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iPhone 14’s selfie camera reportedly costs three times more than its predecessor’s

One of the big upgrades arriving with the iPhone 14 family this fall could be the selfie camera, at least if a new report out of Korea is to be believed. Apple is allegedly looking to buy high-end selfie snappers for its next-gen iPhones, and as such is looking at LG Innotek to supply the cameras, alongside Sharp. This would be the first time in history when an iPhone's front-facing camera would be made by a Korean company. Apple is reportedly designating selfie cams as high-end components going forward - not low-end…

Think exhaust emissions are bad? Tire particles are 1,850 times worse

What happens when you publish research about car emissions that manages to piss off not just ICE owners but those using electric vehicles? Well, people have a lot of feelings.  In 2020, UK independent emissions testing firm Emissions Analytics published a research paper claiming that tire particulate wear emissions were 1,000 times worse than exhaust emissions. It generated a huge amount of attention, with the story translated into over 40 languages worldwide.…

Tim Cook bags a spot on TIME’s list of the most influential people of 2022

Source: Brooks Kraft/Apple Apple CEO Tim Cook has been given a spot on TIME's list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2022. It isn't the first time he has been on the same list, but this time he finds himself in the 'Titans' category. Others on the same list, including Zendaya, Simu Liu, and Oprah Winfrey found themselves in other categories that included 'Artists,' 'Leaders,' and more. TIME has Laurene Powell Jobs right Cook's profile. The former wife of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs spoke of Cook's "compassion" in the…

The Largest Asteroid to Go Past Earth This Year Is Coming Our Way Right Now

An enormous asteroid four times the size of the Empire State Building will make a close approach to Earth on May 27, according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).  Fear not: the asteroid, named 7335 (1989 JA), will soundly miss our planet by about 2.5 million miles (4 million kilometers) – or nearly 10 times the average distance between Earth and the Moon.Still, given the space rock's enormous size (1.1 miles, or 1.8 km, in diameter) and relatively close proximity to Earth, NASA has classified the…

This breakthrough could make computers 1 million times faster

Researchers at the University of Rochester and the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg have created the fastest logic gates ever. If the process is ever brought to market, the researchers say it would make computers millions of times faster. The fastest logic gates ever use lasers to guide electrons Researchers used lasers to create a logic gate that could one day be capable of a petahertz clock rate. Image source: turbomotion046 / Adobe Computers are steadily getting faster and faster. And,…

Tom Gauld on books to sooth the soul in troubled times – cartoon

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Amber Heard admits she hit Johnny Depp multiple times, but ‘in self-defence’

Amber Heard has admitted that she hit Johnny Depp multiple times when they were married while testifying in court during their ongoing defamation trial. However, the Aquaman actor has maintained that her actions were in self-defence and she did not assault Johnny, as he has claimed. The two actors are embroiled in a multimillion-dollar defamation suit, which is underway in a Virginia court since the last month. Also read: ‘Johnny Depp grabbed Amber Heard by her hair, whacked her repeatedly in the face’, says her…

From Leonardo DiCaprio to Jeremy Strong: 8 times method actors went to extremes

Method acting has given us some of the most iconic performances of all time.Whether or not Leonardo DiCaprio sleeping in an animal carcass for his role in The Revenant actually played a part in his Oscar – he did it in the name of artistic authenticity.Rooted in the Stanislavski practice, method acting techniques were developed in Russia in the early 20th century. Method actors attempt to put themselves through the life experiences of their character, and regularly go to enormous lengths in order to fully immerse…

New York Times Puts Return-to-Office Plans on Hold as Covid Cases Rise

New York Times Co. has delayed its plan to have employees return to the office a few days a week starting in June due to a Covid spike in New York City, the latest company to make adjustments in the face of a rapid surge in cases.“Based on the city’s guidance and the advice of our health experts, we are pausing the start of our Expected Phase of return to office until conditions improve,” Jacqueline Welch, the Times’s executive vice president and chief human resources officer, wrote in a memo to staff, a copy of which was…

Ofcom warns mobile firms over call waiting times amid price hikes

The average time mobile users were on hold rose again in 2021 - to two minutes and 15 seconds. But with O2 the average last year was a tedious three minutes and 59 seconds.However, Three was the quickest - typically just 16 seconds.Tesco Mobile and Virgin Mobile reduced their delays in 2021.But Sky Mobile and Three were the only mobile firms to cut the queuing to pre-pandemic levels.Ofcom's Ian Macrae said: "Some companies need to up their game in resolving problems, especially when prices are going up."It's never been…