New research led by University of Lethbridge scientists offers the most detailed look yet at how the dodo (Raphus cucullatus) — the flightless bird driven to extinction by the 1600s — actually perceived its world, suggesting the ‘stupid bird’ had a far more complex sensory life than its reputation implies…ReadContinue Reading
PlayStation 3 Emulator RPCS3 is rolling out a major Arm64 upgrade, delivering up to 60% faster performance and 25% lower power draw on supported hardware. Demonstrated on an Ayn Odin 2 handheld, the optimizations make previously unplayable titles like Ninja Gaiden 3 run smoothly and extend across Arm64 builds onContinue Reading
Instead of more Americans using the Linux operating system, the sharp increase may be attributable to a different cause…Read MoreContinue Reading
Ford has been losing billions on its electric vehicle ambitions for years, so the company has switched gears. Instead of making high-end EVs that cost a lot more than its gas-powered and hybrid offerings, Ford decided to go the other way and target EVs that are affordable…Continue Reading
Firebird, a US-based AI cloud company, opened what NVIDIA calls the CIS region’s largest AI factory in Hrazdan, Armenia on Saturday. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended, alongside Kazakhstan’s deputy prime minister Zhaslan Madiyev and David Allen, the US chargé d’affaires in Armenia. That guest list is the story…Continue Reading
On Aug. 9, 1976, the Soviet space program launched its last moon mission. Luna 24 was a robotic sample return mission and the third of its kind. It lifted off on a Proton-K rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and safely landed on the lunar surface nine days later. The probe landed in aContinue Reading
This James Webb Space Telescope image of the spiral galaxy Saguaro reveals a bright red core linked to mysterious ‘Little Red Dots.’ (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Pierluigi Rinaldi (Steward Observatory); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)) quick facts What it is: Saguaro, a lower-redshift spiral galaxy Where it is: About 10 billion light-years awayContinue Reading
One would think the retirement age for flight attendants and pilots would be similar, as they are both professions that work closely together in aviation. They are both responsible for passenger safety and passenger comfort, although ultimately the pilots are at the top of the chain of command and areContinue Reading
A Frontier Airlines passenger was denied boarding at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) on July 7 after the carrier switched the aircraft operating his flight to Denver International Airport (DEN), according to a report by 9NEWS. The passenger had a confirmed reservation but found himself unable to board after theContinue Reading
Surveillance pricing uses data on a consumer’s phone to determine what they’re willing to pay for something., Surveillance pricing uses data on a consumer’s phone to determine what they’re willing to pay for something., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
City leaders announced Saturday that malicious software had compromised Suisun City’s computer systems Friday., City leaders announced Saturday that malicious software had compromised Suisun City’s computer systems Friday., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
I was flummoxed to read a report on how much memory Microsoft’s Weather app uses on Windows 11 – more than 1GB just to render what is, ostensibly, a fancy table of stats. Less surprising is that the GNOME Weather app does the same job for under a fifth ofContinue Reading
Melbourne-based advanced materials company Kite Magnetics has secured an A$2-million grant (about US$1.4 million) through the Australian Government’s Industry Growth Program, funding an A$4.1-million project to commercialize its Aeroperm stator core material. The money will go toward scaling the company’s pilot manufacturing line in Victoria, generating automotive-grade validation data andContinue Reading