admin [ad_1] THE INCREDIBLE plan for a “wonky wing” supersonic plane of the future “defied nature” with its mind-bending design. The aircraft’s design saw it adopt just a single wing that would rotate on a centre pivot – similar to a helicopter. 7 The oblique wing supersonic plane of the future ‘defied nature’ with its mind-bending … Read more
[ad_1] Discord has become a mainstay for many online communities in recent years, but its relative success hasn’t shielded the platform from the financial woes plaguing the tech industry. Like other companies making sweeping cuts to their workforces this week, Discord is laying off 17% of its staff, or about 170 people. In an internal … Read more
[ad_1] Monday’s Iowa caucuses will be former President Donald Trump’s first appearance on a ballot since he lost the White House to Joe Biden in 2020 and inflamed many of his supporters with unfounded claims of widespread election fraud. And caucuses – a longtime tradition in Iowa as well as a handful of other states … Read more
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 11, 2024 4:55 pm ET EBay agreed to pay a $3 million criminal penalty after employees engaged in a harassment campaign against two bloggers for their coverage of the company, including mailing them live cockroaches and a fetal pig. The e-commerce giant was charged with two counts of stalking through interstate travel, … Read more
[ad_1] Scientists have discovered a huge ring-shaped structure in outer space – and it’s so big that it challenges our current understanding of the universe. Dubbed the Big Ring, the ultra-large structure has a diameter of 1.3 billion light-years and a circumference of 4 billion light-years, making it roughly 15 times the size of the … Read more
[ad_1] From gaming laptops to gaming monitors, and from gaming headsets to gaming keyboards, Alienware has you covered when it comes to some of the best gaming equipment and some of the best gaming laptop deals. It’s a brand name many gamers seek out when looking for new gear, and if you find yourself doing … Read more
[ad_1] Rishi Sunak has held an emergency cabinet meeting tonight with ministers plotting airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen. The Prime Minister was due to meet his top team at 7.45pm this evening to discuss a response to ships being targeted in the Red Sea, with Foreign Secretary David Cameron seen entering No10 shortly after. Downing … Read more
[ad_1] The City regulator is reviewing whether people could be owed compensation for being charged too much for car loans, following a high number of complaints on historic agreements. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it was a reaction to rising tensions between consumers and lenders over so-called discretionary commission arrangements across the motor finance … Read more
[ad_1] Discord, the social chat and messaging start-up beloved by gamers, told employees on Thursday that it would cut 17 percent of its staff, adding to the string of recent jobs reductions by tech firms. Roughly 170 jobs will be affected by the layoffs, according to an internal memo sent by Jason Citron, Discord’s founder … Read more
[ad_1] The year 2023 will go down as one in which some big storage suppliers focused on upgrades to array products, notably using high-density and low-cost quad-level cell (QLC) flash storage, while others built around software-based optimisation in place of hardware innovation. “When we look back at storage products launched in 2023 we can … Read more
[ad_1] Both the Big Ring and the Giant Arc can be found near the constellation of Bootes (Picture: University of Central Lancashire/PA Wire) The discovery of an unfathomably huge ring in the sky could change the way we think about the universe. Scientists say the structure – which measures 1.3 billion light years in diameter, … Read more
[ad_1] More than $3 billion of a newly approved investment product tied to Bitcoin changed hands in the first few hours of trading on Thursday, as cryptocurrency enthusiasts celebrated a watershed moment for the industry. Eleven of the products, known as exchange-traded funds, or E.T.F.s, started trading on popular platforms such as the Nasdaq a … Read more
[ad_1] IF your Amazon Fire TV Stick is acting up, there’s a simple fix to try. It’s an easy solution if your Fire TV device seems to have crashed – and nothing seems to fix it. 1 Your Amazon Fire TV Stick has some not-so-obvious remote control tricksCredit: Getty Sometimes it’s hard to know what … Read more
[ad_1] Low-code dev platforms have gained momentum in recent years, in large part because they promise to shorten what’s otherwise typically a lengthy app development cycle. According to data from analytics firm GlobalData, there was a fivefold increase in VC funding into low-code dev platforms from 2021 to 2022. Demand has tapered off a bit … Read more
