4 place 0
Japan's worsening bear problem has created a shortage of handmade "Monster Wolf" robots, which are $4,000 solar-powered scarecrow-like devices with glowing eyes, sensors, and blaring sounds designed to frighten the animals away. "We make them by hand. We cannot make them fast enough now. We are asking our customers to wait two to three months," company president Yuji Ohta recently told the AFP. Popular Science reports: First released in 2016 by the manufacturer Ohta, Monster Wolf was originally designed to.
A newsletter a day!
You may get 10 most important news around midday in daily newsletter. Press the button and we will send you the most important news only, no spam attached.
LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!
Slashdot
An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
0
A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
0
Bryan, a food broker from Michigan, wasn't sure if he'd be able to make it to urgent care in time. He started feeling off on Thursday, and by Saturday, he was having to use the bathroom every 15 to 30 minutes. "It's no joke about the explosive diarrhea," Bryan, who asked that his last name […] Read more ›
0 newcommer
Boston Dynamics' Spot robot dog is being tested for package delivery, tackling the last 50 feet from truck to doorstep. Read more ›
0 newcommer
OpenAI's collaboration with keyboard maker Work Louder is available to order today. Read more ›
0 newcommer
Babies are tremendous learning machines, and key advances for AI may soon be found in the architecture of their little brains. Read more ›
0 newcommer
Netflix's 'Human Vapor' series spins a chilling a story of media, law enforcement, yakuza, and influencers unraveling under a wave of supernatural killings. Read more ›
0 fresh
Apple announced the new CarPlay feature not long after Google announced a similar update for Android Auto. Read more ›
0 newcommer
Преподавая в школе «Интеграл» в 2018 году, я наблюдал, как коллеги-педагоги массово скупали Яндекс.Станции и умные лампочки. Один из них, обычный учитель (не IT-специалист), с гордостью рассказывал, как настроил автоматическое включение света через мобильное приложение не только на кухне, но даже в Ванной комнате. А еще он поставил умную RGB-лампу в спальню. Всё работало «из коробки» — нажал кнопку, точнее зажал на некоторое время, подключил, готово.Меня же это беспокоило. Как... Read more ›
0 fresh
A new teaser for Google's upcoming Pixel 11 lineup reveals that the phones will feature some kind of glowing orb on the camera bar, as reported by 9to5Google. Google's store page for the Pixel 11 has a short video that shows the glowing, color-shifting orb to the one side of the camera bar. The store […] Read more ›
0 fresh
The CEO of vibe-coding startup Emergent, Mukund Jha, joins BI's Dan DeFrancesco to discuss his company's exponential growth. Read more ›
0 fresh
Google has already announced a Made by Google event taking place on August 12 where they’ll show off the latest in Pixel devices. We expect the entire Pixel 11 series to be on display, as well as the new Pixel Watch 5. Today, Google began its first public teasing of the new Pixel 11. The... Read the original post: Google Confirms Pixel 11 and Surprise Pixel Glow Feature Read more ›
0 fresh
Minor Hotels didn’t wait out the Iran war in the Gulf. It grew in Oman and Africa instead. Read more ›
0 fresh
The Vyriy 15 FPV is a $500-class Ukrainian drone that incorporates AI terminal guidance and reportedly hit Russian logistics 110 km away. Read more ›
0 fresh
Nomad is celebrating its anniversary by offering up to 30 percent off sitewide this week, giving shoppers a chance to save on the brand's best wireless chargers, iPhone cases, Apple Watch bands, and more. This sale does not require a coupon code as all the discounts have been automatically applied, and it will last for this week only. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Nomad. When you click a... Read more ›
0 fresh
US forces fired precision munitions against coastal defense systems and cruise missile sites on Wednesday. Read more ›
0 fresh
The House just voted to enshrine daylight-saving time. Doctors say it's bad for our health. Read more ›
0 fresh
OnePlus's exit from Western markets stems from financial strain, geopolitical tension, an Apple lawsuit, and a costly global memory chip shortage overall. Read more ›
0 fresh
Slashdot
StatCounter's June 2026 data shows Windows made up 56.55% of global desktop OS usage, dropping Microsoft's share below 60% for the first time in years. Linux, meanwhile, reached 4.39%, "one of its strongest recent showings in the company's desktop OS statistics," reports Linuxiac. From the report: Apple's desktop platforms also remain a major part of the picture. StatCounter lists OS X at 11.89% and macOS at 4.48% for June 2026,... Read more ›
