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is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Scenario: A radiologist is looking at your brain scan and flags an abnormality in the basal ganglia. It’s an area of the brain that helps you with motor control, learning, and emotional processing. The name sounds a bit like another part of
The energy needed for thunderstorms could come from an avalanche of electrons seeded by extraterrestrial cosmic rays , a new study claims. Scientists already knew that lightning is an electrical discharge between thunderclouds and Earth's surface, but exactly how storm clouds obtain an electric field powerful enough to hurl a bolt has remained a mystery for centuries. Now, a new study has used computer models to reveal that lightning strikes as the result of a powerful chain reaction that begi
Cheryl Conrad no longer seethes with the frustration that threatened to overwhelm her in 2006. As described in IEEE Spectrum, Cheryl’s husband, Tom, has a rare genetic disease that causes ammonia to accumulate in his blood. At an emergency room visit two decades ago, Cheryl told the doctors Tom needed an immediate dose of lactulose to avoid going into a coma, but they refused to medicate him until his primary doctor confirmed his medical condition hours later. Making the situation more vexing w
Every new campaign for Critical Role provides a shakeup in some way, whether it’s a new location or cast of characters. With the upcoming fourth campaign, the Actual Play series sees its biggest change yet with Brennan Lee Mulligan in the Game Master’s seat. Mulligan, who runs games for his own Actual Play series Dimension 20 over on Dropout and the Critical Role miniseries Calamity, will take helm of a full campaign set to begin on October 2. During Critical Role’s live event on Saturday, he c
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👋 Hello! If you print this page, you’ll get a nifty calendar that displays all of the year’s dates on a single page. It will automatically fit on a single sheet of paper of any size. For best results, adjust your print settings to landscape orientation and disable the header and footer. Take in the year all at once. Fold it up and carry it with you. Jot down your notes on it. Plan things out and observe the passage of time. Above all else, be kind to others. Looking for 2026? Here you go! Mad
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works Microsoft has plenty of open-source projects, and these days, the company is much more open to community contributions. Still, plenty of code remains closed-source, and the company constantly receives more requests to open it. One of them is WinUI, Windows 11's user interface framework. While Microsoft is not opening it fully yet, the company shared details about plans for the next six months,
Table of Contents Tesla to Pay $243M After Jury Finds It Partly Liable for Fatal Autopilot Crash A federal jury in Florida has found Tesla to be partly liable for a fatal car crash that occurred in 2019 involving its self-driving feature Autopilot. Elon Musk's electric vehicle company must now pay $243 million in damages as a result of the judgment, multiple reports Friday said. Prosecutors filed charges back in 2022 alleging that the driver didn't brake in time when approaching a T-intersecti
Since the rise of commercial chemical manufacturing in the 1940s, the environment has been plagued by a growing concentration of man-made substances like microplastics, PCBs, and bisphenols. There's even a new one rising to prominence: the chemical compound trifluoroacetic acid, or TFA. New reporting by Nature detailed the troubling rise of TFA and its inexorable creep into every corner of the natural world. TFA comes mostly from synthetic petrochemicals found in pesticides and landfills, wher
Truecaller is discontinuing its call recording function on iOS — just over two years after the feature was launched — as the Swedish company opts to focus on its core offering: fighting spam calls. On Friday, the company confirmed to TechCrunch that its call recording feature will no longer be available on iPhones starting September 30. Users with saved call recordings can either download them to their devices, share them via email or messaging apps, or switch their storage preference to iCloud
Warning: towards the end of this post are references to suicide, which may be distressing to some readers. Discretion is advised. The Untold Impact of Cancellation I have never before been open about the impact that being cancelled had upon me. Cancellations try to silence their targets, so their stories are less often heard. This is my account. As you read about my experience over the last four years, you may come to understand why I have found it so hard to share. This is my own unique sto
See, all the examples above are limited by the curvature of the earth, and that is why the horizon seems to be the limiting factor. But there are two additional variables in play that can allow for some truly amazing sightlines: the height of the target and the temperature of the air. The height of the target is intuitively obvious, as we all realize we can see Calgary's skyline from way further away than 4.7 km. In fact, Calgary's skyline can be seen at least 50 km away since the height of the
Truecaller is discontinuing its call recording function on iOS — just over two years after the feature was launched — as the Swedish company opts to focus on its core offering: fighting spam calls. On Friday, the company confirmed to TechCrunch that its call recording feature will no longer be available on iPhones starting September 30. Users with saved call recordings can either download them to their devices, share them via email or messaging apps, or switch their storage preference to iCloud
Warning: towards the end of this post are references to suicide, which may be distressing to some readers. Discretion is advised. The Untold Impact of Cancellation I have never before been open about the impact that being cancelled had upon me. Cancellations try to silence their targets, so their stories are less often heard. This is my account. As you read about my experience over the last four years, you may come to understand why I have found it so hard to share. This is my own unique sto
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR The US government has proposed a new nationwide system for easy access and sharing of digital medical records. The system involves more than 60 tech companies uniting to create a central system that can be used by healthcare and mediclaim providers. It involves using AI chatbots to help patients note their symptoms and receive help for chronic illnesses such as obesity and diabetes. The US government is looking to change how US citizens store and shar
