Genetically engineered male fruit flies can transmit poison to females during matingAbdul Latif/AlamyInsects that spread disease and damage crops could be controlled by inserting poisons from spider and sea anemone venom into males reproductive systems, killing females they mate with.Samuel Beach and Maciej Maselko at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, have developed what they call the toxic male technique, where insects are genetically engineered to express the venom proteins of other species in the glands of their reproductive system.They tested seven different

This is today's edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. AI means the end of internet search as weve known it We all know what it means, colloquially, to google something. You pop a few words in a search box and in return get a list of blue links to the most relevant results. Fundamentally, its just fetching information thats already out there on the internet and showing it to you, in a structured way. But all that is up for grabs. We are at a new inflection point. The biggest change to the way search engines deliver information to us since the 1990s is happening right now. No more keyword searching. Instead, you can ask questions in natural language. And instead of links, youll increasingly be met with answers written by generative AI and based on live information from across the internet, delivered the same way. Not everyone is excited for the change. Publishers are completely freaked out. And people are also worried about what these new LLM-powered results will mean for our fundamental shared reality. Read the full story. Mat Honan This story is from the latest print edition of MIT Technology Reviewits all about the exciting breakthroughs happening in the world right now. If you dont already, subscribe to receive future copies. Whats next for our privacy? Every day, we are tracked hundreds or even thousands of times across the digital world. All of this is collected, packaged together with other details, and used to create highly personalized profiles that are then shared or sold, often without our explicit knowledge or consent. A consensus is growing that Americans need better privacy protectionsand that the best way to deliver them would be for Congress to pass comprehensive federal privacy legislation.So what can Americans expect for their personal data in 2025? We spoke to privacy experts and advocates about whats on their mind regarding how our digital data might be traded or protected moving forward. Read the full story.Eileen Guo This piece is part of MIT Technology Reviews Whats Next series, looking across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the future. You can read the rest of them here. How optimistic are you about AIs future? The start of a new year, and maybe especially this one, feels like a good time for a gut check: How optimistic are you feeling about the future of technology? Our annual list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies, published on Friday, might help you decide. Artificial intelligence powers four of the breakthroughs featured on the list, and I expect your feelings about them will vary widely. Read the full story. James ODonnell This story is from the Algorithm, our weekly newsletter giving you the inside track on all things AI. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Monday. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is ready to transform our understanding of the cosmos High atop Chiles 2,700-meter Cerro Pachn, the air is clear and dry, leaving few clouds to block the beautiful view of the stars. Its here that the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will soon use a car-size 3,200-megapixel digital camerathe largest ever builtto produce a new map of the entire night sky every three days. Findings from the observatory will help tease apart fundamental mysteries like the nature of dark matter and dark energy, two phenomena that have not been directly observed but affect how objects are bound togetherand pushed apart. A quarter-century in the making, the observatory is poised to expand our understanding of just about every corner of the universe. Read the full story. Adam Mann The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is one of our 10 Breakthrough Technologies for 2025, MIT Technology Reviews annual list of tech to watch. Check out the rest of the list, and cast your vote for the honorary 11th breakthroughyou have until 1 April! The must-reads Ive combed the internet to find you todays most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 A Louisiana man has died of bird flu Hes the first person known to have died from the virus in the US. (WP $)+ He was over 65 years old and had underlying health conditions. (NYT $)+ The risk of a bird flu pandemic is rising. (MIT Technology Review)2 Meta is shifting towards the right Appointing Trump ally Dana White to its board is the latest in a string of political moves. (NYT $)+ Mark Zuckerberg has overhauled Metas board in the last five years. (Bloomberg $)+ The company recently donated $1 million to Trumps inaugural fund. (WSJ $)3 The Pentagon is blacklisting Chinas biggest EV battery firm CATL and other companies will be barred from doing business with it. (WP $)+ The US is convinced theyre working with Chinas military. (CNN)4 Nvidia is working on a personal AI supercomputer Project Digits will go on sale in May, priced at a whopping $3,000. (TechCrunch)+ Its based on a super secret chip, apparently. (VentureBeat)+ CEO Jensen Huang has his sights set on humanoid robots, too. (FT $)5 Doctors are turning to AI for note taking during appointments