It's been a few years since Apple last updated the Magic Keyboard, and that was just a minor refresh to add more color options, plus Touch ID for use with compatible Apple Silicon-powered desktops and laptops. Another revision was overdue, so it's no surprise that the announcement of the...
Energy stored in thermochemical materials can effectively heat indoor spaces, particularly in humid regions, according to researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Working with industry representatives and researchers from Lawrence Berkeley...
AMD’s latest Ryzen 7 9800X3D has enjoyed quite a warm reception from the media with our review calling the CPU’s pure performance “a big slap in the face for the new Intel processors”. The overwhelmingly positive response from the media has...
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a way to use sound to detect when lithium-ion batteries are about to catch fire. The NIST team included Wai Cheong "Andy" Tam and Anthony Putorti.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 developer Treyarch has been forced to reverse its decision to remove legacy XP tokens from the game following a very heavy wave of fan backlash and criticism. Upon the launch of Season 1 on Thursday,...
A simple, highly efficient, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly process could provide a viable pathway for the sustainable recycling of depleted lithium-ion batteries (LIBs): No chemicals beyond citric acid need to be added to leach out and separate over 99% of the lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese metals contained in...
Tesla introduced its 4680 battery during a massive “Battery Day” event in late 2020, with company CEO Elon Musk then saying the new battery would more than halve the cost to produce batteries for its cars. This was important for Tesla’s plan to build a $25,000 entry-level EV. The...
As cross-border payments fuel an increasingly globalized economy, concerns about fraud in these transactions have also grown.
Although cross-border payments make up just 11% of total card payment transactions, they account for 63% of card-related fraud. This issue is particularly acute in the UK, where losses due to authorized push payment...
Following Help me visualize in Slides, Google is adding Gemini image generation to Docs on the web for Workspace users.
From the Insert menu > Image, select Help me create an image and describe what you want. You can select an aspect ratio (Square, Wide, and Tall) and style: Photography,...
Batteries are fueling drone warfare. Reconnaissance quadcopters with a half-hour of flying time require a constant supply of freshly recharged batteries to keep going. Bomber drones eat up similar numbers. FPV drones are shipped with batteries that weigh more than the...
