Disappearing

Starfield's 1.10.31 update is now live, and it includes a massive number of bug fixes and gameplay improvements, many of which address issues that players have been dealing with since day one.Though the game arguably launched with far fewer bugs than previous Bethesda titles, one bug in particular--which caused painstakingly placed furniture and carefully collected items from around the galaxy to disappear from player housing in New Atlantis after certain plot developments occurred--has caused a…

From renowned photographers Chris and Monique Fallows and co-authors on the new paper: “This image has special meaning to Monique and I as it so incredibly symbolizes the unbelievable sights we witnessed in the early mornings at Seal Island, False Bay, for over two decades – the oceans most famous super predator exhibiting the most spectacular behavior seen in its 60-million-year tenure on our planet. Today tragically the waters around Seal Island are empty of these icons.” Credit: @chrisfallowsphotographyRecent study…

Though Helldivers 2 has been a hit, its launch has been anything but smooth. Various bugs, glitches, and server issues forced Arrowhead Games to temporarily cap the possible number of concurrent players. One of the bugs causing an uproar is the disappearing Super Credits glitch. Super Credits are a form of in-game currency used to purchase useful items in the Superstore. You can acquire Super Credits by completing missions or by simply buying them using real-world cash. Some players who have purchased Super Credits…

1973 satellite image of Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier ice shelf showing several visible bumps on the ice surface. Credit: University of Edinburgh Undersea anchors of ice that help prevent Antarctica's land ice from slipping into the ocean are shrinking at more than twice the rate compared with 50 years ago, research shows. More than a third of…

A now iconic collage showing 22 individual well-known PNe, artistically arranged in a spiral pattern by order of approximate physical size. Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA, ESO, NOAO/AURA/NSF from an idea by the corresponding author and Ivan Bojičić and rendered by Ivan Bojičić with input from David Frew and the author.Two astrophysicists from the Laboratory for Space Research (LSR) at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have finally solved a 20-year-old astrophysical puzzle concerning the lower-than-expected amounts of the…

After to do so earlier this week, Universal Music Group (UMG) has started pulling the catalogs of performers it represents including Taylor Swift, Drake, Billie Eilish, The Weeknd and others. There are no longer tracks listed in profiles of some of the world's most notable artists.Moreover, UMG music featured in TikTok videos will be muted going forward, forcing creators to replace the tracks with options from other music labels. That won’t be easy for many of them, considering the huge number of lip-sync videos that…

The sport coat flew through the air. The screaming coach stomped on the ground.The heat is on at UCLA, and Mick Cronin is slowly dissolving into a powder-blue puddle.The Bruin coach shed his jacket, lost his temper and shouted and pointed at the officials after a questionable foul call late in the first half of a Saturday night game against Cal.The outburst cost his team a technical foul. It cost UCLA a four-point play. It eventually led to a 66-57 defeat to the worst team in the Pac-12.And it was only the beginning of…

WhatsApp introduced View Once messages for text, photos, and videos back in 2021. Now, the Meta-owned instant messaging platform is expanding this feature to voice messages. With this feature, users will be able to set voice messages to disappear after their recipient listens to them. Like the View Once photos and videos, View Once voice messages will be marked with the “one-time” icon and can only be played once. View Once voice messages will reach global users over the coming days.Meta on…

When Snapchat introduced the notion of “ephemeral data” to the masses a decade ago, self-destructive messaging really took off. There were tons of companies trying to cash in, from Meta-created Poke to Wickr, Confide, Hash and others. For the most part, but the idea has thrived. To that end, WhatsApp that automatically delete after being played.The messaging app’s View Once feature but this is the first time it has been applied to voice messages. The interface is simple. Just select View Once and It’ll self-destruct…

A recent online report revealed that WhatsApp is working on two new shortcuts to access locked chats quickly. Now a new report suggests that the Meta-owned app is working on a new text status feature with disappearing options. As reported by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is currently developing a novel text status feature that includes disappearing options. The feature is available for iOS beta testers and it is available in update version 2.23.20.12. WhatsApp is actively enhancing the profile description feature, allowing users…