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Apple’s shift towards its in-house chipsets means that machines like the M5 MacBook Pro will not have to deal with Intel processors overheating the moment you reach the home screen, but that does not mean the company does not continue to cut corners on cooling solutions. The latest example comes from benchmarking the M5, and when the new SoC is pushed …

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott and Yield Giving donated $42 million to San Rafael-based nonprofit 10,000 Degrees, marking the largest donation in its 45-year history, Fortune confirmed. Scott, the ex-wife of billionaire Jeff Bezos, has a well-established reputation for directing her philanthropy toward first-generation and low-income students, many of them students of color. Standing by DEI in uncertain times The $42 million …

The main asteroid belt of the Solar system is a doughnut-shaped region, located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. (Credit: Wikimedia) On October 3, 2025, the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS passed within 29 million kilometers from Mars and on March 16, 2026 it will pass within 54 million kilometers from Jupiter. This encounter with multiple solar system planets requires two …

Ranked: The Most Underemployed College Degrees in America  Visual Capitalist For first-time job hunters, a college degree isn’t unlocking the opportunities it once did, data shows  CNBC Opinion | Congratulations Graduates, You’re Unemployed  The Wall Street Journal University graduates urged to look local for best chance at jobs  BBC Some college graduates are struggling to find work. Here are some reasons why.  VPM Source link

The CEO of LinkedIn—one of the world’s largest employment platforms—is warning Gen Z that their situation won’t look any better down the line. Ryan Roslansky has cautioned that instead of chasing candidates with Ivy League degrees, employers will be on the hunt for AI-savvy talent with the adaptability to keep up with the new ways of working.  “I think the …

More bad news for job seekers—especially non-grad Gen Zers. Just because an employer claims it’s ditching degree requirements to recruit more diverse talent, that doesn’t mean its hiring managers are actually doing it. When major employers like Google, Microsoft, IBM, and Apple all eliminated their long-held degree requirements for jobs, other firms rushed to follow their example. But that promise …

A research team made a startling discovery about a massive ice sheet in the Antarctic that could cause global sea levels to rise by as much as 20 feet. Their findings, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, pinpoint an unexpected culprit potentially driving ice loss — and could provide a clearer roadmap to combatting the problem.  What’s happening? As The …

Our sun’s fiery flares are even more extreme than scientists had thought, blasting particles to temperatures six times hotter than earlier estimates, according to new research. Solar flares are colossal explosions in the sun’s atmosphere that hurl out bursts of powerful radiation. These events are notorious for disrupting satellites, scrambling radio signals and potentially posing dangers to astronauts in space. …

As undergraduate degrees have lost their payoffs thanks to AI, young people have turned to advanced schooling to unlock jobs with salaries exceeding $200,000 (or in some cases, a $100 million signing bonus). However, one former Google leader says Gen Z should not be so fast to jump on the PhD train, as even doctoral degrees may have lost their …

Millions of college students are headed back to school in the coming weeks, but the excitement of new classes, reconnecting with friends, and fall weather is being overshadowed by a cloud of uncertainty. With many recent graduates struggling like never before to land jobs—and some CEOs warning entry-level jobs are on the brink of extinction thanks to AI—Gen Z is …