The leaked Beats Pill speaker may have just showed up again in iOS 17.5

The leaked Beats Pill speaker may have just showed up again in iOS 17.5

Thanks to some not-so-subtle leaking by various celebrities in recent weeks, we know that a Beats Pill speaker is most probably on the way – and new images spotted in the upcoming iOS 17.5 software all but confirm it. Some digging through the iOS 17.5 test code done by the team at AppleInsider has revealed … Read more

Midjourney just changed the generative image game and showed me how comics, film, and TV might never be the same

Midjourney just changed the generative image game and showed me how comics, film, and TV might never be the same

Midjourney, the Generative AI platform that you can currently use on Discord just introduced the concept of reusable characters and I am blown away. It’s a simple idea: Instead of using prompts to create countless generative image variations, you create and reuse a central character to illustrate all your themes, live out your wildest fantasies, … Read more

Roger Guillemin (1924–2024), neuroscientist who showed how the brain controls hormones

Roger Guillemin (1924–2024), neuroscientist who showed how the brain controls hormones

Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Roger Guillemin identified the molecules in the brain that control the production of hormones in endocrine glands such as the pituitary and thyroid. His work led to a torrent of advances in neuroendocrinology, with far-reaching effects on studies of metabolism, reproduction and growth. For his discoveries on peptide-hormone production in the brain, … Read more