Deepest blue hole in the world discovered, with hidden caves and tunnels believed to be inside

Scientists have yet to reach the bottom of the Taam Ja' Blue Hole in Mexico's Chetumal Bay, which new measurements hint could be connected to a labyrinth of submarine caves and tunnels. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 7 minutes ago

Book tip: The Underworld (about full ocean depth submarines for recreation)

The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean (Susan Casey) is an interesting book about privatized and recreationalized (is that a word? ) deep submarine excursions. The book seems to have been written before the Titan imploded near the Titanic (June 2023) and then publish … | Continue reading


@philip.greenspun.com | 11 minutes ago

Owen Kleon’s TECH

What kind of album would you get if you gave an 11-year-old Logic Pro and played him a steady diet of Kraftwerk and Daft Punk? The answer is TECH, the latest album from my son Owen Kleon. I’ve read and conducted so many interviews with older, established artists, I’ve always wond … | Continue reading


@austinkleon.com | 12 minutes ago

EVs Are Reviving A Fun Kind Of Camping

For some people, camping is about roughing it. Tents, campfires, and backpacking provide people with an escape from the stresses of the modern world. For other people, camping is about seeing the world, but taking as many of the luxuries of home along for the ride as possible. Mi … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 12 minutes ago

The Details Are Unreal in New Webb Image of Famous Horsehead Nebula

The Webb Space Telescope has given us another cosmic treat. The young observatory captured a closer look of the ethereal clouds of dust and gas that form a nearby nebula, illuminated by a companion star in the constellation Orion. Read more... | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 13 minutes ago

Researchers just found more than 1,000 new solar system objects hiding in plain sight

Artificial intelligence trained by asteroid-hunting citizen scientists helped identify more than 1,000 never-before-seen solar system objects from old Hubble images spanning two decades. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 17 minutes ago

Baaj and Baaj’s dark & sweet in new single “I Can’t Think” Spring Version

"I Can't Think" is another unmissable single coming from Baaj and Baaj that you should not miss out on! A combination of old and new, of modern and retro that puts a new and original sound into the spotlight! | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 19 minutes ago

Quoting Jeremy Howard

The creator of a model can not ensure that a model is never used to do something harmful – any more so that the developer of a web browser, calculator, or word processor could. Placing liability on the creators of general purpose tools like these mean that, in practice, such tool … | Continue reading


@simonwillison.net | 24 minutes ago

Is the U.S. becoming more paranoid?

In 2015, a high school student from Texas named Ahmed Mohamed was taken into custody after a teacher mistook his homemade clock for an explosive. This event, however bizarre, was not unprecedented. Two years earlier, residents of Tyler — again in Texas — were evacuated from their … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 28 minutes ago

Google rejected 2.28 million risky Android apps from Play store in 2023

Google blocked 2.28 million Android apps from being published on Google Play after finding various policy violations that could threaten user's security. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 28 minutes ago

Parents share 'ingenious' idea to make the most of their kids' old playhouse: 'This is just fabulous'

"I absolutely love your creativity!" Parents share 'ingenious' idea to make the most of their kids' old playhouse: 'This is just fabulous' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 28 minutes ago

Wonderful Pain: How Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers Uses the Language of Body Horror 

Underlying the sexy tennis drama is a vein of body horror that connects all of the director's work, exploring the vulnerability and fragility of muscle, sinew, and bone... The post Wonderful Pain: How Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers Uses the Language of Body Horror appeared first o … | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 28 minutes ago

Colin Jost takes the sketch artists down!

MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2024 Straight outta Staten Island: For what it's worth, we disagree with Jason Zinoman's assessment of Colin Jost's performance at Saturday night's TV dinner. (That doesn't mean that Zinowitz's assessment is "wrong.") We thought Colin Jost was good. We'll score … | Continue reading


@dailyhowler.blogspot.com | 32 minutes ago

XPRIZE Partners With Carbonfuture On Carbon Dioxide Removal MRV

Carbonfuture, the leading provider of high-integrity durable carbon removal, has announced a partnership with XPRIZE. Valued at $100M, XPRIZE Carbon Removal aims to fight climate change and rebalance the Earth’s carbon cycle. The partnership marks a milestone collaboration betwee … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 32 minutes ago

AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon Bedrock, AWS CodeBuild, Amazon CodeCatalyst, and more (April 29, 2024)

This was a busy week for Amazon Bedrock with many new features! Using GitHub Actions with AWS CodeBuild is much easier. Also, Amazon Q in Amazon CodeCatalyst can now manage more complex issues. I was amazed to meet so many new and old friends at the AWS Summit London. To give you … | Continue reading


