The concept of tolerance has weighed heavilyupon Disney+ series X-Men 97. Where does tolerance get you in the face of genocide? Again, its that word again, the optics of it all. Image: Marvel Trask wasnt working for Sinister; Sinister was working for someone else. The endgame of where human finally leads, and the ultimate folly of Xaviers dream of assimilation. X-Men 97 is available to stream now on Disney+. Image: Marvel...
Applehas set the date of May 7 for its next hardware reveal event. This show will focus on the iPad, particularly the new tablet with anOLED screen. Pencil us in for May 7! Image: Apple A clue about the iPad stylus possibly getting an upgrade was found in theiOS 17.4 code. This event is the beginning of Apples years of showing new hardware and software. Then most likely in September, the companys big show to reveal theiPhone 16....
Many of us havemoved on from the Vision Proless than three months after its buzzy launch, butApplecan not. As initial hype fades, we may be entering the much-anticipated flop era for Vision Pro. Mind you, Applereportedly sold 200,000 Vision Prosduring its first 10 days on the market. Photo: DAVID SWANSON/AFP (Getty Images) Kuo says 2025 doesnt look much better, as Apple expects headset shipments to decline next year. I think its safe to say the Vision Pro is in a flop era....
The deodorant of the future might be possible thanks to viruses that hunt down stink-making bacteria. Having found more evidence of this bacterias involvement in our stink, the researchers next looked for a countermeasure. The findings arepublishedthis month in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Image: Andrey_Popov (Shutterstock) Although many patients suffer from axillary odors, there are few treatment options. We believe that this study will lead to a new therapy....
Octocorals are not closely related to corals, despite their name. They are agroup of marine invertebratesthat resideand glowin Earths oceans. Bioluminescence in octocorals happens thanks to an enzyme called luciferase, which catalyzes a reaction that produces light. A bioluminescent branched bamboo octocoral.Photo: Sönke Johnsen Bioluminescence has independently evolved at least 94 times,according to a 2020 study. The oldest known example was generally thought to be in a bang out of small crustacean called ostracods....
Its not like you didnt already have a dozen Chromecasts floating around your house. What is one more? A new Google TV dongle, potentially packed with upgraded features, is on the horizon. Photo: Sam Rutherford/Gizmodo Hopefully, this will be a significant update to the current four-year-old favorite. According to9to5Googles sources, Google is preparing to launch a new Chromecast with Google TV sometime this year. It wont replace theChromecast HDlaunched in 2022 but ratherthe original versionthat debuted during the height of the pandemic....
Axon calls its new productDraft One. Forbes was thefirst to reporton the new product launch. While agencies are emphasizing hiring and retention, demand to fill open roles is low. Photo: E4C (Getty Images) Problematically, AI has been knownto hallucinatethat is, to make up gibberish. For some members of the public, that confidence is probably quite low. News from the future, delivered to your present. Why the Hell Is OpenAI Building an X Clone?...
An Australian court has ordered the video removed globally rather than just having it geo-blocked in Australia. Major U.S. news outlets likeNBC Newsplayed the video without any blurring or editing. The 53-year-old Bishop Emmanuel survived the attack and said heforgives the boywho stabbed him. Elon Musk arrives at the 10th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision (AP)...
The FTC issued a rule to ban non-compete clauses for employees, according to areleasefrom the commission on Tuesday. It firstproposed the ruleto get rid of the practice last year. But dont quit your job just yet. Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has made some big moves since taking over the commission.Photo: Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Getty Images) And now theyre dead. News from the future, delivered to your present....
Google confirmed theadditional firingsin a statement, noting the company has concluded its investigation of the sit-in. Tensions remain high nationwide, and Google seems to be caught in the middle of a historic protest movement. The protests inside Googles offices spotlight the companys business ties to the Israeli government. Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu (Getty Images) Google and Amazon hold a billion-dollar contract, Project Nimbus, to supply cloud computing to the Israeli government....
What will the Pixel 8a look like? Will it arrive soon? Will it offer more RAM at its supposedly slightly higher price point? The Pixel 8a will probably have rounder corners than the Pixel 7a depicted here.Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo ThePixel 7awas mainly a reprise of its flagship predecessor, thePixel 7. Google tends to prioritize maintaining AI processing and camera algorithms over everything else. Will the Pixel 8a follow in the footsteps of its predecessor?...
What is the 3 body problem? Its estimated that around 10 percent of all star systems have three stars, according toNASA. Having a third object in there, however, throws things off. The sci-fi series portrays a fictional alien civilization on a planet that flips between stable and chaotic eras.Image: Netflix The three stars start acting funny, interacting with one another in unpredictable ways. What does a triple-star system look like? Alpha Centauri A and B form a binary system, closely orbiting each other in a roughly 80-year cycle....
Its very hard to say explicitly what harm an LLM has caused. But that doesnt mean that thats what the trajectory is going to be over the next ten years. This article originally appeared onQuartz. Mustafa Suleyman at the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park on November 1, 2023 in Bletchley, England.Photo: Leon Neal (Getty Images) News from the future, delivered to your present. You May Also Like Two banks say Amazon has paused negotiations on some international data centers....
