As a long-time internet dweller, I've had the privilege of seeing some of today's most popular websites sprout from nothing and branch out into everything. One such site is the search engine Google, which earlier this month debuted its new AI Overview feature, intended to use artificial ...

YouTube has been waging war against the use of ad blockers for quite some time now and its latest trick is the craftiest one yet. Some YouTube users determined to avoid the commercial interruptions – which are bloody annoying but provide revenue to both the service provider and people ...

Don't be fooled by its extremely rustic appearance: the Idle is one of the most rugged tiny homes out there, built to last a lifetime and packed with a truly remarkable range of sustainable features for long-term autonomy. Designed and built in Spain for a young family of three, the Idle ...

For the first time, the JWST has given us a detailed breakdown of the interior of a world outside our Solar System. The extremely strange exoplanet WASP-107b has an atmosphere surprisingly low in methane, which suggests that the interior of the exoplanet must be significantly hotter than ...

NASA on Saturday successfully launched a satellite it hopes will be able to measure how much heat is lost to space from the Arctic and Antarctica. File Photo courtesy of Rocket Lab May 25 (UPI) -- NASA on Saturday successfully launched a satellite it hopes will be able to measure how much heat ...

Why it matters: Google already has a significant presence in Africa, but this new undersea cable will extend its influence on the continent, particularly in Kenya where engineers will anchor the cable. Alphabet has invested significantly in improving connectivity infrastructure worldwide to ...

A SpaceX testing stand at the company's McGregor, Texas facilities went up in flames during a test of its Raptor 2 engines on the afternoon of May 23. According to NASASpaceflight, the engine had an anomaly that caused vapors to seep out and lead to a secondary explosion. The news ...

Google's newly released AI-powered search results are garnering lots of attention—for the wrong reasons. After the tech behemoth announced a host of new AI-powered tools last week as part of a new “Gemini Era,” its trademark web search results changed significantly, with natural language ...

I told you recently that I ran my first marathon using AirPods 2 and Apple Watch SE and that I trained for it with the help of ChatGPT. So, why was my first marathon slower than expected? That’s simple, actually, and something I’ll prove in this post: I didn’t stick to ChatGPT’s training ...

If there's one thing people fear about AI beyond a Terminator-style apocalypse, it's that the rise of these generative models — which were relentlessly trained on everyone's hard work without permission but with full impunity — is going to destroy their jobs. The question of job ...

The smallest dedicated all-electric vehicle to date from Kia, dubbed EV3 and based on the E-GMP architecture, has been officially revealed with EV9-inspired looks and technology. If you look at the Kia roster, the South Korean automaker has one of the most comprehensive electrified lineups among ...

Every time you peel a banana and dispose of the skin, you're throwing away a tasty, nutritious snack. A recent study has shown if banana peels are blanched, dried, and ground into a flour, they can be turned into baked goods that taste just as nice, if not better than wheat-based products. ...

You can now buy your own humanoid robot for under 20 grand. The 4-foot-tall Unitree G1 is Unitree’s latest attempt to cash in on the robot craze by offering consumers a chance to bring home one of the “latest” mechanical innovations of our time for a modest $16,000. If you’ve never heard ...

Microsoft's newly announced Surface Copilot+ PCs are now available for preorder at Antonline. Prices start from $999 each for the Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11 2-in-1. The Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11 bring huge upgrades and new features that usher in a new wave of AI-driven ...

First on our list of Camrys to avoid an example from the fifth generation, which was redesigned for the 2002 model year, growing in size to better accommodate Americans who were doing the same. Like many vehicles in the first year of a new generation, the 2002 Camry is known for a plethora of ...

Microsoft's new era of AI PCs — called Copilot+ PCs — was announced on May 20, and the company announced myriad new AI tools coming for them, including advanced AI image generation in Microsoft Paint. MS Paint for some readers will conjure up memories of struggling mightily to create a ...

Samsung Electronics has named Young Hyun Jun its new Head of Device Solutions Division. The Device Solutions Division is part of Samsung's semiconductor business, which Jun has been chosen to lead after 24 years with the company. Jun will officially be named President and CEO of Samsung upon ...

