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Enlarge / Washington State University scientists conducted batting cage tests of wood and metal bats with young players. (credit: YouTube/Baseball Bat Bros.) There’s long been a debate in baseball circles about the respective benefits and drawbacks of using wood bats…
Enlarge (credit: Disney) Disney-owned channels have been blacked out on DirecTV for the past two days because of a contract dispute, with both companies claiming publicly that they aren’t willing to budge much from their negotiating positions. Until it’s resolved,…
Archaeologists remain uncertain about the purpose of these head cones, but it appears that ancient Egyptians associated them with “sensuality, sexuality and related notions.”
Enlarge (credit: Intel) Intel has formally announced its first batch of next-generation Core Ultra processors, codenamed “Lunar Lake.” The CPUs will be available in PCs beginning on September 24. Formally dubbed “Intel Core Ultra (Series 2),” these CPUs follow up…
Enlarge / Rust never sleeps. But Rust, the programming language, can be held at bay if enough kernel programmers aren’t interested in seeing it implemented. (credit: Getty Images) The Linux kernel is not a place to work if you’re not…
Enlarge / An ABC handout promotional image for “AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special.” (credit: ABC) On Thursday, ABC announced an upcoming TV special titled, “AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special.” The…
A recent study published in the journal Dreaming has shed new light on how emotional abuse and neglect during childhood can lead to frequent disturbed dreaming in young adults. The study found that individuals who experienced higher levels of emotional…
Enlarge (credit: EyeEm Mobile GmbH | iStock / Getty Images Plus) A controversial facial recognition tech company behind a vast face image search engine widely used by cops has been fined approximately $33 million in the Netherlands for serious data…
Enlarge / This team-based FPS combat scene was apparently too familiar to attract all that many players to Concord. (credit: Sony) Sony’s team-based online shooter Concord has been removed from sale and will be taken offline on Friday, September 6,…
Enlarge / A lot of gold deposits are found embedded in quartz crystals. (credit: Pierre Longnus) One of the reasons gold is so valuable is because it is highly unreactive—if you make something out of gold, it keeps its lustrous…
