We’re nearing the end of the year, and there are typically a flood of announcements regarding quantum computers around now, in part because some companies want to live up to promised schedules. Most of these involve evolutionary improvements on previous generations of hardware. But this year, we have something new: the first company to market […]
November 20, 2024 | Computer science, dual-rail qubits, quantum computing, quantum mechanics, qubits, Science | No comments
Under the strength of Forbes’ long-existing and well-linked site, Forbes Marketplace/Advisor has dominated the search term “best cbd gummies” for “an eternity,” according to SEO analyst Lily Ray. Forbes has similarly dominated “best pet insurance,” and long came up as the second result for “how to get rid of roaches,” as detailed in a blog […]
November 20, 2024 | affiliate, affiliate marketing, Biz & IT, forbes, forbes marketplace, Google, guest posts, parasite seo, SEO, site reputation, Tech | No comments
Aztec death whistles don’t fit into any existing Western classification for wind instruments; they seem to be a unique kind of “air spring” whistle, based on CT scans of some of the artifacts. Sascha Frühholz, a cognitive and affective neuroscientist at the University of Zürich, and several colleagues wanted to learn more about the physical […]
November 20, 2024 | acoustics, anthropology, archaeoacoustics, aztec culture, experimental archaeology, psychoacoustics, Science | No comments
Windows 10’s free, guaranteed security updates stop in October 2025, less than a year from now. Windows 10 users with supported PCs have been offered the Windows 11 upgrade plenty of times before. But now Microsoft is apparently making a fresh push to get users to upgrade, sending them full-screen reminders recommending they buy new […]
November 20, 2024 | Tech, windows 10, windows 11, windows 11 24h2 | No comments
A day after SpaceX launched its Starship rocket for the sixth time, the company received good news from the Federal Aviation Administration regarding future launch operations from its Starbase facility in South Texas. In a draft version of what is known as an “Environmental Assessment,” the FAA indicated that it will grant SpaceX permission to […]
November 20, 2024 | FAA, Science, Space, spacex | No comments
AI, while having potential, “must be handled responsibly and with a firm focus on user control,” and third-party developers may not take “such a deliberate approach,” Strava wrote. And the firm expects the API changes will “affect only a small fraction (less than 0.1 percent) of the applications on the Strava platform” and that “the […]
November 20, 2024 | AI, API, cycling, fitness, hiking, running, sports, strava, Tech | No comments
An egg is an amazing thing, culinarily speaking: delicious, nutritious, and versatile. Americans eat nearly 100 billion of them every year, almost 300 per person. But eggs, while greener than other animal food sources, have a bigger environmental footprint than almost any plant food—and industrial egg production raises significant animal welfare issues. So food scientists, […]
November 20, 2024 | eggs, Food science, plant-based alternative, Science, syndication | No comments
For example, Apple TV+ is embracing bundles, which is thought to help prevent subscribers from canceling streaming subscriptions. People can currently get Apple TV+ from a Comcast streaming bundle. And as of last month people can subscribe to and view Apple TV+ through Amazon Prime Video. As my colleague Samuel Axon explained in October, this […]
November 19, 2024 | Apple, Apple TV Plus, streaming, Tech | No comments
Many Internet users filed comments asking the FCC to ban data caps. A coalition of consumer advocacy groups filed comments saying that “data caps are another profit-driving tool for ISPs at the expense of consumers and the public interest.” “Data caps have a negative impact on all consumers but the effects are felt most acutely […]
November 19, 2024 | data caps, FCC, Policy | No comments
You’re getting pretty close to the ground there, chief. But the good news is, you’re generating terrain for other players. Credit: Microsoft You’re getting pretty close to the ground there, chief. But the good news is, you’re generating terrain for other players. Credit: Microsoft AI learning was used for 2024‘s world mapping. It allowed for […]
November 19, 2024 | flight sim, flight simulator, Gaming, microsoft, microsoft flight simulator | No comments