Pupils who open accounts aged 11 to 12 score lower in some subjects than those who wait a few years, study finds Children who open social media accounts at the start of secondary school appear to perform worse in tests than those who delay, with researchers suspecting that the constant...
The Wildlife Trusts’ fight to save a historic English landscape – podcast
Madeleine Finlay travels to the Rothbury estate in Northumberland, in north-east England. It’s a piece of land that has been in the same family for 700 years, but now it has been put up for sale and the UK’s Wildlife Trusts are trying to raise £30m to secure it intact....
‘They are such neat, busy little folk’: the unexpected superpowers of the common woodlouse
This detritivore – known by a range of colourful names – tidies up our world and can withstand toxic pollution Revealed: the top 10 invertebrates of the year Chucky pig. Slater. Monkey pea. Roly-poly. Boat-builder. Butchy boy. Cheeselog. Hobbling Andrew. Wood pig. If there were a prize for the range...
Michael Dell’s son and a SpaceX alum want to put battery storage in every backyard
Home battery storage, which can lower electric bills by feeding power back to the grid, is gaining popularity across the US, particularly in warmer regions. A startup led by Zach Dell shows how the industry is expanding options for grid operators. Read Entire Article
Valve publicly releases Lepton and FEX compatibility tools to power Steam Frame gaming
Valve recently updated the Steam pages for Lepton and FEX, two tools designed to improve compatibility between the popular PC gaming platform and Arm-based devices. The tools are expected to play a major role in turning the upcoming Steam Frame into a "real" gaming headset from the get-go. Read Entire...
Tencent pulls the plug on GTA rival Last Sentinel after spending $300 million over six years
While Tencent disputes the cancellation rumors, Bloomberg News claims that the project is effectively dead, with around 80 developers reportedly laid off this week. Lightspeed LA confirmed the layoffs, citing a "shift (in) creative and development direction" following "extensive internal reviews and play-testing." Read Entire Article
VirtualDJ combines powerful mixing tools and real-time stems without the cost
VirtualDJ is free for home use, giving aspiring DJs access to pro-grade mixing tools without requiring dedicated hardware. The software supports real-time stem separation, audio, video, and karaoke mixing, effects, loops, and recording. Read Entire Article
Linux just cracked 10% desktop usage in North America, but no one’s sure why
The shift stands out because the change was not gradual but abrupt. Linux's rise came largely at Windows' expense, while OS X saw only limited movement over the same period. That makes the month-to-month swing look less like a slow adoption trend and more like a sharp change in the......
Moscow mayor calls Saturday’s deadly bomb attack on restaurant a ‘terrorist act.
Moscow mayor calls Saturday's deadly bomb attack on restaurant a 'terrorist act.
Suspect in shooting at Idaho fast-food restaurant died from self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say
The suspect in a fatal shooting at a fast-food restaurant in Idaho died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said