11 Jun 2026
Threads of Earth’s Underground Fungal Networks Are Long Enough to Reach Beyond the Solar System
Hidden underground around the world lie 110 quadrillion kilometers of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks—webs of ultra-thin threads that, if connected in a single line, would stretch almost a billion times the distance between the Earth and the sun, according to new research published in Science on Thursday.
11 Jun 2026
Fungi take up more mass than people—see how they stretch across the Earth
We might only think of fungi as the mold in our walls, the fleshy protrusions on rotting logs, or the button mushrooms for sale in the grocery store—but most fungal life takes place far out of human sight. The “roots” of the fungus under the soil form the organism’s mycelium. There, tiny filaments called hyphae form networks among plants and supply them with the essential nutrients they need to…
11 Jun 2026
Hidden Web of Fungus Inside Earth Could Reach The Sun a Billion Times
The ground beneath your feet is not quiescent. It zings and pulses with frenzied activity, much of it driven by a partnership between plants and fungi that dates back at least 450 million years. This is the mycorrhizal network – a vast system of fungal filaments locked in a mutual exchange with the plant life that carpets our planet, transporting nutrients from the soil and receiving in return…
11 Jun 2026
A Havertown native is giving historic $112.6 million to Drexel, months after his record gift to St. Joe’s Prep
Drexel University has received a $112.6 million gift — the largest in its history by more than double — to establish its new college of engineering and computing, renovate space in two buildings to foster programs within it, and provide more scholarships. The gift comes from The Howley Foundation, a Cleveland-based philanthropic group whose mission, according to its website, is “to create social…
11 Jun 2026
$112.6 million donation creates Nick Howley College of Engineering and Computing
The Howley Foundation has gifted $112.6 million dollars to Drexel University, establishing the largest donation in the college’s history. In recognition of the donation, the College of Engineering and Computing — to be created through the merger of the College of Engineering, Informatics and Computing, and Biomedical Engineering in Fall 2026 — will be titled the Nick Howley College of Engineering…
11 Jun 2026
How much Gemini is really inside Siri AI?
Macworld’s analysis reveals that Apple’s Siri AI uses Google Gemini’s foundation models as a base but retrains them with proprietary Apple data and optimizes for Apple Silicon. Apple deploys five third-generation AI models: two on-device models for simple tasks and three cloud-based models for complex processing, all secured through Private Cloud Compute. Despite using Gemini foundations, Siri AI…
10 Jun 2026
007 First Light PC Performance Analysis & Tuning Guide – How To Get Best Experience On PC
007 First Light is a very interesting PC release to analyze. On the one hand, IO Interactive’s latest game can look quite good in the right scenes, especially thanks to its strong lighting, high-quality character rendering, solid animation work, and cinematic presentation. On the other hand, it is also a rather frustrating PC port in several important ways, as most of its graphics settings barely…
10 Jun 2026
New Arm tech enables the use of Unreal Engine MegaLights on mobile
The mobile title Neural Dawn, developed with Sumo Digital, showcases Arm's neural graphics technology
10 Jun 2026
The Future of Finance Jobs In The Age Of AI
While AI may largely influence fewer job listings for particular finance jobs, it is also starting to provide a few opportunities as well. Getty Artificial intelligence is completely revolutionizing corporate finance departments and Wall Street investment firms. As intelligent automation streamlines complex data processing, many ambitious professionals are left asking a critical question: will AI…
