Testers discover touchscreen UI in tvOS beta, signs point to a touchscreen HomePod

Enlarge / A screenshot of tvOS 17. Recent beta builds contain evidence that Apple is working on a touchscreen-ready version of the interface. Andrew Cunningham Apple’s tvOS betas are usually among the least interesting. The Apple TV operating system has changed so little in the past decade that the most interesting development in recent memory … Read more

Alaska’s top-heavy glaciers approach irreversible tipping point

Enlarge / The Taku Glacier is one of many glaciers that originate in the Juneau Icefield. The melting of one of North America’s largest ice fields has accelerated and could soon reach an irreversible tipping point. That’s the conclusion of new research colleagues and I who have published on the Juneau Icefield, which straddles the … Read more

Alaska’s top-heavy glaciers approach irreversible tipping point

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The melting of one of North America’s largest ice fields has accelerated and could soon reach an irreversible tipping point. That’s the conclusion of new research colleagues and I who have published on the Juneau Ice Field, which straddles the Alaska-Canada border near Alaska’s capital, Juneau. In the summer of 2022, … Read more

FFXIV: Dawntrail a ‘starting point for the next 10 years’ – BBC News

Image source, Square Enix Image caption, Final Fantasy 14 is the most profitable game in the popular franchise, according to its creators Article information Author, Tom Richardson Role, BBC Newsbeat 2 hours ago It’s a Friday night in June in Tokyo and Naoki Yoshida has weekend plans. Pretty standard, you might think. But Yoshida-san, the … Read more

Spaceship preparations point to possible tower capture attempt on Flight 5 – NASASpaceFlight.com

14 The Starship program is testing with a possible tower capture in mind for the system’s next flight, a goal that seems more within reach after Flight 4’s successful soft landing on the ocean. In addition to a booster test section – Booster 14.1 – that will move to the orbital launch pad, a second … Read more

Scientists identify new ‘tipping point’ of Antarctic ice sheet, potentially underestimating future sea level rise

Icebergs in Antarctica on February 8, 2024. A slew of research has looked at the vulnerability of this vast continent to the impacts of the climate crisis. - Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu/Getty Images

The Antarctic ice sheet is melting in a new, worrying way that scientific models used to project future sea level rise have not taken into account. This suggests that current projections could significantly underestimate the problem, according to a new study. Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey found that warm ocean water seeps under the … Read more

Antarctic ice sheet: scientists identify new ‘tipping point’ that may underestimate future sea level rise | CNN

Robert Larter Thwaites Glacier in western Antarctica in 2019. New study suggests it’s warm CNN — The Antarctic ice sheet is melting in a new, worrying way that scientific models used to project future sea level rise have not taken into account. This suggests that current projections could significantly underestimate the problem, according to a … Read more

Cornwall’s holiday industry is being hit as tourism hits a ‘lowest point in a decade’

Cornwall Live readers have discussed a statement from an industry expert that tourism in the South West is experiencing its lowest level in a decade, with Cornish businesses giving their views on what needs to be done to turn things around. Often celebrated as a prime place to stay and holiday, Cornwall has seen a … Read more

An Inspector’s Point of View: It’s Hard to Catch Phone Thieves, and Here’s Why

Stealing mobile phones is seen by criminals as easy prey for high rewards. Phones these days can be worth more than £1,000 each. I cycle to work and wherever you go there are people standing on the side of the road, waiting to cross, with their heads buried in their phones. I could steal five … Read more

Practical: ‘LEGO Horizon’ builds a welcome entry point into Sony’s series

Image: SIE / The LEGO Group While rumors about LEGO Horizon Adventures were swirling the week leading up to Summer Game Fest, we never could have imagined that we’d see the Nintendo Switch logo appear at the end of the hilarious reveal during the live show. PC for sure, but Aloy on Nintendo? This made … Read more