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Plague Still Exists. Here's Where and How It Spreads in the U.S.Plague infections in humans are rare, but a case in Oregon reminds us that the disease is not goneBy Joanna Thompson Credit: George D. Lepp/Getty ImagesEarlier this month a person in rural Oregon was diagnosed with plague—the state’s first case in eight years. According to health officials in Oregon’s Deschutes County, the person likely contracted the disease from a pet cat.Plague is often thought of as a medieval disease, but it continues to affect people…

It’s humanly impossible to know everything. Even though our brains are amazing and can store up to 2.5 million gigabytes of digital memory, it’s no match to the amount of data humans produce every year—2.5 quintillion bytes, to be precise. However, this fact shouldn’t stop us from learning or discovering something new; after all, it helps us to feel happier and more fulfilled in our lives. This is where the Instagram account “Yup That Exists” comes in, which provides its followers with the most peculiar and unique…

The most successful movies in the Spider-Man franchise in recent years have been the ones that have an excess of Spider-Man. Spider-Man: No Way Home features three wallcrawlers. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has more versions of the classic Marvel character than one can count. Madame Web(Image credit: Sony / Marvel)Release Date: February 14, 2024Directed By: S.J. ClarksonWritten By: Matt Shazama, Burk Sharpless, Clair Parker, and S.J. ClarksonStarring: Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste…

Instagram is testing yet another feature meant to give users an alternative to finstas. It’s called “flipside” and it allows people to create a secondary photo grid that only designated friends can see.If that sounds somewhat familiar it’s probably because Instagram already makes it pretty easy for users to create posts intended for a more limited audience. The app added the ability for users to share grid posts with back in November (Stories for close friends has been a thing since 2018). More recently, it tested for…

Remember the Apple car rumors? Project Titan, as it’s apparently called, is still progressing, with perhaps, a dose of reality. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the company’s decade-old project has shifted from creating a fully self-driving car to an EV more like Tesla’s. The car’s autonomous features have reportedly been downgraded from a Level 5 system (full automation) to a Level 4 system (full automation in some circumstances) — and now to Level 2+ (partial automation). For context, Tesla’s Autopilot is Level 2. Level 2+…

Apple has reportedly scaled back its automotive aspirations, at least for now. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the company’s decade-old vehicle project has pivoted from planning a fully self-driving car to an EV more like Tesla’s. The so-called “Apple Car” is now projected to launch no earlier than 2028 — two years after the company’s last reported target date.The car’s autonomous features have reportedly been downgraded from a Level 5 system (full automation) to a Level 4 system (full automation in some circumstances) — and…

Atoms are made of three things: protons, neutrons, and electrons. Electrons are a type of fundamental particle, but protons and neutrons are composite particles made of up and down quarks. Protons have two ups and one down, while neutrons have two downs and one up.Because of the curious nature of the strong force, these quarks are always bound to each other, so they can never be truly free particles like electrons, at least in the vacuum of empty space. But a new study in Nature Communications finds that they can…

BeReal is launching new features for its app, which won Apple’s 2022 iPhone App of the Year. The company tries to differentiate its platform by prompting spontaneous authenticity via randomly timed two-minute windows to take selfies. Now, it’s adding a feature similar to Apple’s Live Photos. In addition, invite-only groups, tags and 2023 recaps are on their way to the “Your friends for real” platform.Behind the Scenes (BTS) is BeReal’s branding for its Live Photos-esque feature. Like Apple’s version, BTS captures a video…

Digital Trends I was delighted when I first heard that the M2 MacBook Pro 13-inch was being replaced by the M3 MacBook Pro 14-inch. Finally, an entry-level MacBook Pro that actually felt “pro,” thanks to the screen, ports, and premium design. But after considering it, I have to admit that even the M3 MacBook Pro 14-inch remains bewildering. Sitting in-between the Air and Pro, it will undoubtedly make some buyers curious due to its name. But as far as I can suss out, it’s hard to deduce just who exactly this laptop is…

There’s a new iMessage-client app for Android that promises to bring blue bubbles to your smartphone without tricks or a Mac server in the middle. While you might be skeptical at first – believe me, after Nothing’s announcement and that other app that raised security concerns, I was too – this looks to have solved the ultimate issue on message exchanges between iPhone and Android devices.Starting today, Beeper is launching Beeper Mini, which not only turns your green bubbles into blue but also works with several…