Berlin neighbourhood opens play park designed by children

Children in the Lankwitz neighbourhood of Berlin have opened a park that they designed themselves, featuring a table tennis table, "whisper megaphones" and insect-friendly plants... | Continue reading


@iamexpat.de | 29 minutes ago

Ask Ethan: Are we expanding along with the Universe?

It only took three pieces of evidence, together, to completely revolutionize our picture of the Universe in the early 20th century. We had previously assumed that the Universe was static and unchanging, and that the entirety of existence was contained within the Milky Way. The sp … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 29 minutes ago

Crazy Gingerbread Cake

I am a huge fan of crazy cakes as they are known. Cakes which magically don't contain any butter, milk or eggs. These are great cakes for those who are following a strict diet or for those who are vegan and wanting a cake. You can also, in most cases, substitute a one for one glu … | Continue reading


@theenglishkitchen.co | 29 minutes ago

Android 15: beta 2 rollout, release date, and new features to expect

Google has unveiled several major developments in AI, including more details about the much anticipated Android 15. The latest version… Continue reading Android 15: beta 2 rollout, release date, and new features to expect The post Android 15: beta 2 rollout, release date, and new … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 35 minutes ago

Monthly summaries were a bad idea

I can’t remember who I saw writing monthly updates first, but it seemed like something that could be pretty useful to help keep my writing habit going strong. It’s a consistent type of content written on a specific date; what could possibly go wrong? Well, after starting my month … | Continue reading


@bryanmanio.com | 37 minutes ago

Hermeus hypersonic aircraft gathers speed with precooler test

Hermeus has stolen another quick march on its way to building a hypersonic aircraft as it begins testing its proprietary precooler on a Pratt & Whitney F100 jet engine that will be installed in the company's Quarterhorse Mk 2 prototype. Continue Reading Category: Aircraft, Transp … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 47 minutes ago

Study: podcast listeners are affluent and educated

And a public transport special for Podcast Ads In The Wild. Sponsored by Supporting Cast. What do Dateline, Radiolab, Search Engine, Criminal, The Rest is History, and Planet Money have in common? They all rely on Supporting Cast to sell podcast subscriptions. Find out why! Visit … | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 1 hour ago

Slovak PM survives assassination attempt; Ukraine struggles on north-east front

Catch up quickly with the stories from Central and Eastern Europe that matter, this week led by news of the shooting of Slovak PM Robert Fico. The shooting of Robert Fico A suspected “lone wolf” gunman was on Thursday charged with the attempted murder of Robert Fico, the Slovakia … | Continue reading


@emerging-europe.com | 1 hour ago

OverflowAI and the holy grail of search

Product manager Ash Zade joins the home team to talk about the journey to OverflowAI, a GenAI-powered add-on for Stack Overflow for Teams that’s available now. Ash describes how his team built Enhanced Search, the problems they set out to solve, how they ensured data quality and … | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 1 hour ago

Manor Lords Sales Pass 2 Million

The Early Access release of city builder Manor Lords continue to be selling like hot cakes. Publisher Hooded Horse announced it has sold over 2 million copies of developer Slavic Magic’s debut title. And this is all reached within three weeks of launch. “It’s been wonderful to se … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 hour ago

Woman calls out frustrating sustainability 'trend' circulating on the internet: 'It makes no sense'

"We are upselling really basic things." Woman calls out frustrating sustainability 'trend' circulating on the internet: 'It makes no sense' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

Rancher shares before-and-after footage after releasing goats onto land overgrown with 'fire fuels': 'Those goats are machines'

"We can create a better chance for healthy trees and plants to withstand a wildfire." Rancher shares before-and-after footage after releasing goats onto land overgrown with 'fire fuels': 'Those goats are machines' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

Parental controls 2.0: AI guides kids onto the internet in a whole new way

AI offers a chance to do a lot of things much better – parental internet control is a great example. The Angel AI app introduces kids to the web in a way that's tailored to their age and interests, with no ads, inappropriate content or privacy risks. Continue Reading Category: Ch … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 2 hours ago

#200 Actually making the right amount of spaghetti

AWESOME! All-new awesome things posted daily here: The post #200 Actually making the right amount of spaghetti appeared first on 1000 Awesome Things. | Continue reading


@1000awesomethings.com | 2 hours ago

'It was not a peaceful crossing': Hannibal's troops linked to devastating fire 2,200 years ago in Spain

Researchers think a farmhouse in the Pyrenees was set on fire by Carthaginian troops on their way to attack Rome. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 2 hours ago

Researchers develop a detector for continuously monitoring toxic gases

The material could be made as a thin coating to analyze air quality in industrial or home settings over time. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 2 hours ago

Energy company builds high-temperature concentrated solar systems for round-the-clock power: 'Trying to solve the problem of intermittency'

