Plus: offside goalkeepers, long-distance English away-days and the Charity Shield curse Mail us with your questions and answers “Port Vale have played Everton at Priory Road, Anfield, Goodison Park and now the Hill Dickinson Stadium,” notes Kevin Doran. “Is there an example of any other team having played another team...
Summer picks: what is ‘mirror life’ and why are scientists sounding the alarm? – podcast
Recently, a group of world-leading scientists called for a halt on research to create ‘mirror life’ microbes amid concerns that the synthetic organisms would present an ‘unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth. Ian Sample tells Madeleine Finlay about why this work initially seemed exciting for scientists and what the risks...
Did you solve it? Ambigrams – you won’t believe these flipping words!
Solutions for todays puzzles plus a gallery of readers’ designs Earlier today I wrote about ambigrams, a type of writing that is designed to be read in more than one way. Typically, an ambigram is a word or phrase that has left-right mirror symmetry, or reads the same upside down....
Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn
More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognised Chemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change” but decades behind global heating in terms of public awareness and action, a report has...
Covid cases rising in US as officials plan to restrict booster vaccines
Risks of a wave are compounded by new vaccine restrictions from the Trump administration Covid is on the rise again in the US, as children begin returning to school and as officials plan to restrict booster shots. While cases are increasing less quickly than at the start of other surges,...
Giving up on native rendering, Mafia: The Old Country system requirements are a love letter to upscaling
Hangar 13 and 2K Games have released a highly informative spec sheet for their upcoming third-person shooter, Mafia: The Old Country. Although the game isn't the most demanding overall, the resolution settings for its highest preset may confuse some readers. Read Entire Article
Sandisk unveils massive 256TB UltraQLC SSD for cloud and AI workloads
The UltraQLC architecture combines BiCS8 QLC CBA NAND with custom multi-core controllers. Sandisk credits the technology with enabling the drive's extreme capacity while also boosting performance, power efficiency, and reliability. Read Entire Article
Intel’s 18A process hit by low yields and quality issues, putting manufacturing comeback in doubt
Reuters reports that Intel is facing manufacturing setbacks with its next-generation Panther Lake PC silicon. Only a small percentage of chips produced on the 18A process meet quality standards. Insiders briefed on internal test data say yield was roughly 10 percent this summer – barely an improvement over the five......
ChatGPT on track for 700 million weekly users with quadrupled user base
CNBC notes that ChatGPT's 40-percent usage boost includes customers from free, Plus Pro, Enterprise, Team, and Educational tiers. OpenAI marked the milestone with a post from Nick Turley, the company's vice president and head of ChatGPT, who framed the growth as a sign of broader momentum – not just for......
Free Download Manager is a powerful tool that helps you take control of your downloads
FDM is a fast, reliable tool for organizing and accelerating downloads. It supports BitTorrent, magnet links, and browser integration, with features like pause/resume, scheduling, and bandwidth control. The latest update adds a sleek UI, better performance, and improved add-on support, all for free. Read Entire Article