The mysteries of the pyramids just got deeper. Subterranean Stash The pyramids at Giza continue to yield ancient secrets. But this time, they come not from those towering wonders up above, but what's being described as an "anomaly" interred in the desert sands below. Using ground ...

London — Jobs that require artificial intelligence skills offer significantly higher wages than those that don’t, according to new research published Tuesday. Consultancy PwC studied advertisements, posted last year, for a range of jobs, including app programmers, lawyers and accountants. ...

This is private eye Takayuki Yagami’s second adventure; a spin-off of Sega’s popular, pulpy and convoluted Yakuza saga. He lives in the same Kamurocho area, the same yakuza gangs roam the streets, and there’s the very occasional crossover of side-story characters and, well, weirdos. But ...

Apple has released a point update to fix the iOS 17.5 photo glitch. iOS 17.5.1 patches the bug that was causing deleted photos to be available again. As you may recall, the iOS 17.5 update was made available to users on May 14th. When users installed the update on their iPhones, they ...

Slowly but surely, the ground is regurgitating its secrets. The history that lies buried beneath the swirling sands of time yields, piece by piece, to technology. But one such piece, in a well-explored region, has archaeologists a little baffled. Near the famous ancient Great Pyramid of ...

Toshiba has announced plans to bring 30TB+ hard drives to the commercial market in 2025. The large capacities have been made possible through two magnetic recording technologies: Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) and Microwave Assisted Magnetic Recording (MAMR). HAMR technology ...

The best times to check your engine oil level are when the engine is cold (preferably before starting it in the morning) or five to 10 minutes after shutting down the motor. It's a good idea to check the oil level when the engine is cold since all the oil is in the oil pan after sitting for ...

A recent study published in the journal Heliyon explored the connection between personality traits and students’ willingness to use advanced language models, such as ChatGPT, to generate academic texts without acknowledging the source. The findings indicate that specific personality traits ...

NASA is preparing to launch its latest climate science mission, the Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-Infrared Experiment (PREFIRE), which aims to capture brand new data on how heat is lost to space from Earth's polar regions. PREFIRE consists of a pair of cubesats that will launch ...

Two months ago, this man bought a wrecked Ford Mustang after the muscle car had had a third-degree encounter with a pole. The vehicle was terribly crumpled and dented and looked every inch a write-off. However, Ben fixed it, and the 2024 Mustang, once on its way to the crusher, now looks ready ...

The social network formerly known as Twitter has officially adopted X.com for all its core systems. That means typing twitter.com in your browser will now redirect to Elon Musk’s favored domain, or should. At the time of publication, we’re seeing a mix of results depending upon browser choice ...

Scientists finally found a way to thaw frozen human brain tissue without damaging it. In a groundbreaking development, scientists have discovered a new technique that allows human brain tissue to be frozen and thawed while maintaining its normal function. This breakthrough, achieved by a ...

How will Microsoft ever reach its sustainability goals at this rate? Waste Water As Microsoft ramps up efforts to conquer the artificial intelligence industry, its latest sustainability report shows that its water use and carbon emissions have shot up dramatically. The software giant ...

Many automakers have realized that EV demand is cooling off in favor of hybrids and plug-in hybrids. That is exactly the reason why General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and Stellantis are pivoting toward HEVs and PHEVs to the detriment of EVs, which is arguably the best course of action. Be ...

With the M4 iPad Pro now available, we’ve had a chance to discover several hidden features and other secrets Apple kept from us after the announcement of its most powerful tablet to date. Whether you’re still on the fence about buying one or you’ve already picked yours up, these are six ...

BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA — Last night (May 15) musician, artist and filmmaker Laurie Anderson was the first to receive the prestigious Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication during the Starmus festival award ceremony hosted by popular science comedian Robin Ince and Starmus founders ...