"You have to have a solution that operates 24 hours a day." Energy company builds high-temperature concentrated solar systems for round-the-clock power: 'Trying to solve the problem of intermittency' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 hours ago

Germany to launch information website about new citizenship law

The coalition government has announced that it will launch a new online information platform and advertising campaign about the procedure of applying for German citizenship.... | Continue reading


@iamexpat.de | 2 hours ago

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $71M Investment to Advance American Solar Manufacturing and Development

18 Projects in 10 States Will Supercharge the U.S. Clean Energy Supply Chain and Open New Markets for Solar Technologies WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a $71 million investment, incl … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 2 hours ago

Blog + Newsletter

Newsletters are all the rage now. In recognition of that, I blogged here two years ago about the idea of writing a solo newsletter. Since then I’ve been co-producing this one with Katherine Druckman at Reality 2.o. It’s a Substack one, so I know how that game works on the product … | Continue reading


@doc.searls.com | 2 hours ago

Roadmap Outlines Challenges and R&D Opportunities for Offshore Wind Operations & Maintenance

Offshore wind exists in harsh, isolated ocean environments, presenting unique challenges for operating and maintaining wind turbines and systems. Today, WETO released a roadmap assessing current operation and maintenance practices for U.S. offshore wind farms and future challenge … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 2 hours ago

Hi-Fi Rush Gets One Final Update

So this is how it ends. Award-winning rhythm action game Hi-Fi Rush, played by more than 3 million players worldwide, gets one final update as developer Tango Gameworks shuts down. The update, Update 9, are minor bug fixes, mostly fixing text bugs and issues related to the first … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 hours ago

Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates Progress in Domestic Floating Offshore Wind

Nearly $1 Billion Dedicated in Support of Just and Sustainable Deployment of Floating Offshore Wind The U.S. departments of Energy (DOE), Interior, Commerce, and Transportation today released a report summarizing their progress toward the goals of the Floating Offshore Wind Shot™ … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 2 hours ago

Biden-Harris Administration Delivers $520 Million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Revitalize Aging Water Infrastructure and Strengthen Drought Resilience

Funding will be provided to 57 projects across six regions to increase drought resilience and improve water delivery systems, advance Biden-Harris administrations’ National Climate Resilience Framework ALBUQUERQUE — Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis today … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 2 hours ago

Thursday 2024-05-16 – Link List

Lameazoid Link List for Thursday 2024-05-16 16-May-2024 – Report: Palia studio Singularity 6 lays off 36 employees Brief Summary: “This most recent layoff, reportedly impacting about 40 percent of the company, comes mere weeks afte” 16-May-2024 – Nicolas Cage to play Spider-Man N … | Continue reading


@lameazoid.com | 2 hours ago

Study uncovers stark health disparities in communities affected by historically restrictive housing loan practices — here's why it matters

The study's findings shed light on the lasting impacts of discriminatory practices. Study uncovers stark health disparities in communities affected by historically restrictive housing loan practices — here's why it matters first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 hours ago

GigaBash Godzilla: Nemesis DLC Adds Two Legendary Kaijus To The Roster

Kaiju brawler game GigaBash is getting bigger with the release of its third paid DLC pack, Godzilla: Nemesis. Godzilla: Nemesis adds two more playable characters, both being adversaries to Godzilla, King Ghidorah and Hedorah. Both characters have unique playstyles based on Godzil … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 hours ago

Buttigieg, Pelosi, Other Leaders Headline U.S. High-Speed Rail Conference

More than 200 industry, labor, political and academic leaders converged to advance strategies and policies for building a nationwide bullet train network in America. Highlighted speakers here. WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, House Speaker Emerita … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 3 hours ago

Weekend Reading List #226 – Week of May 13th

Welcome to the weekend reading list, edition #226. NYJavaSIG The NYJavaSIG hosted Billy Korando and the audience leaned about the JDK Flight Recorder. You can watch the recording of this and past events on the NYJavaSIG YouTube channel. Testing How to Increase Test Coverage with … | Continue reading


@graciano.dev | 3 hours ago

Gardener shares before-and-after photos of barren yard transformation: 'The possibilities are limitless if you get creative'

"A big step in the right direction." Gardener shares before-and-after photos of barren yard transformation: 'The possibilities are limitless if you get creative' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 3 hours ago

Zum Launches Nation’s 1st School District with 100% Electric, Bidirectional V2G School Bus Fleet in Oakland

Oakland Unified School District’s 74 EV school buses and charging infrastructure provides up to 2.1 gigawatt hours of energy back to the grid, reduces 25,000 tons of emissions annually OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA — Zūm, the modern student transportation platform, announced yesterday that … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 3 hours ago

FX and Hulu’s ‘Shogun’ Prepare for Two Additional Seasons: Hiroyuki Sanada and Creative Team Return

