Hungry polar bears are struggling to hunt seabird eggs
As climate change melts sea ice earlier in the year, polar bears have begun to hunt for meals on land, like bird eggs. They’re not very good at it, a new drone-based study reveals. That could be another bad omen for the bears’ ability to survive a changing world, scientists […]
‘A hostile environment.’ Brazilian scientists face rising attacks from Bolsonaro’s regime
Last week, scientists at the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), Brazil’s lead agency for studying and managing the nation’s vast protected areas, had to start abiding by an unwelcome new rule. It gives one of ICMBio’s top officials the authority to review all “manuscripts, texts and scientific compilations” […]
New 2021 Cupra Born teased in official spy shots
Road ready version of all-electric Cupra Born will be revealed in May
Tesla tries again to calm spying fears in China, promises EV cameras remain off
The Chinese military reportedly banned Tesla vehicles from entering sensitive installations.
Biden administration: Stricter fuel economy and emissions proposal coming by July
The proposal will erase the Trump administration’s relaxation of standards put in place just one year ago.
Updated MV Agusta Superveloce revealed alongside new S model
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Best laptop for graphic design in 2021
Apple has traditionally dominated the creative markets, but there are now dozens of Windows PCs designed for content creation, too. Here’s a selection of portable devices.
Bad broadband, no problem: Google’s open-source speech codec works on even low quality networks
The Search giant has open-sourced Lyra, an audio codec that taps machine-learning to produce high-quality audio with very little data.