Chris Baraniuk Technology Reporter Drone show opens Glastonbury Festival in 2024 The wedding ceremony was almost over when newlywed Bobby Underwood stepped on a napkin-covered glass to break it, as is Jewish tradition, and everyone shouted “Mazel Tov!”. But as he and his new wife Siobhan turned to walk back down the aisle, their wedding…
The effects of artificial intelligence on adolescents are nuanced and complex, according to a report from the American Psychological Association that calls on developers to prioritize features that protect young people from exploitation, manipulation and the erosion of real-world relationships. “AI offers new efficiencies and opportunities, yet its deeper integration into daily life requires careful…
Decarbonizing Australia’s economy and protecting the country’s most critical natural resources are both possible but will require significant collaboration between energy developers, state and local governments, landowners, and interest groups, according to new research led by Princeton and The University of Queensland. The research, published May 29 in Nature Sustainability, demonstrates that Australia can fully…
These past few weeks, a lot of our indie app making friends having been having fun on the new social platform Bluesky. It seems we are not alone, with the service seeing over a million new users every day. We think Bluesky is cultivating awesome communities full of fun and creative people, and we’d love…
Our new iPhone pro video camera app won big in this year’s App Store Awards. We got a mysterious email from Apple last month. They invited us to a call, where me and Ben were told that Kino was a finalist for iPhone App of the Year! A lot of anticipation and excitement and some…
US President Donald Trump (left), accompanied by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (right), announces the Golden Dome missile defense shield CHRIS KLEPONIS/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock US President Donald Trump has proposed a defence project, called the Golden Dome, to intercept any incoming hypersonic, ballistic and advanced cruise missiles that threaten the country. “Once fully constructed, the Golden…
Murderbot (Alexander Skarsgård) just wants to be left alone Apple TV+ MurderbotApple TV+ Friends and colleagues spent years trying to get me to read The Murderbot Diaries, a sci-fi series by Martha Wells about a cyborg security unit that gains free will. I resisted. They pitched it to me as quirky, which raised my hackles, or…
Today we’re excited to announce our plans around Halide 3.0, or as we like to call it, Mark III. We’re also inviting you to participate in its development through our new community Discord, where you’ll be able to share feedback, early builds, and more! This approach is a break from how we’ve built things in…
A group of astronomers from across the globe, including a team from the University of Washington and led by Queen’s University Belfast, have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects will be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year. The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin…
“People just moan about the weather forecast and how bad it is…” Erik AJV/Alamy “It’s an absolutely unbelievable scientific achievement,” says Andrew Charlton-Perez, talking to me by video from his office at the University of Reading, UK. His colleague, Simon Driscoll at the University of Cambridge, nods enthusiastically. “There are so many different applications and…
