AAA says the auto industry needs to update their testing protocols for AEB. | Image: AAA Automatic emergency braking (AEB) is pretty good at preventing low-speed rear-end crashes but kind of sucks when vehicles are traveling at more normal speeds, according to new research from the American Automobile Association (AAA). Starting September 2022, all new […]
Day: September 21, 2022
Author Spends Decades Trying to Find the Woman Who Taught Him How to Read
Author Spends Decades Trying to Find the Woman Who Taught Him How to Read This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please read our disclosure for more info. Jamil Jan Kochai moved to America from Afghanistan when he was a baby and grew […]
After Three Summers, Man Finally Gets Photos of Hummingbird With Rainbow Wings
After Three Summers, Man Finally Gets Photos of Hummingbird With Rainbow Wings During the summer of 2020, Stan Maupin found himself with some time on his hands. Like most of us, he was spending his days at home instead of the office and decided to try his hand at photography. Inspired by the hummingbirds who […]
Microsoft is redesigning Windows 11’s photos app again
Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft may have redesigned its photos app last year to better match the aesthetics of Windows 11, but now it’s testing a new version with a slightly new look and a few other improvements. Perhaps the most noticeable change is a new gallery view, which offers a different way to […]
Poll: Is your iPhone battery life worse after the iOS 16 update?
iOS 16 has been available for over a week now, and the update introduces multiple new features for iPhone users, including the redesigned lock screen. But, while some users are having fun with the update, others have been complaining about battery life getting worse with iOS 16. Now we want to know how your iPhone […]
Andor first impressions: Star Wars inches toward the best of modern adult TV
Enlarge / Diego Luna returns to the role of Cassian Andor in the newest Star Wars series on Disney+. (credit: Lucasfilm) At its worst, Star Wars: Andor is a sanded-off, PG-13 version of some of the best TV dramas of the past decade. It’s easy to see traces of The Wire, Lost, and Breaking Bad […]
NASA loads Artemis I rocket with fuel in major troubleshooting test
At the base of the Space Launch System, repair crews work to replace a seal on September 8th, 2022. | Photo by NASA / Chad Siwik Today, NASA got its next-generation Moon rocket all tanked up with nowhere to go. Liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen fuel were loaded into the Space Launch System (SLS) today […]
Larry Page’s flying car startup Kitty Hawk is shutting down
Heaviside was Kitty Hawk’s last eVTOL in development. | Image: Kitty Hawk Kitty Hawk, the ambitious “flying car” startup funded by Google co-founder Larry Page, is winding down, which the company confirmed in a brief post on LinkedIn earlier today. According to a report from Insider, sources inside the company said Kitty Hawk had already […]
Apple Watch Ultra pre-order arrives ahead of schedule for lucky buyer
Apple Watch Series 8 and the second generation Apple Watch SE hit stores last Friday. However, when it comes to the Apple Watch Ultra, the launch is set for September 23. Still, a lucky buyer had his new Apple Watch Ultra delivered before its official launch. more… The post Apple Watch Ultra pre-order arrives ahead […]
Fearing copyright issues, Getty Images bans AI-generated artwork
Enlarge / A selection of Stable Diffusion images with a strikeout through them. (credit: Ars Technica) Getty Images has banned the sale of AI generative artwork created using image synthesis models such as Stable Diffusion, DALL-E 2, and Midjourney through its service, The Verge reports. To clarify the new policy, The Verge spoke with Getty […]