The Forerunner 165 review was about the same great training
US-based Garmin has launched its Forerunner 165 Music, an ultra-low-cost training watch for casual users as well as the more tech-savvy. The $349 (about 2,350) watch features dual-frequency GPS that can be used without a smartphone or Apple Watch. The watch also has long battery life, durability and features like Body Battery and Morning Report.
The HP Spectre x360 14 is the best 2-in-1 laptop
Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 12 Review: Too Dang Expensive The laptop of the brand, the X1 Carbon line, has been in use for 12 years and has reached a level of maturity few other brands can boast. There is a fine point to the X1 Carbon, but it would be difficult to distinguish it from the original. It retains the same size 14-inch LCD.
It will take at least several weeks to clear Baltimore’s shipping channel
The US city of Baltimore has closed its port for several days after a huge container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The debris from the ship’s crash is being removed so that maritime traffic can resume. The closure of the shipping channel is costing $191 million a day in lost economic activity, the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 333 said.
A giant crane arrives in Baltimore but leaders are worried about cleaning it up
US National Transportation Safety Board chief Azizinamini said the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland, US, last week has made bridges safer for cargo ships. She added that the earlier crash of the Florida Skyway Bridge in 1980 had led to the deaths of 35 people. The Key Bridge collapsed after a large ship collided with it.
Is social media to blame for the epidemic of teenage mental illness?
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s book ‘The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness’ claims social media and smartphones are the key driver of the decline in youth mental health seen in many countries since early 2010s. Haidt argues that digital technologies are disrupting children’s brain development and causing an epidemic of mental illness.
The White House issued new guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said on Monday that the US government will use artificial intelligence (AI) across federal agencies. OMB added that it will create a task force to coordinate the implementation of the new rules. OMB further said that it’ll also work with agencies to ensure they’re adhering to the new rules.
Some foreign-made cars may be delayed as auto companies try to figure out port deliveries
At least four people have been killed after the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, Maryland collapsed after being hit by a ship. The Dali container ship hit the bridge on Friday, causing the bridge to collapse. The port of Baltimore is working with industry partners to ensure “supply chain continuity” along the East Coast, the port’s director said.
Enhancing age immunity by diminishing myeloid-biased haematopoietic stem cells
Researchers in the US have found that myeloid-biased haematopoietic stem cells are common in old human blood stem cells and can be removed with effective anti-tumor therapies. The researchers said this may help in the treatment of malignant diseases like melanoma and leukaemia. They added that they are working on a different approach to dealing with old human blood stem cells.
For now, melting ice fixes the leap-second problem
Leap seconds, which are used to make the difference between official time on Earth and Earth’s rotation rate, have a dramatic impact on computer infrastructure, researchers said. The addition of leap seconds can have a drastic effect on infrastructure of computers in the modern world, they added. Leap seconds aren’t required to be inserted into a computer, researchers said.
The EU is looking for Apple, Meta and other companies for investigations
The EU’s antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager has said that Apple’s new fee structure for distributing apps outside of App Store violates the EU’s Digital Markets Act and EU Competition Laws. Vestager added that the probe will now focus on two aspects of Apple’s business – its limits on developers linking to their own websites and how hard Apple makes it to replace default apps.