The early days of Earth were so chaotic that it’s hard to believe life began here. What is now the beautiful blue marble we inhabit was once an apocalyptic wasteland with a molten surface and an atmosphere severely lacking in oxygen. Virtually all evidence of this fiery first era of the planet, known as “proto-Earth,”…
This year’s iPhone 16 Pro models could outperform an M1 chip, a new Geekbench result suggests. He Geekbench Scoreuploaded earlier this week, it’s tied to the iPhone 17.1, which is the designation for this year’s ‘Pro’ models with the A18 Pro chip. Offering a single-core score of 3429 and a multi-core score of 8790, that…
The world’s first commercial deep space astronomical telescope is set to search for stars that may host habitable exoplanets in their orbits. The Mauve telescope, developed by London-based startup Blue Skies Space, is the size of a small suitcase and carries a commercially available ultraviolet spectrometer modified to monitor burning stars. It is one of…
General Motors is ending production of its Chevy BrightDrop electric delivery vans following sluggish demand and the expiration of key EV tax credits. “This is not a decision we made lightly because of the impact on our employees,” GM CEO Mary Barra said Tuesday during the company’s third-quarter earnings conference call. “However, the commercial electric…
Earth has entered a grim new climate reality. The planet has officially passed its first climate tipping point. Relentlessly rising heat in the oceans has now pushed corals around the world past their limit, causing an unprecedented die-off of global reefs and threatening the livelihoods of nearly a billion people, scientists say in a new…
This article is part of a series on Sens-AI Framework—Practical habits for learning and coding with AI. AI offers novice developers the ability to skip the slow and complicated parts of learning. For experienced developers, that can mean getting to a working solution faster. However, developers at the beginning of their learning path face what…
Sport climbing is more than just scaling a rock face: it’s a dynamic combination of strength, strategy, and sheer force of will. Unlike traditional climbing, sport climbing uses pre-placed anchors and bolts, focusing on athletics rather than adventure. Think of it as gymnastics on a vertical playground. History of sport climbing in competitive sports Sport…
Together, these teams would operate as intelligence arms of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations division. They will take incoming tips and cases, research people online and package the results into files that field offices could use to plan arrests. The scope of information contractors are expected to collect is broad. The draft instructions specify open…
Imagine cruising through your neighborhood at 30 miles per hour, with the windows down and feeling the breeze. Now imagine a cyclist trying to navigate that same street, heart racing as cars pass just inches away. A new study from RMIT University suggests we can fix this mismatch without your commute becoming a slow process….
Apple today provided public beta testers with the fourth versions of the upcoming iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1, and watchOS 26.1 updates for testing purposes. Apple sent beta versions to developers today. After signing up for beta testing on Apple’s beta site, public beta testers can download updates using the Software…