Also, *Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood* nabbed Quentin Tarantino his best opening weekend yet.
Slack is down, so how’s your Monday going? – CNET
Time to stop working.
Audi A1 Citycarver adds lift, but it’s more about style – Roadshow
It’s basically the A1 hatchback with a lift kit and more equipment.
You can already reserve the Galaxy Note 10 and it will arrive on August 23rd
Samsung is allowing people to reserve a spot in the preorder line for “the next generation of Galaxy,” which is another way of saying the Galaxy Note 10. It will accept reservations until 11:59PM ET on August 7th, the same day Samsung is hosting an Unpacked event where we expect it to unveil the Galaxy Note 10, and, possibly, the Galaxy Note 10 Plus. That’s when preorders will open, and if you follow through with purchasing the device, you’ll receive it on August 23rd.
If you’re interested in putting your name down, you can do that now to be among the first to receive the phone when it releases. Samsung says that reserving will grant you $50 in credit to use toward accessories. The Note 10 is likely to be expensive, but you might be able…
How much more black can the 2020 Honda Pilot Black Edition be? None more black – Roadshow
The Black Edition lives atop the Pilot lineup and commands a pretty penny.
AI-powered tool predicts cell behaviors during disease and treatment
Scientists have developed a tool that promises to reshape the way we study disease and disease treatment on a cellular level. Scientists have developed scGen, an AI-powered tool for predicting a cell’s behavior in silico. scGen will help map and study cellular response to disease and treatment beyond experimentally available data.
TikTok owner ByteDance confirms plans to produce a smartphone
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TikTok owner ByteDance has confirmed previous reports that it plans to produce a smartphone after making a deal with Smartisan earlier this year in which it acquired a number of its patents and employees. In comments given to Reuters, a spokesperson from the company described the phone as “a continuation of earlier Smartisan plans, aiming to satisfy the needs of the old Smartisan user base.”
It’s not exactly surprising that ByteDance is considering entering another product category, especially since it has already expanded into messaging and is reportedly thinking about launching a music streaming service. Previous reports suggested that both of these apps would come preinstalled on ByteDance’s phone alongside TikTok, the app behind the…
Physicists Made a Hot Plasma Doughnut to Study Solar Wind
Temperatures inside the Big Red Ball apparatus reached more than 150,000 degrees.
Study: Chris Martin Probably Cried When He Wrote ‘Fix You’
BOSTON—Shedding light on the emotional state of Coldplay’s frontman and his internal process while composing the iconic ballad, researchers at the Berklee College of Music published a study Monday confirming that Chris Martin probably cried when he wrote “Fix You.” “After months of inquiry, analysis, music theory…
A VxWorks Operating System Bug Exposes 200 Million Critical Devices
VxWorks is designed as a secure, “real-time” operating system for continuously functioning devices, like medical equipment, elevator controllers, or satellite modems.