Trio led experiments that paved the way for the next generation of quantum technologies The Nobel prize in physics 2025 has been awarded to British, French and American scientists for pioneering experiments that paved the way for the next generation of quantum technologies. John Clarke, a British physicist based at...
England beware: terminally obsessed Marnus Labuschagne has gone back to basics | Jonathan Liew
Australian batter, an evangelical Christian who believes this is all written out in advance, may force his way back for the Ashes Marnus Labuschagne carefully spreads butter on both sides of a slice of white bread. “That’s the key,” he tells the camera as he brings down the lid of...
Tuchel insists England should embrace underdog status at 2026 World Cup
Tuchel: ‘I don’t see why we should burden ourselves’ Head coach ‘not just collecting most talented players’ Thomas Tuchel has said England would be underdogs at the World Cup and would be stronger if they did not allow themselves to become burdened by expectation. Tuchel, who delivered another warning to...
Nobel prize in chemistry awarded to scientists for work on ‘Hermione’s handbag’
Trio honoured for developing revolutionary materials for applications ranging from gas storage to drug delivery The Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded to three scientists who created revolutionary porous materials that can harvest water from desert air, capture carbon dioxide from industrial facilities and remove toxins from water. Susumu...
3/I Atlas: a rare comet from beyond our solar system is being closely tracked – what can it teach us?
Only the third interstellar comet ever to be seen contains material from other star systems that can be observed close up You wait ages for an interstellar comet to arrive and then three come along at once. Or at least over the space of a decade. The latest interloper from...
How JPEG Works: The Art and Science of Imperfection
At its core, JPEG is a lossy image compression technique. What you may not realize is that achieving this required a fascinating blend of human perception, elegant signal processing, and clever engineering prowess. Let's begin with a visual challenge: Can you believe the colors of the tiles marked A and...
Nvidia CEO surprised by AMD’s deal giving OpenAI a 10% stake
In an interview on CNBC's Squawk Box, Huang called the arrangement "unique and surprising," given AMD's excitement about its upcoming hardware. "I'm surprised they would give away 10 percent of the company before they even built it," he said. "It's clever, I guess." Read Entire Article
PhotoDemon offers full-featured image editing in a 20 MB download
PhotoDemon is a free and capable photo editor packed into a lightweight, portable package. It's designed to run without installation, making it ideal to use from USB sticks, SD cards, or portable drives. Features include layers, adjustments, filters, effects, and canvas tools. Read Entire Article
Synology reverses course on non-certified HDDs in NAS systems
Earlier this year, Synology announced a major change affecting how customers could populate the company's NAS devices with external HDDs. The Taiwanese corporation planned to restrict NAS compatibility to its own "certified" drives, meaning third-party units would suddenly lose support on newer NAS products. Read Entire Article