It could save them hours each dayif it doesnt mess up, that is. (FT $)+ Artificial intelligence is infiltrating health care. We shouldnt let it make all the decisions. (MIT Technology Review) 6 U-Haul is a treasure trove of personal user dataAnd hackers are exploiting it to dox or hack their victims. (404 Media) 7 New York drivers are already trying to evade congestion pricingSubtly obscuring license plates can trick tracking cameras. (New York Post) + Reaction to the new charge is decidedly mixed. (NY Mag $)+ Why EVs are (mostly) set for solid growth in 2025. (MIT Technology Review)8 Frustrated workers are complaining about their bosses on LinkedInTry this at your own risk. (Insider $) 9 Men are notoriously poor at replying to text messages And their failure to communicate could be making them lonely. (The Atlantic $)10 You can now play Doom on a captch What better way to prove youre not a bot? (Vice)+ Death to captchas. (MIT Technology Review)Quote of the day We have glitches that need stitches. Tech entrepreneur Mike Johns describes his experience of becoming trapped in a malfunctioning self-driving car to the Guardian, nearly causing him to miss a flight. The big story What happens when your prescription drug becomes the center of covid misinformation September 2021 By the time Joe Rogan mentioned ivermectin as one ingredient in an experimental cocktail he was taking to treat his covid infection, the drug was a meme. In the weeks leading up to the popular podcasters revelation, the drug had already become a flashpoint in the covid culture wars. But Ivermectin isnt some new or experimental drug: in addition to its use as an anti-parasite treatment for livestock, its commonly employed in humans to treat a form of rosacea, among other things. So for those of us who have been using it for years, its sudden infamy was unexpected and unwelcome. Read the full story. Abby Ohlheiser We can still have nice things A place for comfort, fun and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas? Drop me a line or skeet 'em at me.) + RIP the bar cart, we barely knew you.+ If youve ever wondered what happens to your unclaimed luggage, now youll finally have an answer.+ This motorbike-sized tuna is a thing of beauty. + Happy birthday to the one and only Michael Stipe, who turned 65 over the weekend.

gnes Keleti, an Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast, has died at the age of 103.She entered her first Olympic games at 31, after injury and the Holocaust stalled her career.Keleti attributed her longevity to loving life and her success to always going the extra mile.When she died on Thursday, gnes Keleti was the oldest living Olympic gold medallist, at 103 years old.These days, Olympic gymnasts in their mid-20s are seen as old. But Keleti competed in her first Olympic games at 31.She had hoped to compete in the 1940 Olympics in Tokyo, but they were canceled because of the Second World War. Then, in 1941, she was thrown out of her gymnastics club in Hungary because she was Jewish, and fled to a rural village. There, she worked as a maid using false papers she bought from a Christian girl who was a similar age.When the war ended, she qualified for the 1948 London Olympics, but tore a ligament in her ankle and couldn't compete. Keleti won four gold and two silver medals at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, at the age of 31. Bettmann/Getty So, her first Olympic appearance was at the 1952 Helsinki games, where she won four medals, including one gold. And in the 1956 Melbourne games, she won four gold and two silver medals at the age of 35.In an 2018 interview, Keleti said, "I love to live, I love to do gymnastics."Longevity is mainly determined by luck and genetics, but aspects of Keleti's lifestyle may have also contributed to her reaching 103.Having a passionAfter she stopped being a competitive gymnast, she moved to Israel in 1957 and set up its national gymnastics team. She could still do the splits into her 90s. Keleti with two of her Olympic gold medals. She went on to set up a national gymnastics team in Israel. ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images Of her gymnastics career,told the International Society of Olympic Historians: "I always gave it my best, always went the extra mile, and never gave up. That may be the secret of my success."One 2019 study by researchers at the University of Michigan found that for its almost 7,000 participants, who were all over 50 years old, having a strong life purpose was associated with a lower chance of dying from any cause.Music and friendship Keleti played the cello all her life, and was a professional musician while training for the 1948 Olympics. Keleti also played the cello all her life, which could have helped her to live to 103. ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images While gymnastics would have helped her physical health, playing the cello may have helped her cognitive health in older age. A 2024 study published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry on 1,107 adults with an average age of 67.82 found that older people who played an instrument had better memory and cognitive skills than those who didn't.Plus, she told the International Society of Olympic Historians that she spent her 100th birthday "in the circle of loved ones and by being surrounded and respected by so many."Research shows that having an active social life is beneficial for longevity, with one 2023 study published in the journal BMC Medicine finding that among 458,146 British adults aged between 37 and 73, participants were 77% more likely to die from any cause if they were socially isolated.

