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If you haven’t noticed beautiful skies in your own backyard, you’ve almost surely seen friends sharing their images of them on social media. The northern lights, or aurora borealis, have been a near-weekly occurrence in recent months. Back in May, aurora borealis lit up the skies for nearly a week straight, and in October, another … Read more

For roughly 90 minutes last night, two billboards in a Chicago suburb displayed anti-Israel messages bearing the name of Mr Beast. The signs were next to a highway north of Chicago and read “Fuck Israel” and “Death to Israel” on top of a Palestinian flag. At the bottom of the sign was the message “Paid … Read more

Drum Rack has its limitations, too. Pads have to use the new Drum Sampler, instead of Simpler, and they can’t have individual effects chains. Instead any effects need to apply to the entire Drum Rack. Your effect selection is pretty decent. There are eight in total: reverb, delay, saturator, redux, chorus-ensemble, phaser-flanger, channel EQ and … Read more

Apple is doing something about the unbelievable daily nuisance that is spam phone calls. The company announced on Wednesday that it is giving businesses a way to register their information, such as names and logos, in such a way that it appears consistently across different forms of communication. For example, if Walgreens does this and … Read more

The Netflix adaptation is being directed Avengers-returnees Anthony and Joe Russo, and according to the streamer it’s “set in an alternate, retro-futuristic version of the 1990s,” exploring “life in a society where sentient robots resembling cartoons and mascots, who once served peacefully among humans, now live in exile following a failed uprising.” It features a … Read more

After nearly a decade, industrials-focused VC Eclipse expanded out of Silicon Valley. The firm opened its second office in New York’s Soho neighborhood with plans to invest more on the East Coast. Eclipse backs startups in sectors including manufacturing, supply chain, healthcare, and infrastructure, among others, both through its early stage and early growth-focused funds. … Read more

All Android phones have fast charging built in, but not all standards are created equal. While several brands rely on USB’s standard Power Delivery, Chinese manufacturers use their own tech instead, delivering significantly higher charging speeds on their phones. OPPO’s SuperVOOC is the industry leader in this area, with the brand able to push battery … Read more

With all relevant operating systems now natively supporting passkeys, companies have been increasingly adopting them as an alternative to passwords. Relying on passkeys minimizes the risk of getting hacked, as users don’t have access to their cryptographic keys, and intercepting them is significantly more challenging. However, those switching between different service providers may prefer traditional … Read more

The Cybersecurity Association of China (CSAC) has recommended a security review of Intel’s products sold in China, accusing the U.S. chipmaker of harming national security and citing vulnerabilities in its chips. Reuters reports: While CSAC is an industry group rather than a government body, it has close ties to the Chinese state and the raft … Read more

Apple secretly collaborated with Chinese automaker BYD to develop long-range electric vehicle battery technology as part of its now-nixed Apple Car project, according to Bloomberg. Beginning around 2017, the partnership focused on creating a battery system using lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells. The joint effort aimed to produce batteries with longer range and improved safety … Read more