For decades, ever-increasing population growth has made people worried about the long-term sustainability of our planet. Perhaps the biggest concern? How best to feed everyone. Looking for a solution to this problem, scientists from Washington University in St. Louis have been searching for a means by which plants cancreate their own fertilizer. Such a breakthrough could mean that farmers would no longer have to buy and manually spread it on their crops in order for them to grow....

It turns out you don’t need to shell out a couple of hundred dollars extra to enjoy frame synchronizing support with Nvidia’s G-Sync — you can simply force your Nvidia card to run Freesync instead. You will need an AMD card or chip (like an APU) of some description to make it work, but once you have the hardware in place, the process for getting Freesync working is relatively painless....

Turns out that sometimes, even the very best filters, algorithms, and moderators can’t prevent the worst elements of humanity from ruining it for the rest of us. At least, that’s the case with Google’s Map Maker, a tool that let users of the search giant’s navigational services amend and add cartographic points of interest. On Tuesday, the company announced it was shutting down the 8-year-old Map Maker — and its editing features — for good....

Summary Harry Potterbecomes a macabre Tim Burton creation in a new AI video. Based on the popular novels by author J.K. Rowling, theHarry Pottermovieshave been major successes for Warner Bros. While the later movies in the series become quite dark as Harry’s fight against Voldemort intensifies, the franchise retains a sense of magical wonder throughout that has been key to its success. A new AI-generated video shared byMilan Jaram Creationson Instagram imagines Burton putting his own spin on theHarry Potterfranchise, and the result is a wildly different version of the Wizarding World....

When Amazon debuted their Key in-home delivery service last summer,some were concernedabout letting delivery people step into their homes, while others were excited to get their goods safely inside to prevent porch pirates from swiping them. But now, Amazon might have created a solution that works for everyone. The retail giant recently introduced an in-car delivery service through its Key app, which means you can get Amazon packages broughtdirectly to your carinstead of having them left by your door or inside your home via the Key service....

Minecrafthas been around for ages, but we all could use sometips and tricksfor the more esoteric things you can do. The most entertaining updates have given playersnew biomesto explore and enemies to do battle with – and no where is that more evident than with the updates that brought us the Nether and the End. These biomes are filled with deadly creatures like theEnder Dragonand exciting loot, but they’re not exactly easy to reach even withconsole commandsor....

Has your smartphone become your primary camera? Do you have a gallery that’s chock-full of shots of your kids, your partner, holidays, and outings? It’s a common trend. A staggering 2.5 trillion photos will be shared or stored online this yearaccording to Deloitte, and more than 90 percent of them will have been taken on a smartphone. The question is, what do you do with all those precious snaps? If you have an Android smartphone, there are various ways to easily share your photos with others....

While the Samsung Developer Conference may not be as consumer-focused as the likes of Apple’s WWDC or Google I/O, this year could be a little different. Rumors have been circulating for months that Samsung could tease its upcoming foldable smartphone, set to be the company’s most innovative release in years. Skepticism certainly abounds surrounding the very concept of the foldable smartphone — but if it does take off, Samsung’s announcement could be the biggest thing to happen to smartphones since the launch of the iPhone in 2007....

A few years ago, the dominant player in thefoldablemarket was Samsung, at least in the U.S. However, 2023 seemed to be the year of folding phones, as Google entered the fray in July 2023 with its very first foldable, theGoogle Pixel Fold. One of the problems I have with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold series is the narrow cover screen, which makes it awkward to type and use when closed. But theGoogle Pixel Fold was appealing to mebecause the cover display was essentially the same size as a standard phone’s, so it felt easier to use....

Everyone knows the panic that sets in when you’re running late in the morning. You wake up, brush your teeth, take the world’s fastest shower, and rush towel-clad through the house only to discover you forgot to put the clothes on to dry. And short of wasting a ton of electricity drying only the necessities, there’s nothing you may do but wait. Until now, that is. A new device from Kickstarter aims to provide a better, more energy-efficient solution....

WhileMadden 22turned its focus toward Franchise Mode for the first time in several years, Madden Ultimate Team (MUT) continues to be the preferred way to play for most fans. While most MUT players have their team-building strategies on lock, new Madden players may feel overwhelmed by the player cards, sets, auctions, and head-to-head games. With the ultimate fantasy team at your fingertips, here are some helpful tips and tricks for Madden Ultimate Team inMadden 22....

Madden 24: Everything we know – release date, gameplay, and more Here’s a rundown of everything we know so far aboutMadden 24‘s reveal, cover star, potential release window, and platform details. We are just a few days away from the start of the NFL preseason — and the yearly release of EA Sports’ Madden NFL franchise. Madden NFL 24 is set to take the football franchise to the next-generation in a number of different ways, thanks to receive new gameplay upgrades and modes....

Megan Fox’s Subservience drops on Netflix and fans say it’s “better than M3GAN” Netflixhas just added a 2024 thriller you may have missed: Subservience, starring Megan Fox as Alice, a seemingly helpful AI android… but everything isn’t as it seems. Subservience was quietly released on digital platforms in September this year. It revolves around Nick Peretti (Michele Morrone) after he buys Alice, a “home model” created by Kobol Industries, a revolutionary new AI company....