Iran's military power and influence has been badly weakened in recent months.Clashes with Israel and the fall of Bashar Assad in Syria have left it reeling.Yet Iran retains the ability to hurt the US and its allies.Last May, Iran's then-president took a victory lap during the first visit by an Iranian leader to Syria since 2010.Ebrahim Raisi praised key ally Bashar Assad for his "victory," having beaten back rebel forces with Iranian and Russian help, and for defying sanctions to hold on to power.Less than a year later, the picture looks much grimmer for Iran's foreign influence, not just in Syria but across the wider region.Assad was deposed after a lightning campaign by rebels in December, and Western officials on Tuesday told The Wall Street Journal that Syria had withdrawn most of its troops from the country that was once at the heart of its strategy to project power across the Middle East.Meanwhile, Syria's most powerful regional proxies, the Hamas militia in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, have also been decimated in their clashes with Israel in the wake of the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.Israel also inflicted serious damage on Iran's air defenses in strikes last October.As a result, President-elect Donald Trump looks set to face off against an Iran, a longtime US adversary, that's weaker than it's been in decades.A weaker Iran"Iran has had a number of setbacks in the last year," Jon Alterman, a senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC, told BI."Its network of regional proxies is in shambles, with its most important Hezbollah the hardest hit. The billions of dollars that Iran invested in Syria over several decades went up in smoke," he added.In fact, "it is hard to point to a single trend that has been moving in their direction for months," Alterman said. In September 2024, Israel destroyed Hezbollah's base in Beirut and assassinated its leader. Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images For decades, Iran has pursued its core goals of damaging US influence, challenging Saudi Arabian power, and encircling Israel by building a network of militias and allies across the region.These groups, which also include the Houthi militia in Yemen and Shia militias in Iraq, were dubbed by Iran the "Axis of Resistance."But across the region, they're on the back foot in the wake of attacks by Israel and its allies. Most recently, Israel and the US have struck Houthi targets in Yemen."Instead of surrounding Israel, Tehran probably feels surrounded by countries hostile to it," Mathew Burrows, Counselor in the Executive Office at the Stimson Center, Washington, DC, told BI."Iran's containment strategy against Israel is in tatters," he added.Troubles at homeDomestically, things are not much better.Iran's economy has been crippled by punishing international sanctions, not least those imposed by Trump in his first term in office as part of his "maximum pressure" campaign.Sanctions were linked to Iran's decision to turn off energy supplies across vast swaths of the country in December.The value of Iran's currency, the Riyal, has also plunged, and inflation is running at 30%.Meanwhile, on the diplomatic front, Iran faces a host of issues.Its most powerful international allies, Russia and China, are unable or unwilling to help, said Stefan Wolff, a professor of international security at Birmingham University in the UK."Russia has a much-diminished stature in the region now," he said.Russia was considered a key backer of Assad, but stretched by its war in Ukraine, it seemed unable to help, beyond flying him and his family out of the country.China, though it's playing a more assertive role in the Middle East, also appears unwilling to get directly embroiled in Iran's conflicts."Over a relatively short period, Iran's losses have been substantial," Burcu Ozcelik, a senior research fellow for Middle East Security at London's RUSI think tank, told BI.And now it has to contend with a new Trump administration. Iranian women at a ceremony marking the death of Qassem Soleimani in Tehran in January 2022. NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images The return of TrumpTrump imposed waves of sanctions on Iran during his first term in office.He also ordered the assassination of Iranian military commander Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Iraq in 2020, and under the Abraham Accords sought to normalize ties between Israel and Gulf Arab states.In his second term, Trump could seek to tighten his maximum pressure strategy by undermining Iranian influence in Iraq, where it controls a network of militias."With Hamas and Hezbollah downgraded, and the Houthi movement in Yemen under pressure, it makes sense that next in line will be Iraq," said Ozcelik."This could empower Iraqi institutions and sovereignty in the face of exponentially expanding Iranian influence," she added.But while Iran may be down, it's far from out.Its allies, including the Houthi and Hezbollah, though weakened, will likely rebuild. Iran may also seek to stoke conflict to destabilize the new government in Syria, and it continues to have a sophisticated military and intelligence apparatus.And, according to analysts, it retains the capacity to develop the most dangerous weapons of all a nuclear bomb.After the Obama administration's nuclear deal was abandoned by Trump, Iran quietly began gearing up its nuclear program again, and some experts believe it could develop enough material for a weapon in a matter of months."Some analysts think Iran's weakness will push it to accelerate efforts to develop a nuclear weapon to compensate, or at least to threaten doing so to improve Iran's leverage in negotiations," said Alterman."The only real weapon in the short term is the nuclear one," said Burrows.A major challenge for Trump will be figuring out how to stop it getting one.

