Books have never been trendier, but studies show that as more and more things compete for our frazzled attention spans, we’re reading less and less. This is a problem because reading has a wealth of cognitive benefits that we’re in danger of missing out on. To find out why declining...
SpaceX plan for vast rocket launch site on Louisiana coast sparks backlash
Opponents fear Elon Musk firm’s plan to develop 18-mile strip of Pecan Island will badly damage fragile ecosystem Plans by Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build a vast rocket launch site on a stretch of Louisiana’s rapidly eroding coastline have stirred a backlash among some local opponents who fear it will...
Microsoft’s Weather app can eat up to 1.2GB of RAM just sitting open
MSN Weather is the standard weather app included with Windows 11. It provides a detailed set of tools, including live radar, hourly forecasts, wind and precipitation data, air-quality readings and moon phases. The data comes from several weather providers, with Foreca serving as a primary source. Read Entire Article
Developer ports Word for Windows 1.1a to modern x64 systems using original source code
Developer Justin Marshall recently ported Word for Windows 1.1a to modern Windows systems. The open-source conversion draws on the source code of the original program, which Microsoft shared with the community in 2014. Read Entire Article
GeForce Now exploit unlocks full Windows desktop access
GeForce Now can apparently do much more than simply stream a selection of supported games using the AV1 codec. Two modders known as "Zortos" and "dpadGuy" have uncovered a trick to gain full desktop access to the streaming service, allowing them to run custom games and software directly on Nvidia's......
Microsoft confirms OneDrive Photos app was rolled out to millions of Windows 11 PCs by mistake, fix incoming
In an X post, Microsoft's EVP of Apps and Agents, Jeff Teper, noted that OneDrive Photos is an incubation project that was meant to be tested with select users but was mistakenly pushed to more devices than intended. He confirmed that the issue will be resolved in a future update,......
A cybersecurity researcher covered a Toyota in an AI-generated pattern to confuse Flock cameras
Donut Media plans to release video of the test in the coming weeks. Read Entire Article
El-Sayed spoke with Obama as Michigan Democrats look to unite after a bitter Senate primary
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed says he's spoken with Barack Obama and hopes the former president will campaign with him
Wildfires burn across western US and Canada as residents are evacuated
Wildfires are burning across the western U.S. and Canada, leaving some residents keeping a wary eye out for possible evacuation orders
Wisconsin, Minnesota primaries are next to feature progressive clash with Democratic establishment
Progressive candidates for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. Senate in Minnesota are making their final pushes ahead of Tuesday’s election