Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 1 chipset was announced on Tuesday, and the company’s latest chipset for wearables will power the newly unveiled Meta Quest Pro VR/MR headset. The chipmaker has offered more details about the new processor that is said to offer improved thermal performance and higher sustained power compared to the previous generation chipset from Qualcomm. The Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 1 comes with a new image processing pipeline that achieves less than 10 milliseconds latency, unlocking full-colour video pass-through for mixed reality (MR), according to the firm.The newly announced Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 1 chipset also supports 8K 60 frames-per-second…
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It was a battle of the sexes all over the place on Minx Season 2 Episode 5, which saw the backdrop of the infamous Billie Jean King versus Bobby Riggs tennis match create a real-time divide between the women and men. While Joyce and Doug were off in Vegas trying to sell the international rights to Minx, Tina was dipping into her fun bag by hosting a party at Bottom Dollar. And it was messy all around, as Joyce ran into some familiar faces and Tina struggled to keep things under control. Minx Season 2 has been a mixed bag…
Name: West Indian Ocean coelacanth or African coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae), known as ‘gombessa’ in the Comoros IslandsWhere it lives: Off the east coast of AfricaWhat it eats: A variety of fish and cephalopods, including squid and cuttlefish.The head of a preserved Coelacanth specimen in Beijing, China. (Image credit: Alamy)Why it’s awesome: Scientists thought all coelacanths went extinct over 65 million years ago — until the West Indian Ocean coelacanth was found by chance living off the coast of South Africa in 1938 . Coelacanths first appeared over 400 million years ago, but their fossil record stopped around the same time…
Sigur Rós have launched the “Átta film experiment,” an album-length video series, with a new short film for their song “8.” Watch the video—directed by the Icelandic artist, environmentalist, and activist Rúrí—below. Although it officially launched today, the series also includes two previous videos, for “Blóðberg” and “Andrá.” Each of the album’s 10 songs will get a video by a different director.“8,” said Rúrí, “immediately connected not only to the present, but also to infinity. Catharsis—soft, melancholic, powerful and uplifting.” Sigur Rós released Átta last month. In addition to the new video, Rúrí made the album’s cover artwork, taken from…
Depending on which of Disney’s streaming services you subscribe to —Disney+, Hulu, or ESPN+ — your bill may go up in the very near future. And depending on what plan you use (Disney offers customers to bundle the various services together in various ways), the price increase could be pretty significant.The monthly price of Disney+ with no ads, for example, is going up to $13.99 a month, and $139.99 a year. Previously, the monthly price was $10.99. The cost of Hulu without ads is going up as well, to $17.99 a month. However, Disney will offer a new bundle of…
Whalefall by Daniel Kraus What’s it About? “The Martian” meets “127 Hours” in this scientifically accurate thriller about a scuba diver who’s been swallowed by an eighty-foot, sixty-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out. How far would you go to gain closure? I’m willing to bet it wouldn’t compare to the length Jay Gardiner goes in Daniel Kraus’ new thriller, Whalefall (MTV Books). Jay is 17 and his father Mitt passed some time ago. Due to rocky circumstances, at the time of his death they hadn’t spoken in over a year. Jay…
Humanity has a long track record of making big changes with little forethought. From fossil fuels to AI, plastics to pesticides, we love innovating away our problems, only to find we’ve created different ones. So it can be refreshing to hear about cases where we’ve taken a step back to deliberate before committing to a drastic new idea, like carbon dioxide removal. With carbon emissions continuing to climb, many scientists, environmentalists and policy-makers have advocated taking action to directly remove carbon from the atmosphere. They argue that these geoengineering approaches are necessary to avoid catastrophic changes to our land, air…
It’s official: The actors are striking, with those in SAG-AFTRA joining the writers on the picket line starting at midnight tonight. That means promotional tours for this summer’s TV and film projects are ending today—and that Margot Robbie’s Barbie press tourfashion marathon seems to be finishing a little early. Her last outfit, for a London photo call today, is a Vivienne Westwood pink floral corset jacket and miniskirt with sky-high, pink hair calf heels. Getty ImagesGetty ImagesRobbie said at the film’s London premiere yesterday that she would “absolutely” be part of the strike. “I’m very much in support of all…
YouTube Music just announced Samples, a new in-app feature where users can scroll through short music video clips from their favorite artists and discover new songs. Welcome back to the short-form video wars. Yes, Silicon Valley remains hyperfixated on generative AI, but don’t forget one of its other, recent favorite trends: releasing features that vaguely remind you of TikTok.Before Samples launched, I spoke with Gregor Dodson, a director of product management at YouTube Music, about the new feature and what the company hopes to get out of its TikTok-esque feed. He’s upfront about how the feed is designed to engage…
