IT Support Specialist (Contract) at Sony Playstation

New Persona annoucement due this week but prepare for disappointment

GOP sneaks decade-long AI regulation ban into spending bill | Sweeping provision would halt all local oversight of AI by US states.

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are available now at one UK retailer

#333;">First Ever Pregnant Ichthyosaur from the Early Cretaceous Reveals Life in Prehistoric Seas

During an excavation, amidst the Patagonian winds and hard rock, a fossil began to turn green.
It was an unexpected reaction: the adhesive applied to protect the bones, fragile after millions of years beneath the ice, had interacted with plant matter trapped in the rock’s cracks.
This greenish hue earned the fossil the nickname Fiona, like the ogre from Shrek.But Fionais much more than a ogre-themed name.
It is the first complete ichthyosaur ever excavated in Chile and, even more remarkably, the only known pregnant female from the Hauterivian — a stage of the Early Cretaceous dating back 131 million years.
Her skeleton, discovered at the edge of the Tyndall Glacier in Torres del Paine National Park — an area increasingly exposed by glacial retreat — belongs to the species Myobradypterygius hauthali, originally described in Argentina from fragmentary remains.The discovery, led by Judith Pardo-Pérez, a researcher at the University of Magallanes and the Cabo de Hornos International Center (CHIC), and published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, offers an unprecedented glimpse into ancient marine life — from how these majestic reptiles reproduced to how they adapted to oceans vastly different from those of today.An Ichthyosaur Maternity Ward in Patagonia(Image Courtesy of Irene Viscor)So far, 88 ichthyosaurs have been found on the Tyndall Glacier.
Most of them are adults and newborns.
Two key facts stand out: food was abundant, and no other predators were competing with them.Fiona, who measures nearly 13 feet long, is still encased in five blocks of rock.
Despite the challenge, she was transported to a local clinic, where CT scans allowed researchers to study her skull and body.
Her species was identified thanks to one of her fins.
“There’s no other like it in the world,” says Pardo-Pérez.
The limbs were remarkably elongated, suggesting this animal was built for long-distance swimming.Inside her, there were more surprises.
One of them was her stomach contents, which revealed what may have been her last meal: tiny fish vertebrae.
But the most striking find was a fetus, about 20 inches long, already in a position to be born.“We believe these animals came to Magallanes — the southern tip of Chilean Patagonia — from time to time to give birth, because it was a safe refuge,” Pardo-Pérez says.
“We don't know how long they stayed, but we do know that mortality was high during the first few days of life.”One of the big unanswered questions is where they went next, as there are no records of Myobradypterygius hauthali, apart from a piece of fin found in Argentina.
The most abundant remains come from southern Germany, but those date back to the Jurassic period, meaning they’re older.Palaeontologist Erin Maxwell suggests, “In many modern ecosystems, species migrate to higher latitudes during the summer to take advantage of seasonally abundant resources and then move to lower latitudes in winter to avoid harsh conditions,” she explains.
“We believe Mesozoic marine reptiles may have followed similar seasonal patterns.”Sea Dragon GraveyardThe environment where Fiona was discovered — dubbed the "sea dragon graveyard" — also has much to reveal.According to geologist Matthew Malkowski of the University of Texas at Austin, the Hauterivian age is particularly intriguing because it coincided with major planetary changes: the breakup of continents, intense volcanic episodes, and phenomena known as "oceanic anoxic events," during which vast areas of the ocean were depleted of dissolved oxygen for hundreds of thousands of years.One such poorly understood event, the Pharaonic Anoxic Event, occurred around 131 million years ago, near the end of the Hauterivian, and still raises questions about its true impact on marine life.
“We don't have a firm grasp of how significant these events were for marine vertebrates, and geological records like that of the Tyndall Glacier allow us to explore the relationship between life, the environment, and Earth’s past conditions,” Malkowski notes.Evolution of IchthyosaursReconstruction of Fiona.
(Image Courtesy of Mauricio Álvarez)Don't be misled by their body shape.
“Ichthyosaurs are not related to dolphins,” clarifies Pardo-Pérez.
Although their hydrodynamic silhouettes may look nearly identical, the former were marine reptiles, while the latter are mammals.
This resemblance results from a phenomenon known as convergent evolution: when species from different lineages develop similar anatomical features to adapt to the same environment.Ichthyosaurs evolved from terrestrial reptiles that, in response to ecological and climatic changes, began spending more time in the water until they fully adapted to a marine lifestyle.
However, they retained traces of their land-dwelling ancestry, such as a pair of hind flippers — absent in dolphins — passed down from their walking forebears.
They lived and thrived in prehistoric oceans for about 180 million years, giving them ample time to refine a highly specialized body: their forelimbs and hindlimbs transformed into flippers; they developed a crescent-shaped tail for propulsion, a dorsal fin for stability, and a streamlined body to reduce drag in the water.
Remarkably, like whales and dolphins, “ichthyosaurs had a thick layer of blubber as insulation to maintain a higher body temperature than the surrounding seawater and gave birth to live young, which meant they didn’t need to leave the water to reproduce,” explains Maxwell.Whales and dolphins also descend from land-dwelling ancestors, but their transition happened over a comparatively short evolutionary timespan, especially when measured against the long reign of the ichthyosaurs.
“Their evolution hasn't had as much time as that of ichthyosaurs,” notes Pardo-Pérez.
“And yet, they look so similar.
That’s the wonderful thing about evolution.”Read More: Did a Swimming Reptile Predate the Dinosaurs?Fossils on the Verge of DisappearanceOne of the key factors behind the remarkable preservation of the fossils found in the Tyndall Glacier is the way they were buried.
According to Malkowski, Fiona and her contemporaries were either trapped or swiftly covered by underwater landslides and turbidity currents — geological processes that led to their sudden entombment.But the good fortune that protected them for millions of years may now be running out.
As the glacier retreats, exposing fossils that were once unreachable, those same remains are now vulnerable to wind, rain, and freeze-thaw cycles, which crack the surrounding rock.
As vegetation takes hold, roots accelerate erosion and eventually conceal the fossils once again.“While climate change has allowed these fossils to be studied, continued warming will also eventually lead to their loss,” Maxwell warns.
In Fiona’s story, scientists find not only a record of ancient life, but also a warning etched in stone and bone: what time reveals, climate can reclaim.Article SourcesOur writers at Discovermagazine.com use peer-reviewed studies and high-quality sources for our articles, and our editors review for scientific accuracy and editorial standards.
Review the sources used below for this article:María de los Ángeles Orfila is a science journalist based in Montevideo, Uruguay, focusing on long-form storytelling.
Her work has appeared in Discover Magazine, Science, National Geographic, among other outlets, and in leading Uruguayan publications such as El País and El Observador.
She was a fellow in the 2023 Sharon Dunwoody Mentoring Program by The Open Notebook and often explores the intersections of science, culture, and Latin American identity.

