admin [ad_1] BEIJING (AP) — China’s space agency said Wednesday that its latest lunar explorer had arrived at the launch site in preparation for a mission to the moon in the first half of this year. State broadcaster CCTV posted photos on its website of the unit under wraps as it was unloaded from a large … Read more
[ad_1] Bram Naus / Unsplash So much of the world today is driven by data, so there’s a lot of need for data science and data modeling out there. That also means that there are more and more people getting into it, and if you want a laptop that’s well suited for these sorts of … Read more
[ad_1] Councils across England are increasingly calling for more powers to take control of empty properties and deal with holiday homes amid growing pressures on housing. Some 260,000 residential properties in England have been empty long term, while there are 70,000 holiday homes in England and Wales, according to official data. Local authorities are now … Read more
[ad_1] When Microsoft opened an advanced research lab in Beijing in 1998, it was a time of optimism about technology and China. The company hired hundreds of researchers for the lab, which pioneered Microsoft’s work in speech, image and facial recognition and the kind of artificial intelligence that later gave rise to online chatbots like … Read more
[ad_1] New York-based Artificial Consciousness Tech, Inc. (ACT) has redefined artificial intelligence with its innovative Artificial Consciousness operating system. Developed by CEO and inventor Nam Kim, this system equips machines with advanced cognitive functions, such as understanding their existence, engaging in decision-making, and demonstrating emotion. ACT’s breakthrough has garnered recognition from the 2023 AI Excellence … Read more
[ad_1] Cryptocurrency markets fluctuated wildly on the evening of Monday 9 January after the US financial regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), briefly appeared to claim it had approved spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for the first time. The fake announcement was made via X, the service formerly known as Twitter, at around … Read more
[ad_1] Charlotte Symons hit Sandra Chamberlain who died eight days after the crash in December 2022 A grandmother was killed while out posting her Christmas cards when a driver ploughed into her after taking a shortcut over a mini-roundabout. Sandra Chamberlain, 67, suffered catastrophic brain injuries after being hit by Charlotte Symons’ Nissan Navara as … Read more
[ad_1] Don’t bank on the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates to a point where they would give a jumpstart to the economy, at least not on the immediate horizon. One big reason, says the asset manager, is that the channels of supply are likely to get clogged, and this will keep inflation hot, thus forcing … Read more
[ad_1] SOON Fire TV owners will be able to beam whatever they’re watching on their smartphone, straight onto their telly. Amazon is bringing “Matter Casting” to Fire TVs which is essentially a copycat of Google’s Chromecast and Apple’s AirPlay. 1 At launch, the feature will only work on Amazon’s Echo Show 15, before expanding to … Read more
[ad_1] After the app economy slowed for the first time ever in 2022, things picked up pace again over the past year. According to app intelligence provider data.ai’s annual “State of Mobile” report, out today, consumer spending on apps saw a modest 3% increase year-over-year in 2023 to reach $171 billion across the App Store, … Read more
[ad_1] The National Farmers Federation says the entire supply chain must be examined to see who is contributing to higher prices. Former Labor Minister Craig Emerson will lead a review into the Food and Grocery code amid concerns about supermarket prices. The independent probe will review the food and grocery “code of conduct” in a … Read more
[ad_1] sainsbury’s shelves Sainsbury’s posted record sales of sparkling wine, mince pies and pigs in blankets over Christmas, as sales at the supermarket giant rose 8.6pc over the festive period. In the six weeks to January 6, Sainsbury’s enjoyed a 13pc jump in sales of Taste the Difference products, as shoppers sought to treat themselves … Read more
[ad_1] Instagram and Facebook will hide content about suicide, self-harm and eating disorders from children, says the social media platforms’ owner Meta. Under the new rules, users aged under 18 will not be able to see this type of content on their feeds, even if it is shared by someone they follow. Users must be … Read more
[ad_1] Twitch Popular streaming service Twitch is about to lay off 35% of its workforce — equal to about 500 workers — according to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday. The Amazon-owned, video game-focused platform could announce the job losses as early as Wednesday, people familiar with the matter told the news outlet. The cuts, if … Read more