Key Tesla supplier CATL said it may take legal action over a decision to call it a "Chinese military company."The world's largest battery company was added to the Pentagon blacklist alongside gaming firm Tencent.It is unlikely to impact CATL much but could lay the ground for more sanctions under Donald Trump.A key Tesla supplier has slammed the US government's decision to designate it a "Chinese military company" as tensions between the two countries continue to rise.The Department of Defence added battery giant CATL, the world's largest producer of EV batteries, to its list of "Chinese military companies" operating in the United States on Monday.Video game titan Tencent was also added to the list, which tracks companies the US military believes work with its Chinese counterpart.Shares in the two companies dropped on Tuesday following the news. Both CATL and Tencent denied they had any association with the Chinese military and said they were prepared to contest the decision with legal action if necessary."CATL has never engaged in any military-related business or activities, so this designation by the Department of Defense is a mistake," a statement from the company said.CATL is by far the biggest player in the global battery industry, which is dominated by China. The Ningde-based company controls around 37% of the world's battery market, compared to the 17% held by runner-up and fellow Chinese firm BYD.As a result, CATL is a crucial supplier for numerous Chinese and Western EV manufacturers.Ford is licensing technology from CATL for batteries built in its $2 billion factory in Michigan, while Tesla is CATL's biggest customer, according to figures tallied by Bloomberg.The battery manufacturer is also working with Elon Musk to build fast-charging EV batteries, CATL's CEO confirmed last year.The Pentagon designation does not directly affect CATL and Tencent's ability to do business in the US, but it serves as a warning for US businesses working with the two companies that their association with CATL and Tencent may bar them from future defense contracts.It could also lay the groundwork for tougher sanctions to follow under the Trump administration. Companies have managed to reverse the designation before, however, with Apple rival Xiaomi being removed from the list in 2021 after taking legal action.The move is the latest in a series of regulatory measures targeting Chinese industry passed by the Biden administration, which has also slapped 100% tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and banned Chinese software from cars sold in the US.President-elect Donald Trump has also vowed to slap crippling tariffs on goods imported from China, floating a 60% tariff on all Chinese goods during his election campaign.Tencent did not respond to a request for comment, sent outside of normal working hours.

NVIDIA has finally revealed its 50-series GPUs and a whole host of impressive tech, but as expected, you can expect to pay plenty for them to take your PC gaming rig to the next levelTech13:50, 07 Jan 2025NVIDIA's 50-series is finally here(Image: NVIDIA)NVIDIA is one of the biggest tech companies around thanks to its strides in AI, but judging by recent Steam Hardware Survey results, it continues to dominate the GPU space and things are only about to get better.The brand's next lineup of GPUs, the 50-series, was revealed last night (January 7) at CES and while they don't come cheap, they certainly look to be impressive upgrades with what NVIDIA dubs "game changer" performance.From the smaller 5090 Founders Edition to the incredible performance jump from the 4090, here's all we know so far as the high-end cards target a January 30 release while the 5070 versions arrive next month.The new lineup, including US pricing, is as follows, with all drives having DisplayPort 2.1b connectors for up to 8K support and 165Hz refresh rate:RTX 5090: 1,939RTX 5080: 979RTX 5070 Ti: 729RTX 5070: 539As you can see, that's a steep jump from the 5080 to the 5090, but NVIDIA's CES showcase revealed how much more powerful it is and how small it is, too.The RTX 5090 Founders Edition is a two-slot GPU that's ideal for smaller PC builds and much more manageable than the 4090 was. It comes with 32GB of GDDR7 paired with over 21,000 CUDA cores.The end result is, according to NVIDIA, a GPU that's twice as fast as the