“For Anthropic, it was part research and part evangelism.”

What type of lighting emits the least amount of light pollution? Peter BladoTacoma, Washington First, use a good lighting fixture, one that is a “full cutoff.” That means there is no direct upgoing light at all. It generally also means there is very little light just below the horizontal, which is the kind of lightContinue reading "How can I reduce my personal contribution to light pollution?"

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Apple’s record stock performance leads into a discussion of Vision Pro and John Ternus’ explanation of its long-term potential. The MacVoices Live! panel considers spatial computing’s growing role in medicine, productivity, and professional workflows, along with whether the technology is ready for broader adoption. They also examine iPhone battery shipping limits, SoftRAID 9's support of RAID 6, and local versus cloud storage.

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La grotte de Bianfu apporte une mine d’informations sur l’espèce Denisova, dont on sait à présent qu’elle était capable de fabriquer des outils rudimentaires, dans le but de parer au plus important : manger.

The continuation of AI chatbots arriving in CarPlay, Apple’s opt-in approach to using customer data for AI training, and turmoil surrounding WordPress leadership are the topics for this MacVoices Live! discussion. The conversation also examines Bending Spoons’ latest billion-dollar acquisition, Apple’s international iCloud+ bundles, the potential for services to expand Apple’s global ecosystem, and Michael Dell’s support for new youth investment accounts.

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The MacVoices Live! panel  explores some of the useful new macOS Golden Gate features, including AI-assisted Shortcuts and improved iPhone Mirroring. They debate the emerging iPhone Duo and foldable-phone market and why one would prefer to give the new foldable a try. The value of AppleCare’s new family coverage plan is also reviewed for with households with many devices, and as an option for an individual. T-Mobile’s fee for iPhone Handoff, and GM’s decision to retain CarPlay in gas-powered vehicles wrap up this session. 

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The MacVoices Live! panel shares first impressions of iOS 27 and Apple’s latest operating system updates, covering stability, performance, interface changes, Apple Pay, Weather, Vision Pro, and upgrade strategies. The discussion then turns to the new Apple Watch Live Rewind feature that will be coming later this year. How the assistive feature will work, its privacy safeguards, and accessibility benefits spark a debate that touches on, recording concerns, social implications, and whether controversy could threaten the feature’s  future.

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La Côte d’Ivoire a lancé, le 1er septembre, sa campagne 2026-2027 de commercialisation du cacao, avec de nouvelles obligations de traçabilité. Premier produit d’exportation du pays, le cacao occupe une place centrale dans l’économie ivoirienne. Au-delà de la production de fèves, le gouvernement...

Bose baisse le volume sur le prix, mais certainement pas sur le son. L’enceinte sans fil portable Bluetooth Bose SoundLink Plus tombe à 179,99 € au lieu de 199,95 € chez Amazon, soit 10 % de remise. Avec son autonomie généreuse, sa certification IP67 et ses basses musclées, elle a de sérieux...

Ecovacs muscle son milieu de gamme avec le Deebot T90S Pro Omni. Lavage par rouleau, aspiration de 40 000 Pa et intelligence artificielle : ce nouveau robot aspirateur compte bien faire une croix sur les corvées de ménage.

Italie : Au coeur d’une ville vivante, entre rires de passants et cliquetis de verres, elle se dresse — immobile, immense, indifférente au tumulte. L’Arène de Vérone, cicatrice sublime d’un empire révolu, attend. Sous ses arches érodées, les siècles se taisent. Un silence dense, presque sacré,...

Les scientifiques n’avaient jamais vu cela. En quelques heures seulement, la tempête Polo s’est transformée en un monstre météorologique. Un troisième ouragan de catégorie 5 cette l’année dans le Pacifique. Et la saison est loin d’être terminée…

La Lenovo Yoga Tab associe un écran 11,1 pouces 3,2K à une configuration haut de gamme et s’accompagne ici du Lenovo Tab Pen Pro. Une offre Amazon permet actuellement de profiter d’une remise sur cet ensemble aux personnes disposant d’un compte Amazon Prime actif.

El conocimiento actual sobre los mecanismos celulares y moleculares que intervienen en la cicatrización de heridas todavía es limitado. Los resultados de una investigación sobre estos mecanismos muestran que el proceso es más complejo de lo que se creía, ya que involucra la interacción de células, genes, sistema nervioso y microbiota y aún presenta importantes incógnitas en caso de heridas crónicas, o cicatrices patológicas. Estos hallazgos refuerzan la necesidad de nuevas terapias adaptadas a los distintos problemas de cicatrización.

Le immagini ad alta risoluzione della sonda Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter della NASA hanno rivelato un recente impatto sulla faccia nascosta della Luna. Un asteroide o frammento cometario ha scavato una cavità di oltre 200 metri di diametro, sollevando detriti incandescenti e dimostrando la continua vulnerabilità del suolo lunare al bombardamento cosmico.

Confermata l'esistenza dell'esopianeta più giovane mai individuato, un pianeta della massa di Giove a 450 anni luce da noi che sta rivoluzionando i modelli sulla formazione dei sistemi planetari.

Gli astronomi hanno catturato in tempo reale gli esiti di una devastante collisione frontale tra due giovani pianeti in orbita attorno alla stella Gaia20ehk. L'impatto ha generato una gigantesca nube di detriti e polveri incandescenti che ha oscurato la luce visibile della stella, provocando al contempo un forte picco di emissione infrarossa. L'evento, avvenuto a una distanza dalla stella pari a quella tra la Terra e il Sole, offre una rara finestra osservativa sui processi violenti che quattro miliardi di anni fa portarono alla formazione della Luna.

Opposition to wind farms is fuelling support for Alternative for Germany (AfD), with locals who protest that their country "is not a wind farm" turning to the climate sceptic party, which has pledged to tear them down.

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Gli astronomi hanno scoperto 84 misteriose sorgenti di raggi X in sei galassie vicine. Chiamate “hypersoft X-ray sources”, potrebbero essere sistemi binari contenenti nane bianche, stelle di neutroni o buchi neri e aiutare a risolvere due importanti enigmi dell'astrofisica.

Nuove analisi digitali di un'antica iscrizione suggeriscono che Meretneith, vissuta circa 5.000 anni fa, potrebbe aver governato l'Egitto come una vera sovrana durante la Prima Dinastia.