Tired of Florida Cold, Manatees Post Up in Power Plant Discharge

Thus, the manatees are finding some salvation during a chilly spell in the Sunshine State. They are native to the waters off of Florida, which are typically warm. Thus, the sea cows headed over to the warmand crucially, cleanwater discharge from the power plant. A Florida manatee.Photo: Keith Ramos / Wikimedia Commons Theyre kind of the first animals to start to respond to any changes in the environment. Over the last couple of years, Floridas manatees suffered a mass starvation event....

January 15, 2025 · 1 min · 176 words · Michael Krause

Walmart Teases That Nintendo Could Announce the Switch 2 This Week

Who wants to see aSwitch 2? Based on one routinely accurate leaker and Walmart, we should see something from Nintendo sometime on Thursday. It featured Mario peaking behind the curtain with an uncomfortably leering face. © Image: Nintendo The post was followed by avideoposted by routine leaker Nate the Hate. There, he claimed that Nintendo would drop a reveal trailer sometime on Thursday, Jan. 16. The new equipment should sport an 8-inch display plus removable controllers that could use magnets instead of rails....

January 15, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Shawn Crawford

Watchdog Group Adds the Moon to List of Threatened Historic Sites

That organization is the World Monuments Fund, which today announced the 25 sites on its annualWorld Monuments Watch. The Moon stands apart from the rest as a cultural heritage site that is not on Earth. Yet, they face mounting risks amidst accelerating lunar activities, undertaken without adequate preservation protocols. The Moon’s north polar region.Image: JPL In fact, the lunar surface is immaculately preserved. Sites on the list that are under threat from climate change are Africas Swahili Coast and Maines historic lighthouses....

January 15, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Joyce Watson

Why Does ChatGPT’s Algorithm ‘Think’ in Chinese?

OpenAI recently unveiled anew algorithm, o1, which the company calls its reasoning model. However, the algorithm appears to think not just in English but in several different languages. Thats where many people noticed that the LLM had begun to incorporate Mandarin and Cantonese into its process. Why did o1 pro randomly start thinking in Chinese?asked Rishab Jain, via X. No part of the conversation (5+ messages) was in Chinese… very interesting… training data influence....

January 15, 2025 · 1 min · 183 words · Tara Becker

Wolf ManIs a Taut Thriller That Cleverly Recontextualizes Its Monster

Blake couldnt wait to get away from his fathers quest, but the events ofWolf Manmake that impossible. This is all set up quickly, almost too quickly, to get to the action. Will they succumb to the monsters of the past or break free? © Universal Pictures Wolf Manopens in theaters this Friday. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. © Universal Pictures Will theM3GANChatbot Lure You to the Theater, or Send You Screaming Away?...

January 15, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Kenneth Castillo

‘Most Wanted CEO’ Playing Cards Get User Banned From Most Platforms

you’re free to buy a deck on Amazon right nowmade by playing card giant Bicycle. Also on Amazon is a deck of cards outfitted with Russian politicians and media figures outfitted in prison garb. Its called the Hague Tribunal deck and itcosts about $12. A mockup of the ‘Most Wanted CEOs’ playing cards.© Image via ComradeWorkWear archived site. Some of the listings even include the Most Wanteds phone numbers, email addresses, and social media links....

January 15, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Michael Conrad

A New Diabetes Treatment Is on the Horizon—But It Involves Poop

A little donated poop may go a long way for people with jot down 1 diabetes. pop in 1 diabetesis an autoimmune condition characterized by the destruction of pancreatic cells that produce insulin. Without insulin, peoples blood sugar levels become chronically and dangerously high. The composition of our gut’s microbiome may affect the development of type 1 diabetes, some research has suggested.© Carol Yepes via Getty The researchers also detected noticeable changes in peoples microbiomes following FMT....

January 14, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Martin Olson

AI Will Spew Gas Fumes for Years Before the Nuclear Revolution Takes Off

AI is power hungry and the companies behind the tech are striving tostand up nuclear reactorsto feed it. So where will it come from? In the U.S., natural gas. Pioneer Natural Resources equipment near Midland, Texas, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.© Michael Ciaglo/Bloomberg via Getty Images The AI revolution will pump a lot more carbon into the air. A new report from the Financial Times detailed the comingnatural gas boom....

January 14, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Mark Lopez

AR Glasses Still Suck at AR, but They’re Solid Secondary Screens

The glasses displays are looking better than ever. The controls are feeling tighter. And yet, theyre not there yet, not by miles. The RayNeo X3 Pro offers on-display translation abilities, though it doesn’t work in a crowded room.© Photo: Rémi Lou / Gizmodo The best glasses we used were merely screen replacements. Companies like Chamelo trotted out smart glasses with color-changing lenses. These werent all small companies, either. XReal’s One Pro glasses offer an ultrawide option for PC and the ability to control the size of your mirrored screen....

January 14, 2025 · 3 min · 478 words · Alicia Brown

Beautifully Detailed Webb Image Shows ‘Shelled’ Star on the Verge of Death

The stars dust rings give the system the appearance of a trees cross-section, but on a stellar scale. Wolf-Rayet stars are supernovae in the making. When the stars do eventually die, they energetically expel their material out into space in a brilliant supernova. Wolf-Rayet 140 as seen in 2022.Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.; Science: Emma Lieb (University of Denver), Ryan Lau (NSF NOIRLab), Jennifer Hoffman (University of Denver) The star system has issued more than 17 dust shells out into space over the past 130 years....

January 14, 2025 · 1 min · 200 words · Alex Hayes

FTC Is Now Refunding People Who Bought Razer’s Ridiculous Zephyr Masks

Turns out, not so much. To qualify as N95 grade, the mask must achieve 95% or greater particulate filtration efficiency. Better late than never. A person wearing a Razer Zephyr mask while typing on a laptop next to a person wearing a standard mask© Razer News from the future, delivered to your present. How long it will last is an open question. Meta Pissed Off Everyone With Poorly Redacted Docs Meta is being very transparent on accident....

January 14, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Casey Miller

HasThe Mandalorian and GroguFound Its Unlikely Villain?

Get ready for an emotional end toCobra Kai. Plus,Castlevania Nocturneprepares for an all-out vampire war. The Bride! © Lucasfilm During a recent interview withTHR, actor John Magaro teased the tone of Maggie Gyllenhaals Bride of Frankenstein movie. Its like a mix of a Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers movie,Young Frankenstein,Frankenstein,Bonnie and ClydeandBadlands. Its just a wild, fun ride. Theres Phase 2, which we have. Weve already announced some of them. Then the next one I think Im going to direct isAlice the Mad....

January 14, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Mario Lane

How Aardman MadeWallace & Gromit‘s Silent Villain Work

At least Gromit has a brow he can move up. He can understand thoughts more clearly. Its all about the simplicity of how Feathers moves, the deliberate and small movements. © Aardman/Netflix A look here, a blink. Feathers, on the other hand, is a tiny stylized penguin (occasionally disguised as a rooster). His eyes are tiny beads, his entire body is shaped like a bottle. We use camera moves, the sound, Crossingham explained....

January 14, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Matthew Nelson