The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If there’s one law of physics that seems easy to grasp, it’s the second law of thermodynamics: Heat flows spontaneously from hotter bodies to colder ones. But now, gently and almost casually, Alexssandre de Oliveira Jr. has just shown... Read more

Community funding through the Online Casino Gambling Bill has been introduced in New Zealand, as the minister of internal affairs says they are ‘listening to New Zealanders.’ Brooke van Velden, the minister of internal affairs, announced the introduction on Wednesday (October 29) as she said: “The message from communities... Read more

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is a really fun one that may take you back to your... Read more

Aura has been trying for years to get us to mount its frames. The Aura’s first frame back in 2017, the Aura Classic, was wall-mountable, and then Aura’s latest frames, like the Aura Aspen, have had a flat, wall-mountable design. But the downside was the cord running below it... Read more

For more than three decades, modern CPUs have relied on speculative execution to keep pipelines full. When it emerged in the 1990s, speculation was hailed as a breakthrough — just as pipelining and superscalar execution had been in earlier decades. Each marked a generational leap in microarchitecture. By predicting... Read more

The United Kingdom’s Gambling Commission has paused Spribe OU’s operating license while it carries out a review under section 118(2) of the Gambling Act 2005. Spribe, which was founded in 2018, is a game provider known for creating crash games, a type of casino style title that the company... Read more

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has some exceptionally long clues. All of them have at least two... Read more

The Omni looks nice. It’s a step up from your average office chair design, with a bit of class and a design language on the backrest that resembles the spine-like look of the Herman Miller Embody. It comes in Midnight Black or Space Gray (creative names), and my unit... Read more

Hard Rock Bet has announced slots-style sports betting options in Florida in a surprising (and controversial) move. Named “Games – Powered by Past Motor Racing,” Hard Rock Bet has seemingly launched slots-style games in its Florida sports betting app, despite online casino gambling being illegal in the state. They... Read more

Porsche has brought the GTS badge to its electric SUV lineup with the first all-electric Macan GTS, and it’s every bit as aggressive as you’d expect. The new Macan GTS has a top speed of 155 mph, soaring from 0 to 62 mph in just 3.8 seconds and delivering... Read more