[ad_1] British Columbia is working on a plan to offer a “safe” supply of fentanyl to adults and minors. Last summer, a joint report “Fentanyl Tablet: Prescribed Safer Supply Protocols,” was developed in collaboration with the provincial government, the British Columbia Centre on Substance Abuse, and a non-profit group called PHS Community Services Society. The … Read more
[ad_1] Microsoft overtook Apple as the world’s largest company in Wall Street trading – REUTERS/Dado Ruvic Microsoft briefly overtook Apple as the world’s most valuable company on Thursday as its bets on artificial intelligence (AI) begin to pay off. Apple’s shares dropped more than 1pc in early trading on Thursday, giving it a valuation of … Read more
[ad_1] Two tech giants are battling it out for the title of the world’s most valuable company. Microsoft had overtaken Apple for the first time since 2021 to become the world’s most valuable firm by market capitalisation – which measures the value and number of a company’s shares. Money latest:‘Huge announcement’ on car finance could … Read more
[ad_1] Taylor Frint / Digital Trends Graphic In an attempt to streamline the platform and “focus on quality and reliability,” Google is axing 17 features from Google Assistant. The move corresponds with news the tech company is laying off hundreds of employees from its voice assistant division, as well as the exit of Fitbit co-founders … Read more
[ad_1] Topline The U.S. demanded Iran “immediately release” an oil tanker seized by the Iranian military off the coast of Oman on Thursday—a move the Islamic Republic said was retaliation for U.S. seizures of Iranian oil shipments last year. The St. Nikolas oil tanker was seized in the Gulf of Oman. Getty Images Key Facts … Read more
[ad_1] The artificial intelligence boom has propelled cybersecurity leaders CrowdStrike (CRWD), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Zscaler (ZS) and Gen Digital (GEN) onto this list of 30 top-rated stocks to buy and watch, as compiled by our stock screener. X PANW stock, CRWD, ZS and GEN have already climbed beyond their buy zones. This week, Palo … Read more
[ad_1] Facing increased scrutiny over its social networks’ effects on teenage users, Meta announced Tuesday that teens on Facebook and Instagram will see less content related to self-harm and eating disorders. Meta already filters such content out of the feeds it recommends to users, such as Instagram’s Reels and Explore. But under a set of … Read more
[ad_1] Analyst Gartner has reported that 2023 was the worst year in PC history, declining 14.8% in 2023. It said 2023 represented the second year in a row with a double-digit decline, where worldwide PC shipments totalled 241.8 million units, down from 284 million units in 2022. Lenovo, the market leader, shipped 59.7m units … Read more
[ad_1] After their 2006 split, Travis and Shanna ended up briefly rekindling things, and were back together officially in March 2007. They broke up again a few months later and then tried to make things work one last time in 2009 — although to no avail. Ever since Travis and Kourtney got together, Shanna has … Read more
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 11, 2024 10:59 am ET Hertz is selling about a third of its global electric vehicle fleet, citing weaker demand for its electrified rentals. The car-rental company said in a regulatory filing on Thursday that it would use part of the proceeds from selling about 20,000 EVs in the U.S. to purchase … Read more
[ad_1] Many modern cars are internet-connected and have apps that allow an owner to see a car’s location, turn it on remotely, honk its horn and even adjust the temperature. These apps for car control and tracking are designed for convenience, but a New York Times story last month detailed how they have been weaponized … Read more
[ad_1] Google is removing 17 “underutilized” features in Google Assistant to focus on “quality and reliability,” the company announced on Thursday. Starting January 26, when a user asks for one of the features that’s being removed, they will get a notification that the feature won’t be available after a certain date. The news comes as … Read more
[ad_1] Updated 40 min ago Stocks to Watch Thursday: Paramount, Marathon Digital, Southwestern, Microsoft By Chelsey Dulaney , Reporter Paramount Global (PARA): Skydance Media Chief Executive David Ellison is discussing an all-cash bid for Paramount’s parent, National Amusements, with financial help from other investors including his father, Larry Ellison. Paramount shares fell more than 6%. … Read more
[ad_1] The head of Barclays’ business banking unit is being lined up to spearhead a government-backed taskforce on female entrepreneurship being revamped in the wake of Dame Alison Rose’s defenestration. Sky News has learnt that Hannah Bernard, who took charge of Barclays’ business banking operation during the COVID crisis, and Debbie Wosskow, the founder of … Read more
