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Agcent’s methane measurement technology helps beef producers turn emissions data into powerful productivity insights. For decades, beef producers have relied on tangible performance indicators such as body condition, weight gain, and reproductive success. But one of the biggest drivers of profitability remains hidden. It is the methane emissions of individual animals and the feed efficiency that emerges from this. Agcent Air changes that. This technology provides real-time on-farm methane measurements, allowing producers to identify the most efficient animals, validate management interventions, and build more profitable, low-emission herds. At Macka’s Black Angus Beef, producer Robert McKenzie is proving that methane monitoring…
simple factsWhere is it? Gerou Island, Mauritania [16.930575400, -11.759622605]What is in the photo? Three black mesas surrounded by rare sand dunes in the Sahara DesertWho took the photo? An unknown astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS)When was it taken? May 3, 2023This interesting astronaut photo shows three ancient “black mesas” sitting side by side in the Sahara Desert. The dark structure created a series of unusual dunes around it, as well as a surprising “dune-free zone.”The three mesas, or flat-topped hills, are located about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of the town of Gerou in southern Mauritania, home to…
December 2, 2025Ravi LakshmananMobile security/vulnerabilities Google on Monday released its monthly security update for its Android operating system, which included two vulnerabilities that have been reportedly exploited in the wild. The patch addresses a total of 107 security flaws across a variety of components, including frameworks, systems, and kernels, as well as components from Arm, Imagination Technologies, MediaTek, Qualcomm, and Unison. Two high-severity flaws that have been exploited are listed below. CVE-2025-48633 – Framework Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2025-48572 – Framework Privilege Elevation Vulnerability As is customary, Google did not release additional details about the nature of the attack, its exploitation,…
Milestone: Introducing Moore’s LawDate: December 2, 1964Location: San Francisco Bay AreaPeople: Gordon MooreIn a modest address to a local professional association in 1964, computer scientist and chemist Gordon Moore made a prediction that would define the world of technology for more than 50 years.In an Electrochemical Society presentation titled “Evolving Technology in Semiconductor Integrated Circuits,” Moore predicted that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit will double every year.The final version of this prediction became known as “Moore’s Law” and would drive progress in the semiconductor industry for decades. you may like Although they were called laws, they were…
The Trump administration has agreed to inject up to $150 million into xLight, a semiconductor startup developing advanced chip manufacturing technology, marking the third time the U.S. government has taken a stake in a private startup and expanding on a controversial strategy that has put Washington on the cap table of U.S. companies. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that the Commerce Department would provide funding to xLight in exchange for stock that would likely make the government the startup’s largest shareholder. The agreement utilizes funding from the Chips and Science Act of 2022 and would be the first…
In a carefully worded announcement, Apple said Monday that John Gianandrea, who has served as the company’s head of AI since 2018, is “resigning” to no longer work at Apple. He plans to remain as an advisor until the spring. He will be replaced by Amar Subramanya, a highly regarded Microsoft executive who spent 16 years at Google and most recently led the engineering of Gemini Assistant. It’s a smart hire given Subramanya’s familiarity with the competition. This movement has been characterized as a revolution. Looking back, it seems like it was inevitable. Apple Intelligence, the company’s answer to the…
A Google Search executive said one of the company’s biggest opportunities in AI lies in its ability to know users better and personalize their responses. AI promises to be uniquely helpful because it knows you. But the risk is that AI feels more like surveillance than a service. On a recent episode of the Limitless podcast, Robbie Stein, vice president of product for Google Search, explained that Google’s AI tends to process more queries that ask for advice or where users are looking for recommendations, and that these types of questions are likely to benefit from more subjective responses. “We…
Sorry to all those planning to buy a home. Just over a year after adding climate risk scores, Zillow removed the scores from more than 1 million listings after real estate agents complained that the information was causing a decline in sales. Zillow first added data to its site in September 2024, saying more than 80% of buyers consider climate risks when purchasing a new home. But last month, Zillow removed climate scores from its listings after an objection from the California Regional Multiple Listing Service (CRMLS). Instead, there is a subtle link to records from First Street, a climate…
The catastrophic collision that formed the moon and was one of the most significant events in Earth’s early history may have been caused not by a distant invader, but by a brother world growing up right next door, a new study reveals.About 4.5 billion years ago, a world the size of Mars collided with young Earth with such great force that it melted vast areas of Earth’s mantle and blasted a disk of molten debris into orbit. Its debris eventually came together to form the moon we know today. Scientists have long favored this “Giant Impact” origin story, but where…
Technology YouTuber Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) announced on Monday that he is shutting down his mobile phone wallpaper app Panels. Given Brownlee’s more than 20 million followers on YouTube and his reputation as an insightful technology critic, fans had high hopes for Brownlee’s foray into app development. His influence has been so great that some have blamed his commentary on Humane AI and Fisker for the ultimate failure of those companies. (We think the real issue is why you shouldn’t raise $230 million if you don’t have a product.) But since Brownlee launched Panels in September 2024, the app has struggled…