Shin Megami Tensei V: Revenge Review (PS5)

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is an enhanced re-release of Atlus’ 2021 dungeon-crawling RPG, originally exclusive to Nintendo Switch, and making its long-awaited debut on PS5 and PS4. It takes a great game and makes it even better with a host of substantial quality-of-life improvements, a slick graphical upgrade, and a new story, all running … Read more

Is an AI chatbot smarter than a 4-year-old? Experts put it to the test.

Laura Schulz has spent her career trying to unravel one of the deepest human mysteries: how children think and learn. Earlier this year, the MIT cognitive psychologist found herself perplexed by the struggles of her latest test subject. The study participant amazed him by having a fresh conversation, deftly explaining complex concepts. A series of … Read more

The Fed is holding rates steady and predicts only one cut this year

Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged in their June decision and predicted they would cut borrowing costs just once before the end of 2024, a sign they plan to be patient before making a U-turn in their fight against rapid inflation. Central bankers raised interest rates rapidly between early 2022 and July 2023, taking … Read more

‘We need to go places and touch things’: people moving away from smartphones | Life and style

For Bea, it was moments like when she found herself scrolling through news on the toilet that made her feel the need to reevaluate her relationship with her phone. The 37-year-old from London was beginning to feel uncomfortable with the way notification sounds and the urge to pick up the phone were affecting her life. … Read more

Ed Stone, who led NASA’s iconic Voyager project for 50 years, has died aged 88.

Humanity has lost an interstellar pioneer. Ed Stone, who served as project scientist for NASA’s groundbreaking Voyager mission from 1972 to 2022, died on Sunday (June 9) at the age of 88. “Ed Stone was a pioneer who dared great things in space. He was a dear friend to all who knew him and a … Read more

Tesla shareholders will vote on Elon Musk’s pay package

Under the leadership of Elon Musk, Tesla popularized electric vehicles and became the most valuable car company in the world. Mr. Musk became a billionaire many times over generating huge profits for investors. However, Tesla shareholders may decide this week that Mr. Musk is overpaid. In a vote, the results of which will be announced … Read more

The new theory links quantum geometry to electron-phonon coupling

An illustration of electron-phonon coupling between valence and conduction states in real-time and real-space. Credit: Cmelni/Wikimedia Commons. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Electron_Phonon_Coupling_Between_Valence_and_Conduction_States.png. A new study published in Nature Physics presents a theory of electron-phonon coupling that is influenced by the quantum geometry of electronic wave functions. The movement of electrons in a lattice and their interactions with lattice vibrations … Read more

The Federal Reserve anticipates only one rate cut this year

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve officials said Wednesday that inflation has fallen further toward their target level in recent months, but signaled that they expect to cut their key interest rate only once this year. Policymakers’ forecast for one rate cut was down from an earlier forecast of three because inflation, despite cooling in the … Read more

How the brain maps memories without movement

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Summary: Mental maps in the brain are activated when we think about sequences of experiences, even without physical movement. In an animal study, they found that the entorhinal cortex contains a cognitive map of experiences, which is activated during mental simulation. This is the first study to show the cellular basis of mental simulation in … Read more