite.Eve's new Matter productsMunich-based Eve Systems on Monday took the wraps o.....»»
Image: Ice flows on Mars
On Aug. 18, 2023, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captured ridged lines carved onto Mars' landscape by the gradual movement of ice. While surface ice deposits are mostly limited to Mars' polar caps, these patterns appear in many non-polar Marti.....»»
With the Heybike Ranger S, the S stands for scooter
A very fast and foldable e-bike with brake lights, directionals, and a horn. Enlarge (credit: John Timmer) The arrival of e-bikes has blurred the lines between bicycles, mopeds, and scooters. Depending on what country or.....»»
Researchers develop sustainable wound dressing hydrogel based on seaweed and carbonated water
Acting as the main interface between the internal and the external world, the skin is the largest and most important organ of the human body. It is frequently exposed to many types of physical injuries or wounds, including cuts, scrapes, scratches, i.....»»
The new era of SiriusXM starts today with a revamped app
SiriusXM is blurring the lines between streaming and satellite radio, starting with the launch of a revamped app and web experience......»»