Apple Says There’s a Simple Reason for the Mac Mini’s Odd Power Button Location

TheM4-powered Mac miniis an incredible machine overall. They also say most users never use the power button on a Mac, anyway. Apple isnt wrong here. Screenshot: Apple / YouTube The trade-off is that you run out of space for some important things, like a power button. The power button is located on the bottom rear-left corner of the Mac mini. The important things, like the Thunderbolt 5 and HDMI ports, are out where they should be....

November 11, 2024 · 1 min · 124 words · Rebecca Williamson

Caitlyn’s Heel Turn inArcaneSeason 2 Is Deliciously Good Television

And so we shall. We witness the destructive fallout of Jinx declaring war on the posh city of Piltover. All save for Caitlyn, who is adorned in a restrictive black turtleneck. © Netflix While the two eventually found a support system, Caitlyn has no one else to turn to. Jinxs actions on behalf of Zaun are spawned from rotting frustration with how Piltover has suppressed Zaun for generations. All of this happens in the final episode of season twos Act One batch of episodes....

November 11, 2024 · 1 min · 178 words · Colleen Skinner

Can Trump Stop the Clean Energy Wave? Experts Say Not So Fast

That said, this will be yet another wall that never gets built. Fundamental market forces are at play. Coal, oil, and gas are commodities whose prices fluctuate. Solar panels.© Toni007 ca/Wikimedia (Last year, the United States addedthree times as much solar capacityas natural gas.) Heat pumpsnow outsell gas furnacesin the U.S., due in part to government incentives. Local utilities are also finding novel ways to use heat pumps. Beyond being more efficient, green tech is simply cheaper to adopt....

November 11, 2024 · 2 min · 268 words · Melissa Thompson

Elon Musk’s X Appears to Be Making Grok AI Free for Some Users

looks like X, formerly Twitter, is making its AI chatbot Grok free to some users. TechCrunchwas able to jump into the free version of Grok by visiting X through a New Zealand-registered account. Copy on the site reads, A free tier of Grok is now available in your region. X is making the Grok chatbot free to some users.NurPhoto / Getty Chat, generate images, and analyze photos. They need to put some guardrails up to prevent costs from spiraling or exacerbating the bot problem....

November 11, 2024 · 1 min · 155 words · Christopher Mullen

Marslink? SpaceX Wants to Develop a Version of Starlink Around the Red Planet

SpaceX has launched thousands of satellites into Earths orbit, and now its exploring similar plans for Mars. Overall, the company wants to build a massive constellation of 42,000 satellites in low Earth orbit. The NASA presentation included two other proposals from Blue Origin and Lockheed Martin. An illustration of an astronaut exploring the Martian terrain.Getty Images Although the exact launch date has not been specified yet. For its proposal, Lockheed Martin suggests usingMAVEN(short for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN)....

November 11, 2024 · 1 min · 102 words · Elizabeth Peterson

Mattel Apologizes After It Ships ‘Wicked’ Barbie Dolls With a Porn Link

When Mattel learned about the problem, it pulled the dolls from retail shelves and issued an apology. You see the movies website is wickedmovie.com. But Mattel printed wicked.com. Signage on display during the Threads “Wicked” Red Carpet Watch Party at Kendall’s Brasserie on November 09, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.© Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Universal Pictures The first site lets you buy tickets and watch trailers. The second links to girl-on-girl action....

November 11, 2024 · 2 min · 290 words · Andrea Holmes

Newly Discovered Burial Chamber of Egyptian Priestess Sheds Light on Overlooked Era

She was also titled the Lady of the House, a designation testifying to her familys prominence. Egypts Ministry of Tourism and Antiquitiesannounced the discoveryin a Facebook post last month. View of Gebel Asyut al-gharbi necropolis. The newly discovered burial chamber with coffin inside.Image: Free University of Berlin These remains allowed scientists to estimate that the ancient priestess died when she was around 40 years old. The team passed on the findings from Idys burial chamber to the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism....

November 11, 2024 · 1 min · 100 words · Kevin Lyons

Police Celebrate as Absurd ‘Grappler’ Device Ends Chase With a Crash

Police car chases are notoriously dangerous, with high-speed pursuits resulting in hundreds of fatal crashes each year. The latest example is a videoproudly postedon Facebook by the Thurston County Sheriffs Office in Washington. The driver allegedly ran away but was later caught and arrested. Police chases cause hundreds of fatalities each year.© Douglas Sacha/Getty Images But the gadget has also been documented causing crashes that killed and injured people. Three people died and eight were injured....

November 11, 2024 · 1 min · 113 words · Christopher Green

Ridley Scott Still Wants a Sequel toAlien: Covenant

Taika Waititis long-in-limboFlash Gordonproject has a grim update.Percy Jackson and the Olympianshas found its Athena. To me, my spoilers! Ridley Scotts Alien Ridley Scott suggestedAlien: Covenantis ripe for a sequel during a recent interview withTHR. © 20th Century Studios Its a perfect beginning. Im not too involved with that one. Wonka 2 Paul King providedHey U Guys(viaScreen Rant) with an update onWonka 2. Were very early, I mean weve got about half of a draft....

November 11, 2024 · 1 min · 148 words · Brittany Garza

Semrush Black Friday 2024 Deal: Save $300 With the Pro Plan

November is a great month to honor yourself with something new and shiny. Starting November 11th,Semrush lets you save $300 on its Pro plan. Learn more about this Semrush Black Friday offer and how to claim it below. © Gizmodo.com Semrush Black Friday Discount: Whats the Deal? Semrush offers flexible plans, allowing users to choose exactly what they need. However, the Black Friday Semrush discount applies only to the Pro plan....

November 11, 2024 · 2 min · 227 words · Jeremy Hansen

Something Strange Happened During Voyager 2’s Flyby of Uranus in 1986

The researchpublishedtoday inNature Astronomysuggests that the magnetic structure of the Uranian system is different than initially thought. Voyager 2 arrived at just the wrong time! The other 96% of the time, the planets magnetosphere isnt so extreme. Natural color (left) and false color (right) images of Uranus snapped by Voyager 2 in the mid-1980s.Image: NASA Voyager 2 is so distant that it takes light over 19 hours to travel from the spacecraft to Earth....

November 11, 2024 · 1 min · 135 words · Deanna Mitchell

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Offers Free IVF to Women Who Use His Sperm

A Russian IVF clinic is offering women the opportunity to undergo free fertilization. Durovs obsession with his own jizz has been well-known for a while. The clinic states that Durov will pay for all the IVF protocols that use his sperm. © Manuel Blondeau/AOP.Press/Corbis You could see why that might be a bit of a bummer for some women. Durov was ultimately released on $5.5 million bail, while aninvestigation into his activity is ongoing....

November 11, 2024 · 1 min · 111 words · Candace Mcneil

That Tech Guy Who Used His Son as a Blood Boy Is Hawking Supplements Now

The guy who uses hissons bloodin that effort? Well, hes got a line of supplements. And he says theyre the bees knees. Bryan Johnson in a screenshot from his YouTube video on healthy habits.© YouTube Palihapitiya believes theres something more insidious going on with the U.S. food supply. And Johnson took the opportunity to tout his brand of supplements, known asBlueprint. All third party lab results are shared publicly. Its such a relief to have knowledge of what Im putting into my body....

November 11, 2024 · 1 min · 167 words · Melanie Davis