Retirement planning has never been more complicated. With changes in the economy and uncertain times ahead, you might think you need a finance degree to get it right. But then again, it’s never been so simple. Fortunately, there are tools called retirement calculators that help clear the murky water. A …
Read More »Reasons Why London Should Be Next on Your Travel List
There’s no doubt that London is one of the top locations to visit in the UK, and if you’re planning a trip to the country, it is often one of the most popular places to fly into and enjoy a vacation. If London has always been pipped to the post …
Read More »Nvidia AI Turns Regular Video Into 240fps High-Speed Video
Filming slow-motion video requires capturing more than the standard 30 or 60 frames per second. You might not always have hardware around that can do that, but Nvidia has a workaround. It has developed a new AI algorithm that can take your regular video and build new frames out …
Read More »Research Reveals Secrets of Short-Faced Niata Cow
New research published in the journal Scientific Reports shows the Niata cow, a now-extinct animal with a short face like a bulldog that fascinated Charles Darwin when he first saw it in Argentina 180 years ago, was a unique breed and — unlike some bulldogs — did not suffer breathing …
Read More »Replacing Potatoes or Rice with Lentils Lowers Blood Glucose
A new study from the University of Guelph shows that replacing half of the available carbohydrates from potatoes or rice with cooked lentils can lower blood glucose levels by more than 20% in healthy adults. The study appears in the Journal of Nutrition. Lentils significantly reduce blood glucose. Image credit: …
Read More »Volcanic Eruptions Spawned Mysterious Medusae Fossae Formation on Mars
Explosive volcanic eruptions are the likely source of the Medusae Fossae Formation, a massive, unusual deposit of soft rock near Mars’ equator, with undulating hills and abrupt mesas, according to a study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. The Medusae Fossae Formation is one of the largest sedimentary …
Read More »Samsung’s Project Valley Smartphone Looks Like Something You Might Throw Off a Mountain
Ever since the original iPhone proved smartphones with full-body screens are attractive and interesting to consumers, a few companies have been working to demonstrate a device with at least two integrated displays that’s attractive, interesting, and desirable. Some of these products, like the magnificently weird ZTE Axon M, even came …
Read More »AMD Offers Core i7-8086K Winners a Free Threadripper 1950X
At Computex earlier this month, Intel surprise-launched a limited edition Core i7-8086K CPU. Now, AMD has struck back with a rather ingenious — and admittedly entirely trollish — maneuver. If you happen to be one of the handful of people who won a Core i7-8086K, AMD will upgrade you to …
Read More »Adobe Unveils Project Rush Video Editor
Today’s professional-grade video editing tools are designed with TV studios and Hollywood in mind. The tools are infinitely capable but hard to master, as they’re stuffed full of arcane terminology and nearly endless features and windows. It can be a chore just to prepare a simple video clip for upload. …
Read More »World’s Largest ARM-Based Supercomputer Launched, as Exascale Heats Up
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise is prepping the most powerful ARM-based supercomputer ever built for installation at Sandia National Laboratories later this year. The system, codenamed Astra, will be built around HPE’s Apollo 70, with 2,592 dual-socket nodes and a total of 145,152 cores. But unlike most supercomputers today, including virtually the entire …
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