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Machine Learning Model Doubles Accuracy of Global Landslide ‘Nowcasts’
The upgraded interactive mapping tool can show you potential landslide activity anywhere between the poles in near-real-time.
Every year, landslides – the movement of rock, soil, and debris down a slope – cause thousands of deaths, billions of dollars in…
First Sgt. Casey Hart, 42, of Baton Rouge, died Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, after a noncombat-related incident at Al-Tanf Garrison, Syria, on May 9. (Baton Rouge Police Department Facebook page)
A Louisiana National Guard…
US Soldier in Kuwait Dies After Non-Combat Incident
June 11, 2021
Convoys drive to Camp Beuhring, Kuwait, as U.S. forces depart Iraq in 2011. (Kathryn Whittenberger/U.S. Navy)
A U.S. soldier deployed in Kuwait died Thursday, the Defense Department announced.
The soldier’s name is being withheld until the next of kin is notified.
iOS 15: Here’s everything new in FaceTime
June 11, 2021
FaceTime is one of the key apps receiving a lot of love from Apple in iOS 15. When the new update for iPhone launches in a few months, users will be able to join the conversation with friends on Android and Windows, and so much more. Here’s everything new in FaceTime.
With iOS 15, FaceTime will receive Spatial audio. In fact, this technology received lots of attention from Apple. With Apple…
Concept: Background sounds in iOS 15 should have their own app with spatial audio, sleep timer, and more
June 11, 2021
A few weeks before WWDC, Apple previewed a few new accessibility features that will be coming later this year. One of those features was background sounds, which Apple plans to ship in iOS 15. Background sounds are effectively built-in white noise features with additional…
Small changes within iOS 15 continue to emerge as beta testing continues. In addition to headlining features like a dramatic update to FaceTime, SharePlay, and more, iOS 15 includes a variety of smaller quality-of-life improvements. Head below as we highlight changes to…
One of the handy new features arriving with iOS 15 is the option to quickly recognize text and select, copy, paste, lookup, and more in both the Camera and Photos app. Let’s looks at how iPhone Live Text OCR works from photos to screenshots and handwriting too.
Live Text may not be as flashy as other new iOS 15 features like FaceTime’s SharePlay but it offers a lot of convenience.
Up until…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
NanoGraf claims it has enabled the highest-energy density 18650 cylindrical lithium-ion cell in the world.
The US clean energy transition could create up to 600,000 jobs for American workers by 2030.
UnderstandSolar is a free…
Why a Texas congressman asked the Forest Service to move the moon to fight climate change
June 11, 2021
Representative Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asked the US Forest Service if it was possible to alter the orbits of the moon or the Earth to combat climate change. Was he serious?
What he asked about the moon and climate change
In a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on…
With plans accelerated by the boom in online shopping that stemmed from COVID-19, Google Shopping has been growing in big ways this year. After announcing a partnership with Shopify last month, Google Shopping is also working with WooCommerce and, now, the tools merchants need to get listings up are live.
Google announced in late May that it would be introducing further integration between…
