Image: The Verge Microsoft will soon allow businesses and developers to build AI-powered Copilots that can work like virtual employees and perform tasks automatically. Instead of Copilot sitting idle waiting for queries, it will be able to do things like monitor email inboxes and automate a series of tasks or data entry that employees normally have to do manually. It’s a big change in the behavior of Copilot in what the industry commonly calls AI agents, or the ability for chatbots to intelligently perform complex tasks autonomously. “We very quickly realized that constraining Copilot to just being conversational was extremely limiting in what Copilot can do today,” explains Charles Lamanna, corporate vice president of business apps and platforms at... Continue reading…

Today is a big day for Sonos. The company has finally unveiled its long-anticipated headphones, the Sonos Ace. While that is certainly the biggest news of the day, the company has also announced and released the second generation of its Sonos Roam portable speaker. While we've been waiting for a long time for a new generation of the Roam speaker, if you happen to have the first generation like I do, there's not going to be much of a reason to upgrade here. I think I'll stick with my first generation and wait for the Roam 3. Continue reading... The post Sonos Roam 2 is here, but don’t bother upgrading from the original appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $20 Apple AirTags, $34 Roku Streaming Stick 4K, $130 Beats Solo 3, $47 Canon printer, more Best Apple Watch deals for May 2024 Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Today’s deals: First-ever M4 iPad Pro discount, $100 off Pixel 8a, $75 TP-Link WiFi 6 router, more

The foldable iPhone might have a breakthrough self-healing display technology. According to Patently Apple, the US Patent and Trademark Office granted Cupertino 51 new utility patents, including this one, where Apple explains how a display cover layer may include a lawyer with self-healing properties. Apple has been exploring a foldable iPhone for a few years, and rumors suggest we might see this device unveiled sometime between 2026 and 2027. The company has been testing foldable panels and hinges in partnership with Samsung and other manufacturers to find a way to stand out from the competition, as the current technology is very fragile and doesn't meet Apple's standards. Per this new patent, the self-healing material could be used on the entire display or only in the flexible regions of the display cover layer, which is where most manufacturers have issues. Interestingly, self-healing technology occurs after the coating is dented and can start when heat, light, or electric current is applied to it. Here's how Apple describes the patent: Self-healing may occur in the layer of self-healing material without prompting (e.g., when the self-healing coating is dented, the material of the coating may fill the dent even without external intervention). Alternatively, the self-healing may be initiated or expedited by externally applied heat, light, electric current, or other type of external stimulus. When heat is used as a stimulus for the self-healing process, the display cover layer may include transparent conductors that form a heating layer in the display cover layer. The heating layer may be used to generate heat to stimulate self-healing. The heating layer may be used to generate heat in response to user input, according to a predetermined schedule, or when the electronic device is charging. It's important to note that this is only a patent. It doesn't mean this technology could be available with a future foldable iPhone. However, it's nice to see Apple is exploring several possibilities. Below, you can learn more about a future foldable iPhone. Don't Miss: Apple’s foldable iPhone prototypes were just detailed by the most reliable source so far The post Apple is developing a foldable iPhone with a self-healing display appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: MacBook Pro & Air blowout, $99 Bose speaker, $25 Fire TV Stick 4K, $15 TOZO earbuds, more Today’s deals: $120 off eufy X10 Pro Omni, First M2 iPad Air discount, $99 Ninja smokeless grill, more Best Fire TV Stick deals for May 2024 Best Apple Watch deals for May 2024

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., has paid $435,000 to a consulting firm led by an anti-Israeli activist, according to the Washington Examiner.

President Joe Biden has surpassed former President Donald Trump's pace in judicial confirmations.

Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., said congressional Democrats are suddenly motivated and "desperate" to fix the border crisis of their own making amid sagging poll numbers and with an election coming into view.

House Speaker Mike Johnson's strategy to maintain Republican unity after the failed motion to vacate by dividing Democrats continues to play out well on the issue of cryptocurrency, Politico reported.

