It could be an exciting year for your iPhone’s operating system, as iOS 18 will apparently be “ambitious and compelling”, with some “major new features and designs”, according to the typically reliable Mark Gurman. And while we won’t know anything for sure about iOS 18 until it’s unveiled – likely at WWDC 2024 on June … Read more
Jaime Guevara-Aguirre (back left) and Valter Longo (back right) pose with several of the Laron study participants.Credit: Courtesy Jaime Guevara-Aguirre & Valter Longo A rare form of dwarfism that affects only 400–500 people worldwide has caught the interest of scientists who study ageing and metabolic diseases. This is because a series of studies have associated … Read more
Ampere Computing unveiled its AmpereOne Family of processors last year, boasting up to 192 single-threaded Ampere cores, which was the highest in the industry. These chips, designed for cloud efficiency and performance, were Ampere’s first product based on its new custom core leveraging internal IP, signalling a shift in the sector, according to CEO Renée … Read more
Now a research scientist at The Nature Conservancy’s Nachusa Grasslands, Elizabeth Bach used her passion for the prairie to chart her career path.Credit: Dee Hudson As a graduate student, Shradda Dhungel studied how air pollutants move through the Himalayan valleys in Nepal — her home country. That practical experience led her in an unexpected direction: … Read more
A cow is milked in Washington State.Credit: USDA Photo/Alamy A strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been silently spreading in US cattle for months, according to preliminary analysis of genomic data. The outbreak is likely to have begun when the virus jumped from an infected bird into a cow, probably around late December or … Read more
Batteries are ubiquitous – in one form or another, they’re powering a lot of our wireless tech. That also means we’re throwing out a lot of batteries once they’ve been drained, which isn’t doing our environment any favors. Many of us have opted for rechargeable batteries to power some of our devices, from TV remotes … Read more
A critical vulnerability recently discovered in a popular WordPress plugin, is being actively abused in the wild, researchers have said, with hackers potentially able to use the flaw to fully take over a victim’s website. WordPress security firm Patchstack first discovered an SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability in the WP‑Automatic plugin, in mid-March 2024. WP-Automatic is … Read more
It’s Friday, it’s the final Strands puzzle of the working week (for some) and it’s a rather easy one. That’s my experience at least – but you may disagree. If so, don’t worry – because you can find some handy hints for today’s game below. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t … Read more
Why not settle into the weekend with a nice, simple Quordle puzzle to solve. Or rather, four of them – because the challenge here is to complete a quartet of Wordle-style word games simultaneously. Sounds tricky, right? And it is. But don’t worry – I’ve compiled some Quordle hints to help you out, so scroll … Read more
Apple has been soliciting Vision Pro feedback since the device launched, but this week, the company has picked up on sending out surveys. We’ve had several reports from Vision Pro customers who have been asked to share their thoughts about the device. Apple asks about Vision Pro satisfaction, environment usage, favorite features, what it’s being … Read more