Technology

Agrégation de plusieurs crotales des prairies femelles gravides (Crotalus viridis) soumises à un événement de pluie simuléeau cours du mois d’août 2021 (capture d’écran d’une vidéo publiée sur la chaîne Viméo de Scott Boback). SCOTT BOBACK/DICKINSON COLLEGE En trente ans d’études des serpents, Scott Boback croyait avoir appris à bien les connaître. A évacuer les clichés qui, depuis une sale histoire de pomme, en font des créatures dangereuses, sournoises, brutales. A se laisser surprendre par leur finesse et la variété de leurs ressources. Mais quand il a découvert les photos prises sur la « butte des crotales », le professeur de biologie du Dickinson College, en Pennsylvanie, reconnaît avoir eu du mal à y croire. ...

The smart home holds so much promise. It can make life more convenient with lights that turn on as you walk in a room, doors that unlock as you approach, and robots that clean your floors. It can also make your home safer, more energy efficient, and even a little more fun. (Have you tried asking Alexa to beam you up?)But for all its benefits, the smart home can be complicated, confusing, and occasionally maddening. It’s also hard to keep up with all the changes. New gadgets are arriving daily, new features come to old products, and there are so many different ways to turn on a smart light bulb.If you need a guide, that’s what I’m here for.Here, I’ll be posting the latest smart home reviews, guides, news, and opinions on everything happening in the connected home. Follow this page to sta...

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 69, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, get ready for some web-slingin’, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about Elon Musk’s gamer habits and spy satellites and how Bluesky works, trying Llamao for some offline AI-ing, organizing my photos with the Proof beta, buying more BonBon candy than I’m proud of, testing the Marginalia search engine, plotting to break into the new Dude Perfect office, and seeing if a $56 Casio can be enough smartwatch for me.I also have for you a new place to buy and read books, the return of one of my favorite shows, a great book for anyone looking for a better online life, a couple of great Spider-Man things...

In a significant advancement for high-speed rail technology, China recently unveiled the CR450 bullet train prototype in Beijing. This state-of-the-art train is a testament to China's commitment to leading the world in railway innovation. With a test speed of 280 mph, the CR450 is poised to break records and set new standards in the area of high-speed travel.GET SECURITY ALERTS, EXPERT TIPS - SIGN UP FOR KURT’S NEWSLETTER - THE CYBERGUY REPORT HERE The CR450 bullet train prototype  (China State Railway Group)Speed and performance of the high-speed trainThe CR450 is designed to operate at an impressive 248 mph, surpassing its predecessor, the CR400, which operates at 217 mph. This significant increase in speed is accompanied by a remarkable reduction in operational resistance by 22% an...

Adolphe, le chat de Sophie Roux, est endormi avant de passer un scanner de contrôle post-radiothérapie, à la clinique vétérinaire Oncovet de Villeneuve-d’Ascq (Nord), le 20 janvier. STÉPHANE DUBROMEL / HANS LUCAS POUR « LE MONDE » « Quand j’ai appris pour son cancer, j’étais au chômage depuis un an. La même semaine, j’étais recrutée pour un poste à Bruxelles. Je me suis dit : “Voilà, ça va me permettre de payer.” » A l’annonce de l’ostéosarcome nasal dont était atteint son chat, Sophie Roux a pleuré. Et culpabilisé d’avoir tardé à repérer les symptômes. Mais elle n’a « pas hésité une seule seconde » à engloutir ses futurs salaires dans un traitement anticancer. Lire plus tard C’est qu’A...

Canada will set its own tariffs against US goods in retaliation to broad 25 percent tariffs President Donald Trump announced Saturday on Canadian imports. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a 25 percent tariff on a total of $155 billion worth of American goods — $30 billion of that on Tuesday when Trump’s tariffs go into effect, then an additional $125 billion after 21 days. Trudeau also warned that the US tariffs will harm both countries’ economies, particularly the auto industry. “This is a choice that, yes, will harm Canadians, but beyond that, it will have real consequences for you, the American people,” he said in a press conference Saturday.Trudeau offered a “far-reaching” list of products that would be subject to import taxes, including American alcohol, orange juice, clothi...

The National Transportation and Safety Board will only update the press about the plane crashes in Washington, DC and Philadelphia on X — not over email, as reported earlier by The Desk. The agency announced on Saturday that it will use its @NTSB_Newsroom account to share ”news conferences or other investigative information.“The NTSB later said, “Reporters should email mediarelations@ntsb.gov for all other inquiries,” claiming that it was meant to “better manage the volume of” emails about the two incidents n. “The NTSB media relations team has always used Twitter/X to inform the media and public on the time and location of media briefings. We cannot respond to every email asking for the details of media briefings,” the NTSB said, without explaining the process behind the decision or wh...

President Donald Trump has announced that he’s imposing a tariff on goods from some of the US’s biggest trade partners: Canada, Mexico, and China. Under the executive orders signed on February 1st, Canada and Mexico will face a 25 percent tariff, while goods from China will be subject to a 10 percent tax. Energy resources from Canada will also have a lower 10 percent tariff. Trump positioned the tariffs as a way to “halt the flood of poisonous drugs into the United States,” referring to fentanyl. The change will have a big impact on the cost of a wide variety of goods imported from each country, including electronics, produce, clothing, and much more. Though Trump previously said the tariffs will “enrich” citizens, consumers are expected to bear the brunt of the fees as they typ...

The US is officially imposing tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China. President Donald Trump announced that goods imported from Mexico and Canada will face a 25 percent tariff, while goods from China will face a 10 percent tariff. There will also be a lower 10 percent tariff on energy resources from Canada. In a series of posts on X announcing the tariffs, the administration claimed they were happening to “hold China, Mexico, and Canada accountable for their promises to halt the flood of poisonous drugs into the United States” while repeatedly referencing fentanyl.The tariffs are expected to have an impact on a huge swath of goods, ranging from the electronics we use every day to necessities like clothing, pharmaceuticals, and lithium batteries.“This was done through the International Eme...

Google just debuted a series of Super Bowl ads showing how small businesses use Gemini AI across all 50 states, but the cheese lovers out there might notice something a little off about its Wisconsin one. As spotted by @natejhake on X, the ad shows Gemini AI generating text that says Gouda accounts for “50 to 60 percent of the world’s cheese consumption” — a stat that isn’t quite accurate.The cheese is undoubtedly popular in Europe, but the same can’t be said for the rest of the world. “While Gouda is likely the most common single variety in world trade, it is almost assuredly not the most widely consumed,” Andrew Novakovic, E.V. Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics Emeritus at Cornell University, tells The Verge.”I don’t think there is hard data to substantiate consumption of part...