Christie Brinkley continues to ooze ageless beauty and enviable style well into her seventies, as the Sports Illustrated model turned heads at the outlet’s recent issue launch party at Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square, New York City. She dazzled in a hot red figure-hugging dress with a thigh-high slit that showed off her toned long legs. The actress threw on a pair of white stiletto heels and minimal jewelry as she strutted the red carpet with the exaggerated sleeves drawing in some attention. Brinkley’s hot red lips made the look even better, complemented by her lush blonde hair let down in a side part. She looked gorgeous as she confidently showed off her curves and ever-attractive figure, which has helped her thrive as one of the magazine’s top models in the past decades. Christie Brinkley shows off her legs in red dress   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Christie Brinkley (@christiebrinkley) Brinkley shared an Instagram photo from the event where she let out a big smile and posed to display the gown’s side slit and sleeves. “Next stop @si_swimsuit Florida !! We’re on a busy schedule so I can’t respond to everyone right now but I do appreciate your very kind comments!” her caption reads, informing fans of her lessened presence in subsequent days. RELATED: 70-Year-Old Christie Brinkley Still Looks Stunning In Bare Face Photos Brinkley’s followers flooded her comments section with praise and admiration while commending her youthful looks at 70. “I am so glad how you are an example that a 70 year old woman is extremely desirable and beautiful and elegant and sexy. Age has nothing to do with it. Like a fine wine.. I live with you in mind for myself at 67. I get complimented everywhere I go in central New York,” a fan wrote— and luckily got a reply from Brinkley which read, “Thank YOU our generation is changing the numbers 70 just isn’t what it used to be!”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Christie Brinkley (@christiebrinkley) Did Christie Brinkley have a baby with Billy Joel? Christie Brinkley met her second husband, Billy Joel, in 1983 at St. Barts airport. For Billy, it was attraction at first sight, as he recalled her being “more beautiful than she was in her pictures.” He was a well-known singer at the time; however, Brinkley hardly recognized him despite trying to jog her memory by posing like one of his album covers. They soon began dating and walked down the aisle in 1985, after which they had their first and only child together—Alexa Ray Joel.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Christie Brinkley (@christiebrinkley) Sadly, Brinkley and Joel went their separate ways in 1994, however, they have remained good friends and cordial parents even till today. Although reasons for their divorce were kept under wraps, Brinkley reportedly wished to move to California and coupled with Joel’s busy schedule and touring; things could hardly work out for longer. Maintaining a healthy post-divorce relationship, Brinkley often attends her ex-husband’s shows, including a recent one where she danced to his performance of “Uptown Girl.” She famously starred in the music video back in the ‘80s, when their romance began. Alexa has grown into her place in the entertainment industry like her parents and has often shown off her singing talents by performing alongside her dad. She once recalled growing up around music, with Brinkley dressing her up as the character Liesl from Sound Of Music and Joel joining in to sing and play “all day long.”  At 15, Alexa had finished songs ready for release, but she didn’t go public with her recordings until her first EP, Sketches, in 2006. Despite growing up with two famous parents, Alexa was oblivious to her privilege and had a fairly normal childhood in Long Island. Christie Brinkley / Instagram Realizing she was a celebrity kid was quite tough for Alexa; however, she has learned to embrace the attention. “It took me a minute— being the daughter of such iconic figures, it took some growing into. You’re exposed to the spotlight at such a young age and that, of course, can be challenging…But I made it through,” she once stated. How many children did Christie Brinkley give birth to?   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Christie Brinkley (@christiebrinkley) Brinkley is a mother of three. Aside from Alexa, she has one other daughter, Sailor Brinkley-Cook, and a son, Jack Paris Brinkley Cook, from her last two marriages. Jack was born to Brinkley and Richard Taubman in 1995 and was eventually adopted by Peter Cook. Jack is the only private one of Brinkley’s kids and hardly posts on social media; however, he may have a future in acting as he is a graduate of the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. The Emerson College alumnus admits to sharing a “sense of adventure” and love for the ocean with his mom. Also, Jack has an enterprising side, having created an app called ROVE to help commute to the Hamptons from New York via an affordable 13-seat Mercedes Sprinter van. Not much is known about his recent love life, but he dated model Nina Agdal for four years until their breakup in 2021.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Christie Brinkley (@christiebrinkley) Brinkley’s youngest is a chip off the old block with a budding modeling career and a cover girl on runways. Fans deem Sailor a mini version of Brinkley, especially when they walked together for brands like Elie Tahari during the New York Fashion Week. The “young, spunky, sassy, bold, perfect little sporty model” has also learned about daring from her celebrity mother, as she posed nude for Sports Illustrated’s “In Her Own Words” campaign. She admitted to not feeling weird about going bare, and it felt like she was in a locker room with friends during her shoot. Thanks to Brinkley, Sailor has learned to “be as gracious as you can” and “acknowledge my surroundings” as she progresses in her career. The 25-year-old has also had her share of challenges, such as being compared to her mom and having body image issues in the past. Nonetheless, these have not deterred her from doing what she loves best—posing for cameras. Click for next Article The post 70-Year-Old Christie Brinkley Is All Legs In Fiery Red Dress appeared first on DoYouRemember? - The Home of Nostalgia. Author, Peace A

