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MESA, Ariz. – On an 80-degree morning, a group of world-class swimmers stood in their Speedos and swim caps on a pebbly beach east of Phoenix. They gathered on the shores of Saguaro Lake on April 25 to compete in the SCAR Swim, a four-day, 40-mile open water race along the Salt River in central … Read more
We knew Pixel tablet was coming. In fact, we’ve known it for over a year. Google teased the device at last year’s I/O. It’s one of those “don’t worry, we’re working on stuff” kind of deals with a very broad 2023 release date. The company gave a (slightly) better look at the system at its … Read more
In a laboratory in Atlanta, thousands of yeast cells fight for their lives every day. Those that live another day grow faster, reproduce faster and form larger clumps. For about a decade, cells have evolved to hang on top of each other, forming branching snowflake shapes. These strange snowflakes are at the heart of experiments … Read more
Research published Wednesday suggests that the drought and its preceding climate conditions have an unlikely driver: the Australian bushfires of 2019 and 2020. According to the groundbreaking study, massive wildfires thousands of miles away spewed so much smoke that they triggered a chain of events in the atmosphere that eventually cooled the tropical Pacific Ocean … Read more
In March, Google announced a set of AI features for its Workspace suite of apps in an effort to keep pace with Microsoft’s rapid integration of similar tools. At Google I/O, the company has new branding for this effort — Duet AI — but the features aren’t yet widely available to the general public. The … Read more
CLEVELAND – Acting as a cleanup hitter, Nick Matton got 13 non-fastballs in three plate appearances against Cleveland Guardians right-hander Shane Bieber. He didn’t get a single fastball, and all 13 pitches were in the bottom of the strike zone or below the strike zone. Matton struck out three times in Tuesday’s 2-0 loss. Although … Read more
A partial section of a 30-meter-long quantum connection between two superconducting circuits. The vacuum tube (center) contains a microwave waveguide that is cooled to about -273°C and connects the two quantum circuits. Credit: ETH Zurich / Daniel Winkler A group of researchers led by Andreas Wallraff, professor of solid state physics at ETH Zurich, conducted … Read more
The 2023 NFL season isn’t that far away, especially since the draft is now complete and every team begins offseason minicamps in preparation for the new league year. Outside of veteran free agents looking for new teams, many players on rosters know where they stand on the depth chart heading into minicamp. These players have … Read more
May 10, 2023, 12:22 PM ET There will be no surprise appearance at the PGA Championship with the 15-time major winner officially out as Tiger Woods recovers from foot surgery. The PGA Championship on Wednesday announced a field that includes 99 of the top 100 in the world rankings for the second major of the … Read more
Wealthy Americans aren’t spending — or earning — like they used to. Wednesday’s data from the Bank of America Institute found that households earning more than $125,000 saw wage growth slow faster than lower-income households, while spending trends followed a similar pattern. Discretionary spending by high-income households on Bank of America credit and debit cards … Read more