Buoys, the flotation devices most commonly found at sea, can be used for a variety of purposes — ranging from showing safe water areas to marking routes for waterborne racecourses. Throughout 2019, however, geoscientists from the University of South Florida have been using a new high-tech version to see if it could be used to help predict impending natural hazards, such asearthquakes, volcanoes, andtsunamis. They believe that it can. This shallow water buoy was developed using an $822,000 grant from the National Science Foundation....

Ahead of Apple’s long-awaitedWWDC keynoteearlier this month, the company was widely reported to be working on a new AI-powered doctor that could potentially help you diagnose common conditions, recognize potential illnesses, and understand your overall health. The rumoredApple AI doctorhad me excited for WWDC, but as we saw, Apple held off on announcing this feature, presumably for a later date. However,WWDC 2025did introduce a new feature to WatchOS 26 that isn’t a doctor, but rather a friend in the gym who keeps you motivated....

TikTok has long been at the center of a storm for getting children stuck in a digital addiction loop, eating up their sleep hours, and exposing them to harmful material. The company has repeatedly had to address those concerns in Senate hearings, too. Now, the troubled short video platform has a rather ancient solution to fix usage concerns for children and teens. The company has today introduced guided meditations, tagging alongside wind-down prompts....

On paper, the idea of the developers behind Hitman making a James Bond game sounds like a complete no brainer. Of course that team would be able to create a great spy game that naturally plays off everything it has accomplished withits flagship seriesover the past few decades. Take Agent 47’s suit to the dry cleaner, tailor it a bit, and throw it onJames Bond. What’s so hard about that, right?...

Guinness is about to get a new world record and it’s not one that you see every day. Video game company Sega has teamed up with the plastic model creators Kotobukiya to construct what will be the world’s largest plasticmecha modelin the history of mecha models (which is to say, the world). The enormous one-to-one scale plastic model is to be inspired by the upcoming PlayStation 4 edition ofBorder Break, and will feature parts made of Styrol resin that are intended to dock into one another,Hypebeast reports....

Followinga brief teaser, Apple has releasedthe first full trailerfor M. Night Shyamalan’s newApple TV+series,Servant, and as per Shyamalan tradition, it’s full of big twists — and more than a few creepy mysteries. InServant, Toby Kebbell (Kong: Skull Island) and Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) star as Sean and Dorothy, a married couple with a young child named Jericho. Here’s the thing: Jericho isn’t real. As Kebbell’s character explains during the trailer, the actual Jericho died as an infant, and adopting a doll — which the couple treat like a real baby — was the only way to keep Dorothy from going mad....

Summary Writer/artist Daniel Warren Johnsonhas a new comic coming in September fromImage Comics, andthe legendary creator will be bringing fellow artist Riley Rossmo along with him for the all-new creator-owned seriesThe Moon Is Following Us.Johnson has been busy with Skybound’sincredibly successfulTransformersrelaunchover the last year, so it’s exciting to see the Eisner Award-winning creator launch an all-new property. The Moon Is Following Us#1 sounds like the type of deeply-personal pulp entertainment that Daniel Warren Johnson has become famous for, as it follows two parents attempting to rescue their daughter after she is kidnapped by an evil force known as the Cascade....

People love their pets and CES was packed with technology to prove it. We saw gadgets galore for cats and dogs, from self-cleaning toilets to remote cameras. Some are genius, some may be slightly mad, but all are designed especially for your furry friends. Pet Cube 2 ($180) Simon Hill/Digital Trends We’re big fans of the original Pet Cube — a camera for checking up on your cat or dog while you’re out and about....

It’s an issue that has been rumbling on ever since the first Uber hit the streets back in 2011: Are the men and women that operate vehicles on Uber’s platforms “employees of the company,” or are they, as an Uber executive once described them, “independent, third-party transportation providers”? Uber has always considered them as self-employed, which exempts it from having to offer the kind of labor protections and benefits enjoyed by regular company employees, saving it a huge amount of money in the process....

SinceCall of Duty: Warzone’srelease in 2020, Activision has released a number ofbattle royalemaps — some of which have captivated a large audience. Think Verdansk, Rebirth Island, and Fortune’s Keep. Though, with the new version ofWarzone(formerly referred to asWarzone 2.0), the maps haven’t garnered the same positive buzz … until now. Alongside the release of Season 4, Activision released the new Vondel map, which takes place in an urban Netherlands city, full of various buildings, a canal, and even a public transit system (via ground or water)....

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ Within minutes of playingWarioWare: Get it Together!, I looked down at my Switch utterly perplexed. I wasn’t confused by all the impossibly buff statues or gachapon-pooping chickens; I just didn’t understand why I was pressing buttons on my Joy-Cons instead of swinging them around wildly....

We here at Digital Trends love spotlightingLG TV deals. LG is a premium brand that makes many appearances in our TV rankings. That’s why we’re extra-excited to bring the following offer to your attention: Right now, when you purchase the LG 65-inch C4 Series OLED, you’ll only pay $1,500. At full price, this model sells for $1,800. We reviewed the LG C4 Series, and editor at largeCaleb Denisonsaid the following: “This LG OLED EVO C4 is so good, we think that everyone should have this TV....

As much as bitcoin is the cryptocurrency that has the most mainstream attention, there are hundreds upon hundreds of alternative coins which have been created over the years since it was born. While some alternatives likeEthereumand ZCash have become vogue in only the past couple of years though, some cryptocurrencies have been around for much longer, like Litecoin. But what is Litecoin? In a nutshell, it’s a cryptocurrency like many others, built on a similar framework and ideal as bitcoin itself....