How to be a good university professor?

I remember years ago, a prestigious professor at the university where I was teaching asked me,  “Do you want to be a good university professor?”  The question was rhetorical, as he then answered it by saying, “If you want to be a good university professor,  love your students, accept them as they are, with their […]

The “How To” of Code Development

The “How To” of Code Development Last August, the IEA & UNDP hosted a webinar to launch their joint publication: “Modernising Building Energy Codes to Secure our Global Energy Future”. The issues discussed in the webinar were very important but from the questions asked by the audience, it was clear that there is still a […]

How to Be A Better Leader in Tech: Gavriella Schuster on Allyship and Inclusion

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Poonam Garg in her Beyond the Legacy Podcast. What a wonderful discussion we had. She is such a thoughtful leader! The questions she asked really made me ponder the impact of my leadership and legacy. We went deep into what real leadership looks like when the […]

Samsung TVs stop spying on viewers in Texas. Here’s how to disable ACR anywhere

Samsung has settled a lawsuit with the Texas Attorney General over how its smart TVs collect and monetize viewing data using Automated Content Recognition (ACR). As part of the settlement, Samsung agreed to stop collecting ACR data from Texans without explicit, informed consent and to rewrite its on‑screen privacy prompts and dialogs. Texas Attorney General […]

Import and export your memory from Claude

Memory imports are available for all Claude users (free, Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans) on the web and Claude Desktop. You can transfer your memory between Claude and other AI providers. This lets you import memories from other AI providers into Claude, or export your Claude memory for backup or migration. Import memory into […]

How to make any smartphone easier to use for a senior citizen

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. If you didn’t grow up with smartphones and tablets, then the touchscreen inputs, busy interfaces, and multiple apps can quickly become overwhelming. If you have parents or grandparents who struggle with the default, out-of-the-box experience offered by iOS or […]

High blood pressure — there’s new advice for how to treat it

Unlike about half of all adults over 60 in the UK, I don’t have high blood pressure. Or at least I didn’t until our daughter Charlie sent us a video of an Iranian drone flying low — and worryingly slowly — over the residential area in Dubai where her family live. Parental anxiety aside, high […]