[ad_1] Tuesday’s release of unredacted files from Virginia Giuffre’s lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell included full transcripts of depositions with Maxwell and Epstein himself, and sworn testimony from Sarah Ransome, another alleged victim of the financier’s sex trafficking ring, revealing new allegations against high-profile figures from across society (all listed have denied any suggestion of wrongdoing). … Read more
[ad_1] (Bloomberg) — Right around the start of November, two words suddenly disappeared from the chatter in the bond market: debt supply. As bond prices surged across the developed world day after day, sending yields tumbling and handing investors some much-needed profits, the angst about soaring budget deficits melted away. Most Read from Bloomberg But … Read more
[ad_1] In 2015, The Paris Agreement, a landmark global agreement across 196 nations and parties acknowledging the dangers posed by climate change, was signed. But despite all of the efforts at awareness-raising, the amount of carbon emissions being released into the atmosphere is increasing. According to Australia’s CSIRO research, the world has fewer than seven … Read more
[ad_1] Disgraced former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells has handed back her CBE following a huge public backlash after dramatisation of a scandal which occurred under her watch. Vennells held the top job at the Post Office between 2012 and 2012, after holding other senior roles for a few years, and left the Post … Read more
[ad_1] Josh Hutcherson Shared Sweet Text From Jennifer Lawrence As I’m sure you’ll know, Josh and Jennifer starred as Peeta Mellark and Katniss Everdeen in all four original Hunger Games movies, which were adapted from Suzanne Collins’s trilogy of books. While promoting the different films over the course of four years, starting in 2012, the … Read more
[ad_1] When ESPN placed a big bet on a new star, Pat McAfee, to bring in young audiences with an edgy brand of sports-talk programming, the network knew the appointment carried risks. In recent days, they have been apparent. McAfee, an F-bomb-throwing former NFL punter whose show made its debut on ESPN in September, has … Read more
[ad_1] The company also showed off a “Land Aircraft Carrier”, a six-wheel-drive, grey panel van that houses a two-seat eVTOL multicopter in the back. In Australia, local start-up AMSL Aero, run by husband-and-wife team Andrew Moore and Siobhan Lyndon, is busy working on its fleet of flying cars that the company says will initially target … Read more
[ad_1] Amazon might never formally endorse AirPlay or Google’s media-casting tech. But the company will be the first to support Matter Casting, the video- and audio-beaming feature of the Matter smart home standard, on its smart displays and smart TVs, Amazon announced this morning at CES 2024. Once Matter Casting comes to Amazon’s Prime Video app for … Read more
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Earth last year shattered global annual heat records, flirted with the world’s agreed-upon warming threshold and showed more signs of a feverish planet, the European climate agency said on Tuesday. In one of the first of several teams of science agencies to calculate how off-the-charts warm 2023 was, the European climate agency Copernicus … Read more
[ad_1] A scary mid-air blowout aboard a Boeing 737-9 MAX passenger plane has led to dozens of aircraft worldwide being grounded while engineers try to establish what went wrong. Six people aboard Alaska Airlines flight 1282 from Portland to California were injured after a window and chunk of fuselage blew out of the plane in … Read more
[ad_1] The high-altitude chase started over Cape Canaveral on Feb. 17, 2023, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched. Thomas Parent, a NASA research pilot, was flying a WB-57 jet when the rocket ascended past the right wing — leaving him mesmerized before he hit the throttle to accelerate. For roughly an hour, Mr. Parent … Read more
[ad_1] The launch of Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission 1 on Monday marked the first attempt to put an American lander on the moon since the final Apollo mission in 1972, but sadly it won’t be happening. A few hours after liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center, news came through that the Peregrine spacecraft suffered a “critical” … Read more
[ad_1] “His fiancée swears that she is the beneficiary of his life insurance, but she hasn’t produced any proof.” – Getty Images/iStockphoto Dear Quentin, Most Read from MarketWatch My father, 75, died without a will. At the time, he was divorced from his fifth wife and had a fiancée. He left behind three children: Me, … Read more