The week we dreaded finally came, and it was as beautiful as it was heartbreaking. Since John Aniston’s death in November of 2022, fans knew that Days of Our Lives would eventually have to write his iconic character out. And on Days of Our Lives during the week of 8-14-23, Victor’s family learned he had perished in a plane crash, sending shockwaves of grief and guilt throughout most of Salem. I was skeptical of the idea of Victor dying in a plane crash. It seemed unnecessary, considering the character had suffered several strokes, and it seemed more likely he’d have…
[] × Skip to main content “You lucky I’m quick,” the rap star sternly told the audience member. Drake performs onstage during “Lil Baby & Friends Birthday Celebration Concert” at State Farm Arena on Dec. 9, 2022 in Atlanta. Prince Williams/Wireimage Drake showed off his lightning-quick reflexes during the Bay Area stop of his It’s All a Blur Tour. On Friday (Aug. 18), during his first of two concerts at the Chase Center in San Francisco, the 36-year-old rap superstar effortlessly avoided being struck in the head by a copy of his new poetry book, Titles Ruin Everything: A Stream…
American Graffiti and the lasting impact of nostalgia on cinema 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var json = {}; try {…
Credit: Brooks McCormick Jr. Animal Law and Policy Program COVID-19 has killed 7 million people worldwide so far. The novel coronavirus that causes it is widely believed to have jumped from animals to humans at a market selling live animals in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. Now the results of a new study suggest we are as vulnerable as ever to the emergence of another such virus as deadly, or even more so. In early July, researchers at Harvard Law School’s Brooks McCormick Jr. Animal Law and Policy Program and New York University’s Center for Environmental and Animal Protection released…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The Percy Jackson and the Olympians middle grade fantasy series by Rick Riordan is getting a long-awaited TV adaptation with Disney+, and the first teaser trailer has just dropped! It stars Walker Scobell as Percy Jackson, Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth Chase, and Aryan Simhadri as Grover Underwood. The series will premiere on December 20th, with the first two episodes coming out on the same day. From there, new episodes will come out weekly. These first two episodes were written by Rick Riordan…
Spoilers below.This week’s time travel episode is brought to you by the haunted look in Brandon’s eyes as the designers pound the lockers of MoMA PS1 high school in Queens. “That entrance brought me back to a place that I’m not sure I was ready to go,” he proclaims—not exactly the cheeriest foreshadowing for the plaid, pleather, and puffer looks to come. In episode 6, “Totally ’90s,” the designers are tasked with dividing into two teams to dream up collections inspired by the ’90s. The key, however, is to make these dreams modern and coordinating. Oh, and no Clueless costumes!The…
Interviews with OMRs who worked at other facilities suggest that the practice of sending injured employees back to work isn’t limited to the Albany warehouse. Eight OMRs who spoke to WIRED say they faced direct pressure from managers to keep the number of workers they sent to doctors low, despite Amazon protocol requiring them to offer injured employees the option of being referred to outside medical care. Several former OMRs say that when an injured worker requested to see a doctor, they had to wait for a senior manager to interview the worker first, although Amazon says this is not…
Tragedy has struck the TV world as it has been revealed that beloved actor Ron Cephas Jones has died. A representative for the This Is Us alum told People on Saturday and revealed his death was caused by a “long-standing pulmonary issues.” Jones appeared in all six seasons of the NBC series, which wrapped its run in 2022. This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman issued a statement on the actor’s death via X, formerly known as Twitter. “A massive loss. Ron was the best of the best – on-screen, on stage, and in real life.” “The coolest. The easiest hang…
Weird lights appear in the sky way more often than most people realize. Often, photos of these bizarre light shows come with wild speculation about what caused them, from aliens to secret military weapons.But unfortunately for conspiracy theorists, there is always a more Earthly scientific explanation for these luminous displays. From UFO-like rings to blood-red arcs, here are 10 bizarre atmospheric light shows with a surprisingly simple explanation.Eerie UFO-like ring A halo of red light briefly appeared in the night sky above a town in Italy. (Image credit: Valter Binotto)This bizarre disk of red light appeared to briefly flash above the…
The Strokes invited Regina Spektor on-stage for a rare rendition of their 2004 collaboration “Modern Girls and Old Fashion Men” at Queens, New York’s Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday. The reunion was not only notable for its meeting of two cherished hometown acts, but also the live revival of the duet that first appeared as a b-side on the 2004 “Reptilia” single. The Strokes and Spektor last performed the song in-concert at New York’s The Theater at Madison Square Garden in 2003. “It only took 20 years but look who showed up,” The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas teased as Spektor…
Lie with Me review – a spiralling queer portrait of ardent memory 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var json = {};…
