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Photograph: Teerapong Kunkaeo/ Getty Images THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license . The sight of solar panels installed on rooftops and large energy farms has become commonplace in many regions around the world. Even in the gray and rainy UK, solar power is becoming a major player in electricity generation. This surge in solar is fueled by two key developments. First, scientists, engineers, and those in industry are learning how to make solar panels by the billions. Every fabrication step is meticulously optimized to produce them very cheaply. The second and most significant […]

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Courtesy of Sony Hot on the heels of its PS5 Pro announcement , Sony has once more upped the pre-holidays ante with its reveal of the PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection , on sale November 21. But for some of us, the thought of enhanced ray-tracing and boosted performance aren’t its most exciting proposition. Readers of a certain vintage go misty-eyed at the thought of their old PS1s —arguably the first console that consciously looked beyond the kids’ market and fully embraced adult players—not to mention the roster of stone-cold classic titles and a clubbing-culture-influenced ad campaign that propelled it […]

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The Space Station over Miami, Florida, USA. US space officials do not like to talk about the perils of flying astronauts on the aging International Space Station , elements of which are now more than a quarter of a century old. However, a new report confirms that NASA managers responsible for operating the space station are seriously concerned about a small Russian part of the station, essentially a tunnel that connects a larger module to a docking port, which is leaking. Russian and US officials have known that this small PrK module, which lies between a Progress spacecraft airlock […]

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You have probably given more thought to the mattress you sleep on than the chair you sit on. That’s fine! Sleep is extremely important . But if you spend several hours—more than eight, if you’re like me—at your desk, it’s a good idea to give the humble chair more attention. Finding the best office chair is not just about finding a comfortable seat. The right materials can whisk away body heat, and adjustability options can tailor the chair to your body. We’ve spent the past two years sitting on more than 50 office chairs, and these are our favorites. […]

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Image: David Pierce / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 54, your guide to the best and Verge -iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, so psyched you found us, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage .) This week, I’ve been reading about AI slop and sports betting and Jony Ive , clearing my schedule for the new season of The Great British Bake Off , watching Sicario and Pirates of the Caribbean and A Quiet Place: Day One on plane-seat screens like their directors intended, insta-subscribing […]

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The latest iPhones, unveiled by Apple at a marketing event Monday, look virtually identical to last year’s models. But Apple hopes that what’s underneath — new software that brings what it describes as artificial intelligence to the new phones — will persuade people to upgrade. Apple Intelligence, the company’s new suite of AI services, automates tasks including generating images, rewriting emails and summarizing web articles. Only the iPhone 16s unveiled Monday or last year’s iPhone 15 Pro can run the new software because older models are too slow to handle those tasks, according to the company. The faster iPhone […]

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Apple is beefing up the software services on its phones in hopes of getting more buyers. It’s that time of year again. The leaves are beginning to change, and just like every September of the last decade, A pple ( AAPL -0.12%) has hosted an event to announce its new iPhone. The iPhone 16 will have four different pricing tiers and is loaded with new artificial intelligence (AI) features. We are entering the age of AI-powered iPhones. What does that mean for Apple’s business? Should you buy the stock on an AI phone upgrade cycle? Let’s take a closer […]

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The iPhone 16’s Camera Control “button” lets you launch the camera without touching the screen. We all know fashion is cyclical, but so, it seems, is tech. Once upon a time, phones dedicated more space to buttons than screen. Over time, in a trend largely led by Apple, phones have featured fewer and fewer buttons. We’ve now reached the point where other than volume controls and a power button, you’ll be hard pressed to find a physical button on your phone at all. But that’s all changing with the iPhone 16 line, which Apple announced at its “Glowtime” event […]

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Apple Folded between all the new hardware announcements, Apple surprised us last week with news of FDA-approved hearing aid features for the AirPods Pro. No new hardware needed — it’s all in software updates. In the last decade, we’ve seen several companies tackle hearing-aid technology, aided by the boom in wireless tech. Now, arguably the most influential company in consumer tech is trying it. John Falcone outlines why this is a big deal. Or, at least, a very good deal. — Mat Smith The biggest stories you might have missed 23andMe will pay $30 million to settle 2023 data […]

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Photo by Valentina Palladino / Engadget E-Ink tablets have always been intriguing to me because I’m a longtime lover of pen and paper. I’ve had probably hundreds of notebooks over the years, serving as repositories for my story ideas, to-do lists, meeting notes and everything in between. However, I turned away from physical notebooks at a certain point because it was just easier to store everything digitally so I always had my most important information at my fingertips. E-Ink tablets seem to provide the best of both worlds: the tactile satisfaction of regular notebooks with many of the conveniences […]

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