Dodgers win in 18, tying longest World Series game Ohtani reaches base postseason-record nine times LA lead 2-1 in series ahead of Tuesday’s Game 4 Freddie Freeman hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the 18th inning to give the Dodgers a 6–5 victory over the Toronto Blue...
Ultra-HD televisions not noticeably better for typical viewer, scientists say
Research shows 4K or 8K screens offer no distinguishable benefit over similarly sized 2K screen in average living room Many modern living rooms are now dominated by a huge television, but researchers say there might be little point in plumping for an ultra-high-definition model. Scientists at the University of Cambridge...
Starwatch: can you spot Lacerta the lizard crawling across the night sky?
Catching this distinctive but faint zigzag constellation will require a dark sky, well away from street lights Time to track down a faint gem of the northern skies. Nestled between the bright constellations of Cygnus, the swan, and the mythical mother-daughter pair of Cassiopeia and Andromeda, Lacerta, the lizard, is...
Why do we yawn? It’s almost certainly not for the reason you think
Given that we’ve literally grown up with them, we often know surprisingly little about how our bodies work. This new series aims to fill the gaps All vertebrates yawn, or indulge in a behaviour that’s at least recognisable as yawn-adjacent. Sociable baboons yawn, but so do semi-solitary orangutans. Parakeets, penguins...
Jannik Sinner calls out grand slams for delaying welfare and prize money talks
No good reason for inaction by grand slams, Sinner says Players want contributions towards welfare benefits Jannik Sinner has criticised the grand slam tournaments for failing to engage with repeated requests from the world’s top stars to discuss prize money and welfare benefits for lower-ranked players. The Guardian has learned...
Men need twice as much exercise as women to lower heart disease risk, study finds
Researchers suggest ‘sex-specific strategies’ after analysis of cardiovascular health improvements Men may need to exercise twice as much as women to achieve the same reduction in coronary heart disease risk, according to researchers, who say healthy living guidelines should take account of the sex differences. Scientists analysed physical activity records...
Next-gen Xbox to feature full Windows, backward compatibility, and free online multiplayer
According to the rumor mill, the next Xbox console will have access to all Windows software and support all games currently available on Xbox Series consoles. The information matches earlier rumors regarding Microsoft's radical shift in strategy. Read Entire Article
This ultra-thin UVA detector is designed to disappear into your smartwatch or clothing
Researchers at Kyung Hee University in South Korea have unveiled a new ultraviolet photodetector designed to improve protection against excessive UVA exposure. The fully transparent device measures UVA levels in real time and transmits an electrical signal to an external monitoring system, such as a phone app. Read Entire Article
Amazon reveals a single point of failure brought down AWS taking thousands of services with it
Amazon notes that last week's AWS outage began at 11:48 PM PDT on October 19, as users reported widespread errors and latency across services in the US-EAST-1 region (Northern Virginia). Amazon confirmed the disruption stemmed from DNS resolution problems with the DynamoDB API endpoint. While engineers mitigated the issue within......
Qualcomm steps into the AI infrastructure race with new AI200 and AI250 accelerators
Qualcomm is expanding beyond its roots in mobile technology, directly challenging the companies dominating artificial intelligence hardware. The semiconductor firm has announced that it will enter the high-end data center market with two new AI accelerator chips, marking its most ambitious move yet into the computing infrastructure that underpins the......