Android Phones Can Detect Earthquakes Before the Ground Starts Shaking Recent research reveals that Android phones can effectively detect earthquakes and alert users before seismic waves hit, potentially saving lives…
Garrett M. Graff’s upcoming book offers an oral history of the atomic bomb’s creation and its first explosion in 1945, featuring accounts from around 500 individuals involved in the Manhattan…
Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter, has made a significant investment of $10 million into a nonprofit called ‘andOtherStuff’ which is dedicated to developing open-source social media tools. This initiative…
Researchers in Britain reported the birth of eight healthy babies using a technique that utilises DNA from three individuals. This innovative method aims to prevent mothers from passing on severe…
Songwriter Jonathan Mann has turned the viral “Kiss Cam Couple” from a Coldplay concert into a game called “Coldplay Canoodlers,” where players find the couple in a virtual stadium. The…
First Electronic-Photonic Quantum Chip Created In Commercial Foundry Scientists from Boston University, UC Berkeley, and Northwestern University have developed the world’s first electronic-photonic-quantum system on a chip. This milestone demonstrates…
Inside the Silicon Valley Push to Breed Super-Babies San Francisco startup Orchid Health is attempting to revolutionise parenthood by screening embryos for various potential illnesses. They claim to be able…
Why IBM’s Amazing ‘Sliding Keyboard’ ThinkPad 701 Never Survived Past 1995 IBM’s ThinkPad 701 was famous for its innovative ‘butterfly’ keyboard that expanded when opened, showcasing a design that solved…
Summary KDE Plasma has just unveiled a long-awaited feature in its upcoming 6.5 release: rounded bottom corners for windows. This change, highlighted in the most recent KDE blog, is a…
Ukraine’s military has introduced a unique rewards system known as “Army of Drones: Bonus,” where units earn points for successfully neutralising Russian soldiers and equipment. This gamification approach encourages innovation…