[ad_1] Federal regulators on Tuesday said Boeing was revising its instructions for how airlines should inspect its 737 Max 9, delaying the manufacturer’s effort to get the jet back in the air after a panel in one of the planes blew out during a flight late last week. The Federal Aviation Administration said the company … Read more
[ad_1] FILE – Tourists fill plastic bottles with water from a public fountain at the Sforzesco Castle, in Milan, Italy, June 25, 2022. A new study found the average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of nanoplastics, microscopic plastic pieces, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope.Luca … Read more
[ad_1] With the next US presidential election less than a year away, and concerns growing in Washington DC that the democratic process will again be a target for cyber interference, a report compiled by Arctic Wolf has found that state and local IT and cyber security teams are dangerously underprepared and under-resourced as the … Read more
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[ad_1] Photograph: Ellen Smith/The Guardian Australia’s inflation rate slowed in November, reinforcing expectations the Reserve Bank’s key interest rate has peaked. The headline consumer price index for the month was 4.3%, down from October’s 4.9%. It shows prices were rising at their slowest pace since the 4.0% reported in January 2022, the Australian Bureau of … Read more
[ad_1] Reports in the hundreds US Snapchat users reported over 8,000 issues with the social media platform at around 8 pm per Downdetector. Reports are now in the hundreds as it looks like the problem is slowly being resolved. Reports in the UK have also dwindled to the low hundreds, per Downdetector. Snapchat has not … Read more
[ad_1] Google announced today at CES that it has collaborated with Samsung to combine their sharing solutions into a singular cross-Android solution under the Quick Share name. The new offering grows the network of devices that users can share content with across the Android ecosystem, including Chromebooks. Back in 2020, Google introduced Nearby Share to … Read more
[ad_1] At least eight prominent X accounts belonging to journalists, a podcast host and leftist posters were suspended Tuesday in what platform head Elon Musk suggested was an accident. The accounts, which were restored within hours, all have over 75,000 followers and are known to be left-leaning. The temporary bans drove immediate claims of censorship … Read more
[ad_1] Dow Jones futures were little changed overnight, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. The SEC said Tuesday night that it has not yet approved spot Bitcoin ETFs, saying its X social network account was compromised. X The stock market rally was narrowly mixed Tuesday, largely holding onto Monday’s strong gains. The Nasdaq … Read more
[ad_1] An autonomous robot designed to tackle potholes using AI is to venture out of a controlled environment and be tested on actual roads for the first time. The machine called ARRES (Autonomous Road Repair System) PREVENT can identify and characterise potholes and cracks using artificial intelligence. Image: Pic: Zenzic CAM UK Image: It can … Read more
[ad_1] Roxi plays music over the air via an ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV-capable channel. Phil Nickinson / Digital Trends You’ll be forgiven if you’re not aware of a thing called NextGen TV. (And even more so if you’re not aware that it’s also part of a broadcast TV standard called ATSC 3.0.) You’re less forgiven … Read more
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 9, 2024 8:26 pm ET Armed gang members broke into a public television station in Ecuador during a live broadcast on Tuesday, threatening employees as the country reels from drug-related violence. Ecuador’s police chief, César Zapata, said Tuesday afternoon that officers had taken control of the TC Television station in the coastal city of … Read more
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 9, 2024 8:05 pm ET Boeing CEO David Calhoun said the company needs to acknowledge its mistake as the aircraft maker reels from a door-plug failure that has resulted in roughly 170 of its planes being grounded and spooked its customers. In his first remarks since the harrowing accident, Calhoun indicated a … Read more
[ad_1] Recording new voice-overs without speaking a word: For a busy voice actor, it might sound like a dream — unless that actor is worried about artificial intelligence being used to devalue her work and make hiring her unnecessary. But under a new deal with an artificial intelligence company, members of the Screen Actors Guild … Read more
[ad_1] The mass adoption of cloud environments has helped businesses transform their operations through scalability and cost efficiency, but it has also put additional strain on security professionals. Research shows almost two-thirds of security analysts say the size of the attack surface has increased in the past three years, driven by pandemic-triggered digital and … Read more