#666;">المصدر: https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/first-ever-pregnant-ichthyosaur-from-the-early-cretaceous-reveals-life-in" style="color: #0066cc; text-decoration: none;">www.discovermagazine.com

#0066cc;">#first #ever #pregnant #ichthyosaur #from #the #early #cretaceous #reveals #life #prehistoric #seas #during #excavation #amidst #patagonian #winds #and #hard #rock #fossil #began #turn #greenit #was #unexpected #reaction #adhesive #applied #protect #bones #fragile #after #millions #years #beneath #ice #had #interacted #with #plant #matter #trapped #rocks #cracksthis #greenish #hue #earned #nickname #fiona #like #ogre #shrekbut #fionais #much #more #than #ogrethemed #nameit #complete #excavated #chile #even #remarkably #only #known #female #hauterivian #stage #dating #back #million #yearsher #skeleton #discovered #edge #tyndall #glacier #torres #del #paine #national #park #area #increasingly #exposed #glacial #retreat #belongs #species #myobradypterygius #hauthali #originally #described #argentina #fragmentary #remainsthe #discovery #led #judith #pardopérez #researcher #university #magallanes #cabo #hornos #international #center #chic #published #journal #vertebrate #paleontology #offers #unprecedented #glimpse #into #ancient #marine #how #these #majestic #reptiles #reproduced #they #adapted #oceans #vastly #different #those #todayan #maternity #ward #patagoniaimage #courtesy #irene #viscorso #far #ichthyosaurs #have #been #found #glaciermost #them #are #adults #newbornstwo #key #facts #stand #out #food #abundant #other #predators #were #competing #themfiona #who #measures #nearly #feet #long #still #encased #five #blocks #rockdespite #challenge #she #transported #local #clinic #where #scans #allowed #researchers #study #her #skull #bodyher #identified #thanks #one #finstheres #world #says #pardopérezthe #limbs #elongated #suggesting #this #animal #built #for #longdistance #swimminginside #there #surprisesone #stomach #contents #which #revealed #what #may #last #meal #tiny #fish #vertebraebut #most #striking #find #fetus #about #inches #already #position #bornwe #believe #animals #came #southern #tip #chilean #patagonia #time #give #birth #because #safe #refuge #sayswe #don039t #know #stayed #but #that #mortality #high #few #days #lifeone #big #unanswered #questions #went #next #records #apart #piece #fin #argentinathe #remains #come #germany #date #jurassic #period #meaning #theyre #olderpalaeontologist #erin #maxwell #suggests #many #modern #ecosystems #migrate #higher #latitudes #summer #take #advantage #seasonally #resources #then #move #lower #winter #avoid #harsh #conditions #explainswe #mesozoic #followed #similar #seasonal #patternssea #dragon #graveyardthe #environment #dubbed #quotsea #graveyardquot #also #has #revealaccording #geologist #matthew #malkowski #texas #austin #age #particularly #intriguing #coincided #major #planetary #changes #breakup #continents #intense #volcanic #episodes #phenomena #quotoceanic #anoxic #eventsquot #vast #areas #ocean #depleted #dissolved #oxygen #hundreds #thousands #yearsone #such #poorly #understood #event #pharaonic #occurred #around #ago #near #end #raises #its #true #impact #lifewe #firm #grasp #significant #events #vertebrates #geological #allow #explore #relationship #between #earths #past #notesevolution #ichthyosaursreconstruction #fionaimage #mauricio #Álvarezdon039t #misled #their #body #shapeichthyosaurs #not #related #dolphins #clarifies #pardopérezalthough #hydrodynamic #silhouettes #look #identical #former #while #latter #mammalsthis #resemblance #results #phenomenon #convergent #evolution #when #lineages #develop #anatomical #features #adapt #same #environmentichthyosaurs #evolved #terrestrial #response #ecological #climatic #spending #water #until #fully #lifestylehowever #retained #traces #landdwelling #ancestry #pair #hind #flippers #absent #passed #down #walking #forebearsthey #lived #thrived #giving #ample #refine #highly #specialized #forelimbs #hindlimbs #transformed #developed #crescentshaped #tail #propulsion #dorsal #stability #streamlined #reduce #drag #waterremarkably #whales #thick #layer #blubber #insulation #maintain #temperature #surrounding #seawater #gave #live #young #meant #didnt #need #leave #reproduce #explains #maxwellwhales #descend #ancestors #transition #happened #over #comparatively #short #evolutionary #timespan #especially #measured #against #reign #ichthyosaurstheir #hasn039t #notes #pardopérezand #yet #similarthats #wonderful #thing #evolutionread #did #swimming #reptile #predate #dinosaursfossils #verge #disappearanceone #factors #behind #remarkable #preservation #fossils #way #buriedaccording #contemporaries #either #swiftly #covered #underwater #landslides #turbidity #currents #processes #sudden #entombmentbut #good #fortune #protected #now #running #outas #retreats #exposing #once #unreachable #vulnerable #wind #rain #freezethaw #cycles #crack #rockas #vegetation #takes #hold #roots #accelerate #erosion #eventually #conceal #againwhile #climate #change #studied #continued #warming #will #lead #loss #warnsin #fionas #story #scientists #record #warning #etched #stone #bone #can #reclaimarticle #sourcesour #writers #discovermagazinecom #use #peerreviewed #studies #highquality #sources #our #articles #editors #review #scientific #accuracy #editorial #standardsreview #used #below #articlemaría #los #Ángeles #orfila #science #journalist #based #montevideo #uruguay #focusing #longform #storytellingher #work #appeared #discover #magazine #geographic #among #outlets #leading #uruguayan #publications #país #observadorshe #fellow #sharon #dunwoody #mentoring #program #open #notebook #often #explores #intersections #culture #latin #american #identity

#333;">BOYAMIC 2 Rebuilds Mobile Audio with AI and Onboard Capture

Wireless mics fail when they rely too much on perfect conditions.
BOYAMIC 2 fixes that by making every part of the system self-contained.
Each transmitter records on its own.
Each receiver controls levels, backups, and signal without needing an app.
Noise is filtered in real time.
Recording keeps going even if the connection drops.
Designer: BOYAMIC
There’s no need for a separate recorder or post-edit rescue.
The unit handles gain shifts, background interference, and voice clarity without user intervention.
Everything shows on screen.
Adjustments happen through physical controls.
Files are saved directly to internal memory.
This system is built to capture clean audio without depending on external gear.
It records immediately, adapts instantly, and stores everything without breaking the workflow.
Industrial Design and Physical Form
Each transmitter is small but solid.
It’s 40 millimeters tall with a ridged surface that helps with grip and alignment.
The finish reduces glare and makes handling easier.
You can clip it or use the built-in magnet.
Placement is quick, and it stays put.
The record button is recessed, so you won’t hit it by mistake.
An LED shows when it’s active.
The mic capsule stays exposed but protected, avoiding interference from hands or clothing.
Nothing sticks out or gets in the way.
 
