“Scientists can’t agree on the exact rate of expansion of the universe, dictated by the Hubble constant,” a new article at Space.com reminds us: The rate can be measured starting from the local (and therefore recent) universe, then going farther back in time — or, it can be calculated starting from the distant (and therefore … Read more
The New York Times has introduced the next title coming to its Games catalog following Wordle’s continued success — and it’s all about math. Digits has players adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers. You can play its beta for free online right now. In Digits, players are presented with a target number that they need to … Read more
The Rust programming language is unique compared to other languages. It’s also extremely easy to build powerful applications with just a few lines of code. Here, I’ll demonstrate how easy it is to build an application in Rust by showing you how to build a simple recipe manager. Setting Up Rust Before we can use … Read more
Getty Images Climeworks’ Icelandic plant captures CO2 direct from the atmosphere It could be a scene from science fiction. Towering over dark, mossy lava fields are stacks of noisy machines the size of shipping containers, domes, and zig-zagging silver pipes. Found 30km (19 miles) southwest of Iceland’s capital Reykjavik, this is the world’s largest direct … Read more
Don’t forget credit/ZDNET Right now at Amazon, you can get a $100 gift card when you buy a Samsung S24 FE smartphone ahead of the Big Deal Days sale on Oct. 8 and 9. And you’ll want to hurry if you want to snag this deal: some colorways are already almost sold out. Read the review: … Read more
The feud between WP Engine and Matt Mullenweg, WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO, recently came to a head when the web hosting service sued the latter, accusing him of “abuse of power, extortion and greed.” In a new blog post, Mullenweg said his opponent’s attacks on him and his company have been effective enough so … Read more
Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Connections puzzles. Strands doesn’t get as much attention as its New York Times game siblings Wordle and Connections, but it can be just as challenging and entertaining. Strands … Read more
The only thing more fun than the Venom movies is seeing what the hell kind of nonsense Tom Hardy’s going to do in them. Since he’s pulling double duty as both Eddie Brock and the titular symbiote, the actor’s frequently engaged in some goofy, occasionally slapstick moments in the first two films, and a promo for the … Read more
Toward the end of last year, US health authorities got a tip-off about an upcoming wave of respiratory syncytial virus, a seasonal virus that kills 160,000 people globally every year. Before hospitals reported an uptick in patients, they could see that RSV was more acute in the northeast of the country, with concentrations of the … Read more
Connections is the latest New York Times word game that’s captured the public’s attention. The game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we’ve served up some hints and tips to get you over the … Read more