Tal Danino’s day job at Columbia University, New York, is engineering “living” medicines. “We program microbes for cancer therapy using synthetic biology,” he says. As a side hustle he manipulates and photographs the microbial world; his images are collected in a book, Beautiful Bacteria. Taking bacteria from substances such as wastewater, dental plaque or kimchi, Danino lets them multiply in a petri dish, adding dyes. The results are artworks differing from the digital enhancements often made...
When you buy a new phone, do you pore over every new feature within it? Or do you instantly start to use it in the very same way you used your previous phone?I tend toward the latter.Occasionally, there'll be a new feature that makes me smile -- in admiration or mere gratitude.Also: Three iPhone 16 features that would win me over from AndroidMost of the time, however, I'll realize that the new phone's camera takes (perhaps) very slightly better pictures than the previous one did.But I'm feeling...
(OPINION) Apple’s latest event brought a ton of new products including multiple sized iPad Airs, M4 toting iPad Pros and even a pro-level upgrade for the iPad’s trusty stylus, the Apple Pencil. Known as the Apple Pencil Pro, this new device is already breaking my brain. From first impressions, the Apple Pencil Pro definitely seems like quite an impressive device. On top of familiar features that we’ve come to appreciate from Apple’s iPad accessory, the Apple Pencil Pro now features an all-new...
As the global smartphone market expands, Apple faces a challenging period with sales declining in almost every market globally. The Company's iPhone sales are down about 10 percent in the first three months of 2024.
In February, a cold front turned into a storm causing millions in damage – and highlighted a new and urgent need for adaptation and mitigation projectsOn 5 and 6 February, a combination of heavy rain and tides hit Jamaica’s north coast about 130 miles west of the capital, Kingston. The storm destroyed a breakwater, causing flooding as well as damage to boats throughout the region.“I’ve never seen anything like it. The sea rose to the top and rushed through the facilities,” says Travis Graham, a...
The problem with Apple products, such as MacBooks, iPads, and the Apple Watch range, is that they usually carry a hefty price tag and are rarely on sale. But there are deals and discounts, even outside of sales events including Prime Day and Black Friday, if you know where to look. Also: Everything Apple unveiled at its 'Let Loose' iPad eventApple frequently refreshes its product ranges -- one of the latest being the iPad lineup -- and this can open the path to discounts in the form of new,...
On May 17, 1983, former Pepsi-Cola boss John Sculley became Apple's third president and CEO. He brought some serious marketing savvy. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)
Latest reports suggest that next year, Apple could introduce the iPhone 17 Slim, which would bring about one of the biggest redesigns since the iPhone X and could cost more than the Pro Max variant.
Apple will increase the old iPhone trade-in value for iPhone 15 series customers at Apple retail stores starting May 20. The word comes from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who also said this trade-in value boost will be available in the US and Canada until June 3, 2024. However, Gurman didn't reveal how much extra credit Apple will provide to iPhone 15 series buyers trading their old iPhones. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Right now, Apple offers a trade-in credit of up to $370 for an old iPhone 14,...
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My classmates and school at large, like most of the west, see the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians as a far-removed problemThere has always been trauma involved in being a Palestinian. When I was only 13 years old, I saw my people in Gaza slaughtered by 150 occupation shells on evening news, as if our death was casual, replaced a few days later by false ideas of “peace talks”. And, now, for the past seven months, that trauma has been overwhelming: we’ve seen more than 30,000 Palestinians, 14,000...
Apple is developing a slimmer version of the iPhone that is likely to be launched by 2025, the Information reported today, citing three people with knowledge of the project.