Google CEO Sundar Pichai made a dubious claim during his I/O keynote this week about the company’s Search Generative Experience — specifically, that the more people encounter the new AI-centric version of Google Search, the more searching they actually do. He offered no evidence to back up ...

In brief: With tensions between China and the US continuing to escalate as Washington bans more tech exports, Microsoft is asking some of its cloud computing and AI staff based in the Asian nation to consider relocating to another country. Microsoft is offering about 700 to 800 people – mostly ...

We’re still waiting for the perfect hybrid PC that can work as well as a tablet as it does as a laptop. As we enter 2024, it seems like many companies have also given up on that ideal — but Microsoft, Apple and Samsung still have some options to consider. And we’re still seeing OS tweaks to ...

Powerful new imaging techniques reveal humans were already crafting complex hunting weapons from wood 300,000 years ago, upending the stereotype of the Stone Age. Archeologists have previously suspected humans have been using wooden tools for at least as long as stone ones, but due to ...

NASA’s Juno mission captured these views of Jupiter during its 59th close flyby of the giant planet ... on March 7, 2024. They provide a good look at Jupiter’s colorful belts and swirling storms, including the Great Red Spot. Close examination reveals something more: two glimpses of the tiny ...

Ilya Sutskever has announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he's leaving OpenAI almost a decade after he co-founded the company. He's confident that OpenAI "will build that is both safe and beneficial" under the leadership of CEO Sam Altman, President Greg Brockman and CTO Mira ...

Most people will remember Sergey Brin for his iconic (and courageous) demo of Google Glass during the company's I/O developer conference in 2012. 12 years later, the Google co-founder is back at I/O, but to talk about other things... sort of. Following the opening day keynote, in a rather ...

First lunar railway system, Flexible Levitation on a Track (FLOAT) For NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, robotics mechanical engineer Ethan Schaler has proposed building Flexible Levitation on a Track (FLOAT), the first lunar robotic railway transportation system that can ...

Google just announced forthcoming scam detection tools coming to Android phones later this year, which is a good thing as these scammers keep getting better and better at parting people from their money. The toolset, revealed at Google I/O 2024, is still in the testing stages but uses AI to ...

CO2 occurs naturally in the atmosphere. When carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere, the greenhouse effect causes the climate to warm. Although ice age cycles and other natural factors have caused fluctuations in the levels in the past, human emissions are currently increasing. Previous ...

Amprius is working on ensuring that its wearable battery fits into military operations. The battery will be part of a new Amprius battery vest, which will use batteries with silicone anodes to give soldiers twice the energy storage as the current generation. The idea here is pretty simple. ...

Mercedes-benz G 580 first drive Thrilled with immediate power and one-pedal driving due to energy recuperation, manoeuvring an EV can often feel toy-like with go-karting ease and excitement. As the Mercedes-Benz G-Class turns electric, technically called the G 580 with EQ technology, this ...

OpenAI is releasing a Her-inspired voice assistant feature that can read your facial expressions and translate spoken language in real time — and hopefully do it all without abandoning you like in the movie. During a livestream demonstration on Monday, OpenAI engineers and CTO Mira ...

Our reliance on plastic has become a huge problem, which is why researchers are excited about a new type of material – one that comes with built-in biodegrading capabilities, due to the bacterial spores living inside it. The new self-digesting plastic combines thermoplastic polyurethane ...

Google plans to debut Android 15 at I/O 2024 on Tuesday, and based on all the Android 15 rumors we've heard recently, this upcoming OS update is going to be a big one. There might be a few features that Google is keeping under wraps (or at least trying to)  until I/O 2024, but based on ...

Google I/O 2024 is just around the corner, with the company's big keynote speech kicking off on Tuesday, May 14. We're expecting the big star of this event to be Android 15, where Google will reveal "groundbreaking advancements" with one of the biggest buzzwords of the year: generative AI. ...

What do you do for an encore after you have virtually transported thousands of Houstonians to the International Space Station? If you are Felix & Paul Studios, you invite them back to fly to the moon. "Space Explorers: THE INFINITE," which three years ago made its U.S. premiere in ...