Apple TV users can now download tvOS 18.2.1, which addresses an issue where data may not sync correctly across devices.tvOS 18. Image source: AppleApple releases periodic updates for all of its operating systems, and they're not always significant. The tvOS 18.2.1 update showed up in Apple's update tracker earlier Thursday but began rolling out around 6 p.m. Eastern.The original tvOS 18.2 launched the Snoopy screensavers that change periodically, similar to the Snoopy Apple Watch face. The point update addresses an issue where data may not sync correctly across devices. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Phillippe Starck has shared news of a newly completed architectural project in Spain called LA Almazara. The resorted olive oil manufacturing plant now allows for an inspiring epicurean museum-like experience for tourists in search of a day trip or hands-on romantic getaway.Image courtesy Starck Network/LA Almazara.References to Picasso beset the architecture, which stands out against the Andalusian landscape near the artists birth city of Mlaga thanks to the decorative bulls eye smokestack and Corten steel horns inscribed on and punctured through the facade at either orientation.Image courtesy Starck Network/LA Almazara.This otherwise surrealism-inspired blend of food production, food culture, design, art, and gastronomy contains a working mill press and wastes no gestures or materials (save for the monumental half olive embedded into its weather steel walls) with the deliberate exclusion of cladding or exterior finishes.Image courtesy Starck Network/LA Almazara.Starck himse...

Nexons free demo for The First Berserker: Khazan is now on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC via Steam (with Steam Deck compatibility). Its available permanently and offers two missions: Mount Heinmach and Stormpass. The former focuses on Khazan meeting the Blade Phantom for the first time, while the latter presents a tricky spiritual trial. Check out the trailer below.Promising approximately three to four hours of gameplay, the demo also sports a difficulty option. Players can choose an Easy option upon finishing the first mission. Since progress carries over to the game, you can effectively farm XP, unlock skills, and prepare beforehand. The demo requires 30 GB of storage space to install.The First Berserker: Khazan launches on March 27th, with Deluxe Edition owners receiving three days of advanced access. Set in the Dungeon and Fighter universe, the story focuses on the titular Khazan (played by Ben Starr of Final Fantasy 16 fame) as he seeks vengeance. Check out our impressions of the closed beta here, which outlines the different weapon types, gameplay mechanics, and more.

Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the most influential intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence; and the first postmaster general. Franklin became a successful newspaper editor and printer in Philadelphia, the leading city in the colonies, publishing The Pennsylvania Gazette at age 23. He became wealthy publishing this and Poor Richard's Almanack, which he wrote under the pseudonym "Richard Saunders". As a scientist, his studies of electricity made him a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics. His inventions include the lightning rod, bifocals, glass harmonica and the Franklin stove. This 1778 portrait of Franklin was painted by Joseph Duplessis.Painting credit: Joseph DuplessisRecently featured: Green iguanaRhinanthus angustifoliusNigeen LakeArchiveMore featured pictures

January 17Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii1377 GregoryXI, the last Avignon pope, entered Rome after a four-month journey from Avignon, returning the papacy to its original city.1893 Lorrin A. Thurston and the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety led the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the government of Queen Liliuokalani (pictured).1945 World War II: Australian troops advanced along the northern part of Bougainville Island (in present-day Papua New Guinea) and began fighting Japanese forces in the Battle of Tsimba Ridge.1948 Indonesian National Revolution: The Renville Agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesian republicans was ratified, in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to resolve disputes arising from the Linggadjati Agreement of 1946.1999 In Little Saigon, California, a series of protests began when the owner of a video rental store displayed an image of Ho Chi Minh.Ellen Wood (b.1814)Abram Lincoln Harris (b.1899)Michelle Obama (b.1964)Sunanda Pushkar (d.2014)More anniversaries: January 16January 17January 18ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout