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The physics surrounding black holes is just plain weird. A gravitational well so strong that not even light can escape can do some pretty strange things to normal matter. Over the decades, plenty of theories have been put forward about what those strange things might be. And now, a new paper from physicists at the University of Oxford has proved that, once again, Einstein’s theory of gravity was right.  Their work focused on a “plunging region” immediately outside the black hole’s radius. In this region, matter “plunges” straight into the black hole rather than orbiting it via the more familiar laws of orbital mechanics. One of the paper’s authors, Dr. Andrew Mummery, equates it to watching a river turn into a waterfall. Matter flows nicely along a well-defined path and then seemingly drops off a cliff. Theoretical work has been ongoing for this region for decades. The idea of the plunge came originally from Einstein’s theory of gravity. It noted that sufficiently close to a black hole, the matter would be forced into the black hole at close to the speed of light. However, no one had yet collected any data and proved this theory. Fraser celebrates the first direct image of a black hole. However, data from NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) and Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) change that. They collected X-ray data on a relatively small black hole located in a star system about 10,000 light years away. That data showed that matter (which is all plasma at that point) rapidly moves toward the interior of the black hole once it reaches a certain threshold.  This discovery is only the first step in a long-term plan, where researchers hope to use a much bigger telescope to study much larger black holes. The Africa Millimetre Telescope is a proposed new ground-based telescope planned to begin operations in Namibia. Originally proposed back in 2016, the project is slowly moving toward first light and has so far received 10 million Euros in funding.  With this new telescope, the Oxford physicists hope to glimpse one of the supermassive black holes in the center of our galaxy. They could potentially even capture a video of it rotating—or at least the matter around it rotating. That would be a first for black hole astronomy and a major technical feat in and of itself. Fraser discusses another weird aspect of the physics of black holes – how cold are they? For now, plenty of other smaller black holes can be analyzed using data from existing telescopes, such as NuSTAR and NICER, as well as other platforms. The paper also analyzed data from the International Space Station. With new tools and a better understanding of what to look for, there are undoubtedly more discoveries waiting to be made about black holes in the data we’ve already collected. Learn More:University of Oxford – First proof that “plunging regions” exist around black holes in spaceMummery et al – Continuum emission from within the plunging region of black hole discsUT – New View Reveals Magnetic Fields Around Our Galaxy’s Giant Black HoleUT – Black Hole Event Horizons Can Get So Big it’ll Boggle Your Imagination Lead Image:Artist’s illustration of a black hole.Credit – NASA The post After Swirling Around a Black Hole, Matter Just Falls Straight In appeared first on Universe Today.