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The Number of Young Chinese Students Enrolled in Japanese Art Schools Has Surged Significantly. It’s a Springboard for Long-Term Residency
MagnetAs Chinese migration continues to rise, the interaction between the two cultures deepens. This marks a new era of integration with Japan.
Read more »Airlines Always Let You Bring a Parachute on Board. The Only Problem: It’s Useless
MobilitySome movies show passengers on commercial airliners parachuting in case of an emergency. It’s a terrible idea, but anyone can carry a parachute in the cabin.
Read more »A New Study Confirms the Myth: Marriage Leads to Weight Gain, but Only for Men
HealthThe study also found an increased risk of obesity in women, but it was lower than in men.
Read more »China Eliminates the Last Advantage Fighter Pilots Had Over AI: The Ability to Predict the Unpredictable
Robotics and AIA recent study shows that AI technology can completely neutralize the human edge in real combat scenarios.
Read more »A 19-Year-Old Hacked an iPhone and Got Hired by Apple. He Lost the Job Over a Missed Email
Business and EconomicsComex created the first widely used jailbreak for the iPhone 4. He worked for Apple as a remote intern for less than a year.
Read more »This Fly Larva Turned Its Butt Into a Termite’s Head. The Big Question: What Will It Look Like as an Adult?
ResearchThe surprising part isn’t that the termites cared for it, but that its butt perfectly mimics a termite’s head.
Read more »Elon Musk Bought a New Laptop and Was Asked to Create a Microsoft Account. He Utterly Refused
AppsThere are methods to install Windows 11 and use it with a local account, but Musk was unaware of them.
Read more »In 1759, Pirates Bought an Island in the U.S. Its Inhabitants Have Spoken a Variation of English That No One Understands Ever Since
MagnetThe Hoi Toider is a living testimony to Ocracoke’s history, reflecting the intermingling of sailors, pirates, and Native Americans.
Read more »Products Aren’t the Jewel in Apple’s Crown. Credibility Is, and the Brand Just Messed It Up
Business and EconomicsThe delay of an AI-driven Siri is the final straw, adding to a series of disappointments that undermine users’ confidence in Apple’s future.
Read more »Long Workdays Are Out in China. To Get Employees to Comply, Companies Have Resorted to Kicking Them Out of the Office
Business and EconomicsWorking hours in China were subject to the “996 culture”: from nine in the morning to nine at night, six days a week.
Read more »The Tesla Roadster Remains a Dream, So Two Former Tesla Engineers Decided to Build Their Own
MobilityA yet-to-be-released car provided the perfect inspiration for a new British lightweight supercar.
Read more »China Is Getting Closer to Surpassing NASA With Its Own Mars Mission. It Just Invited Other Countries to Join
SpaceWith NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission on hold, China has a chance to be the first to bring back Martian soil samples.
Read more »Nvidia Addresses GeForce RTX 50 Shipment Backlash. Users Aren’t Convinced
Business and EconomicsWeeks after its launch, it remains difficult to find a GeForce RTX 50 series graphics card in stores at its official price.
Read more »A Fired Developer Wreaked Havoc at His Former Company With a Kill Switch. He’s Now Facing 10 Years in Prison for the Damage
Business and EconomicsA software engineer was terminated after 11 years at a company. Upon leaving, he activated a kill switch that caused big disruption to the company's servers. He's now facing a 10-year prison sentence.
Read more »Researchers Are Getting Closer to Creating the Ultimate Search-and-Rescue Workers: Cyborg Cockroaches
Robotics and AIScientists are the University of Osaka developed a system that allows cyborg cockroaches to navigate complex environments on their own.
Read more »Mufasa Is Disney’s Most Unexpected Box Office Hit This Year. It’s All Because It Didn’t Rush It to Disney+
Cinema and TVWith Sonic 3 out of the way, everything went smoothly for Mufasa.
Read more »Meta Has Started to Shut Down Its Independent Fact-Checking Program. It’s Replacing It With a Tool That Uses X’s Algorithm
AppsMeta is shifting from its third-party fact-checkers to Community Notes driven by the X algorithm.
Read more »Amazon Was on the Verge of Buying the Company Behind Roomba for $1.4 Billion. Today, It’s Worth Seven Times Less
Business and EconomicsFierce competition isn’t helping. Now, the company is even exploring a possible sale.
Read more »The Webb Telescope Has a New Friend in Space: ‘We Are Literally Mapping the Entire Celestial Sky’
SpaceNASA’s SPHEREx telescope will observe more than 450 million galaxies, complementing the James Webb Telescope and providing clues about what to observe.
Read more »All Major AI Companies Have Ignored Copyright Laws. The Shocking Thing Is That There Are Still No Consequences
Legislation and RightsThe recent lawsuit by French publishing groups against Meta is yet another example of the ongoing fight against copyright infringement in AI model training.
Read more »Volkswagen Has a Backup Plan in Case Its $22,000 EV Doesn’t Succeed: Selling Sausages
MobilityVW is selling more sausages than cars. It’s just another sign of the massive challenges the company is currently facing.
Read more »Chinese Scientists Claim to Have Created a Groundbreaking Device: The World’s Fastest and Most Efficient Transistor
ResearchTransistors are fundamental components of integrated circuits.
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