Early days in a Lions camp can be nervy and everyone wants to play in Friday’s first match but Argentina provide a tough test Every single member of the British & Irish Lions squad is in the perfect sweet spot at the moment. Blair Kinghorn aside, they all arrived into...
England and India face red-hot series opener and Jasprit Bumrah conundrum
Remarkable bowler’s slingshot action will trouble batters at Headingley but fitness problems mean the tourists will have to manage him carefully If there was an enduring image from the last Test series between India and England, it was probably that of Jasprit Bumrah detonating Ollie Pope’s stumps in Visakhapatnam –...
Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe – major report
False claims obstructing climate action, say researchers, amid calls for climate lies to be criminalised Rampant climate misinformation is turning the crisis into a catastrophe, according to the authors of a new report. It found climate action was being obstructed and delayed by false and misleading information stemming from fossil...
MIT brain scans suggest that using GenAI tools reduces cognitive activity
The newly published paper explains that as participants in an experiment wrote a series of essays, electronic brain monitoring revealed substantially weaker connections between regions of the brain in those who used large language models (LLMs). This correlated with poorer memory and more derivative output. Read Entire Article
Scammers hijack real support pages to show fake phone numbers
Many people likely understand that they should verify URLs when visiting sites for banks, tech companies, and other critical services to avoid fraudulent links. While steering clear of links in suspicious emails is a well-known security precaution, hackers also frequently purchase sponsored Google ads that lead to fake websites designed......
Microsoft strengthens Windows 365 Cloud PCs with virtualization-based protection
Microsoft recently announced two security-focused changes to the Windows 365 Cloud PC platform. The subscription-based service will soon disable all user-level file redirections and enable several virtualization-based security features to strengthen data and code integrity. Both changes will be enabled by default, though specific admin settings could complicate implementation. Read...
SpaceX Starship explodes during engine test, Musk shares preliminary investigation results
A video shared by NASA Spaceflight shows a powerful explosion lighting up the Texas night sky during what was supposed to be a routine engine test. Cameron County officials confirmed the incident and said no one was injured. Local law enforcement has launched a formal investigation to determine the cause....
Microsoft to lay off thousands in July, but don’t worry, AI’s getting $80 billion
Bloomberg reports that Microsoft is preparing to lay off thousands of workers next month, with most of the cuts expected to hit the company's sales and customer service divisions. It's a jarring move but not an unfamiliar one in tech. What stands out this time is what Microsoft is doing......
Neural Texture Compression demo shows it can do wonders for VRAM usage
Neural Texture Compression (NTC) is a new technique that improves texture quality while reducing VRAM usage. It relies on a specialized neural network trained to compress and decompress material textures efficiently on the fly. Read Entire Article
Apple built a custom camera using iPhone tech to shoot real F1 races
F1 cockpits are highly optimized spaces, with no room to spare for large cinema cameras. Broadcasters do have access to real in-car footage but if Apple were to use it, the difference in quality compared to the rest of the film would be quite evident. Rather than try to upscale......