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 ...

The strongest solar flare since 2017 exploded on the sun late on Friday as a massive display of aurora took place on Earth. This latest solar flare came from a sunspot region called 3664, activity from which produced incredible displays of aurora across the world on Friday through ...

After talking with both OpenAI and Google about their AI models, Apple is nearing a deal to partner with OpenAI and leverage ChatGPT for upcoming iPhone features, reports Bloomberg. We can expect to see the workings of both companies as soon as next month, during Apple's Worldwide Developers ...

Leading AI developer OpenAI riled up the tech world and the mainstream press alike on Thursday when it introduced a new model specification that many interpreted to mean that its wildly popular generative AI tools would be allowed to generate not-safe-for-work adult content. “We believe ...

As 404 Media reports, ChatGPT creator OpenAI is getting absolutely roasted for allegedly hitting moderators of the r/ChatGPT subreddit with an infringement claim over their use of OpenAI's logo. Per 404, r/ChatGPT mods first took to the subreddit yesterday to share a screenshot of a ...

It's hard to beat a case coming straight from the manufacturer. When you choose the Apple-designed Smart Folio for your iPad Air, you're not just guaranteed a perfect fit. You also get functionality that can make it easier to both protect and use your tablet, like the ability to charge your ...

In a couple of months, you'll be able to get Microsoft's mobile games from its own store. Xbox President Sarah Bond has revealed at the Bloomberg Technology Summit that the company is launching a web-based store where you can download its mobile games and get add-ons or in-app purchases at a ...

Microsoft introduced support for what it calls Start Menu Companions in a recent Windows 11 beta build. This feature adds a sidebar to the Start Menu that display information, for instance from widgets. The last major overhaul of the Windows Start menu launched with the release of Windows ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has bumped up this weekend's geomagnetic storm watch to a level G 4, the second highest on the scale. The change comesas solar activity continues at high levels and at least four coronal mass ...

I love my iPad mini. It’s the best iPad I’ve ever owned — even after owning an iPad Air and iPad Pro in the past. However, there’s one feature of the new iPad Pro that has me wondering if it might make sense to give the Pro another go. On Tuesday, Apple hosted its “Let Loose” event and ...

Something to look forward to: A new report from an independent global energy think tank paints a decidedly optimistic picture for the future of energy. According to Ember, renewable sources have reached record rates in electricity generation, significantly reducing emissions in some of the ...

OpenAI is reportedly working on a search feature for ChatGPT that could make the chatbot a veritable alternative to Google Search. According to Bloomberg, the company is currently developing the capability, which can scour the web for answers to your queries and spit out results complete with ...

A recent analysis of a sperm whale's vocalizations suggests variations in 'clicks' represent a kind of alphabet that forms the basis of a complex communication system. Members of the conservation initiative Project CETI discovered series of clicks less than 2 seconds in length act as codas ...

A neurosurgeon and co-founder of Elon Musk's biotech company Neuralink says he left the seven-year-old firm because he felt there was a safer way to connect human brains to computers. “I've pretty much devoted my entire professional life to bringing neural interfaces from the world of ...

OpenAI has added a new tool to detect if an image was made with its DALL-E AI image generator, as well as new watermarking methods to more clearly flag content it generates. In a blog post, OpenAI announced that it has begun developing new provenance methods to track content and prove ...