Race against time to study HMS Northumberland as shifting sands expose part of well-preserved wreck off Kent The British warship HMS Northumberland was built in 1679 as part of a wave of naval modernisation overseen by Samuel Pepys, a decade after he had stopped writing his celebrated diary and gone...
Planetary scientist Michele Dougherty made first female UK astronomer royal
Physicist who worked on Nasa Cassini mission ‘absolutely delighted’ after being awarded 350-year-old title A planetary scientist whose research revealed the possibility of extraterrestrial life on one of Saturn’s moons has been made the first female astronomer royal. Prof Michele Dougherty, a leading space physicist who was a researcher for...
Checking airways before CPR on athletes may increase risk of death, study says
First response should be chest compressions rather than preventing ‘tongue swallowing’, researchers suggest It is the simple life-saving sequence taught in many a first aid lesson: when someone collapses, first check their airways, then breathing and finally circulation before starting chest compressions if needed. But experts have warned this approach...
Microsoft suddenly bans LibreOffice developer’s email account, blocks appeal
When LibreOffice developer Mike Kaganski attempted to send an email to the productivity suite's developer mailing list using a Hotmail address this week, he discovered that his Microsoft account had been locked without explanation. Read Entire Article
These are the jobs that are most likely to be automated by AI
The study stands out for its approach. Instead of speculating about AI's future impact, it examined actual recorded interactions between everyday users and a leading generative AI tool over nine months in 2024. Researchers mapped these conversations to detailed occupational tasks from O*NET, the US government's database of job activities....
Wyoming could become the first state to supply more electricity to AI than to residents
On Monday, Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins announced a joint venture between energy infrastructure company Tallgrass and Crusoe, an AI data center developer. The Associated Press notes the facility's first phase would draw 1.8 gigawatts, consuming 15.8 terawatt-hours annually – five times what Wyoming households currently use and 90 percent of......
This is the world’s smallest fanless mini PC powered by Intel Core Ultra CPUs
Aaeon has unveiled the PICO-MTU4-SEMI, a compact mini PC built around Intel's Meteor Lake-based Core Ultra CPUs. Measuring just 108 x 95 x 43mm, Aaeon calls it the world's smallest fanless Core Ultra system, designed for industrial settings where performance, cooling efficiency, and space are critical. Read Entire Article
Elgato’s Facecam 4K is the first to support interchangeable lens filters
The Facecam 4K is a premium webcam with Ultra HD recording capabilities and exclusive features you won't easily find elsewhere. According to Elgato, the new camera can capture 4K video at up to 60 frames per second – double the frame rate offered by most competing webcams. Read Entire Article
That viral lifetime Starlink offer on Facebook is a total scam
The latest scam making the rounds on Facebook promises a lifetime subscription to SpaceX's Starlink satellite Internet service for as low as $127 – roughly as much as a single month of standard residential service. That's a heck of a deal, right? The bogus offer additionally includes a Starlink Mini......
Before Nvidia, founder and CEO Jensen Huang designed microprocessors for…
On his 30th birthday in 1993, Jensen Huang co-founded Nvidia. Read Entire Article