Tough and Competent: Leadership and Team Chemistry by Eugene F. Kranz The unique leadership and teamwork principles that pushed America’s space program to the moon and back are the focal point of former NASA Director of Mission Operations Eugene F. Kranz’s riveting memoir, Tough and Competent: Leadership and Team Chemistry (Gatekeeper Press). Best known as the leader of the NASA flight controllers “Tiger Team” who brought the Apollo 13 spacecraft back to Earth, Kranz follows up his bestselling Failure Is Not an Option with this mentor-infused memoir that shares hard-won leadership lessons for today. He also chronicles the ineffable power…
Scripps Research scientists have shown that analyzing a certain type of immune cell in the blood can help identify people at risk of developing type 1 diabetes, a life-threatening autoimmune disease. The new approach, if validated in further studies, could be used to select suitable patients for treatment that stops the autoimmune process — making type 1 diabetes a preventable condition. In the study, which appeared in Science Translational Medicine on July 5, 2023, the researchers isolated T cells (a type of immune cell) from mouse and human blood samples. By analyzing the T cells that can cause type 1…
Look, I’ll be the first to admit that Le Labo’s iconic Santal 33 scent smells really good. In addition to owning a bottle myself, the fragrance has become so wildly popular over the years that it’s basically a calling card for in-the-know millennials. Basically, if you know, you know. But the Brooklyn-based perfume brand has so much more to offer in the way of its oil-based unisex scents beyond just its best-seller—and I’m here to walk you through where to even begin.It’s easy to see why the brand has become so popular; each of the fragrances are layered with an intoxicating medley of notes and since they’re oil-based, one…
“While looking through my parents’ old photo albums, I noticed that they had lots of pictures of friends gathered together. It made me think about the camera roll on my phone, which is full of screenshots and selfies. Why don’t I take pictures with my friends?”—Say CheeseDear Cheese,All modern technologies bend toward self-referentiality. Long before the birth of the smartphone, the earliest screenshots required actually pointing a camera at a television or computer screen, an act that (for those who can remember it) recalled the repelling force of two like-charged magnets, or the nauseating infinite regress of two mirrors facing…
After being added to Netflix last month, Suits has completely broken their all-time streaming record. Suits has gained 3.14 billion minutes of streaming time in just one week, and it continues to grow. Starring Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams, the series ran from 2011 to 2019 on USA Network, and fans are starting to wonder if this will prompt a surprise tenth season. The series takes us through the intense yet comical dynamics of a New York City law firm, with a twist: There’s a fake lawyer involved. Harvey Spector (Macht) is intrigued by Mike Ross (Adams) after the…
Song of the Week delves into the fresh songs we just can’t get out of our heads. Find these tracks and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist, and for our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, Mitski returns with the low-key, acoustic “Bug Like an Angel.” Just over a year removed from her last album, Laurel Hell, and sparking discourse over concert etiquette on her subsequent tour, indie’s crowned queen of cathartic, I’m-not-okay anthems is set to return with a brand new, full-length album, the depressingly-named The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We.…
Close to dogliness: the Christian undertones of canines in Hollywood 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var json = {}; try {…
The beneficial root endophytic desert bacterium Pseudomonas argentinensis sp. SA190 enhances drought stress tolerance in Arabidopsis by priming target gene promoters in an epigenetic ABA-dependent manner. Credit: EMBO reports (2023). DOI: 10.15252/embr.202256754 Priming crop plants with a microbe sourced from the roots of desert plants could be a powerful tool to boost crop plant’s resilience to drought. Germinating Arabidopsis (thale cress) and alfalfa with a microbe taken from the roots of a common desert plant has been shown to help them to thrive under drought conditions. “Mitigating the effects of drought on crop plants is an urgent goal for those…
Author Nancy Bilyeau has taken a few journeys into the past. Her debut series — the acclaimed Joanna Stafford trilogy — guided readers through the tumultuous Tudor era. With The Blue and The Fugitive Colors, we were transported to 18th-century London. Dreamland is set in 1911. With her latest historical mystery, The Orchid Hour, Bilyeau takes us back to Prohibition — 1923 New York, to be exact. There we are introduced to Zia Deluca, a recent widow who strikes up a friendship with a man who is murdered outside the library where she works. She didn’t do it, of course,…
Linen is a notoriously tricky fabric for retailers because it has the habit of looking like a crumpled mess in no time, but over the past few summers, fashion buyers are going back to it like it’s an ex-partner who’s promised they’ve changed. It still creases, but linen has somehow become the one fabric that can add effortless ease and polish to a warmer weather outfit in an instant. With a return to raw, natural fabrics like raffia and hemp, the slight crinkle can also have a lovely charm to it. Though, you will still probably want a steamer or iron on hand for the…