As the Emmy buzz intensifies for the cast and crew of FX and Hulu’s “Shōgun,” news has emerged in the Hollywood press about the series being extended for two more seasons. Variety reports that these additional seasons are currently in the early stages of pre-production. While not … | Continue reading


@thedisneyblog.com | 3 hours ago

Underwater audio suggests blue whale population could stabilize following centuries of whaling: 'To piece together the puzzle of ... whether they're recovering'

The recovery of this incredible species is fantastic news, and the whales seem to be singing about their improved prospects. Underwater audio suggests blue whale population could stabilize following centuries of whaling: 'To piece together the puzzle of ... whether they're recove … | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 3 hours ago

CEO Of Take-Two, Reportedly Closing Two Studios, Denies Closing Two Studios

'We didn't shutter those studios', says man who clearly appears to have shuttered two studios The post CEO Of Take-Two, Reportedly Closing Two Studios, Denies Closing Two Studios appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 hours ago

Gardener learns about major landscaping mistake after sharing photo of ailing tree online: 'Not a good idea'

"You don't know where it came from." Gardener learns about major landscaping mistake after sharing photo of ailing tree online: 'Not a good idea' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 4 hours ago

Movies Watched, April 2024

Like a lot of people, once I saw the trailer for Alex Garland’s “Civil War,” a dystopian thriller set in… | Continue reading


@subtraction.com | 4 hours ago

VinFast Receives 27,649 Pre-Orders for VF 3 in Vietnam — 66 Hours After Accepting Deposits

Hanoi, Vietnam — VinFast Auto (Nasdaq: VFS) today announced that it received a record-breaking number of 27,649 non-refundable and non-transferable pre-orders for the mini-SUV VF 3 within 66 hours, setting a Vietnamese automotive record, demonstrating the impressive appeal of the … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 4 hours ago

Geely Holding Welcomes New Investors in Zeekr

Hangzhou, China — Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), China’s largest private-owned automotive group, this week welcomed new equity investors to Zeekr, global premium electric mobility technology company following the completion of an initial public offering on the New … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 5 hours ago

Geothermal Scores Big At The “Super Bowl of the Energy Sector”

It was standing room only when the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) Director Lauren Boyd stepped onto the stage for a panel discussion at CERAWeek 2024. “Geothermal: How Big is it Going to Get?” was the Tuesday morning hot topic, featuring an … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 5 hours ago

How Urban Renewal Ruined Everything

The destructive nature of urban renewal left the U.S. too scared to build anything at scale ever again. | Continue reading


@darrellowens.substack.com | 5 hours ago

Billionaire bets big on largest solar project ever proposed to deliver power across oceans: 'At the forefront of the clean energy transition'

There's a long way to go, but the Australia-Asia PowerLink may be the massive cornerstone of a cleaner, safer future. Billionaire bets big on largest solar project ever proposed to deliver power across oceans: 'At the forefront of the clean energy transition' first appeared on Th … | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 5 hours ago

NetBSD, AI-generated code, spam, and truth

AI-generated code is going about as well as you’d expect. Fun! We start with The Register: Pulumi AI and its online archive of responses, AI Answers, is a case in point. Google’s search crawler indexes the output of Pulumi’s AI and presents it to search users alongside links to h … | Continue reading


@rubenerd.com | 5 hours ago

The Latvian firm bringing low-cost sourcing to the airline industry

AM Craft’s CEO says that the wider adoption of 3D printing should enable airlines to accelerate sustainability goals that the industry is pursuing. Latvian start-up AM Craft this week announced the closing of a 600,000 euros pre-seed funding round led by Change Ventures, with the … | Continue reading


@emerging-europe.com | 5 hours ago

Waymo Reaches 50,000 Paid Customer Trips A Week

Waymo has spent most of my adult life working on self-driving vehicles (originally under the Google brand, until about 7½ years ago). For a long time after it finally started offering robotaxi service for non-employees, the service was free. Since December 2018, though, Waymo has … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 5 hours ago

Homeowner concerned neighbor's overgrown lawn will unleash invasive species on their property: 'I am afraid it will only spread more'

"Who wants to pay for a new fence? No one." Homeowner concerned neighbor's overgrown lawn will unleash invasive species on their property: 'I am afraid it will only spread more' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 5 hours ago

Frank Joshua brings forth the turmoil hidden in new single “Torture”

n a world with lots of noise trying to grab any attention, Frank Joshua's music welcomes the inner silence, providing a calming, soothing sound to dive deep under the quiet surface. | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 6 hours ago

Lake nears record water levels after years of severe drought: 'It's been a while since we've seen this'

The resurgence of Belton Lake was a cause for celebration for local residents. Lake nears record water levels after years of severe drought: 'It's been a while since we've seen this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 6 hours ago

DeviantArt In 2024 Sure Sounds Like A Shithole

Like many websites, it used to be a good one The post DeviantArt In 2024 Sure Sounds Like A Shithole appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 6 hours ago