An anonymous reader quotes a report from the San Francisco Standard: California would ban all plastic shopping bags in 2026 under a new bill announced Thursday in the state Legislature. California already bans thin plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and other shops, but shoppers at checkout can purchase bags made with a thicker plastic
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority We’re still diving into everything new with the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. Still, we couldn’t wait to see what implications the hardware changes and new AI processing have for the handset’s camera setup. We’ve taken a few snaps against the competition, namely the Pixel 8 Pro and iPhone 15
Read MoreHere’s how to watch the Kansas City Chiefs play the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl for free—and maybe even catch a glimpse of Taylor Swift.
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Read MoreWe’ve made no secret over the years here at Hackaday of our admiration for the Minitel. The ubiquitous CRT terminals which made 1980s France the most connected country in the world never made it to where we grew up, but OH! how we wanted them to! We’ve seen quite a few Minitels repurposed as serial
Read MoreOn Thursday, Google announced that it had renamed its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot and assistant, Bard, to “Gemini” to unify its generative AI branding for all its existing and future efforts. Google Rebrands Its AI Chatbot Bard As “Gemini” “Gemini is evolving to be more than just the models. It supports an entire ecosystem —
Read MoreHackers just can’t help but turn their sights on timepieces, and [Armin Bindzus] has designed an electrowetting-based watch. Electrowetting is a way of changing the contact angle of droplets on a surface using electricity, and can be used to move said droplets. The liquid needs to be polar, so in this case [Bindzus] has used
Read Moreschwit1 quotes a report from Phys.Org: The Joint European Torus (JET), one of the world’s largest and most powerful fusion machines, has demonstrated the ability to reliably generate fusion energy, while simultaneously setting a world record in energy output. These notable accomplishments represent a significant milestone in the field of fusion science and engineering. In
Read MoreMacworld There’s a lot of opportunity in the current rental market but also a lot of risk, especially if you’re looking at properties outside your zip code. Mashvisor is a helpful tool rated “Excellent” on Trustpilot that allows investors to find high-performing houses and apartments quicker, and lifetime access to its Professional Plan is now open
Read More[Stoppi] always has exciting projects and, as you can see in the video below, the latest one is a very simple magnetic levitator design. The design is classic and simple: a 5 V regulator IC, a Hall effect sensor, a 741 op amp, and a MOSFET to turn the electromagnet on and off. Sure, there
Read MoreGen Z is reviving the trend of reading physical books over digital ones, with a notable increase in library visits and book purchases, as evidenced by celebrities like Kaia Gerber and Kendall Jenner promoting literature and book clubs. The Guardian reports: This week the 22-year-old model Kaia Gerber launched her own book club, Library Science.
Read MoreMacworld Microsoft 365 is the newest iteration of the company’s signature software suite, and while it comes with many cloud-enabled bells and whistles, it may not be the best option for users on a budget. If you’re looking to set up a home office or efficient study space without monthly or yearly fees, you should
Read MoreMacworld The process of taking an idea and turning it into usable software can be long and tedious. Want to streamline it all and get your projects to market faster? Then you need Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022. Now, there’s no better time to get a lifetime license, as it’s on sale for only $39.97 (reg.
Read MoreMarking the return of the lowest prices we’ve seen on Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air, Best Buy’s Super Bowl sale drops models to as low as $999. Even upgraded configs with 16GB memory and 1TB of storage are eligible for the $300 discount. Save $300 on Apple’s MacBook Air. Best Buy’s Super Bowl 2024 sale features
Read Moreschwit1 quotes a report from Phys.Org: The Joint European Torus (JET), one of the world’s largest and most powerful fusion machines, has demonstrated the ability to reliably generate fusion energy, while simultaneously setting a world record in energy output. These notable accomplishments represent a significant milestone in the field of fusion science and engineering. In
Read MoreMicrosoft introduced many new changes to its Windows 11; some are not going well with the users. The new Windows 11 22H2 build has removed the classic ‘Device and Printers’ page. You will still find the ‘Devices and Printers’ on the Control Panel, but opening it will take you to the Bluetooth settings page. So,
Read MoreLongtime Slashdot reader theodp writes: Our goal,” Amazon founder Jeff Bezos explained in a Feb. 2021 Instagram post announcing the location of a second tuition-free @BezosAcademy preschool in Tacoma, WA, “is to unlock the potential in kids to become creative leaders, original thinkers, and lifelong learners — regardless of their zip code.” Three years later,
Read MoreClay Risen reports via the New York Times: David Kahn, whose 1967 book, “The Codebreakers,” established him as the world’s pre-eminent authority on cryptology — the science of making and breaking secret codes — died on Jan. 24 in the Bronx. He was 93. His son Michael said the death, at a senior-living facility, was
Read MoreThe memory map of the original 8086 computer with its base and extended memory made the original PC rather straightforward, but also posed countless issues for DOS-based applications as they tried to make use of memory beyond the legacy 1 MB address space. The initial ways to deal with this like EMS, XMS and UMB
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Death is coming for the old-school gas furnace — and its killer is the humble heat pump. They’re already outselling gas furnaces in the US, and now a coalition of states has signed an agreement to supercharge the gas-to-electric transition by making it as cheap and easy
Read MoreLongtime Slashdot reader theodp writes: Our goal,” Amazon founder Jeff Bezos explained in a Feb. 2021 Instagram post announcing the location of a second tuition-free @BezosAcademy preschool in Tacoma, WA, “is to unlock the potential in kids to become creative leaders, original thinkers, and lifelong learners — regardless of their zip code.” Three years later,
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok’s attempt to stall the EU from designating it as a “gatekeeper” — companies with platforms powerful enough that they must follow strict Digital Markets Act (DMA) antitrust rules — has been rejected by a court. Bloomberg reports that the EU’s General Court has dismissed owner ByteDance’s request
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok’s attempt to stall the EU from designating it as a “gatekeeper” — companies with platforms powerful enough that they must follow strict Digital Markets Act (DMA) antitrust rules — has been rejected by a court. Bloomberg reports that the EU’s General Court has dismissed owner ByteDance’s request
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: The maker of a popular smart ski and bike helmet has fixed a security flaw that allowed the easy real-time location tracking of anyone wearing its helmets. Livall makes internet-connected helmets that allow groups of skiers or bike riders to talk with each other using the helmet’s
Read MoreIn a blog post today, Meta announced that it’ll stop showing political content across Instagram and Threads unless users explicitly choose to have it recommended to them. The Verge reports: Meta announced that it’s expanding an existing Reels policy that limits political content from people you’re not following (including posts about social issues) from appearing
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