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GTA VI’s download will need up to 212GB of hard drive space

You're going to need a lot of extra storage space on your console if you're planning to play Grand Theft Auto VI later this month. Rockstar Games confirmed on Tuesday that the pre-load file will require up to 212GB "depending on your device." Rockstar says you can start pre-loading the game on the PlayStation 5 […]

The Verge · EN

Apple is all in on AI — its own and everyone else’s

Apple's latest earnings show how it's continuing to capitalize on the AI boom without busting its budget on the infrastructure spending consuming its competitors. Overall, Apple posted its best-ever fiscal year for revenue and earnings per share. iPhone and Mac sales continued to grow strongly in the fourth quarter. iPhone revenue rose 17.5% from a […]

The Verge · EN

Beyond screens: Mercedes-Benz's new holographic heads-up display

After pioneering the passenger screen, Mercedes has designs on the windshield.

Ars Technica · EN

The Depiction Of Amateur Radio In The Movies And TV

A constant in film and TV if you work with technology is to continually see wildly inappropriate depictions of it on screen. Whether it’s all those hacking scenes in which …read more

Hackaday · EN

90% in 14.7 minutes: New EV battery charges faster with redesigned electrolyte

Lithium ions do not travel alone inside a charging battery. They carry solvent molecules with...

Interesting Engineering · EN

1,000 missiles strong: US Navy ramps up firepower with interceptor delivery milestone

The U.S. Navy has marked the delivery of its 1,000th Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) Block...

Interesting Engineering · EN

115-million-year-old dinosaur bones yield chemical evidence of ancient blood

Blood chemistry has survived inside dinosaur bones for 115 million years, according to an international...

Interesting Engineering · EN

Nvidia Omniverse digital twin could turn ocean waves into power for data centers

A new smart digital twin that uses Nvidia’s Omniverse platform could reportedly make ocean waves...

Interesting Engineering · EN

Fast autonomous combat boat packs missile-firing power at speeds over 45 mph

Swedish defense company Saab has unveiled the CB90 Capability X (CB90 CX), an optionally crewed...

Interesting Engineering · EN

US Army advances first vehicle-mounted laser weapon production to destroy enemy drones

The U.S. Army’s move to put high-energy laser weapons into production is bringing another defense...

Interesting Engineering · EN

US Army flies first 3D-printed heavy-fuel engine to extend tactical drone range

Military drones may soon fly longer, climb higher, and operate without dedicated liquid cooling systems....

Interesting Engineering · EN

Sodium–sulfur batteries retain capacity over 2,500 cycles with new aluminum catalyst

Lithium grabs the spotlight, but cheap and abundant sodium has long held the key to...

Interesting Engineering · EN

Mentoring lessons from Faking It

The best reality TV show I’ve ever seen*–indeed one of the best TV shows I’ve ever seen, period**–is the original British version of Faking It. It ran on Channel 4 in the early 2000s, when I was a postdoc in … Continue reading →

Dynamic Ecology · EN

It’s election day

You know what to do, my fellow Americans: kick the clowns out. (This cartoon would be more accurate if all the clowns were evil.)

Pharyngula · EN

I done voted

I now expect that Peggy, Eric, Kari, Talitha, Amy, Steve, Zack, Keith, Naomi, and all members of Minnesota school districts to be my good friends and invite me to their house for the celebration. It’s the least they can do for my vote.

Pharyngula · EN

Tuesday: Hili dialogue

NOTE: Hili died today from metastatic liver cancer. I am devastated but Andrzej even more so. He lost his wife and his cat companion within a bit more than a year. If you have a message for Andrzej, put it in the comments and I will convey it to him. Welcome to The Cruelest Day: … Continue reading Tuesday: Hili dialogue

Why Evolution Is True · EN

Andrzej’s notice of Hili’s death

This notice appeared on Andrzej’s Facebook site in Polish, with an English translation. He also sent me the notice by email. Polish: Hili odeszła na zawsze. Po otworzeniu jamy brzusznej okazało się, że obok guza na wątrobie były liczne przerzuty. Zgodnie z moją instrukcją nie została wybudzona po operacji. Rodzimy się, żeby umrzeć, pogodzić się … Continue reading Andrzej’s notice of Hili’s death

Why Evolution Is True · EN

Bret Stephens on El-Sayed

I was going to put this in my critique of Abdul El-Sayed yesterday, but forgot. Fortunately, Bret Stephens, in his latest NYT column, alludes to something like what I’m about to say: This is what I forgot to add to my own post: Imagine that a white American had some relatives killed by Islamic militants … Continue reading Bret Stephens on El-Sayed

Why Evolution Is True · EN

Elephants Engineer Their Ecosystems in Life—and in Death

Elephant carcasses leave a lasting legacy on the savanna, reshaping microbial communities and plant life.

Eos · EN

Mapping Kīlauea’s Magma Reservoirs

Researchers used a dense seismometer network to monitor a combination of natural and truck-generated seismic signals and identify two regions of subsurface magma storage.

Eos · EN

Neanderthals Used Wood for Tools, Housing — and Murder?

In one case, 75,000-year-old bones reveal what may be the earliest identifiable victim of death by wooden spear.

NYT Science · EN

Why Southwestern Floods Won’t Solve a Water Crisis

A series of storms has added to reservoirs in the Colorado River basin, but the long-term water outlook remains bleak.

NYT Science · EN

Boulders dropped off coast to disrupt deep fishing

Greenpeace drops nine large rocks to create a barrier to bottom-trawling fishing vessels.

BBC Science · EN

Charity warns about damage of over-foraging fungi

It says over-foraging, particularly in protected areas, damages habitats and wildlife.

BBC Science · EN