Use Color With the Mac Terminal to Add Flair and Function

Use Color With the Mac Terminal to Add Flair and Function

Key Takeaways Enable color-coded text outputs for a more intuitive view of file structures, which are easier to parse at a glance compared to the default black and white. Brighten up your Terminal with Neofetch, to add colorful art and system info. Automatically run the “neofetch” command so that each time you open a new … Read more

Ansys SimAI Software Predicts Fully Transient Vehicle Crash Outcomes

Ansys SimAI Software Predicts Fully Transient Vehicle Crash Outcomes

The Ansys SimAI™ cloud-enabled generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform combines the predictive accuracy of Ansys simulation with the speed of generative AI. Because of the software’s versatile underlying neural networks, it can extend to many types of simulation, including structural applications. This white paper shows how the SimAI cloud-based software applies to highly nonlinear, transient … Read more

How pen and paper comes to the rescue in an IT crisis

How pen and paper comes to the rescue in an IT crisis

Getty Images In July a botched software update caused chaos for the airline industry worldwide When the CrowdStrike software bug bricked 8.5 million computers around the world on 19 July, some of the first people to notice the effects were air travellers. Anthony Bosman, an academic at Andrews University in Michigan was trying to board … Read more

Pika 1.5 launches with physics-defying AI special effects

Pika 1.5 launches with physics-defying AI special effects

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Pika, also known as Pika Labs, was one of the first startups to emerge with its own AI video generation model, allowing users to simply type in text and get video clips in return, raising $35 … Read more

How to add AI superpowers to your Raspberry Pi

How to add AI superpowers to your Raspberry Pi

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways The  Raspberry Pi AI kit for the Pi 5is available from a number of retailers, including Amazon and Chicago Electronic Suppliers. The kit is an easy way to add AI computational power to the Raspberry Pi 5. However, you’ll need to take measures to prevent it from overheating. Artificial intelligence … Read more

Microsoft is killing off HoloLens 2

Microsoft is killing off HoloLens 2

Microsoft is discontinuing production of its HoloLens 2 headset, according a report from UploadVR. The company has no plans for a follow-up device, telling customers this will be the last chance to purchase the headset before stock runs out. At launch, it was advertised as a device for enterprise consumers, so it never really entered … Read more

Yeah Science! These Are the Best Sci-Fi TV Shows Netflix Has to Offer

Yeah Science! These Are the Best Sci-Fi TV Shows Netflix Has to Offer

Netflix has a sci-fi library worth losing yourself in. Over the past decade, science fiction has become a category that’s difficult to pin down, and for good reason. The demand for quality out-of-this-world programming has found the genre explode with entries that appeal to the whole family: I’m talking drama, comedy, thrillers, animation and even … Read more

What Causes Static Electricity? Scientists May Have Found the Answer

What Causes Static Electricity? Scientists May Have Found the Answer

Scientists at Northwestern University may have figured out why walking on carpet in your socks, petting your furry friend, or rubbing a balloon on your hair creates static electricity. In a new study, they say they’ve found that rubbing can create tiny deformations on an object’s surface that allows the phenomenon to occur. People have … Read more