RTX 4090 which previously ruled the roost. It does require more power, though, with 575 watts required at the top end.One demo in the keynote showcased staggering performance gains across multiple titles. Cyberpunk 2077, with full ray-tracing, was running at 234 frames-per-second, while the 4090 ran it at a still high 109.Come and join The Daily Star on Bluesky, the social media site set up by ex-Twitter boss Jack Dorsey. It's now the new go-to place for content after a mass exodus of the Elon Musk-owned Twitter/X.Fear not, we're not leaving Twitter/X, but we are jumping on the bandwagon. So come find our new account on https://bsky.app/profile/dailystar.co.uk, and see us social better than the rest.You can also learn more about The Daily Star team in what Bluesky calls a Starter Pack.So what are you waiting for?! Let's M.S.M.F.A (Make Social Media Fun Again)Players can expect to see more than double performance from Alan Wake 2 and Black Myth Wukong, according to NVIDIA's benchmarks, too.The RTX 5070 Ti will see a similar jump from the RTX 4070 Ti of around twice the speed, which is particularly annoying as that's what I run in my PC. Time to check eBay prices, I think, especially since NVIDIA claims it'll deliver 4090 performance at a lower price point.Want a more manageable way to try PC gaming? Why not check out why the Steam Deck is such a fantastic purchase.Article continues belowFor the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.RECOMMENDED

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One player who claims to have seen an early build of GTA 6 has revealed some ambitious updates about the game but it's tough to know if any of it is true at this pointTech12:31, 07 Jan 2025Updated 12:35, 07 Jan 2025GTA 6 is certainly ambitious if this rumour is anything to go by(Image: Still)After more than a year, we've not heard anything from Rockstar Games about GTA 6 (although it's still expected to pull in billions of dollars in sales figures) but that hasn't stopped the news from rolling in.From a potential leak via a janitor, to a longtime voice actor seemingly confirming they're in the upcoming title, the internet is going wild with theories and speculation.Now, a new post has suggested GTA 6 will be more ambitious than anything Rockstar has attempted before but we're not quite ready to buy into the hype yet.Content cannot be displayed without consentIn a now-deleted Reddit post, which you can see above on X (formerly Twitter), one user claims to have seen a "few hours of random GTA VI gameplay from an 2024 build".Claiming not to work for Rockstar but that they were there for "some other work" (could this be our mystery janitor?), the post said the world of GTA 6 is expected to feel "alive".For example, everything (90%) has a physical place in the game, that means debris, litter of all kinds (there was a hint in the first trailer about cups on the road, one flattened by a car, the other half bent from the car's bumper. I'll post it here) that react to the world and player," it said."There will be crews of maintanance (sic), cleaning etc., that will be interacting with the in-game world and what the player (you) does," they add, giving the example that a big crash would lead to a truck coming to collect a vehicle, people cleaning the road, and more.Come and join The Daily Star on Bluesky, the social media site set up by ex-Twitter boss Jack Dorsey. It's now the new go-to place for content after a mass exodus of the Elon Musk-owned Twitter/X.Fear not, we're not leaving Twitter/X, but we are jumping on the bandwagon. So come find our new account on https://bsky.app/profile/dailystar.co.uk, and see us social better than the rest.You can also learn more about The Daily Star team in what Bluesky calls a Starter Pack.So what are you waiting for?! Let's M.S.M.F.A (Make Social Media Fun Again)The post goes on to say that water will linger after a storm (presumably forming puddles), and the in-game police will set up a crime scene if someone is killed or injured.It's a lot to take in, and while it follows somewhat with Red Dead Redemption 2's attempt at a living world, it's tough to get excited when even the usually fervent community has seen the post taken down.Article continues belowTake this one with a fistful of salt, we say.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.

