Endangered Firefox?
At this point, the best thing Mozilla Corp. has going for it is that it is not a publicly traded company, because if it was, its stock would be getting slaughtered. The company’s CEO, Mitchell…
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Unlocking the Future of Microelectronics With Argonne’s Redox Gating Breakthrough
Illustration of redox gating for carrier manipulation and electric field control of the electronic state. The green threads represent functional molecules for redox gating, and the ability to function at low power mimics synaptic switching…
What is Darwin AI and how could Apple use its new tech?
Apple has quietly acquired yet another AI startup, Canada’s Darwin AI, a company focused on machine vision intelligence, smart manufacturing, improved machine learning efficiency and edge-based intelligence. All of these seem critical to Apple’s future…
Unlocking the Secrets of Altermagnets in Spin-Based Electronics
Altermagnets, a newly discovered class of materials, show great potential for spin-based electronics due to their unique magnetic properties. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com Altermagnets offer a blend of fast dynamics and high spin polarization, with…
For March’s Patch Tuesday, no zero-day flaws
Microsoft this week pushed out 61 Patch Tuesday updates with no reports of public disclosures or other zero-days affecting the larger ecosystem (Windows, Office, .NET). Though there are three updated packages from February, they’re just…
Feast Your Eyes: How AI Serves Up Yummier Food Imagery Than Reality
Researchers discovered that consumers prefer AI-generated food images over real ones, especially when unaware of their origin, due to enhanced features like symmetry and color, raising concerns about impacts on eating behaviors and sustainability efforts….
Admins see snags as macOS Sonoma 14.4 hits Macs
There appear to be a couple of snags in the latest iteration of macOS Sonoma that are upsetting to Apple admins: Some USB hubs are no longer recognized by the Mac and a popular command…
Ultrablack Coating Unleashes New Era for Telescopes
The team’s ultrablack coating can be applied to curved surfaces and magnesium alloys to trap nearly all light. Credit: Jin et al. Thin film coating can be applied to magnesium alloys for aerospace and optics…
Quick Tips to Save Time on the Telephone
With everything a smartphone can do these days, it’s often easy to overlook one of the device’s most basic functions: voice calls. Communicating by telephone has become more complicated in a world of robocalls and…
The EU browser wars have begun as Apple opens up
Now that Apple has opened up choice to third-party browsers as part of its efforts to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act, we can expect a new focus on browser market share in the…