[ad_1] Defense secretary hospitalized after prostate cancer treatment – CBS News Watch CBS News Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin underwent surgery to be treated for prostate cancer, the Pentagon revealed Tuesday. He was then hospitalized in the ICU after experiencing complications. David Martin has the latest. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking … Read more
[ad_1] Student loan forgiveness programs might sound too good to be true, but if students qualify for specific requirements, their debt will be forgiven. In this article, we will talk more about the nature of student loan forgiveness plans, the types of forgiveness, along with cancellation and discharge, and finally, the differences between federal and … Read more
[ad_1] For 15 minutes, the cryptocurrency industry was euphoric. At 4:11 p.m. on Tuesday, the official X account of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that regulators had approved a new investment product tracking the price of Bitcoin, an apparent victory for the embattled crypto industry. Coinbase, a giant crypto exchange, posted a celebratory banner. … Read more
[ad_1] Apps that let users take, manipulate and share images have been some of the biggest hits in the world of mobile over the years. Now, the influx of AI is cracking open the market for a new wave of startups to step into the ring. PhotoRoom — a startup out of Paris, France — … Read more
[ad_1] Enraged over killing of six civilians including two minors, residents of Rajouri staging a protest at Dangri village of Jammu and Kashmirsocial media The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against three terror operatives including one Pakistan national and two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of “The Resistance Front”, an offshoot of … Read more
[ad_1] A sports marketing group which works with Formula One motor racing and the International Olympic Committee is in advanced talks to be sold to a British buyout firm for £250m. Sky News has learnt that Two Circles, which was founded by Gareth Balch, a former international athlete, could announce a deal to be acquired … Read more
[ad_1] In this image released by Astrobotic Technology, an image from a mounted camera shows a disturbed section of insulation on the Peregrine lander, while on its way to land on the moon, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. (Astrobotic Technology via AP)AP This illustration provided by Astrobotic Technology in 2024 depicts the Peregrine lunar lander on … Read more
[ad_1] Amazon A couple of the more popular music subscription services are Spotify and Apple Music, but Amazon also has a streaming music service. It’s called Amazon Music Unlimited, and right now you can get three months of the service entirely for free. Amazon Music Unlimited typically costs $11 per month, or $10 per month … Read more
[ad_1] SUNLIGHT, they say, is the best disinfectant. And so is the harsh spotlight of a major television drama. Consequently, the Post Office scandal is finally attracting the national disgust it deserves after ruining the livelihoods and mental health of more than 700 innocent sub-postmasters when its own dodgy computer system was the true culprit. … Read more
[ad_1] When Tiger Woods locked in on the final day of the Masters in 2019, it felt like the sporting world had stepped into a time machine. The 43-year-old golfer — 11 years removed from winning his last major tournament — was fighting against a series of devastating injuries and an entirely new generation of … Read more
[ad_1] SMARTPHONE owners are being urged to ditch passwords for something called “passkeys” instead. If you’ve got an iPhone or an Android, you might want to switch as soon as possible – or risk a sinister cyberattack. 1 Look for the option to sign up or sign in to a website or app using a … Read more
[ad_1] Cyber security experts at Cisco Talos and Avast, working alongside law enforcement in the Netherlands, have collaborated to make available a decryptor for the Tortilla variant of the infamous Babuk ransomware, allowing victims compromised by the gang dating back to 2021 to recover their files. In a joint operation, intelligence supplied to the … Read more
[ad_1] By Scott Murdoch and Alun John SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) -Government bond yields rose and shares dipped a touch on Tuesday, as markets reduced their bets on central bank rate cuts coming as soon as March, and oil bounced back from sharp declines the previous day. The 10-year benchmark U.S. Treasury yield was up four basis … Read more
[ad_1] Jeremy Hunt has said that taxes will not return to pre-pandemic levels in “one go”. The Chancellor, who will deliver a spring budget in March, signalled that he would like to cut taxes further, but only when it is “affordable and responsible”. It comes after a two percentage point cut in national insurance, from … Read more
