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Dasung Launches First 60-Hz E Ink Monitor to Boost Eye-Friendly Mobile Productivity

An eye-friendly secondary monitor with a fast refresh rate and anti-ghosting techDasungE Ink, once known mainly for its use in e-readers, has gradually entered the arena of tablets and computer monitors. However, the technology's characteristically slow refresh rates have often been a limitation. Dasung has been actively working to overcome this, and now the...

YouTube TV Is Set To Roll Out A New Look This Summer

Credit: Olly Curtis/Future / Getty ImagesOn Wednesday, YouTube announced that it plans to introduce a refreshed design for the YouTube TV user interface sometime this summer. The upcoming update aims to enhance the overall user experience by making navigation more intuitive and seamless.In addition to simplifying how users move through the platform, the redesign...

WhatsApp’s Newest Update Adds An Extra Layer Of Privacy To Your Messages

Credit: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto / Getty ImagesOn Wednesday, WhatsApp revealed the introduction of a new feature designed to enhance user privacy within the app. The “Advanced Chat Privacy” setting updates the app, giving users greater control over how they manage their conversations and shared content.The “Advanced Chat Privacy” setting updates the app, giving users...

Faraday-Caged Drone Induces And Guides Lightning In Unprecedented Experiment

This image, created using generative tools, depicts the moment a lightning strike hits a faraday-caged drone, routing an enormous spike of energy down a ground wire. Scroll down for images of the actual deviceFor the first time in history, Japanese researchers successfully used a lightning-resistant drone during a thunderstorm to trigger and direct natural...

Kidney Disease is a Global Threat—Let’s Start Treating it Like One

Credit: PixabayThe 78th World Health Assembly on May 19 will be one of the toughest yet for global health ministers. With the U.S. exiting the WHO, conflicts ongoing, and economic instability rising, the organization's financial crisis has deepened. Even before the U.S. withdrawal, the WHO was struggling with limited funds and seeking to diversify...

Tech Titans Predict Singularity Within The Next 12 Months

Advances in AI and quantum computing spark bold predictions: is the singularity just a year away?Twelve months. That’s the time some of the most prominent figures in tech believe we have before hitting the most disruptive milestone in human history: the technological singularity.The idea that machines could surpass human intelligence isn’t new—but what has...

Scientists Unveil Method To Harness Solar Power on the Moon Using Lunar Dust

Credit: Firefly AerospaceA groundbreaking discovery could transform space exploration: researchers have developed a way to produce solar energy on the Moon using lunar dust itself. This technique involves converting lunar regolith—the abundant surface material on the Moon—into a type of glass that can conduct electricity, potentially enabling the creation of sustainable lunar outposts without...

NASA Shares Striking Close-Up Of Unusual Asteroid Donaldjohanson

NASA's Lucy probe captured this closeup of the asteroid Donaldjohanson from a distance of about 660 miles. (NASA/Goddard/SwRI/JHUAPL/NOIRLab)NASA’s Lucy spacecraft recently completed a successful flyby of its second asteroid target, capturing detailed images of the elongated and oddly shaped object known as Donaldjohanson. The close-ups revealed the asteroid’s distinct double-lobed form, confirming it as a...

Archer Aviation Plans To Ease Airport Travel For New Yorkers With Electric Air Taxis

Credit: Archer AviationIn New York City, you can get a dollar slice at 2 a.m. or a burger in 30 minutes, yet still spend two hours getting to the airport.Archer Aviation plans to change that by introducing air taxis designed to fly passengers from Manhattan to nearby airports in just 15 minutes.On Thursday, the startup...

Zuckerberg Once Considered Separating Instagram To Protect Facebook

Credit:Alex Wong / Getty ImagesIn a private email revealed during the antitrust trial, Zuckerberg warned that buying Instagram might cause a “network collapse” of the more profitable Facebook.Zuckerberg proposed integrating Meta’s apps to counter Instagram’s impact on Facebook’s relevance and even considered making Instagram an independent company.In its case against Meta, the U.S. Federal...