You Can Count on Pi
On Pi Day we answer the burning question: Is there any world in which pi does not go on forever?.....»»
Digital mapping technology doubles Japan’s island count
For decades, Japan thought it had around 7,000 islands, but a new survey involving digital mapping has revealed it actually has double that......»»
ChatGPT has taken Microsoft Bing from meme to mainstream with a packed waitlist
If you thought Bing was down for the count, that story might be changing as Microsoft announced over a million sign-ups to try out its new AI superpowers......»»
Seismologist explains why California will inevitably shake like Turkey
The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that killed—by current count—more than 20,000 people in Turkey and Syria on Sunday was produced by the same type of fault underlying most of California......»»
Twitter goes down worldwide just minutes after launching expanded tweet counts [U: Fixed]
Shortly after Twitter launched its huge increase in max character count to 4,000 today, many users aren’t able to tweet this afternoon. It’s unclear for now if the two are related but the timing comes right after a notable spike in long tweets......»»
Jupiter"s moon count jumps to 92, most in solar system
Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting the total count at a record-breaking 92......»»
Formosa 2 completes installation of all offshore wind turbines
Offshore wind farm developer Formosa 2 Wind Power has completed installation of all of the 47 offshore wind turbines on the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm covering water area of 68.81 square kilometers and 4-10km away from the shoreline of Miaoli Count.....»»
HomeKit Weekly: Kasa EP40A sports double outdoor outlets with long-range Wi-Fi connectivity
TP-Link is one of those brands that when you run across one of their product lines, you know you can count on it. I’ve used their in my home for as long as I can remember, and it’s as rock solid as you’d imagine. They’ve quietly been buil.....»»
Count on old-school fun with these new calculator emulations
14 number crunchers from Texas Instruments, HP, and more that you can click. Enlarge / Graphing a parabola on the TI-83 Plus calculator emulation. (credit: Texas Instruments, MAME Tea/mInternet Archive) Due to its pric.....»»
This mutant Venus flytrap mysteriously lost its ability to “count”
The mutant can no longer decode calcium signature that causes trap to shut quickly. Comparing stimulation of a Venus flytrap and the mutant DYSC. Credit: Ines Kreuzer, Rainer Hedrich, Soenke Scherzer.....»»
This mutant Venus flytrap mysteriously lost its ability to “count” to 5
The mutant can no longer decode calcium signature that causes trap to shut quickly. Comparing stimulation of a Venus flytrap and the mutant DYSC. Credit: Ines Kreuzer, Rainer Hedrich, Soenke Scherzer.....»»
Homeless count in LA shows 18% rise in three high-priority neighborhoods: Report
A year-long count of unhoused people in three hot-spot neighborhoods in Los Angeles has found that their numbers rose by an average of 18% over the period, despite periodic encampment cleanups and other efforts to address the problem, according to a.....»»
Saudi wealth fund refuses to testify at Musk"s Tesla fraud trial
Elon Musk can't count on the head of Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund to help his defense at an upcoming trial over investors' claims the Tesla Inc. CEO defrauded them in 2018......»»
X-ray light reveals how virus responsible for COVID-19 covers its tracks, eluding the immune system
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS CoV-2 virus, continues to threaten populations around the world, after killing over 1 million Americans. In recent weeks, XBB.1.5, the most transmissible variant to date, has started to sweep across the count.....»»
Cavender Auto Family adds Subaru, Chevy and Buick-GMC dealerships
Cavender Auto Family, in its latest acquisition, added Subaru, Chevy and Buick-GMC dealerships, more than doubling its dealership count in Oklahoma......»»
“Impossible” to track: China gives up on COVID case count amid explosive outbreak
In an abrupt reversal, China ended mandatory testing last week. Enlarge / This frame grab from AFPTV video footage shows people queueing outside a fever clinic amid the Covid-19 pandemic in Beijing on December 14, 2022. (credit:.....»»
Sci-fi books for young readers often omit children of color from the future
While visiting an elementary school library in 2016 to count the fantasy books for a graduate class on fantasy literature, I noticed there were hardly any science fiction books for readers under 12. This discovery prompted me to spend the next five y.....»»
How secure a Twitter replacement is Mastodon? Let us count the ways
The demise of Twitter's security and privacy teams has people looking for alternatives. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) As Elon Musk critics flee from Twitter, Mastodon seems to be the most common replacement. In the last.....»»
Private buyers drive dealership buy-sell activities in first half of "22
Automotive News tracked 178 buy-sell transactions in the first half of 2022, involving 253 U.S. franchised dealerships trading hands. While the transaction count rose from the first half of last year, the number of stores acquired dipped......»»
Maryland"s juvenile rockfish count below average for fourth year, but state says there"s no need to panic
For the fourth straight year, juvenile rockfish numbers in Maryland waters were well below the historical average, according to a survey conducted by the state Department of Natural Resources......»»
IBM pushes qubit count over 400 with new processor
Milestone is important for the company's road map, less critical for performance. Enlarge (credit: IBM) Today, IBM announced the latest generation of its family of avian-themed quantum processors, the Osprey. With more t.....»»