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Phone manufacturers including Apple and Samsung recommend a simple two-minute cleaning routine using a lint-free microfiber cloth, slightly dampened for a deeper clean, to remove both visible smudges and invisible bacteria from device screens. Users should power off and unplug phones before cleaning, remove cases, and avoid letting moisture or soap enter any openings even on water-resistant models.
A HardOCP forum user reported that their MSI RTX 5090 Gaming Trio OC suffered a melted 16-pin power connector after testing Nvidia's new DLSS 5 feature in NBA 2K27, currently the only game with official support. The user's monitoring software showed sustained power draw above 610W, more than 150W higher than the card's typical 450W gaming load, before the connector overheated and several pins were visibly scorched.
In a Reddit AMA, Nothing CEO Carl Pei addressed criticism over the Phone 2's software support and monetization practices. He confirmed the Phone 2 will stop receiving major Android updates after Android 16, saying its aging chipset and kernel can't support Android 17, but insisted the company met its original promise of three major OS updates. Pei also conceded that pre-installed apps and games on Nothing devices have gone too far and need rebalancing.
A 2017 explainer describes impedance matching, the engineering technique of adding a component to help a system absorb energy more efficiently rather than reflecting it. It illustrates the concept with examples ranging from car transmissions and electrical transformers to sloped beaches and anechoic foam spikes.
The performance coach who works with world No. 1 tennis player Aryna Sabalenka argues that popular productivity techniques break down when real pressure hits. Drawing on personal experience surviving on the streets as a teenager, he contrasts the mindset of a 'warrior' with that of a 'fighter' as the key to performing under stress. He says he has seen conventional advice fail repeatedly across sports arenas, corporate settings, and his own life.
Nathan Fielder, working with documentarian Lance Oppenheim and backed by A24, has made a nearly three-hour documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, the Theranos founder now serving an 11-year prison sentence for fraud. The film, titled 'You Can See Everything,' premiered as a surprise screening at the Telluride Film Festival and blends documentary and reality-TV style filmmaking rather than presenting a straightforward account of the case. Holmes reportedly sought out the project herself before beginning her prison term, wanting her final days of freedom captured on camera.
Kenyan freelance writers who long earned income producing custom essays for cheating students abroad are seeing that work dry up as AI writing tools take over the task. The shift marks the collapse of a once-thriving informal outsourcing industry built around academic dishonesty.
An Android Authority writer found their Gmail account eating up 5.27GB of Google's 15GB free storage tier, largely due to accumulated email attachments rather than message count. Using Gmail's built-in 'Clean up space' tool, they identified and deleted large attachments, then cleared out Spam and Trash folders to recover storage without paying for Google One.
Caltech is organizing a 40-hour event called Mathathon, running October 30 to November 1, where about 100 teams will use frontier AI models with over $2 million in compute credits to tackle open mathematical conjectures. Teams will present their findings to leading mathematicians, who will judge their understanding and rigor, with prizes awarded initially and again later once results are independently verified by the math community.
OPPO's Find series product manager confirmed via Weibo that the upcoming Find X10 Pro Max will pack three 200MP rear cameras, co-developed with Hasselblad, likely including an ultrawide sensor alongside the main and telephoto lenses. The standard Find X10 will ship with two 200MP cameras, and both models are expected to include a new color sensor and imaging engine. OPPO says the phones will launch later this month.
Alex Zhavoronkov, founder and co-CEO of AI-driven drug discovery company Insilico, is pursuing research suggesting that a treatment developed for fibrosis may have broader anti-aging effects. His work sits within a long personal and scientific interest in longevity research.
Colby Williams, 25, was arrested in Georgia on multiple felony charges including arson and criminal damage to property after police say he set fire to three Flock automated license plate readers, melting at least one down to slag. A nearby fourth camera was found riddled with bullet holes, and one melted pole bore a 'DeFlock' sticker. Investigators identified Williams partly through footage from the very cameras he allegedly destroyed.