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New ResearchScientists Discover Celtic Society Where Men Left Home to Join Their Brides CommunityDNA extracted from 57 individuals buried in a 2,000-year-old cemetery provides evidence of a matrilocal community in Iron Age Britain, a new study suggests Researchers analyzed DNA from a rare Iron Age burial site in southwest England. Bournemouth UniversityIn 2008, archaeologists discovered a large cemetery in southwest England. Located near the village of Winterborne Kingston in Dorset, the burial ground contained human remains dating back to Britains Iron Age, which lasted from around 800 B.C.E. to 43 C.E. The bodies belonged to a Celtic tribe known as the Durotriges.Since intact remains from this period are rare, the researchers were happy to have discovered the cemetery in the first place. But when they began to sequence DNA from dozens of bodies buried at the site, they were in for an even bigger surprise.The DNA analysis showed that many of the individuals in this community shared the same mitochondrial DNA, which gets passed down from mothers to children. They were related through the female line.This indicates that the group was whats known as a matrilocality, in which newly married men left their families to join their brides community. Matrilocalities are relatively rare in prehistoric Europe: After marriage, women typically left their community to join their new husbands village in an arrangement known as a patrilocality.The Durotriges who lived in southwest England are thought to be among the first recorded matrilocal systems in European prehistory, reports theNew York Times Becky Ferreira. The researchers reported their findings in a new study published this week in the journalNature.In total, the team studied the genomes of 57 individuals buried at the site between 100 B.C.E to 100 C.E. Many of the Durotriges could be traced back to the same shared female ancestor, including an adult woman, her daughter, her granddaughters and potentially her great-grandson. Most of the individuals who did not share the same matrilineal DNA were male, which suggests they married into the group.My jaw dropped, says lead author Lara Cassidy, a geneticist at Trinity College Dublin, toNew Scientists James Urquhart. This was a clear signature of matrilocality, or husbands moving to live with their wives familiesa pattern wed never seen before in prehistoric Europe.Armed with these results, the researchers began to look for other traces of matrilocality across prehistoric Britain. They investigated human remains from more than 150 archaeological sites covering a period of roughly 6,000 yearsand found several other examples of matrilocal communities in Britain.The results are intriguing because they show a very, very different scenario in comparison to other regions of Europe," saysMarta Cintas Pea, an archaeologist at the University of Seville who was not involved with the research, toNPRs Ari Daniel.Its still not clear exactly how prevalent matrilocal communities were in Iron Age Britain, but future studies might help answer that question. Additional research might also take a closer look at the unrelated men buried at the site, investigating where they grew up and how far they traveled to join their wives.Given the paucity of Iron Age bodies, its really quite hard to say whether this covers the whole country, says Lindsay Allason-Jones, an archaeologist at Newcastle University who was not involved with the research, to theWashington Posts Carolyn Y. Johnson.Women living in matrilocal communities likely had more influence than women living in patrilocalities. They also had the benefit of staying with their families and support networks. But even in matrilocalities, men still typically held positions of power.They tend to be the village chief more often, but they might not get elected without the help of their daughters, sisters and wives, who have soft power and a lot of influence, Cassidy tells the Times. [Women] arent just confined to the domestic sphere.After theRomans invaded Britain during the first century C.E., they wrote about British women with high levels of power and multiple husbands. But scholars are divided as to whether the Romans actually observed these women or were merely spinning cautionary tales.Is that propaganda, to make them seem wild and untamed, and not like good Roman women? Cassidy tells the Washington Post. Julius Caesar wasnt a trained anthropologist, and how much you can trust him is up for debate.But the new DNA evidence seems to suggest there was at least some kernel of truth in the Roman depictions, writesGuido Alberto Gnecchi-Ruscone, an archaeogeneticist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, in an accompanyingperspective article.The new findings echo Roman-period written sources describing Celtic women as empowered figures, Gnecchi-Ruscone writes. Although Roman writers often exoticized these societies, the genetic evidence validates some of their claims about the special role that women had in Celtic Britain.Get the latest stories in your inbox every weekday.Filed Under: Archaeology, British History, DNA, European History, Family, Genetics, History, New Research, Rituals and Traditions, Women's History

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Nintendo patent attorney clarifies company's zero-tolerance position on emulation"While you can't claim an emulator is illegal in itself, it can become illegal depending on how it's used"Image credit: Nintendo News by Vikki Blake Contributor Published on Jan. 16, 2025 The general manager of Nintendo's IP department has clarified the company's position on emulation.Koji Nishiura - who is also a patent attorney - presented a lecture at Japan's Association of Copyright for Computer Software at the Tokyo eSports Festa 2025 last week entitled "The Importance of Intellectual Property Rights in the Game Industry."As reported by Denfaminicogamer (via Automaton), Nishiura acknowledged that whilst emulation software alone is not inherently illegal, an emulator could "become illegal depending on how it's used."For instance, if an emulator copied a title or linked to sites where players could download pirated games, that would constitute copyright infringement. Or if an emulator disabled its game encryption or "technical protection measures," that would violate Japan's Unfair Competition Prevention Act.Nishiura explained that it's because of the subsequent illegal application of emulators that Nintendo is focused on fighting emulation creators like Yuzu - not just to protect its own IP, but that of other developers who produce games for Nintendo hardware, too.Earlier today, Nintendo revealed its first official look at the Switch 2, confirming that the console will release in 2025.

Its coming a little later than we initially thought, but The Pokmon Company (TCPi) has finally announced when Pokmon TCG Pockets long-awaited trading functionality is rolling out.Today, TCPi revealed that, along with Pokmon TCG Pockets next set of cards, the games trading feature is set to launch later this month. TCPi didnt specify an exact date in its statement about the update, but it did explain that trading will involve some restrictions and costs. In order to swap cards, people will first have to be friends with one another in the game. In order to swap cards, people will first have to be friends with one another in the game. Trades can only occur if players are offering up cards with the same rarity, meaning that you wont be able to trade powerful EX cards for more common ones that are easier to pull. Additionally, TCPi trading is limited to cards that have rarities of 1-4 diamonds or a single star full-art cards, and TCPi noted that items must be consumed in order to trade.Its not clear which particular items players will need for trades, but it feels likely that the process will involve spending Pok gold, one of Pockets multiple in-game currencies that can be purchased in exchange for real money. The item requirement sounds like logical (but not exactly welcome) way for Pocket to generate even more revenue given how easy it is to accumulate certain duplicates from every set. In a follow-up post to X, Pockets official account stated that it was hearing peoples immediate concerns about how this is all going to work in practice, and encouraged everyone to provide more feedback once the feature is out.