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Book-devouring horror fans have had March 2024 circled on the calendar for some time now, anticipating Stephen Graham Jones’ trilogy-capping The Angel of Indian Lake. But there’s plenty to please every preference this month, with haunted houses, space hotels, mythology-inspired fantasies, and so much more.Introducing People to Horror Films/Books | Stephen Graham Jones InterviewImage: 47NorthThe Canopy Keepers by Veronica G. HenryA woman becomes fire chief at Sequoia National Park, where her parents died in a forest fire…

Satellite image of Pine Island Glacier captured on January 24, 1973, by the Multispectral Scanner on Landsat 1.Satellite image of Pine Island Glacier captured on December 15, 2001, by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus on Landsat 7.New research shows that while some Antarctic ice shelves have been thinning since at least the 1970s, widespread thinning accelerated in the 1990s.For many ice shelves around Antarctica, the 1970s was a bumpy decade. Fast forward, and satellite images show that many of the bumps once prominently…

Only a few days ago, Apple released its new mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro. While all the other virtual reality or augmented reality headset manufacturers have stuck with the VR or AR moniker with which to describe their devices, Apple however has instead made its own name for what it presumably sees as the next era of computing — spatial computing. Computing in space! Or something…?Apple doesn’t want the Vision Pro to be a gaming headset like its competitors. Instead, Vision Pro is positioned to one day replace…

The prehistory of the Vox Machina gang continues to be written, as Jody Houser returns to the best-selling Vox Machina Origins series for volume IV. This time around the writer is joined by new artist Noah Hayes, as well as returning colorist and letterer Diana Sousa and Ariana Maher — and, as always, consultation from Matt Mercer and the rest of the Critical Role crew. “I’m excited to head back to Exandria and continue the adventure alongside Vox Machina,” Houser told Polygon via email. “The stakes have never been…

Star-crossed startup Lightyear has finally thrown in the towel on attempting to bring its long-promised solar EVs to market – at least one donning its own badge and design language. The startup’s founding CEO, Lex Hoefsfloot, has been replaced as the born-again startup pivots toward solar panel development to be implemented on other companies’ vehicles. That, frankly, is just not as sexy. It’s been an exciting yet disappointing seven-year journey for Lightyear. Like many startups, the solar EV…

Last updated: January 10th, 2024 at 13:14 UTC+01:00 After a few leaks and online encounters last year, the rugged Galaxy Tab Active 5 became official earlier today. The Tab Active 5 is the latest rugged tablet from Samsung, and it boasts enterprise-ready features, security, and optimizations. It also sports a user-removable battery and a No Battery Mode to fit a variety of work environments. Samsung's new rugged tablet has Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance, and a…

Following the news that the U.S. has paused an International Trade Commission ban on imports of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, the company has resumed sales of both through its retail stores, with its best Apple Watch models coming back to Apple.com later on Thursday. Apple is currently battling an ITC ban on the import and sale of both devices, after it was ruled to have infringed on patents owned by a company named Masimo relating to the blood oxygen monitoring technology in the Apple Watch. The…

Microsoft on Thursday discontinued the "mixed reality" feature for Windows through which some hardware devices and software could tap into augmented and virtual reality technologies.The company launched the feature in a Windows 10 update in 2017, and the mixed reality portal app allowed users to access the technology on their personal computers with the use of compatible VR headsets.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Digital…

Due to a patent dispute, Apple is gearing up to remove select devices in its Apple Watch lineup from the marketplace. The electronics giant will be pulling the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 from its official website on Thursday, and major retailers could follow suit after December 24. Put simply: Finding an Apple Watch could become a lot more challenging very soon.If you have an Apple Watch on your wishlist, you need to start shopping ahead of these inventory pulls, as it's unclear when…

The cultivated-meat business hopes that this experience will become more common. In June Eat Just and Upside Foods, another California startup, became the first two companies to win regulatory approval to sell cultivated meat in America. A handful of firms already do so in Singapore, which was the first country to permit the sale of the stuff in 2020. A herd of rivals is stampeding after them. All told, around 160 firms are trying to bring cultivated meats to market. But…