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It was a moderate hurricane whose damage seemed tame compared to the destruction five years earlier from Hurricane Maria. But in the weeks since Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has given emergency aid to far more residents of the U.S. territory than after Maria demolished the islands, records show. The startling contrast is the most visible example of how policy shifts by the Biden administration since 2021 have made it easier for people in disaster areas to qualify for emergency…

State-of-the-art optimization achieving over 40% rendering cost reductionImage by the AuthorAs a kid, I used to play a lot — World of Warcraft: Frozen State, Need for Speed: Underground, Prince of Persia: The Sand of Time, GTA: Vice City and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. At the time, these games seemed insane — “close-to-life” graphics, realistic motion and overheated PC.The growing complexity of the scenes and visual effects in new games, combined with new technologies, such as augmented and virtual reality, higher…

The crypto winter has dragged on this summer, meaning investors are cold and looking for a ray of warm sunshine in the bear market to cut through the doom and gloom- filled with fears around inflation, rising interest rates, and liquidity crisis hitting hard, particularly in the Defi ecosystems. Big Eyes (BIG) has brightened everyone’s day with its continued success and exciting community activity. Big Eyes coins BIG are still in their presale stage but already have raised 3.2 Million- a massive achievement. Not to…

Warmer waters are flowing towards the East Antarctic ice sheet, according to our alarming new research which reveals a potential new driver of global sea-level rise.The research, published today in Nature Climate Change, shows changing water circulation in the Southern Ocean may be compromising the stability of the East Antarctic ice sheet. The ice sheet, about the size of the United States, is the largest in the world.  The changes in water circulation are caused by shifts in wind patterns, and linked to factors…