As the scorching Japanese summer creeps ever closer with each passing day, I kept thinking about my yesteryear idea of remotely controlling my bedroom A/C over the Internet. With a simple click of a button ten minutes before bedtime, I could kick-start the…

Live facial recognition is becoming increasingly common on UK high streets. Should we be worried?

Aeromine Technologies just closed a $9 million funding round, and it's ready to scale up production of its bladeless rooftop wind turbines.

Spotify is notifying users of its Car Thing product that the devices will stop working after December 9, 2024.

CompilerFax: Sending C source code via telefax to a compiler-as-a-service which then faxes you the output of your program; demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ-25-pRhpY git: https://github.com/lexbailey/compilerfax intended for #emfcamp #retronetworking…

Neutrinos may be even stranger than they seem, if indeed they are the only fermions (particles of matter) that are their own antiparticles. Proof would be a rare form of radioactive decay called neutrinoless double-beta decay, which could only be seen if…

At its Build conference this week, Microsoft announced it has inked an AI partnership with Khan Academy that will enable the education nonprofit to offer Khanmigo to teachers at no cost.

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The centralization of the internet poses a fundamental threat to individual freedom. In 2023, a few corporations control most internet services and infrastructure, wielding immense power with little accountability. This threatens democracy, as these corporations…

This is the first of two posts about a renderer I have been developing, focusing on what I've built and how it works. The second post discusses why I've built it and my plans for the future. I've been developing a custom real-time renderer which uses very…

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As the world stares in horror at Netflix’s new documentary Trainwreck, one Kerrang! writer recalls the blur of overflowing toilets, flaming buses, and…

Live facial recognition is becoming increasingly common on UK high streets. Should we be worried?

This article shows you how to turn your iPhone into a dumb phone, using a handful of simple apps and settings. You don't have to purchase a new device just to simplify your screen time — you can dumb-down your existing iPhone, and enjoy many of the same benefits.