0
Apple says it will spend $30 billion to design US-made Broadcom wireless connectivity chips, part of its broader push to diversify its supply chain and support domestic chip production. CNN reports: The agreement with Broadcom will lead to the production of 15 million chips in United States and allow Broadcom to invest $1.5 billion to expand and modernize its manufacturing facilities in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is part of Apple's... Read more ›
0
Meta is rolling out an update that will disable the camera on its smart glasses if the device detects that someone has tampered with or destroyed the privacy LED. "The update is meant to address modders who have taken actions such as physically drilling into the LED light," reports The Verge. "Meta has previously tried to discourage tampering with the LED light. For example, starting with its second generation glasses,... Read more ›
0
John Deere has agreed to a 10-year FTC-supervised right-to-repair settlement requiring it to provide farmers and independent repair shops with the same repair resources available to authorized dealers. The deal resolves antitrust claims from the FTC and five states alleging Deere monopolized equipment repair services, contributing to higher costs and delays for farmers. Wired reports: The full statement (PDF) lays out obligations for John Deere's repair services, requiring the company... Read more ›
0
oumuamua writes: Anthropic researchers have identified an internal activation subspace, J-space, that acts as a functional digital equivalent to the human brain's global workspace. The significance of this discovery lies in demonstrating that Claude's internal architecture satisfies five key cognitive properties of human conscious access -- verbal report, directed modulation, internal reasoning, flexible generalization, and selectivity -- meaning it processes complex, deliberate reasoning within this worksp Read more ›
0
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The US Food and Drug Administration has rejected a legal petition demanding it set limits on toxic Pfas "forever chemicals" in food, marking another setback for public health advocates' push to limit exposures to the dangerous compounds. The agency is refusing to set limits despite a growing body of science and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finding food is the biggest... Read more ›
0
A new study proposes using shoebox-sized detector satellites to sniff out nuclear weapons launched by adversary nations. The idea is aimed at addressing fears that a space-based nuclear detonation could destroy satellites across low Earth orbit and make some orbits unusable for years. Space.com shares the findings from a new paper authored by Areg Danagoulian, an associate professor of nuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: No... Read more ›
0
Meta will build its first Canadian data center in Alberta, investing $9 billion in a 1-gigawatt facility that can scale to 1.8 gigawatts to support its AI infrastructure needs. The project will rely on new generation and grid infrastructure funded by Meta, including a long-term agreement tied to a new natural gas power facility. The company says it will offset electricity use with clean and renewable energy investments. Reuters reports:... Read more ›
0
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Parents' attachment to screens and smartphones can have negative, long-lasting developmental and psychological effects on their children, according to new research. Caregivers who mismanage their devices can both exacerbate "insecure attachment" and make healthy relationships more anxious and avoidant for children, according to the findings, which were published last month in Frontiers in Psychology, a peer-reviewed journal. The study, which surveyed 600... Read more ›
0
OpenAI has released GPT-Live-1 and GPT-Live-1 mini, "claiming that they sound more natural and can handle turn-taking better," reports TechCrunch. "These are full-duplex models, meaning they can speak and listen at the same time, allowing users to interrupt naturally and enabling features like live translation." TechCrunch reports: The company is also replacing its current Advanced Voice Mode in ChatGPT with GPT-Live-1 mini by default. Users of paid tiers will be... Read more ›
0
Most popular sources
Ars Technica
|
0% |
SlashGear
|
0% |
Tech Wire Asia
|
0% |
ReadWrite
|
0% |
ScienceDaily
|
0% |
| View sources » | |
LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!
15.07.2026 14:55
Last update: 14:51 EDT.
News rating updated: 21:52.
What is Times42?
Times42 brings you the most popular news from tech news portals in real-time chart.
Read about us in FAQ section.