The receiver is built around a screen and a knob.
The 1.1-inch display shows battery, signal, gain, and status.
The knob adjusts volume and selects settings.
It works fast, without touchscreen lag.
You can see and feel every change.
Connections are spaced cleanly.
One side has a USB-C port.
The other has a 3.5 mm jack.
A plug-in port supports USB-C or Lightning.
The mount is fixed and locks into rigs without shifting.
The charging case holds two transmitters and one receiver.
Each has its own slot with magnetic contacts.
Drop them in, close the lid, and they stay in place.
LEDs on the case show power levels.
There are no loose parts, exposed pins, or extra steps.
Every shape and control supports fast setup and clear operation.
You can press, turn, mount, and move without second-guessing.
The design doesn’t try to be invisible; it stays readable, durable, and direct.
Signal Processing and Audio Control
BOYAMIC 2 uses onboard AI to separate voice from background noise.
The system was trained on over 700,000 real-world sound samples.
It filters traffic, crowds, wind, and mechanical hum in real time.
Depending on the environment, you can toggle between strong and weak noise reduction.
Both modes work directly from the transmitter or through the receiver.
The mic uses a 6mm condenser capsule with a 48 kHz sample rate and 24-bit depth.
The signal-to-noise ratio reaches 90 dB.
Two low-cut filter options, at 75 Hz and 150 Hz, handle low-end rumble.
These are effective against HVAC, engine hum, or low vibration.
Gain is managed with automatic control.
The system boosts quiet voices and pulls back when sound gets too loud.
Built-in limiters stop clipping during spikes.
A safety track records a second copy at -12 dB for backup.
This makes it harder to lose a usable take even when volume jumps suddenly.
Each setting is adjustable on screen.
You don’t need a mobile app to access basic controls.
Everything runs live and updates immediately.
There are no delays or sync problems during capture.
Recording and Storage
Each transmitter records internally without needing the receiver.
Files are saved in 32-bit float or 24-bit WAV formats.
Internal storage is 8 GB.
That gives you about ten hours of float audio or fifteen hours of 24-bit.
When full, the system loops and overwrites older files.
Recording continues even if the connection drops.
Every session is split into timestamped chunks for fast transfer.
You can plug the transmitter into any USB-C port and drag the files directly.
No software is needed.
This setup protects against signal loss, battery drops, or app crashes.
The mic stays live, and the recording stays intact.
Each transmitter runs for up to nine hours without noise cancellation or recording.
With both features on, the runtime is closer to six hours.
The receiver runs for about fifteen hours.
The charging case holds enough power to recharge all three units twice.
The system uses 2.4 GHz digital transmission.
Its range can reach up to 300 meters in open areas.
With walls or obstacles, it drops to around 60 meters.
Latency stays at 25 milliseconds, even at long distances.
You get reliable sync and stable audio across open ground or indoor spaces.
Charging is handled through the included case or by direct USB-C.
Each device takes under two hours to recharge fully.
Compatibility and Multi-Device Support
The system supports cameras, smartphones, and computers.
USB-C and Lightning adapters are included.
A 3.5 mm TRS cable connects the receiver to most cameras or mixers.
While recording, you can charge your phone through the receiver, which is useful for long mobile shoots.
One transmitter can send audio to up to four receivers at once, which helps with multi-angle setups or backup channels.
The receiver also supports stereo, mono, and safety track modes.
Based on your workflow, you choose how audio is split or merged.
Settings can be changed from the receiver screen or through the BOYA app.
The app adds firmware updates, custom EQ profiles, and gain presets for different camera brands.
But the core controls don’t depend on it.The post BOYAMIC 2 Rebuilds Mobile Audio with AI and Onboard Capture first appeared on Yanko Design.

