Odysseus’ private moon plane reveals what Earth ‘technosigns’ aliens can see

Human technology such as cell phones and broadcast towers constantly radiate radio waves ROOMand astronomers estimate that this telltale sign of humanity has been included 75 nearby star systems, signaling to any alert alien civilization that Earth hosts a technologically advanced species. And while scientists have been listening to the incessant radio chatter from our … Read more

Zwift launches Zwift Ride, a budget-friendly smart bike like no other

Indoor cycling software specialist Zwift has had a tumultuous relationship with hardware over the past couple of years, but its latest product is a clever idea that could disrupt the industry and create an entirely new product category. Called the Zwift Ride, it simply takes an existing smart trainer — namely the Wahoo Kickr Core … Read more

Paramount Co-CEOs Address Memo Address Skydance Deal Talks End

With Skydance Media deal talks winding down, the three top executives in Paramount Global’s CEO’s office said they remain focused on a plan to cut costs and grow the media conglomerate as an independent entity. The trio – George Cheeks, president and CEO of CBS; Chris McCarthy, president and CEO, Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount … Read more

How the brain maps memories without movement

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Summary: Mental maps in the brain are activated when we think about sequences of experiences, even without physical movement. In an animal study, they found that the entorhinal cortex contains a cognitive map of experiences, which is activated during mental simulation. This is the first study to show the cellular basis of mental simulation in … Read more

Shin Megami Tensei V: Revenge Review (Switch)

Subscribe to Nintendo Life to YouTube768 thousandLook to YouTube It’s been nearly three years since the original Shin Megami Tensei V launched, and as is tradition at Atlus, the obligatory enhanced re-release (complete with a new story centered around a new girl) has now arrived in everything modern platformer in the form of Shin Megami … Read more

Hiltzik: How the Fast Food Industry Uses Fraudulent Employment Numbers

The fast food industry has been wringing its hands over the devastating impact on its business from California’s new minimum wage law on its workers. Their raw numbers certainly bear this out. A full-page ad recently placed in USA Today by the California Business and Industry Alliance claimed that about 10,000 fast food jobs had … Read more

Observations explore Centaurus A’s halo

Archival optical image (at 468 nm wavelength) of NGC 5128 taken with the UK Schmidt telescope superimposed on the location of the two fields studied. The red cross indicates the center of NGC 5128. The red circles represent the locations of LPVs selected from the ISAAC Ks-band data. Credit: Aghdam et al., 2024. Using the … Read more

Fired SpaceX workers sue Elon Musk for sexual harassment and retaliation

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Eight former SpaceX engineers filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk on Wednesday alleging sexual harassment and retaliation. Musk, who founded SpaceX in 2002, “knowingly and intentionally created an unwelcome hostile work environment based on his workplace intrusion behavior of sexually explicit photos, memes, and comments demeaning women and/or the LGBTQ+ community “, say the employees. … Read more

‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ nova explosion will bring new star to night sky, NASA says

Astronomers expect a “new star” to appear in the night sky anytime between now and September in a celestial event that has been years in the making, according to NASA. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime event that will create a lot of young astronomers out there, giving young people a cosmic event they can observe for themselves, … Read more