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In November 2023, 20 tenured professors told a career strategist why they left academia for industry roles. After the reasons were posted on the social-media site X (formerly known as Twitter), Nature asked 11 scientists to tell us why they’re thriving in academia and what fuels their passion for it. DARYL YEE: Risky research and … Read more
Motorola just announced a couple of new budget-friendly smartphones, which are set to be released in the near future. These are refreshes of the popular Moto G Power and the Moto 5 5G phones. The upcoming handhelds don’t reinvent the wheel, as they are iterative updates, but there are some decent specs worth sharing. The … Read more
One of the reasons I love Apple TV Plus so much is that, like the BBC broadcaster, the only ads it runs are those for its own programmes. It’s one of the most viewer-friendly streamers, which means when it recently hiked its prices dramatically that still felt better than going down the ad-supported route like … Read more
As environmental, social and humanitarian crises escalate, the world can no longer afford two things: first, the costs of economic inequality; and second, the rich. Between 2020 and 2022, the world’s most affluent 1% of people captured nearly twice as much of the new global wealth created as did the other 99% of individuals put … Read more
If you’re not a fan of vacuuming, a robot vacuum can make your life much easier — or, at the very least, give you back some time in your day. While it’s not wrong to assume that many robot vacuums land on the high end of the price spectrum, a growing market with many new … Read more
At some point later this year we should be treated to the arrival of the flagship Google Pixel 9, and one of the key upgrades over the Pixel 8 might be in the display department, if a new leak is to be believed. As per Android Authority, there’s code hidden in the latest Android 14 … Read more
Airbnb has announced a complete ban on indoor cameras in host properties. Hosts were allowed to have cameras in communal spaces, but they were supposed to be banned from bedrooms and bathrooms. Hosts were also supposed to disclose any cameras in the rental, which may not always have happened. The company says it established the … Read more
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 has long since been a hot topic in the tech rumor mill as possibly the best graphics card in the future market, with the latest ones revealing even more information about its memory specifications. According to well-known and reliable Twitter hardware leaker Kopite7kimi, the RTX 5090 will feature a 512-bit … Read more
The 2024 All England Open Badminton Championships marks the 125th anniversary of badminton’s oldest tournament, and it’s set to serve as a key stop on the road to this summer’s Olympics as it is the final Super 1000 event before next month’s cut-off. Here’s where to watch All England Open Badminton Championships live streams online … Read more
You might have an idea of which smartphone you want to buy next. But there are more options than ever before that are solid — plenty of companies are making stellar handsets nowadays, at similar prices, all with comparable feature sets. That said, the choice isn’t always cut-and-dry. If you know you want an iPhone, … Read more