[ad_1] Astrobotic have given up on their Peregrine-1 spacecraft landing on the moon after it sprang a crippling propellant leak. The problem occurred in the first few hours of the lunar lander’s journey into space. The Pittsburgh-based firm – which had been hoping to be the first private company to complete a moon landing – … Read more
[ad_1] Starting on January 24, Apple Music Classical will be available in China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. Apple made the announcement in an X post today. Japan, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan: pre-order Apple Music Classical now on the @AppStore. pic.twitter.com/6PVPl02ZHs — Apple Music Classical (@AppleClassical) January 9, 2024 Apple’s … Read more
[ad_1] Trump: ‘Most people agree that we’re entitled … to immunity’ In remarks to reporters in Washington DC after appeals court judges expressed skepticism at his claims of immunity , Donald Trump doubled down on his argument he should not face charges for trying to overturn the 2020 election. “What a sad situation it is. … Read more
[ad_1] Shares of Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) were rallying big for the second day in a row on Tuesday, up 5.3% as of 12:46 p.m. ET. The company didn’t disclose any new company-specific news today, but will appear at an industry analyst conference tomorrow. In addition, today’s rally was likely further fueled by a … Read more
[ad_1] The top editor of The Los Angeles Times, Kevin Merida, told staff members on Tuesday that he was stepping down “after considerable soul-searching about my career.” He said his last day would be on Friday. Mr. Merida was named the top editor of The Los Angeles Times in 2021. He had previously worked as … Read more
[ad_1] VinFast VinFast has had a rocky start with its VF 8 electric SUV, but the Vietnamese automaker is pushing ahead with plans for more models. At CES 2024, it unveiled an electric pickup truck concept, and confirmed that the smaller VF 3 will be available globally. The VF 3 was unveiled in June 2023, … Read more
[ad_1] The US Department of Labor (DOL) on Tuesday (Jan. 9) finalized a new rule that will make it more difficult for employers to classify their workers as independent contractors. The move means that millions of working Americans could gain the right to overtime pay, insurance benefits, and protections for unionization efforts. Did the market … Read more
[ad_1] After an emergency exit-sized hole opened in the side of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 at 16,000 feet, a separate chaotic episode erupted when the cockpit door mysteriously flew open. That meant the pilots were subjected to the deafening wind and noise from the back of the plane—and also made the cockpit accessible to anyone … Read more
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and another few years before landing on it, under the latest round of delays announced by NASA on Tuesday. The space agency had planned to send four astronauts around the moon late this year, but pushed … Read more
[ad_1] At the end of October 2023, the UK’s national library, the British Library, took to social media to inform users that it was experiencing disruption to its services following an IT outage. Over the next few weeks, it emerged that the venerable institution had fallen victim to a ransomware cyber attack, and that … Read more
[ad_1] The 39-year-old chief executive officer of a startup artificial intelligence company is accused of murdering her 4-year-old son and stuffing his body into her luggage before setting off a series of red flags that led to her arrest, Indian police said Tuesday. Suchana Seth, whose LinkedIn page indicates she studied at the Berkman Klein … Read more
[ad_1] Author – Bryan Driscoll is a legal writer and Forbes Contributor, often writing on personal injury and employment law. He is also a non-practicing lawyer turned consultant. Qualified Settlement Funds (QSFs) occupy a pivotal role in resolving lawsuits, offering significant benefits to both plaintiffs and defendants. The unique financial arrangement provides flexibility and efficiency in … Read more
[ad_1] HOUSEHOLDS have been urged to check their electronics for a three-pronged ‘clover leaf’ plug that is a potential fire risk. Charity Electrical Safety First has issued fresh warning after more than half of the UK public shopped for Christmas tech gifts on online marketplaces. 1 The plugs are frequently found to be missing a … Read more
[ad_1] Have you ever noticed how the quiet of the late-night hours transforms your computer into a seemingly magical gateway of endless code? As someone who often finds themselves immersed in programming while the rest of the world sleeps, I can personally relate to that unique blend of peace and productivity. There’s an unspoken camaraderie among us night … Read more