Viwoods AiPaper Reader is a phone-sized eReader with Android 16 and 4G cellular support

The Viwoods AiPaper Reader is an eBook reader with a 6.13 inch E Ink display with 300 pixels per inch and a physical design that makes it look more like a phone than an eReader. And while isn’t technically a phone, since it can’t make voice…

The Viwoods AiPaper Reader is an eBook reader with a 6.13 inch E Ink display with 300 pixels per inch and a physical design that makes it look more like a phone than an eReader. And while isn’t technically a phone, since it can’t make voice calls over a cellular network, it does have a SIM card […]

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Runaway black hole mergers may have built supermassive black holes

Early superdense star clusters may have planted seeds for monster black holes.

A new simulation could help solve one of astronomy’s longstanding mysteries—how supermassive black holes formed so rapidly—along with a new one: What are the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) “little red dots?”

Invisible leviathans lurk at the cores of nearly all of the 2 trillion or so galaxies strewn throughout space-time. Monster black holes entered the cosmic scene soon after the Universe’s birth and grew rapidly, reaching millions or even billions of times the Sun’s mass in less than a billion years. Astronomers have long wondered how these supermassive black holes could have grown so hefty in such little time.

The monster black hole mystery became even more perplexing in 2022 when “little red dots” were spotted at the far edges of space. When these tiny scarlet orbs began unexpectedly popping up in JWST images of the distant Universe, their nature was hotly debated. Now that scientists have amassed a sample of hundreds of them, many think the dots are growing supermassive black holes.

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Anno 117 im Test: Ich kam, ich sah, ich baute

Römische Ordnung trifft auf entspanntes Aufbauen: Anno 117 verbindet klassisches Ressourcenmanagement mit neuen Ideen. Ein Test von Peter Steinlechner (Anno, Spieletest)

Römische Ordnung trifft auf entspanntes Aufbauen: Anno 117 verbindet klassisches Ressourcenmanagement mit neuen Ideen. Ein Test von Peter Steinlechner (Anno, Spieletest)

MINISFORUM MS-R1 Arm-powered Desktop PC goes global for $504 and up

After launching in China earlier this month the MINISFORUM MS-R1 desktop computer is now available worldwide. What makes this small form-factor computer unusual is that it’s powered by a high-performance Arm-based processor. The PC is available f…

After launching in China earlier this month the MINISFORUM MS-R1 desktop computer is now available worldwide. What makes this small form-factor computer unusual is that it’s powered by a high-performance Arm-based processor. The PC is available from the MINISFORUM website for $504 and up. The entry-level configuration includes 32GB of onboard RAM and no storage, but you […]

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The Running Man’s final trailer amps up the high-octane action

Get ready for what could be the “biggest underdog win in game show history.”

It’s shaping up to be an excellent season for Stephen King adaptations. In September, we got The Long Walk, an excellent (though harrowing) adaptation of King’s 1979 Richard Bachman novel. Last month, HBO debuted its new series IT: Welcome to Derry, which explores the mythology and origins of Pennywise the killer clown. And this Friday is the premiere of The Running Man, director Edgar Wright’s (Shaun of the Dead, Baby Driver, Last Night in Soho) take on King’s novel of the same name. So naturally Paramount has released a final trailer to lure us to the theater.

As previously reported, the 1987 action film starring Schwarzenegger was only loosely based on King’s novel, preserving the basic concept and very little else in favor of more sci-fi gadgetry and high-octane action. It was a noisy, entertaining romp—and very late ’80s—but it lacked King’s subtler satirical tone. Wright expressed interest in adapting his own version of The Running Man in 2017, and Paramount greenlit the project four years later. Wright and co-screenwriter Michael Bacall envisioned their film as less of a remake and more of a faithful adaptation of King’s original novel. (We’ll see if that faithfulness extends to the novel’s bleak ending.)

Per the official premise:

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F1 in Brazil: That’s what generational talent looks like

Filled with passionate fans, the racetrack between the lakes is a favorite.

After a weekend off, perhaps spent trick or treating, Formula 1’s drivers, engineers, and mechanics made their yearly trip to the Interlagos track for the Brazilian Grand Prix. More formally called the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, it’s definitely one of the more old-school circuits that F1 visits—and invariably one of the more dramatic.

For one thing, it’s anything but billiard-smooth. Better yet, there’s elevation—lots of it—and cambers, too. Unlike most F1 tracks, it runs counterclockwise, and it combines some very fast sections with several rather technical corners that can catch out even the best drivers in the world. Nestled between a couple of lakes in São Paulo, weather is also a regular factor in races here. And indeed, a severe weather warning was issued in the lead-up to this weekend’s race.

You have to hit the ground running

This was another sprint weekend, which means that instead of two practice sessions on Friday and another on Saturday morning, the teams get one on Friday, then go into qualifying for the Saturday sprint race. The shortened testing time tends to shake things up a bit, and we definitely saw that this weekend.

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