@aws.amazon.com | 33 minutes ago

Airline Galley Carts Pitched as Objets D'esign

A company called Elements Eden is taking square aim at the "design lover's" crowd with their repurposed airline galley carts. The staged photographs present them as Mac workstations, Monocle storage units and shrines-in-waiting to Dieter Rams. The company says these are designed … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 39 minutes ago

Fourth Frontier – Flash Sale – $137 discount 24 hours only

Fourth Frontier - Flash Sale - $137/£107 discount 24 hours only The post Fourth Frontier – Flash Sale – $137 discount 24 hours only appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading


@the5krunner.com | 46 minutes ago

Intel reportedly blames motherboard makers for Core i9 CPU crashes

Motherboard makers "disable thermal and power delivery safeguards" by default. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 47 minutes ago

Tackling The Back Way Into Guadalupe Mtns NP On Electric Power (Part 2)

Continued from Part 1 Once the road finally finds its way out of the desert and onto the mountain range, a gradual climb begins. It’s still pretty rough here and there, with lots of ups and downs, but there are no more climbs so steep that the road needs a ... [continued] The pos … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 47 minutes ago

MatAre’s new single “Perfect Constant” is a heartfelt love letter.

The sounds achieved by MatAre on his new single do an amazing job of transporting you directly into another time period with its nostalgia-infused guitars and heartfelt emotional lyrics. | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 49 minutes ago

How do you accidentally run for President of Iceland?

How do you accidentally run for President of Iceland? Anna Andersen writes about a spectacular user interface design case-study from this year's Icelandic presidential election. Running for President requires 1,500 endorsements. This year, those endorsements can be filed online t … | Continue reading


@simonwillison.net | 56 minutes ago

The Russo Brothers Blame Marvel's Struggles on the Kids, Not the Output

Even as Marvel Studios finds success on the small screen right now with X-Men ‘97 lighting fans up every week on Disney+, it’s not undiplomatic to say at this point that its star has faded a touch when it comes to its big screen tentpole releases. Is it the output itself, lacking … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 58 minutes ago

Why didn't Google Cloud buy HashiCorp?

On the surface it seemed like a match made in heaven. | Continue reading


@newsletter.goodtechthings.com | 1 hour ago

Elon Musk loses at Supreme Court in case over “funding secured” tweets

Musk can't kill SEC settlement that requires pre-approval of tweets about Tesla. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 hour ago

Renewable Energy From The Moon Is Happening Right Now

Tidal energy innovators are racing to harness renewable energy generated by the powerful force of the Moon on the oceans of the Earth. The post Renewable Energy From The Moon Is Happening Right Now appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 1 hour ago

JavaFX Links of April 2024

Here is the overview of the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of April 2024, published on jfx-central.com during this month. The post JavaFX Links of April 2024 appeared first on foojay. | Continue reading


@foojay.io | 1 hour ago

MOSTRE E CONFERENZE, GIOVANI E MOTORI, NUOVI MATERIALI E TECNOLOGIE: TUTTI I “MUST VISIT” DI E-TECH EUROPE 2024

L'articolo MOSTRE E CONFERENZE, GIOVANI E MOTORI, NUOVI MATERIALI E TECNOLOGIE: TUTTI I “MUST VISIT” DI E-TECH EUROPE 2024 proviene da BolognaFiere Group. | Continue reading


@bolognafiere.it | 1 hour ago

No Appetite for Ineffective Political Violence

[“It's not just that Fox News told them entering New York results in instant murder”.] Over at Salon, the always-astute Amanda Marcotte has an excellent piece discussing why Donald Trump’s supporters simply aren’t showing up for him at his hush money trial. Link: https://www.salo … | Continue reading


@onefoottsunami.com | 1 hour ago

World's tallest residential tower offers sky-high opulence in Dubai

Dubai already hosts the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, and it has now been revealed that it will soon boast bragging rights for the world's tallest residential skyscraper too. Currently under construction in the city's Marina district, the supertall will feature 122 … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 1 hour ago

Stunning Footage of Humanoid Robot Autonomously Performing Domestic Tasks

I don't know whether to be impressed, terrified or skeptical. This is startup Astribot's eponymous robot competently performing domestic tasks: Tidying up a worksurface, preparing food, vacuuming, ironing, folding clothes, etc., purportedly without being teleoperated:My kneejerk … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 1 hour ago

Tesla Clears FSD Hurdle In China But System Faces Further Scrutiny In US

Tesla has won a key approval to roll out its Full Self Driving software suite in China but is facing calls for more regulations in the US, The post Tesla Clears FSD Hurdle In China But System Faces Further Scrutiny In US appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 1 hour ago

