Vanadium flow batteries are an interesting project, with the materials easily obtainable by the DIY hacker. To that effect [Cayrex2] over on YouTube presents their take on a small, self-contained flow battery created with off the shelf parts and a few 3D prints. The video (embedded below) is part 5 of the series, detailing the
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Verizon recently announced a new Second Number plan, letting customers add a second line to their existing Verizon phones. This might sound familiar as Verizon previously offered a similar feature called My Numbers that allowed up to four lines, but that offering ended in 2022. One big distinction is
Read MoreRemember Avi Loeb, the Harvard professor who claims fragments of alien technology turned up in a high-speed meteor he retrieved from the waters off of Papua, New Guinea? “Reanalysis of seismic data now suggests Loeb may have been looking for the meteor remnants in the wrong place,” writes the Washington Post: The analysis, led by
Read MoreClaude 3 Opus, Anthropic’s new AI chatbot, has caused shockwaves once again as a prompt engineer from the company claims that it has seen evidence that the bot detected it was being subject to testing, which would make it self’-aware. According to Alex Albert, the prompt engineer in question, Claude 3 Opus “did something [he
Read MoreIt was an idea first proposed by Archimedes, reports CNN. But now, “Brenden Sener, 13, of London, Ontario, has won two gold medals and a London Public Library award for his minuscule version of the contraption — a supposed war weapon made up of a large array of mirrors designed to focus and aim sunlight
Read MoreOn the recent 256th episode of the Hackaday podcast, [Kristina] mentioned her favorite fictional robot was Rosie from The Jetsons. [Robert Zollna] must agree since he built a reimagined Rosie and it even caught the notice of mainstream outlet People magazine. We didn’t find much information outside of the TikTok video (see below; you can
Read MoreBest Buy has issued a steeper price cut on Apple’s loaded 13-inch MacBook Pro, now $1,299 for My Best Buy Plus members, while the base model has fallen to $899. But hurry, as these flash deals won’t last long. Best Buy is blowing out MacBook Pro inventory with a deeper discount on Apple’s loaded MacBook
Read MoreWindows 11 has a very handy option to kill all nonresponsive apps and services. You can access the Task Manager and ‘End Task’ the process or app that isn’t responding or acting weird. While it’s easy to ‘End Task’ the unresponsive programs on Windows 11, it wouldn’t be great if we had the ‘End Task’
Read MoreRoughly $138 billion in U.S. student loan debt has now been cancelled, reports CNN. “That’s about one-third of the $430 billion that would’ve been canceled under the president’s one-time forgiveness plan, which was struck down by the Supreme Court last year.” It’s 9% of all outstanding federal student loan debt, according to the article, “wiping
Read MoreWelcome to the 525th edition of Android Apps Weekly, where we discuss the latest in mobile news and take a closer look at some of the most interesting new apps and games. Let’s jump right in and take a look at some of the biggest highlights from the last week: As promised, this week Google
Read MoreMicrosoft is reportedly set to unveil an AI-powered iteration of its long-standing Paint application during its much-anticipated “New Era of Work” digital-only event scheduled for March 21, 2024. Microsoft To Unveil The AI-Powered Paint NPU App In March For those unaware, the upcoming “New Era of Work” digital-only event will showcase AI (artificial intelligence) advancements
Read More“Shares of Rivian Automotive surged 13% on Thursday,” reports CNBC, “as the EV maker unveiled three new vehicles and announced more than $2 billion in savings related to pausing construction on a plant in Georgia.” CNBC notes that Rivian’s current vehicles “start at roughly $70,000 and can top $100,000,” so the new cheaper R2 midsize
Read MoreFortnite Chapter 5 Season 2: Myths & Mortals | Image: Epic Games The launch of Fortnite’s Greek mythology-themed Chapter 5: Season 2 had been on hold since early Friday morning after the usual downtime for maintenance didn’t end on schedule. Epic usually takes the servers down at 3AM ET to prepare for a big update,
Read MoreSony’s latest bundle nets you either the standard or disc-less PS5, along with one of its best exclusives to date. | Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment Happy Saturday, dear readers! Just over a week ago, we saw a bundle containing the disc-based PlayStation 5 “slim” and a digital copy of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 drop to $449
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shared this report from the Washington Post: The Earth just observed its warmest February, setting a monthly record for the ninth time in a row, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service announced Wednesday. The unrelenting and exceptional global warmth — fueled by a combination of human-caused warming and the El Niño
Read MoreIf you want to opt out of the new “Dispute Resolution Terms,” you have to write a letter.
Read MoreI’m off visiting my parents for a while, and have managed to bring nearly everything along with me that I need to get work done, and it all fit in a small backpack! This includes a portable audio interface to run my podcast mic, two (count them) two Linux computers, and all manner of simple
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB1L4w6GcCk When the OnePlus One came out in 2014, I was a huge fan, not only of the phone but also of OnePlus itself. I stayed a fan all the way through 2019 with the launch of what I consider the company’s peak, the OnePlus 7 Pro, a phone I waxed lyrical about here at
Read MoreA tight shot of a red-headed woman with blood smeared on her face sitting in a car and leaning on the shoulder of a Black woman whose face is accented in silver eyeshadow. | Image: Altered Innocence Director Bertrand Mandico’s feminist spin on Conan the Barbarian is a heady smorgasbord of gorgeous visuals and meditations
Read MoreA recent survey found that academic organizations are failing to preserve digital material — “including science paid for with taxpayer money,” reports Ars Technica, highlighting the need for improved archiving standards and responsibilities in the digital age. From the report: The work was done by Martin Eve, a developer at Crossref. That’s the organization that
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqto7TbqrgQ My biggest pet peeve when using apps on my Android phone is when they open a link inside the app. I have to remember to dig into the settings to disable that for each app or just suffer through whatever basic built-in browser implementation the devs decided to go with — looking at you,
Read MoreTikTok is in the news once again, and this time due to legislation that could lead to the ban of the famous and controversial short video-sharing app in the U.S. if it doesn’t cut ties with its Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance. TikTok May Get Banned In The U.S. On Thursday, the U.S. House Energy and
Read MoreConverting a video to GIF is super easy on iPhone, but you would be confused by the number of apps iOS has for this purpose. But? Do you really need a third-party app to turn video into GIF? If you know how to use iOS at its full potential, you won’t require any third-party app
Read MoreThese watches hit a nice balance between style and function without bombarding you with information. Continue reading…
Read MorePlus: An ex-Google engineer gets arrested for allegedly stealing trade secrets, hackers breach the top US cybersecurity agency, and X’s new feature exposes sensitive user data.
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