Asus Zenbook S 14 Review: The Classiest Little Work Laptop I’ve Ever Used

Its a name for a material that can only come from a marketing department. I smirkedthe first time I heard the term, but the joke has died since then. Instead, I have to take issue with the laptops performance, at least for this model. The Asus Zenbook S 14 has a great feel and finish, from the exterior to the screen. The only thing that isn’t unique is the CPU performance....

September 24, 2024 · 3 min · 598 words · William Phelps

Belief That EVs Are Better for the Environment Drops

And while the new polling doesnt explain, why we can take some educated guesses. But among those who arent considering the purchase of an EV, the numbers have declined considerably. But that hasnt stopped a big push in conservative media to paint EVs as terrible for the planet. A person recharges a Tesla electric vehicle at a Tesla Supercharger station on September 23, 2024 in Pasadena, California.© Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images...

September 24, 2024 · 1 min · 126 words · Samuel Johnson

California Sues ExxonMobil for Promoting the Lie That All Plastics Are Recyclable

Only about5% of plastic wastein the U.S. actually gets recycled, according to the latest studies. But its not just the natural environment thats been inundated with plastic in the past 50 years. ExxonMobil lied to further its record-breaking profits at the expense of our planet and possibly jeopardizing our health. Birds try to feed on chips from chip bags washed ashore on Manhattan Beach, California after a winter storm in 2023....

September 24, 2024 · 1 min · 124 words · Shelly Griffin

ChatGPT’s New Voice Assistant Is Here to Creep You Out

The company says the AVM can offer the apology in more than 50 different languages. The voice used in the demo still does have a hint of Johansson to it. Youll know if you have AVM as a notification will appear on the app. © Sceenshot, OpenAI There are five new voices for AVM: Arbor, Maple, Sol, Spruce, and Vale. This brings a total number of nine voices to try out....

September 24, 2024 · 1 min · 206 words · Spencer Carey

Discovery of Giant Magnetic Halo Around Milky Way Could Shift Our View of Galactic Evolution

The findings are detailed in astudypublished Monday inNature Astronomy. When a star dies, new stars are formed from the collapsing cloud of material left behind. Galactic outflows are largely responsible for the growth and evolution of galaxies over time. The center of the Milky Way galaxy captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope.NASA, JPL-Caltech, Susan Stolovy (SSC/Caltech) et al. News from the future, delivered to your present. Like, really fast.

September 24, 2024 · 1 min · 69 words · John Green

Duolingo’s Physical Keyboard Will Now Annoy You to Practice Your Scales as Much as Your French

Duolingo is now offering aphysical keyboardfor beginner pianists. Duolingo promises that the $250 beginners keyboard is a piano, nothing more, nothing less. To unpack that, Loog x Duolingo Piano is certainly a small piano for bare beginners. © Doulingo Its 19 inches wide and weighs less than 4 pounds. The only physical control beyond the keys is a wooden volume dial. As for how it sounds, Duolingo promises the included note samples made to recreate a physical piano....

September 24, 2024 · 2 min · 220 words · Michelle Hughes

Former FTX Exec Caroline Ellison Sentenced to Two Years and Must Forfeit $11 Billion

Ive seen a lot of cooperators in 30 years. She was also honest that she became more comfortable with lying and deceit the longer she worked at Alameda. News from the future, delivered to your present. Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison served as a key government witness in the trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried© Bloomberg/Getty Images Justice Department Says It Will Pull Back on Prosecuting Crypto Fraud What could go wrong?...

September 24, 2024 · 1 min · 73 words · Amanda Brady

Gizmodo Science Fair: A $10,000 Student-Built Satellite Could Be the Future of Space Exploration

The question Whats the cheapest satellite that can be built using the easiest parts? You dont need to rebuild a computer or rebuild the battery, right? Numerous industries faced disrupted supply chains and complete upheaval, leading to a heavy reliance on online operations. Brown University engineer Marco Cross holding his pride and joy: SBUDNIC.Photo: Brown University At the same time, its clear that we are living in the age of billionaire space enthusiasts....

September 24, 2024 · 1 min · 210 words · Juan Elliott

Gizmodo Science Fair: A Clever Fix Rescued NASA’s Stuck Asteroid Samples

After nearly two years of observations, the spacecraft landed on the asteroid andsnagged a sample from its surface. Collecting bits of an asteroid was a complex task, but other challenges awaited. Why they did it This was NASAs first mission to retrieve samples from an asteroid in space. A view of the outside of the OSIRIS-REx sample collector.Photo: NASA/Keegan Barber The goal was to return material untouched by Earths atmosphere....

September 24, 2024 · 1 min · 181 words · Alyssa Shaw

Gizmodo Science Fair: A Cosmic Experiment to Decode an ‘Alien’ Signal

The results On May 24, 2023, aMars satellite transmitted a radio signal to Earth. Thousands of people have attempted to decipher the alien code, exchanging ideas online over what it could mean. The message composition was the most difficult part. An illustration of the Mars orbiter that beamed the message to Earth.Credit: ESA I was really losing sleep over it, de Paulis said. Everything seemed not suitable for a message to be sent by another civilization....

September 24, 2024 · 2 min · 251 words · Kathleen Young

Gizmodo Science Fair: A Giant Roller to Clean Up Oil Spills

First, the system focuses on absorbing the oil using a gear that looks like a giant paint roller. Except that, instead of distributing paint, the roller attracts the oil thats been released in the ocean. The gel, however, allows them to attract the oil without the water. Graphical illustration of the process at work.© University of Texas-Austin To address this, Yu and his team thought of another new approach: heating it up....

September 24, 2024 · 2 min · 367 words · Lori Goodman

Gizmodo Science Fair: A Light-Propelled Spacecraft Soars Without Fuel

If such a spacecraft can overcome Earths atmospheric drag, it has the potential to reach very high altitudes. When unfurled, the sails were about the size of a boxing ring. We were able to demonstrate sustained increase in our orbit altitude. LightSail 2 completed 18,000 orbits around Earth before burning up in atmospheric reentry.Image: The Planetary Society Throughout its mission, LightSail 2 enjoyed literal highs and lows. It took some of the more subtle things to be able to actually control the spacecraft, Spencer said....

September 24, 2024 · 2 min · 315 words · Matthew Brown

Gizmodo Science Fair: A Longer Life for Big Dogs

The question Is it possible to reliablyand safelyextend a dogs life? The declaration was an important part of the companys development of the drug. But the company isnt stopping there. Boo the dog, the first patient of Loyal’s STAY trial testing out their LOY-002 drug.© John Poisson/Loyal The team has developed a daily pill version of LOY-001 for large dogs, called LOY-003. Thats a concern that Loyal is well aware of and will be measuring in its ongoing research....

September 24, 2024 · 1 min · 173 words · Morgan Jacobs