[ad_1] MARIO fans are scrambling to grab a Nintendo Switch deal that’s returned to its lowest price. Gamers jumped at the deal just after Black Friday last year. 1 48 extra courses are availableCredit: Nintendo “Get it! I waited to get this, and regret not getting it sooner!” one player said. “Cheapest it’s been AND … Read more
[ad_1] If you’re in the market for a new laptop but prefer as much screen real estate as you can get, a 17-inch laptop is probably the way to go. This is the largest screen you can find in a laptop and it can come in handy if you like to work in a lot … Read more
[ad_1] John Anthony Castro, a long-shot Republican presidential candidate vying to have former President Trump removed from the ballot over the 14th Amendment insurrection clause, was arrested on federal tax fraud charges Tuesday – a day after a federal judge in Nevada threw out one of his lawsuits aiming to bar Trump from running. Castro, … Read more
[ad_1] Energy prices continued to fall in December on an annual basis, offering relief to Americans struggling to heat their homes and fill their gas tanks. The energy component of the Consumer Price Index fell 2 percent compared with December 2022, the Labor Department reported on Thursday. But the energy index rose 0.4 percent on … Read more
[ad_1] In the unique universe of computerized content creation, the combination of man-made consciousness and imaginative devices isn’t simply a pattern however an extraordinary development. Driving this unrest is Designs.ai (Dsai), an exhaustive set-up of man-made intelligence fueled devices that is changing the game by the way we make, plan, and impart. At the center … Read more
[ad_1] More than 300 Fujitsu Services UK employees working for HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are set to strike from 17 January 2024 in a protest over pay, potentially causing mass disruption to the IT systems underpinning the government agency’s self-assessment tax return process. All of the participating employees are members of the Public … Read more
[ad_1] HONG KONG — It did not fall off the Empire State Building. Instead, a giant ape sometimes dubbed the “real King Kong” was driven to extinction by climate change that put its favorite fruits out reach during the dry season, according to new research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Standing 10 feet … Read more
[ad_1] The partners of the Odey Asset Management hedge fund, which is winding up after its founder was accused of misconduct, are to share nearly £64 million for its final year of operations. Odey AM said the amount of profit that will be distributed between its 11 members had grown from £18.8 million in the … Read more
[ad_1] Mark Zuckerberg has revealed he is raising cattle at his Hawaiian ranch on a diet of macadamia nuts and beer to produce “the highest quality beef in the world”. The 39-year-old billionaire founder of Facebook shared details of his latest venture on his Instagram and Facebook accounts – and joked that of all of … Read more
[ad_1] ByteDance is shutting down its music streaming service Resso in India at the end of this month as the company shifts its focus to expand TikTok Music globally. Notably, Resso was one of the last active properties for Bytedance in the country after it banned TikTok in 2020. The Resso app is currently taken … Read more
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 11, 2024 8:47 am ET South Africa accused Israel of genocide before the International Court of Justice Thursday, contending that the Jewish state’s military response to Hamas attacks launched from Gaza violates the international treaty drafted in the aftermath of Nazi Germany’s systematic extermination of six million Jews. More than 150 countries … Read more
[ad_1] US stock futures mostly rose on Thursday, buoying the S&P 500’s bid for a fresh all-time high, as investors braced for a key inflation reading and weighed a landmark bitcoin ETF approval. S&P 500 (^GSPC) futures inched up 0.1% after the benchmark ended Wednesday at its highest close since January 2022, just short of … Read more
[ad_1] El gusto de Taylor Swift por Le Creuset es real: su colección de utensilios de cocina ha aparecido en una cuenta de Tumblr dedicada a la decoración del hogar de la estrella del pop, se evidencia en los regalos de boda que le dio a una seguidora y en un documental de Netflix que … Read more
[ad_1] Simon Cohen / Digital Trends The best headphones don’t have to cost a fortune with many retailers discounting the most popular models throughout the year. To help you find the perfect bargain for your needs, we’ve picked out the very best headphone deals around right now. Below, we’ve highlighted headphones from Bose, Sony, Apple, … Read more
