I removed Samsung's unremovable apps, and now my phone zips along

Not too long ago, my mid-range Samsung started installing apps I didn't ask for. I noticed new games, shopping apps, and ...
OS X Daily

How to Prevent Chrome Browser from Downloading 4GB of Local AI Model Files

If you’re a Mac user of the Chrome web browser, as many are, you might be interested to know that the latest versions of ...
Science Daily

18x more floods, 105% bigger storms — all from a single clear-cut

Clear-cutting forests doesn’t just raise flood risk — it can supercharge it. UBC researchers found that in certain watersheds, floods became up to 18 times more frequent and over twice as severe after ...
The New York Times

Epstein Obtained Objects From Islam’s Holiest Site for His Island ‘Mosque’

Jeffrey Epstein’s messages cast light on an unusual building on his private island and show how his connections helped him secure tapestries from Mecca for it. A photo released by the House Oversight ...
Smithsonian Magazine

We Use Many of the Same Brain Cells to See and to Imagine Objects, a Study Suggests. The Findings Provide a New Window Into Memory

The researchers studied neural activity in 16 participants with epilepsy who had electrodes in their brains. Maskot via Getty Images Visualizing an object in the mind’s eye allows us to remember the ...
IEEE

Learning When and How to Update Memory for Video Object Segmentation

Abstract: Recent progress in semi-supervised video object segmentation has largely hinged on memory-based methods. However, when faced with increasingly tough challenges emerging in complex scenarios, ...
TechSpot

DDR5 prices drop nearly 30%, but memory costs are still far from normal

The big picture: After nearly a year of AI-driven DRAM price hikes that have increased the cost of consumer electronics and made memory upgrades unaffordable for many gamers and PC builders, relief ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Clear Secure Analyst Says Firm Emerging as Winner From TSA Chaos

While record-breaking airport wait times may be frustrating travelers and disrupting vacation plans across the country, the chaos has been a boon for security firm Clear Secure Inc., which has been ...
CNBC

A Google AI breakthrough is pressuring memory chip stocks from Samsung to Micron

Google said this week that its research on a new compression method could reduce the amount of memory required to run large language models by six times. SK Hynix, Samsung and Micron shares fell as ...
Wall Street Journal

There’s One Clear Winner From the Long TSA Wait Times at Airports

The frustration of travelers with long TSA lines has become a boon for one company: Clear Secure YOU-1.77%decrease; red down pointing triangle. Passengers have downloaded the Clear app 289,000 times ...
Business Insider

Interest in CLEAR is surging as airport chaos continues across the US

Search interest in CLEAR is spiking as airport security lines stretch for hours. CLEAR lets travelers bypass the standard TSA ID check at around 60 airports. Houston's George Bush Airport — one of the ...
Android Authority

Don’t start from scratch: Here's how Google is making it easier to move from ChatGPT to Gemini

Google is making it easier to switch from a competing chatbot to Gemini in two ways. You’ll be able to transfer user information from the other chatbot to Gemini by using a prompt and following a few ...