Apple is at last promising better sleep tracking for Apple Watch as part of watchOS 9. The updated Sleep app will include a sleep stage function. It will be able to detect the REM, core and deep sleep stages and track those over time. You’ll be able to view your sleep metrics alongside other data,… Continue reading watchOS 9 will include improved sleep tracking and medication reminders
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Apple’s M2 chip will make Macs even more efficient
Almost two years since the launch of Apple’s M1 chip — the first ARM-based “Apple Silicon” hardware — we finally have a successor: M2. While the M1 chip was notable for showing what Apple could accomplish with a more efficient mobile design (a dramatic departure from Intel’s power-hungry x86 processors), the goal of M2 is… Continue reading Apple’s M2 chip will make Macs even more efficient
WatchOS 9 will know what heart rate zones you’re in during sleep and workouts
As expected, Apple has introduced watchOS 9 at WWDC. The new Apple Watch platform includes a big upgrade to fitness features with distance and time intervals. You’ll know when to slow down for a recovery, for instance. There are also heart rate zones (for both sleep and workouts), multi-sport workouts and personal bests that can… Continue reading WatchOS 9 will know what heart rate zones you’re in during sleep and workouts
China’s Shenzhou-14 mission arrives at Tiangong space station for final construction
China’s Shenzhou-14 mission has successfully docked with the country’s Tiangong space station on Sunday. According to CNN, the three-person crew of the spacecraft arrived at the Tianhe “Harmony of the Heavens” crew module at 5:42PM local time after launching from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert earlier in the day. The arrival… Continue reading China’s Shenzhou-14 mission arrives at Tiangong space station for final construction
‘Diablo Immortal’ is unplayable on some Samsung phones with Exynos chipsets
Nearly four years after it first announced the game, Blizzard released Diablo Immortal on Android, iOS and PC earlier this week. And shortly after the game made its way to mobile one day early, players with Samsung phones took to Reddit and other community forums to complain about technical issues. On some devices with the company’s… Continue reading ‘Diablo Immortal’ is unplayable on some Samsung phones with Exynos chipsets
‘I Am Groot’ heads to Disney+ on August 10th
Marvel’s I Am Groot Disney+ animated series will arrive on August 10th. Marvel Studios announced the release date on Sunday in a poster the company shared on Twitter. The announcement means Marvel fans will have more than one series to watch this summer, with She-Hulk: Attorney at Law premiering a week after I Am Groot. If it… Continue reading ‘I Am Groot’ heads to Disney+ on August 10th
NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket heads back to the launch pad tonight
Weeks after NASA decided to postpone testing of its next-generation Space Launch System to make repairs to the rocket, it’s ready to try again. Starting at 12:01AM on June 6th, technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida will begin rolling out the spacecraft from the facility’s Vehicle Assembly Building. It will take approximately eight… Continue reading NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket heads back to the launch pad tonight
Automotive giant Stellantis pleads guilty to diesel emissions fraud
As expected, Stellantis, the parent company of Dodge and Jeep, has pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy charges related to its efforts to conceal the amount of pollution produced by its diesel engines. The world’s fifth-largest automaker agreed this week to pay $300 million in penalties to end a multi-year investigation by the US Justice Department,… Continue reading Automotive giant Stellantis pleads guilty to diesel emissions fraud
Fortnite’s latest season features Darth Vader and rideable wildlife
With summer quickly approaching, Fortnite’s newest season kicked off on Sunday. After Epic Games fundamentally changed how people could play the game in recent months, season three sees Fortnite return to its comfort zone. To start, Ballers, the hamster ball-like vehicles Epic Games retired in Season X, are back with a few functionality tweaks. They can… Continue reading Fortnite’s latest season features Darth Vader and rideable wildlife
Hitting the Books: Newton’s alchemical dalliances make him no less of a scientist
The modern world as we know it simply would not exist if not for the mind of Sir Isaac Newton. His synthesis of differential calculus and pioneering research on the nature of gravity and light are bedrocks of the scientific method. However in his later years, Newton’s interests were admittedly drawn towards a decidedly non-scientific… Continue reading Hitting the Books: Newton’s alchemical dalliances make him no less of a scientist