Anthropic / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Claude's mobile app now drafts emails, texts and events. You get editable templates, but you must review before sending. Integrations include Google Workplace and third-party connectors. Anthropic has made it a little easier to communicate and organize plans with other people using Claude, the AI startup's proprietary chatbot. Also: Anthropic's Claude dives into financial analysis. Here's what's new The company announced in an
Forward-looking: The Trump administration wants the US public to upload personal health data and medical records to a series of apps and systems managed by private health companies and tech giants. The move is supposed to allow easier access to health records across the nation, bringing personal healthcare into the digital age, but there are plenty of concerns about the security of the data and the possibility that it could be exploited. During an event announcing the initiative yesterday, Pres
Apple encourages security researchers to seek out and report vulnerabilities in its devices and apps, in return for which it pays bug bounties of up to $2M. However, one security researcher who reported a Safari vulnerability Apple graded as Critical, and gave a severity score of 9.8 out of 10, says they were paid only $1,000 … Apple upgraded its security bounty program back in 2022, and stated then that its average payout was $40,000 and that it had on twenty occasions paid a six-figure sum f
California produces 99% of the nation’s pistachios, generating nearly $3 billion in economic value in the state. But pistachios have been slightly understudied in part because of the lack of a high-quality map of their DNA. University of California, Davis, researchers have now generated the most comprehensive genome sequence of the pistachio, allowing plant breeders to create better — perhaps more nutritious — varieties. They’ve also detailed how pistachio nuts develop, which will help farmers m
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the company at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on April 4, 2025. Microsoft shares jumped 9% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter. Here's how the company performed in comparison with LSEG consensus: Earnings per share: $3.65 vs. $3.37 expected $3.65 vs. $3.37 expected Revenue: $76.44 billion vs. $73.8
Today, Apple released the first trailer for the first fully original Peanuts musical in nearly four decades. Watch it below. ‘Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical’ premieres on August 15 As part of an ongoing deal with Peanuts Worldwide and WildBrain, Apple TV+ remains the exclusive streaming home for all Peanuts content, including the upcoming ‘Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical,’ which is set to premiere on August 15. Here’s Apple on what to expect: “One morning, the Peanuts gang learns that t
We are looking to hire 2 Founding AEs at Artie! Our team is fully in-person and works out of our office in SF’s Financial District 5x/week. About Artie Artie is a fully-managed change data capture (CDC) streaming platform that replicates production databases into data warehouses and lakes — in real time, with zero maintenance. We make replication easy and reliable, and help teams leap forward – enabling mission-critical use cases like fraud and risk monitoring, live inventory visibility, custo
This online ruler works on any desktop or mobile screen. It automatically detects your device and scales the on‑screen ruler to real size. With full‑screen and calibration options, your tablet, phone, or computer becomes a true measuring tool no installation required. help How to Use the Online Ruler The ruler usually auto‑detects your device and displays accurate cm / inch scales. If detection fails, enter your screen size once or calibrate for pixel‑perfect dimensions. 1. 📱 Automatic Device
This online ruler works on any desktop or mobile screen. It automatically detects your device and scales the on‑screen ruler to real size. With full‑screen and calibration options, your tablet, phone, or computer becomes a true measuring tool no installation required. help How to Use the Online Ruler The ruler usually auto‑detects your device and displays accurate cm / inch scales. If detection fails, enter your screen size once or calibrate for pixel‑perfect dimensions. 1. 📱 Automatic Device
This online ruler works on any desktop or mobile screen. It automatically detects your device and scales the on‑screen ruler to real size. With full‑screen and calibration options, your tablet, phone, or computer becomes a true measuring tool no installation required. help How to Use the Online Ruler The ruler usually auto‑detects your device and displays accurate cm / inch scales. If detection fails, enter your screen size once or calibrate for pixel‑perfect dimensions. 1. 📱 Automatic Device
Powerful tools designed to enhance your digital well-being, reduce doomscrolling, and boost productivity through smart greyscale filtering. Smart Scheduler Automatically enable greyscale mode during specific hours. Perfect for reducing evening screen time, maintaining focus during work hours, or preventing late-night doomscrolling. Customizable Intensity Fine-tune the greyscale intensity from 0-100% to find your perfect balance. Research shows greyscale mode reduces screen time by making websi
Middle Eastern food delivery startup Calo said Tuesday it has raised $39 million in a Series B extension that was led by Aljazira Capital. The fundraise, which was more than 1.5x of its original $25 million raise in December, also saw participation from existing backers such as Nuwa Capital, STV, Khwarizmi Ventures, and Al Faisaliah Group. The company is using this funding to expand into territories like the U.K. and to explore different partnerships in physical space. Calo primarily offers re
When looking to buy a mid-range graphics card for a gaming PC, you're probably choosing between the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and the Radeon RX 9060 XT, and per our recommendation, 16GB versions for both GPU models. In today's review, we will be comparing these GPUs with multiple upscaling modes enabled to determine which model performs best in realistic gaming configurations. We know many of you will be using DLSS 4 on a GeForce GPU and FSR 4 on a Radeon GPU, and this review includes performance data
When looking to buy a mid-range graphics card for a gaming PC, you're probably choosing between the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and the Radeon RX 9060 XT, and per our recommendation, 16GB versions for both GPU models. In today's review, we will be comparing these GPUs with multiple upscaling modes enabled to determine which model performs best in realistic gaming configurations. We know many of you will be using DLSS 4 on a GeForce GPU and FSR 4 on a Radeon GPU, and this review includes performance data