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​Each of the last eight years, if projections for 2022 hold, will be hotter than any year prior to 2015, the United Nations (UN) said Sunday, detailing a dramatic increase in the rate of global warming.Sea level rise, glacier melt, torrential rains, heat waves – and the deadly disasters they cause – have all accelerated, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a report as the COP27 UN Climate Summit opened in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt."As COP27 gets underway, our planet is sending a distress signal," said UN…

AMD isn’t jumping on the bandwagon of rising GPU prices. The company announced the RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT at its RDNA 3 launch event, and contrary to speculation on the heels of the RTX 4090, AMD isn’t raising prices. The RX 7900 XTX launches at $1,000 and the RX 7900 XT at $900, and they’ll be available on December 13. Although AMD was light on hard performance numbers, instead opting for relative performance graphs and frame rates with FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR), AMD executives went deep on the new…

Summertime revenue growth at Google's corporate parent slipped to its slowest pace since the pandemic jarred the economy more than two years ago, with advertisers clamping down on spending and bracing for a potential recession. Alphabet Inc., which owns an array of smaller technology companies in addition to Google, posted revenue of $69.1 billion for the July-September quarter, a 6 percent increase from the same time last year. It marked the first time Alphabet's year-over-year quarterly revenue has risen by less than…

Summertime revenue growth at Google's corporate parent slipped to its slowest pace since the pandemic jarred the economy more than two years ago, with advertisers clamping down on spending and bracing for a potential recession.Alphabet, which owns an array of smaller technology companies in addition to Google, on Tuesday posted revenue of $69.1 billion (roughly Rs. 5.6 lakh crore) for the July-September quarter, a 6 percent increase from the same time last year.It marked the first time Alphabet's year-over-year quarterly…

Pull down your Notification Shade twice and tap the gear icon to access the Android Settings app. You can also access this app from within the App Drawer by swiping up from the bottom of the display.  Also: The best music streaming services Accessing the Adaptive Sound setting in Android. Image: Jack Wallen Enabling Adaptive Sound in Android 13. Image: Jack WallenAlso: The best Pixel phonesNow, all you have to do is experience music from your Android device in a way that will automatically adapt to your…

Artist’s illustration of a young red dwarf stripping away a planet’s atmosphere. Credit: NASA, ESA, and D. Player (STScI)Planets orbiting the most common star type may be uninhabitable.An Earth-like planet orbiting an M dwarf — the most abundant type of star in the universe — appears to have no atmosphere at all. This dramatic discovery could cause a major shift in the search for life on other planets.Because M-dwarfs are so common, this discovery means that a large number of planets orbiting these stars may also lack…

A study led by Scripps Research and the University of Brussels shows that the risk of exposure to Lassa virus, which can cause a severe and often lethal hemorrhagic fever disease, may expand substantially in the next several decades. Pictured are projections of the ecological niche suitability for Lassa virus based on climate models and other data. Credit: Scripps Research and University of BrusselsA new analysis finds that deadly Lassa fever could soon become a much bigger public health problem in Africa due to climate…

The study found that the incidence of early onset cancers has dramatically increased since about 1990.Researchers have identified trends and risk factors contributing to an increase in the prevalence of early-onset cancers worldwide.Adults under the age of 50 have been diagnosed with cancer at an increasing rate in recent decades. According to a study by Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers, the incidence of early-onset cancers, or those diagnosed before age 50, has sharply risen globally beginning around 1990. This…

According to AMD, Intel, and the South Korean trade ministry, sales of processors and memory for client PCs are dropping faster and more significantly than expected. Media reports say that shipments of memory were down nearly 25 percent last month because of softening demand in Europe and the U.S., as well as lockdowns in China.Just a little less than a month ago, IDC said that shipments of PCs will drop to 305.3 million units in 2022, down 12.8% from 348.8 million units in 2021. The revised PC shipments forecast for…

They discovered that substituting ultra-processed foods with healthy foods such as fresh fruit was associated with a 19% decreased incidence of dementia.The study also found that replacing these foods with healthier options can lower your risk of dementia.According to recent research published in the journal Neurology, those who consume the highest amounts of ultra-processed foods, such as soft drinks, chips, and cookies, may have a greater chance of developing dementia than those who consume the lowest amount.…