[ad_1] When Hunter Biden moved out early from a lavish Venice Beach, California, property he was leasing for more than $17,000 a month in 2021, he directed the landlord to “just call my friend Kevin Morris,” according to a text message obtained by CBS News. President Biden’s son left tens of thousands of dollars in … Read more
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 11, 2024 7:14 am ET Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy have agreed to merge in an all stock-transaction valued at $7.4 billion that creates one of the largest natural-gas producers in the U.S. The companies on Thursday said the value is based on Chesapeake’s closing price as of Wednesday. Copyright ©2024 Dow … Read more
[ad_1] ONE of Samsung’s Android rivals has launched a brand new smartphone and it’s throwing in a free tablet to lure customers. The move comes a week before Samsung hosts a big event in which its fresh Galaxy line-up is expected to be revealed. 1 Smartphone is available in three colours, including orangeCredit: Honor Honor’s … Read more
[ad_1] A critical vulnerability in Cisco Unity Connection – a messaging and voicemail product that forms part of the networking supplier’s unified communications lineup – could enable unauthenticated and remote attackers to gain root privileges on targeted systems, and needs to be addressed immediately. The flaw, which has been assigned CVE-2024-20272, lies within the … Read more
[ad_1] JKSSB Releases Final Selection List for Junior Engineer (Mechanical) PostsFacebook The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) has issued the final selection list for candidates applying for the position of Junior Engineer (Mechanical) in the Public Works (R&B) Department under the UT Cadre. The recruitment drive was announced through Advertisement Notification No.06 of … Read more
[ad_1] The boss of Ryanair has complained of “minor issues” with new aircraft delivered by Boeing as the US plane manufacturer battles to contain the fallout from its latest safety scare. Michael O’Leary had used an interview with the Financial Times earlier this week to raise concerns about quality control at the US firm in … Read more
[ad_1] Starting Thursday, January 18th, EV charging network Evie Networks will be adjusting (read: raising) prices. They explain that the price rises are in an effort to support our continued investment in building a bigger, better, and ever-reliable charging network across the country. The mention of reliability is an important hint about why we’re seeing … Read more
[ad_1] OpenTofu, the open source Terraform fork, has hit general availability (GA) some four months after launch. The eternal struggle between open source and proprietary software was laid bare on numerous occasions last year, perhaps most notably when HashiCorp switched popular “infrastructure as code” tool Terraform from a “copyleft” open source license to the source-available … Read more
[ad_1] VLADIMIR Putin has fuelled rumours he has multiple body doubles after revealing his old pals no longer recognise him. The 71-year-old leader has been seen looking sick and bloated as his health continues to spiral downwards, according to Ukrainian reports. 4 Rumours around Putin having up to three body doubles have been fuelled by … Read more
[ad_1] On Saturday night, NBCUniversal will make media history. For the first time, a National Football League playoff game — this one featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins — will appear exclusively on a streaming service. And at NBCUniversal’s offices in New York and Los Angeles, executives are all too aware of … Read more
[ad_1] Sal Khan, the chief executive of Khan Academy, gave a rousing TED Talk last spring in which he predicted that A.I. chatbots would soon revolutionize education. “We’re at the cusp of using A.I. for probably the biggest positive transformation that education has ever seen,” Mr. Khan, whose nonprofit education group has provided online lessons … Read more
[ad_1] SpaceX is aiming to get the mighty Starship rocket aloft again in February. Speaking during a media teleconference earlier this week that was mainly for NASA to share updates to its Artemis program, Jessica Jensen, vice president of customer operations and integration at SpaceX, revealed that the Elon Musk-led company is aiming to have … Read more
[ad_1] By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Greggs said strong demand for its Festive Bakes, Christmas lunch baguettes and salted caramel lattes delivered a better-than-expected 9.4% rise in fourth-quarter like-for-like sales, sending its shares to a five-month high. The food-to-go retailer’s strong Christmas resulted in full-year sales rising 19.6% to 1.81 billion pounds ($2.28 … Read more
[ad_1] Heathrow Airport’s passenger numbers grew by 29% last year to reach 79.2 million. The west London airport said it recorded its busiest ever December, with 6.7 million passengers. Across the year as a whole, the market with the biggest increase in passenger numbers was Asia/Pacific, up 76% compared with 2022. This was driven by … Read more
