Wikipedia wants you to hear voices
The Wikipedia voice intro project (WikiVIP) wants to record audio clips of what the famous, and not-so-famous, sound like......»»
Supreme Court Seeks Biden Views on WhatsApp "Pegasus" Spyware Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked President Joe Biden's administration to weigh in on whether the justices should hear a case on whether Meta Platforms' WhatsApp can pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the messagi.....»»
Poll: Which iPadOS 16 features would you like to see most?
As the opening keynote of WWDC 2022 is hours away, we’re due to hear about new features coming with a significant iPadOS 16 update. Ahead of the announcement, let’s go through some of the current rumors on iPadOS 16 features. more… The post P.....»»
How to watch WWDC 2022 today and what to expect
Apple's WWDC conference brings big changes to your iPhone, Mac, iPad, and other Apple products, so here's how you can watch to hear about it firsthand......»»
How to watch Apple WWDC 2022 tomorrow and what to expect
Apple's WWDC conference brings big changes to your iPhone, Mac, iPad, and other Apple products, so here's how you can watch to hear about it firsthand......»»
Manipulating photons for microseconds tops 9,000 years on a supercomputer
An optical quantum computer does things we can't computationally model. Enlarge / Given an actual beam of light, a beamsplitter divides it in two. Given individual photons, the behavior becomes more complicated. (credit: Wikipedia).....»»
A cloudless future? The mystery at the heart of climate forecasts
We hear a lot about how climate change will change the land, sea, and ice. But how will it affect clouds?.....»»
Meet the Wikipedia editor who published the Buffalo shooting entry minutes after it started
After Jason Moore, from Portland, Oregon, saw headlines from national news sources on Google News about the Buffalo shooting at a local supermarket on Saturday afternoon, he did a quick search for the incident on Wikipedia. When no results appeared,.....»»
He started the Wikipedia page for the Buffalo shooting and many other tragic events
After Jason Moore, from Portland, Oregon, saw headlines from national news sources on Google News about the Buffalo shooting at a local supermarket on Saturday afternoon, he did a quick search for the incident on Wikipedia. When no results appeared,.....»»
Tony Fadell talks iPod design considerations, illustrated by CT scans
It’s not unusual to hear Tony Fadell talk iPod, but a 20-minute video provides a new perspective as it’s illustrated by CT scans of three different iPod models. Fadell talks about a number of the design considerations. For example, the team was.....»»
Baby oysters follow the crackling sound of snapping shrimp
Though oysters may be brainless bivalves, they can "hear" and swim towards attractive sounds of the sea......»»
US Copyright Office Seeks Input On Mandatory DMCA "Upload Filters"
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: The U.S. Copyright Office has launched a public consultation to evaluate whether it's wise to make certain technical protection measures mandatory under the DMCA. The Office hopes to hear all rel.....»»
U.S. Copyright Office Seeks Input on Mandatory DMCA “Upload Filters”
The U.S. Copyright Office has launched a public consultation to evaluate whether it's wise to make certain technical protection measures mandatory under the DMCA. The Office hopes to hear all relevant stakeholders and the public at large in what may.....»»
How to use Conversation Boost with AirPods Pro
Apple's latest hearing technology is now available on AirPods Pro, and it's easy to use — but oddly fiddly to set up.Conversation Boost helps you hear people talking to youThis could be simpler. Apple is brilliant with accessibility features, but o.....»»
The one Twitter setting you should turn on right now for peace of mind
Twitter is a bad website filled with bots, misinformation, and most importantly, people you just don't want to hear from. It could also get worse soon.If you haven’t already, you’ll undoubtedly take a second to reconsider your tweeting ha.....»»
Researchers experimenting with new ways to design nanoparticle treatments for cancer
When you hear the word "nanomedicine," it might call to mind scenarios like those in the 1966 movie "Fantastic Voyage." The film portrays a medical team shrunken down to ride a microscopic robotic ship through a man's body to clear a blood clot in hi.....»»
OWC Gemini review: External storage and a few more ports for your Mac
The OWC Gemini is a dock that offers not only grants a few more port options for your Thunderbolt 3-equipped Mac, but also local storage.There are a few "problems" that we hear about as it pertains to Apple's modern Mac lineup. More connectivity opti.....»»
Wikipedia will no longer accept cryptocurrency donations. Here"s why.
The Wikipedia community just successfully pushed back against cryptocurrency.On Sunday, the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, which owns and operates Wikipedia, announced that it would no longer accept cryptocurrency donations. The decision was made a.....»»
D.C. Shooter Shared Video of His Attack on 4Chan, Then Edited Wikipedia Page
28-year-old Brenton Tarrant killed 51 people in New Zealand in 2019. The Associated Press reports that at that point he'd been reading 4Chan for 14 years, according to his mother — since the age of 14. The year before, 25-year-old Alek Minassi.....»»
It"s Official: Wikipedia Stops Accepting Donations in Cryptocurrency
The non-profit Wikimedia Foundation (which operates Wikipedia) "announced that it would no longer accept cryptocurrency donations," reports Mashable, saying the decision came after a three-month discussion period: Wikimedia said it would close its a.....»»
AAPL Q3 2022 will be tough, says company, for five reasons
Analysts – and investors, of course – wanted to hear yesterday’s Q2 earnings, but they were even more eager to get any clues to how AAPL Q3 2022 numbers might look. The company reported record revenue for fiscal Q2, despite component shortages.....»»