Worlds biggest games company added to Pentagon blacklist over military tiesMichael BeckwithPublished January 7, 2025 1:33pmUpdated January 7, 2025 1:47pm The company is bigger than even Microsoft when it comes to gaming (Tencent)Tencent hopes to negotiate with the US government to have it removed from a blacklist of firms believed to have ties with the Chinese military.In late 2020, then US president Donald Trump signed an executive order to prevent US companies from investing in any firms with ties to the Chinese military.While not technically a form of sanction, this list of Chinese entities is part of the USs efforts to counter Beijings allegedly abusive business practicesand limit their influence in the United States.What does any of this have to do with video games? Well, with Trump set to take office again in a few weeks, the biggest games company in the world, Tencent, has found itself added to the Pentagons blacklist.That isnt hyperbole, by the way. Tencent is a massive media conglomerate and owns many developers and publishers, including Riot Games and its League Of Legends franchise.It also has investments in many other games companies across the world, including the likes of Epic Games and Ubisoft. Theres even been chatter of Tencent buying out the latter, after their recent troubles. Ubisofts declining value has sparked discussions of a Tencent buyout (Ubisoft)Tencent also owns WeChat, Chinas most popular social media app, which Trump vowed to ban in the US during his first presidency. However, this never went anywhere since his successor, Joe Biden, rescinded the order in 2021.Naturally, Tencent has denied having any such involvement with the Chinese military. We are not a military company or supplier, reads a statement provided to Bloomberg.Unlike sanctions or export controls, this listing has no impact on our business. We will nonetheless work with the Department of Defense to address any misunderstanding.That said, Bloomberg reports that Tencents stock did drop by 7% following the news. Simply being on the list could also discourage US businesses from working with Tencent and potentially scupper any further investment opportunities.In Beijing, a spokesperson for Chinas Foreign Ministry was far more critical about the recent additions to the list, which includes not just Tencent but battery manufacturer CATL as well.We urge the US to immediately correct its wrongdoings and end the illegal unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction on Chinese companies, said spokesman Guo Jiakun.More TrendingIts not impossible for Tencent to be removed from the Pentagons list. Other Chinese firms have managed it before. For example, as reported by Reuters, phone company Xiaomi had the decision reversedin 2021 though not until after it threatened a lawsuit against the US government.If Tencents negotiations fail, it could very well be incentivised to pursue similar legal action, especially if its businesses are severely hampered.Its too soon to tell what sort of effect this could have on the gaming side of things, but its not the only impact a second Trump presidency could have on the industry.This past November, Trump proposed tougher tariffs on imported goods, which risks making video game consoles more expensive to buy. This could also potentially be the death blow for physical games and lead to digital games becoming more expensive too. There are concerns the Nintendo Switch 2 will be more expensive than expected thanks to tariffs (Nintendo)Emailgamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below,follow us on Twitter, andsign-up to our newsletter.To submit Inbox letters and Readers Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use ourSubmit Stuff page here.For more stories like this,check our Gaming page.GameCentralExclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy

At this point, we all see the value in a digital book reader. Now of course, some of us love the feeling of a physical copy in our hands to flip through and then even keep on our shelves once were done. Though, there is no ignoring the obvious convenience and practicality to something like an Amazon Kindle. The ability to store thousands of books to take with you on a plane or to the park speaks for itself. Though one issue with the standard digital book reader is its not exactly great to be starting at a backlit screen all day, plus no amount of backlit can compete with the glare of the sun shining down on it. Thats where the Kindle Paperwhite comes to shine. However, the Kindle Scribe takes that even further by adding in a Premium Pen for annotations and other writing now 19% off at Amazon.See at AmazonRead and Write AnywhereThe Kindle Scribe has a flush-front design with a 300 ppi glare-free 10.2-inch display. It looks like real paper, even under bright light like from the sun. So if you like to read out on the beach or your porch on a bright, sunny day, you can actually do that comfortably with this version of the Kindle. The screen has an adjustable warm light and auto-adjusting front light, which makes it viable to read during day or night.No need to worry about and accidents with yourKindle Scribeat the beach or by the pool. Its waterproof with an IPX8 rating, so its able to withstand up immersion in up to two meters of fresh water for up to an hours and up to a quarter meter of seawater for up to three minutes.The Kindle Scribe includes the Premium Pen which has a customizable shortcut button and a soft-tipped eraser that writes naturally with no lag. The pen just works, requiring no charging or setup at all, allowing you to write directly on the book page and create space for your notes using Active Canvas.Take your reading even further by subscribing to Kindle Unlimited. Youll gain access to over two million titles, thousands of audiobooks and more. Thats right, you can even listen to audiobooks off this thing. Just pair a set of Bluetooth earbuds and let your reader read to you.With 16 GB of storage, you can house thousands of audiobooks so no need to ween down which books you want to take out with you as you head to your local coffee shop. You can simply take them all. The Kindle Scribe is available in both tungsten and metallic jade. Get yours for the reduced price of just $365 a 19% discount for a limited time.See at Amazon