[ad_1] AN AI mirror that can tell if you’re at risk of disease from just one 30-second pose has been revealed. Candian tech brand NuraLogix unveiled the Anura MagicMirror at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. 2 NuraLogi’s MagicMirror uses AI to inform you about over 100 health personal health statisticsCredit: Charlotte Edwards – The US … Read more
[ad_1] In the short few weeks since the Post Office public inquiry adjourned for Christmas, the national mood around the scandal has changed dramatically. When Sir Wyn Williams convenes phase four of the statutory inquiry on 11 January, the focus on the hearings will be greater than ever, thanks to the incredible impact of … Read more
[ad_1] How come I, as a Briton, can name vast numbers of Dutch towns and cities, but struggle to think of more than a couple of Greek placenames? Why are the German cities I’m most aware of not always the most populous? And, most baffling of all, why is my 15-year-old son more familiar with … Read more
[ad_1] Jan. 10, 2024 11:40 pm ET Google laid off hundreds of employees in several areas of the business on Wednesday, a sign of further cost reductions at the search giant as it continues to reverse a pandemic hiring spree. The cuts affected employees in divisions including those working on Google’s Assistant program, hardware and … Read more
[ad_1] A highly infectious form of bird flu has been confirmed for the first time in Antarctic seals, threatening one of the most fragile ecosystems on the planet. Scientists working for the UK’s Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA) detected the variant of the H5N1 virus in samples taken from dead elephant and fur seals on … Read more
[ad_1] Just over two years ago, Netflix announced it would enter a new business: gaming. Amid a mobile gaming market dominated by free-to-play and ad-supported business models, Netflix’s plan was to make its games free without ads or in-app purchases. The gambit may now be starting to pay off. In 2023, Netflix Games downloads increased … Read more
[ad_1] Somaliland, the breakaway region of Somalia, is making a bold leap into the future by embracing 5G technology. This rollout, amidst ongoing security concerns, poverty, hunger and a complex humanitarian situation, marks a significant step in the country’s reconstruction and development efforts. Will the rally in tech and weight loss drug stocks continue in … Read more
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 9, 2024 12:41 pm ET It has been three days since Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 made an emergency landing after a section of the aircraft ripped off midair, leaving a hole in the plane at 16,000 feet up. At this point, the probe by the National Transportation Safety Board into the accident … Read more
[ad_1] TCL has confirmed their largest display, the monster 115″ QD-Mini LED TV will be released outside of China and is coming to Australia and New Zealand later this year. If you’re a fan of Linus Tech Tips, you’ll know Linus recently published a video (available below) on the TCL X11G Max and managed to … Read more
[ad_1] A photo from the Peregrine spacecraft showing Earth in the top right. Astrobotic It was a highly anticipated mission that was set to enter the record books. But Astrobotic’s attempt at putting the first privately built lander on the moon in a controlled landing, and also at becoming the first U.S. mission to land … Read more
[ad_1] ESPN host Stephen A. Smith launched into a ferocious tirade against conservative commentator Jason Whitlock on Wednesday, calling him “the devil” and “worse than” a white supremacist after Whitlock called Smith’s memoir “farcical.” Earlier in the day, Smith had announced his intentions to “finally speak my mind about that no good, fat bastard.” He … Read more
[ad_1] A US regulator has reluctantly given its approval for funds holding Bitcoins to be traded on the US stock exchange. The approval by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – an independent agency which has a primary purpose of enforcing laws against market manipulation – will allow investors to gain exposure to Bitcoin … Read more
[ad_1] Tech companies would like us to believe that their products tell a story about progress. Faster phones! Better cameras! Brighter screens! Yet despite all the improvements, there are pieces of tech that have been flawed for years. Text messaging technology, which created what many call the “green vs. blue bubble” disparity, has made texting … Read more
[ad_1] Microsoft has released a total of 49 new patches marking the first Patch Tuesday event of 2024, addressing a variety of vulnerabilities across its product estate, among them two critical bugs affecting Windows Kerberos and Windows Hyper-V, but no zero-days or Exchange issues. This is the second relatively light Patch Tuesday drop on … Read more