#666;">المصدر: https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/05/13/boyamic-2-rebuilds-mobile-audio-with-ai-and-onboard-capture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boyamic-2-rebuilds-mobile-audio-with-ai-and-onboard-capture" style="color: #0066cc; text-decoration: none;">www.yankodesign.com

#0066cc;">#boyamic #rebuilds #mobile #audio #with #and #onboard #capture #wireless #mics #fail #when #they #rely #too #much #perfect #conditionsboyamic #fixes #that #making #every #part #the #system #selfcontainedeach #transmitter #records #its #owneach #receiver #controls #levels #backups #signal #without #needing #appnoise #filtered #real #timerecording #keeps #going #even #connection #dropsdesigner #boyamictheres #need #for #separate #recorder #postedit #rescuethe #unit #handles #gain #shifts #background #interference #voice #clarity #user #interventioneverything #shows #screenadjustments #happen #through #physical #controlsfiles #are #saved #directly #internal #memorythis #built #clean #depending #external #gearit #immediately #adapts #instantly #stores #everything #breaking #workflowindustrial #design #formeach #small #but #solidits #millimeters #tall #ridged #surface #helps #grip #alignmentthe #finish #reduces #glare #makes #handling #easieryou #can #clip #use #builtin #magnetplacement #quick #stays #putthe #record #button #recessed #you #wont #hit #mistakean #led #activethe #mic #capsule #exposed #protected #avoiding #from #hands #clothingnothing #sticks #out #gets #waythe #around #screen #knobthe #11inch #display #battery #statusthe #knob #adjusts #volume #selects #settingsit #works #fast #touchscreen #lagyou #see #feel #changeconnections #spaced #cleanlyone #side #has #usbc #portthe #other #jacka #plugin #port #supports #lightningthe #mount #fixed #locks #into #rigs #shiftingthe #charging #case #holds #two #transmitters #one #receivereach #own #slot #magnetic #contactsdrop #them #close #lid #stay #placeleds #show #power #levelsthere #loose #parts #pins #extra #stepsevery #shape #control #setup #clear #operationyou #press #turn #move #secondguessingthe #doesnt #try #invisible #readable #durable #directsignal #processing #controlboyamic #uses #noisethe #was #trained #over #realworld #sound #samplesit #filters #traffic #crowds #wind #mechanical #hum #timedepending #environment #toggle #between #strong #weak #noise #reductionboth #modes #work #receiverthe #6mm #condenser #khz #sample #rate #24bit #depththe #signaltonoise #ratio #reaches #dbtwo #lowcut #filter #options #handle #lowend #rumblethese #effective #against #hvac #engine #low #vibrationgain #managed #automatic #controlthe #boosts #quiet #voices #pulls #back #loudbuiltin #limiters #stop #clipping #during #spikesa #safety #track #second #copy #backupthis #harder #lose #usable #take #jumps #suddenlyeach #setting #adjustable #screenyou #dont #app #access #basic #controlseverything #runs #live #updates #immediatelythere #delays #sync #problems #capturerecording #storageeach #internally #receiverfiles #32bit #float #wav #formatsinternal #storage #gbthat #gives #about #ten #hours #fifteen #24bitwhen #full #loops #overwrites #older #filesrecording #continues #dropsevery #session #split #timestamped #chunks #transferyou #plug #any #drag #files #directlyno #software #neededthis #protects #loss #drops #crashesthe #recording #intacteach #nine #cancellation #recordingwith #both #features #runtime #closer #six #hoursthe #enough #recharge #all #three #units #twicethe #ghz #digital #transmissionits #range #reach #meters #open #areaswith #walls #obstacles #meterslatency #milliseconds #long #distancesyou #get #reliable #stable #across #ground #indoor #spacescharging #handled #included #direct #usbceach #device #takes #under #fullycompatibility #multidevice #supportthe #cameras #smartphones #computersusbc #lightning #adapters #includeda #trs #cable #connects #most #mixerswhile #charge #your #phone #which #useful #shootsone #send #four #receivers #once #multiangle #setups #backup #channelsthe #also #stereo #mono #modesbased #workflow #choose #how #mergedsettings #changed #boya #appthe #adds #firmware #custom #profiles #presets #different #camera #brandsbut #core #depend #itthe #post #first #appeared #yanko

Seeking For TeamMate [UI/UX] [Unity]

New Bill Would Make All Pornography a Federal Crime in the U.S.

Horizon Zero Dawn 3 scheduled for 2027 as a cross-gen PS6 game claims rumour

North Korean Konni APT Targets Ukraine with Malware to track Russian Invasion Progress