Newport, Rhode Island, Deals With The Reality Of Sea Level Rise

Newport, Rhode Island, is a summer oasis. It boasts mansions from the Gilded Era, a Cliff Walk that peers out over the Atlantic Ocean, some of the best sailing in the world, white sand beaches with gently rolling surf, and a marina area filled with enticing shops, restaurants, an … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 1 hour ago

Pacific Death – Stealing From the Devil

“The Art of Stealing Tulips From The Devil’s Garden” tallies up to be Pacific Death’s sixth single of the year. With every release he increasingly pushes the boundaries of experimentation between genres, frequencies, and rhythmic complexities. | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 1 hour ago

Report suggests Switch 2 can play all original Switch games

New Joy-con buttons, 1080p screen also feature in MobaPad's "first-hand information." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 hour ago

Microsoft fixes bug behind incorrect BitLocker encryption errors

Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing incorrect BitLocker drive encryption errors in some managed Windows environments. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 1 hour ago

An Engineer Who Keeps Meta’s AI infrastructure Humming

Making breakthroughs in artificial intelligence these days requires huge amounts of computing power. In January, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that by the end of this year, the company will have installed 350,000 Nvidia GPUs—the specialized computer chips used to train AI mo … | Continue reading


@spectrum.ieee.org | 1 hour ago

A Vampiric Mystery: Tales of the Chupacabra

Unlike Bigfoot, the Chupacabra is a real animal—though the question remains: What kind of animal? The post A Vampiric Mystery: Tales of the Chupacabra appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 1 hour ago

Major clothing brands under fire after investigation alleges use of 'tainted' materials: 'It has become very clear'

"Lawmakers in consumer countries should put in place strong laws with tough enforcement." Major clothing brands under fire after investigation alleges use of 'tainted' materials: 'It has become very clear' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

Tackling The Back Way Into Guadalupe Mtns NP On Electric Power (Part 1)

If you’re a regular reader, you’ve probably seen all sorts of photos of the EV9 I was reviewing last week. While I had it, I took it out on several adventures, visiting the Very Large Array, a sandstone canyon, and two national parks. Now, it’s time to tell one last ... [continue … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 1 hour ago

Marc Andreessen Is a Maniac

At first glance, Marc Andreessen would appear to have all sorts of contradictory beliefs. From a distance, the venture capitalist spouts your standard brand of right-wing libertarianism, but he’s also somehow a huge fan of the Pentagon. He’s a big fan of “America” but doesn’t see … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Meta and Reasonable Doubt

Meta is once again facing investor skepticism over its spending; I can understand reasonable doubt in the short and medium term, but the long-term bet on Mark Zuckerberg still seems worth making. | Continue reading


@stratechery.com | 1 hour ago

Boy and the Heron Will Be Studio Ghibli's First 4K UHD Release

It’s hard to imagine that some of the most sumptuous animated movies ever made have yet to be converted and released in the format, and yet, none of Studio Ghibli’s exquisite back catalogue has made its way to 4K UHD quite yet, even as the films enjoy regular re-releases in theat … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

What’s a job you would like to do for just one day?

I’d love to do the countdown for an important rocket launch or be busy in the control room. I watched the Starship attempts live and watched some of the previous milestones for SpaceX live. I always have goosebumps before the launch and enjoy words like “Nominal” and “RUD”. I enj … | Continue reading


@veselin.blog | 2 hours ago

AppStories, Episode 381 – Apple’s Swift Student Challenge

This week on AppStories, we are joined by Susan Prescott, vice president of developer relations, education, and enterprise at Apple, along with 2024 Swift Student Challenge winners Harshitha Rajesh and Roscoe Rubin-Rottenberg to talk about the challenge and the students’ projects … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 2 hours ago

Two-Year Dig Yields Stunning Kangaroo Fossil From Deep Underground Caves

Pitch-black darkness. Crushing squeezes, muddy passages, icy waterfalls. Bats and spiders. Abseiling over ledges into the unknown. How far would you go for a fossil? On a two-year retrieval mission of nearly 60 hours in an underground cave, we met our limits—and went beyond. Read … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 hours ago

Attic Theory, Talia Grace, Cobbler and more great stuff for you to enjoy!

The album of the week is for “What We Fear the Most” by Attic Theory. This is 9Albums/EPs You Should Liste To Week 17, 2024. | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 2 hours ago

Collection agency FBCS warns data breach impacts 1.9 million people

Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) is warning 1,955,385 impacted individuals in the United States that the company suffered a data breach after discovering unauthorized access to specific systems in its network. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 2 hours ago

The Magic Circle of Play

"You have to go around that tree." The boy was telling a friend how to run the obstacle course he and the other kids had created. After running around the tree, there were some stairs to climb, a clamber through the sand pit row boat, a scamper up and a slide down the concrete sl … | Continue reading


@teachertomsblog.blogspot.com | 2 hours ago