Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has clarified comments he made about the supposed “death of coding”. Huang had been criticized in the past for saying on several occasions that as AI platforms would soon be doing a lot of the heavy lifting when it comes to coding, young people today should not necessarily consider learning it … Read more
Some geoscientists argue that humans have transformed the planet with plastic trash, radioactive debris and fossil-fuel emissions, among other things — and that the changes should be recognized with a new geological epoch.Credit: Mark Meredith/Getty A high-profile battle over whether to designate the ‘Anthropocene’ as a new geological epoch has come to an end. On … Read more
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is here, and we’re rounding up the best tech deals we can find as it rolls along. If you’re specifically looking for a new gadget on the cheap, though, we’ve sifted through the trash and picked out a few discounted devices that are genuinely worth your time and now available for … Read more
The connection between Snoopy and Omega is long established, and it’s likely this iteration of the wildly successful Swatch collaboration will be its most popular model, especially as it is a proper new iteration and not a version of the Moonshine Gold MoonSwatches. “There seems to be an increasingly sonorous groan echoing throughout the enthusiast … Read more
A former UPS worker located in Winnipeg, Canada has been accused of stealing Apple products valued at more than $1.3 million, and reselling them for profit. According to Canada’s Global News and the Winnipeg Free Press, UPS worker Orville Beltrano stole approximately 866 Apple devices from the warehouse where he had worked since 2013. Beltrano … Read more
It’s time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I’m still playing now, more than two years after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it’s fun, … Read more
Bacterial strains Mtb strains are derivatives of H37Rv unless otherwise noted. ΔbioA Mtb was obtained from the Schnappinger laboratory64. E. coli strains are derivatives of DH5α (NEB), Rosetta2, or BL21(DE3) (Novagen). Mycobacterial cultures Mtb was grown at 37 °C in Difco Middlebrook 7H9 broth or on 7H10 agar supplemented with 0.2% glycerol (7H9) or 0.5% glycerol … Read more
Picture the scene: Your date has gone well and you and your partner might sleep together. Like any safe adult, you assume there will be a conversation about STI status and the use of protection. Now imagine how you would feel if they asked to take a photo of your penis and upload it to … Read more
If you were impressed by Samsung’s commitment to providing OS and security updates to the Galaxy S24 lineup for seven years, wait till you hear about what the company has in store for enterprise editions of Galaxy tablets. Eight years of OS and security updates for enterprise edition tablets A Samsung executive from the Netherlands … Read more
The Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) North American finals concluded with a bang this weekend—but the twist in the tale was one nobody expected (or wanted). Partway through the regional event, players were targeted by hacks that disrupted the “competitive integrity” of the match, resulting in the final stage of the tournament being postponed. Shortly … Read more