• CNET

    Best Smart Scale for 2024

    Looking for a new scale? We’ve put the best smart scales on the market to the test and rounded up all of our favorite picks.

  • Bishops urged to prepare for seismic shift

    United Methodist Council of Bishops President Thomas J. Bickerton sees potential for big changes coming out of General Conference — including an end to the denomination’s bans related to LGBTQ people. Bishops, he said, will have a role to play in what comes next.

  • Steering toward quantum simulation at scale

    Researchers simulated a key quantum state at one of the largest scales reported, with support from the Quantum Computing User Program, or QCUP, at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

    • BBC

    Should Scales handball have merited an Aberdeen penalty?

    Celtic survive a penalty scare in the Scottish Cup semi-final as a Liam Scales handball is deemed to have taken place just outside the penalty box following a VAR review.

    • BBC

    Did Scales handball merit an Aberdeen penalty?

    Celtic survive a penalty scare in the Scottish Cup semi-final as a Liam Scales handball is deemed to have taken place just outside the penalty box following a VAR review.

    • NDTV

    6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Taiwan

    A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's eastern county of Hualien on Tuesday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage.

  • Unilever to scale back environmental and social pledges

    Environmental groups say bosses should ‘hang their heads in shame’ as firm bows to pressure from shareholders to cut costsUnilever is to scale back its environmental and social aims, provoking critics to say its board should “hang their heads in shame”.The consumer goods company behind brands ranging from Dove beauty products to Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream was seen as perhaps the foremost proponent of corporate ethics – particularly under the tenure of its Dutch former boss Paul Polman. Continue...

  • A new type of seismic sensor to detect moonquakes

    During the Apollo missions of the 1970s, several seismometers were flown to the moon, where they collected data on lunar seismic trembling for eight years. The data showed some lunar quakes were as powerful as a magnitude 5.

  • The Georgia & Florida RR layout in HO scale

    Facts and features   Name: Georgia & Florida RRScale: HO (1:87.1)Size: 12 x 13 feetPrototype: Georgia & FloridaLocale: Central and South GeorgiaEra: late summer, 1966-1972Style: around the wallsMainline run: 55 feetMinimum radius: 24″Minimum turnout: No. 4Minimum grade: noneBenchwork: open gridHeight: 40″Roadbed: corkTrack: Atlas code 83 flextrackScenery: cardboard strips covered with plaster gauze and SculptamoldBackdrop: 1⁄8″ []Read More

  • Orihuela steps up earthquake preparedness: Seismic sensors deployed

    Orihuela’s Councillor for Emergencies, Victor Valverde, recently attended a conference about earthquake risks. The conference brought together researchers, firefighters, and various emergency response agencies. Norwegian experts also participated. The focus was on a research project to predict earthquakes early, give fast warnings, and assess damage to buildings, especially historical ones. They started by putting seismic […]

  • Weird Claim That Zuckerberg Does Not Believe in AI Compute Scaling

    Ate-a-Pi has a weird claim that Mark Zuckerberg does not believe in AI compute scaling delivering better performance. There is also a claim about energy constraints for data centers and AI chips maximizing on performance per watt. Zuckerberg says that the exponential curves are still scaling. He says no ones how long that scaling continues.

    • CNA

    Taiwan's Hualien hit by 5.5-magnitude quake

    TAIPEI: A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's eastern county of Hualien on Monday (Apr 22), the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quake, which had a depth of 10km, also shook buildings in the capital Taipei. Hualien was the epicent