Rationale engineering generates a compact new tool for gene therapy
Scientists at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have re-engineered a compact RNA-guided enzyme they found in bacteria into an efficient, programmable editor of human DNA. The protein they created, called NovaIscB, can be adapted to make precise changes to the genetic code, modulate the…
Pocket is shutting down. Here are the read-later app alternatives.
Pocket will soon be no more. Mozilla, the creators of the web browser Firefox, announced last week that it would be shutting down Pocket, the read-later platform it acquired back in 2017. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. Pocket was the most popular read-later service with more than…
Quantum Witch is a story of religious oppression, queer emancipation, and a dancing skeleton that hopes to popularise the ‘plotformer’ genre
You might not have heard of Quantum Witch, but if you’ve an affinity for pixel-art platformers with engaging story-beats, meta-narratives, and an array of kooky characters, then you should be all over it. To just call Quantum Witch a colourful platformer with a strong narrative (read: ‘plotformer’) is to do it a disservice, though. Quantum…
3 reasons I’m not giving up my Kobo for this Android E Ink tablet
Summary Boox’s Go Color 7 may be too complicated and versatile for some e-reader users. Its slow boot time makes it frustrating to get into reading an e-book quickly. The Kobo app on Go Color 7 lacks optimization several optimization feature. Now that I’ve covered the things I like about Boox’s Go Color 7 E…
Emotive voice AI startup Hume launches new EVI 3 model with rapid custom voice creation
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More New York-based AI startup Hume has unveiled its latest Empathic Voice Interface (EVI) conversational AI model, EVI 3 (pronounced “Evee” Three, like the Pokémon character), targeting everything from powering customer support systems and health coaching to…
Beyond the kill chain: What cybercriminals do with their money (Part 5)
Content warning: Because of the nature of some of the activities we discovered, this series of articles contains content that some readers may find upsetting. This includes profanity and references to drugs, drug addiction, gambling, pornography, violence, arson, and sex work. These references are textual only and do not include images or videos. Having explored…
WeCreat Vision Pro 45W review: Greater than the sum of its parts
Why you can trust Tom’s Hardware Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. The WeCreat Vision Pro is a fully enclosed 45-watt laser engraver and cutter that has superseded the original WeCreat Vision machine, a popular…
Accelerating silicon carbide (SiC) manufacturing with big data platforms
For decades, we heard silicon was the only answer. However, while the world’s largest fabs were busy taping out silicon, the communities of engineers and scientists working on non-silicon technologies continued pushing forward. Compound semiconductors—semiconductors made from two or more periodic table elements—include indium phosphide (InP), silicon nitride (SiN), gallium arsenide (GaAs), germanium (Ge), indium…
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order updates ahead of the June 5 launch date
1 / 10 Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order invite screenshot This is what Nintendo’s official Switch 2 pre-order invite email looks like. How to pre-order the Nintendo Switch 2 at other retailers Unfortunately, the Switch 2 remains sold out everywhere else as of this writing. To recap the situation: After a two-week delay, Nintendo finally kicked…
A Coding Guide for Building a Self-Improving AI Agent Using Google’s Gemini API with Intelligent Adaptation Features
In this tutorial, we will explore how to create a sophisticated Self-Improving AI Agent using Google’s cutting-edge Gemini API. This self-improving agent demonstrates autonomous problem-solving, dynamically evaluates performance, learns from successes and failures, and iteratively enhances its capabilities through reflective analysis and self-modification. The tutorial walks through structured code implementation, detailing mechanisms for memory management,…