Technology News for Sunday 7th April 2024

1. Watch the Total Solar Eclipse Online Here

Here's some advice for safely experiencing the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, as the moon casts a slender shadow across Mexico, the United States, and eastern Canada.

2. We should be begging Google to charge us

It remains to be seen whether Google introduces charges for its artificial intelligence (AI) products and, if it does, whether the other emerging giants of the technology follow its lead. Perhaps every question will cost a few cents. We might have to ...

3. iOS 17.5: Major New iPhone Update Reveals Cutting-Edge Advances Coming Soon

Apple has just released the first developer beta software for the next big iPhone release, iOS 17.5, as predicted. And, right on cue, it's available as a public beta, too. While there will be many changes in the coming weeks before its final release, ...

4. Want to photograph the eclipse in Missouri? Here's how to use your cellphone camera safely

Some people with expensive photo equipment are hoping to get the perfect shot during Monday's total solar eclipse. But for the rest of us, a cellphone camera is what we have to work with. If you plan to check out Monday's total solar eclipse and the ...

5. The 'black sheep' brain chip start-up backed by Bezos and Gates

Arbaugh is the first human patient to be implanted with a Neuralink chip, the “brain computer interface” – or BCI – that has been developed by Elon Musk's company. It aims to give paralysed people a level of freedom they have lost by letting them ...

6. Magnetic fields boost clean energy

Date: April 3, 2024; Source: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; Summary: Researchers show that using magnetic fields can boost electrocatalysis for sustainable fuel production by enhancing the movement of the reactants, which improves the ...

7. Across China: Chinese researchers develop new luminous smart fiber

SHANGHAI, April 7 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese research team has developed a new type of smart fiber that can emit light and generate electricity without being plugged in. The fiber integrates functions including wireless energy collection, ...

8. Apple Is Rebooting Its Search for a New Next Big Thing

Just one year ago, Apple's pipeline of future products looked chock-full. The Vision Pro had yet to be introduced. Smart home devices were in the works. And the Apple electric car finally felt like it was starting to get real.

9. Phone or Camera? A Closer Look at the Xiaomi 14 Ultra

The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is the best camera phone I've ever used thanks to its massive image sensor, wide, variable aperture and Leica-engineered optics. It can take glorious images that I've been super impressed with. But it's still a top flagship ...

10. Enhanced mitochondrial fusion during a critical period of synaptic plasticity in adult-born neurons

Conditional ablation of fusion dynamics to prevent mitochondrial elongation selectively impaired spine plasticity and synaptic potentiation, disrupting neuronal competition for stable circuit integration, ultimately leading to decreased survival. Despite ...

11. Who is Apple's rumored OLED iPad Pro for?

Earlier this year, there were enough rumors about imminent new Apple products to make for a big spring event, but the company instead announced its new M3 MacBook Airs via press release — and new iPads haven't shown up since. Today, Mark Gurman writes ...

12. One Tech Tip: How to use apps to track and photograph the total solar eclipse

NASA published detailed guidelines for smartphone eclipse photography in 2017 with the caveat that “smartphones were never designed to do sun and moon photography.” That's because the wide-angle lenses on most devices won't let you capture close-up detail.

13. Chelation therapy fails to improve cardiovascular outcomes after heart attack: TACT2

Chelation therapy involves IV infusions of an agent that binds to metals such as lead and cadmium and is excreted in urine. Chelation therapy did not yield clinical benefit in post-MI patients with diabetes. Perspective from Suzanne J. Baron, MD, MSc, ...