Washington: US tech giant Apple wants to change Siri’s trigger phrase from ‘Hey Siri’ to just ‘Siri’, a new report suggests. According to The Verge, the report in question was shared by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, and this change would mean that users would simply have to say “Siri” followed by a command to activate the smart assistant. Gurman noted that Apple has been working on this feature for the past few months and is expected to launch it next year or in 2024....

The new Watch Ultra is Apple’s most advanced and toughest watch to date. It is a military-grade MIL-STD 810H all-weather smartwatch that has been tested to work in extreme weather conditions and also maintain water pressure up to 100 meters, and has EN13319 certification, a depth gauge with a water temperature sensor. It can operate in extreme environmental conditions from -20 degrees Celsius to 55 degrees Celsius. It features a massive Always-On Retina LTPO OLED display with 2,000 nits of brightness and comes in a 49mm titanium case....

Many COVID-19 patients treated for weeks or months on mechanical ventilation were slow to regain consciousness even after sedation was removed. A new article on Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences offers the hypothesis that this strange response could be the result of a state of dormancy that the brain invokes to protect cells from injury when oxygen is scarce. A very similar kind of condition, characterized by the same characteristic change in brain rhythms, is seen not only in cardiac arrest patients treated by cooling their body temperature, a method called “hypothermia,” but also by the painted turtle, which has evolved a form of self-repression to cope with long periods of oxygen deprivation, or ‘anoxia’, when it hibernates underwater....

Das Experiment der NASA heißt Double Asteroid Redirect Test, kurz Dart. Das dafür vorgesehene Raumschiff wurde Ende November in Kalifornien gestartet. Mit etwa 23.000 Kilometern pro Stunde wird er voraussichtlich am Dienstagmorgen um 1:14 Uhr auf den Asteroidenmond Dimorphos treffen. MESZ und ändert damit leicht seine Flugbahn. Die NASA will die Kollision des autogroßen Raumschiffs mit dem 160 Meter breiten Himmelskörper live im Internet übertragen. Auch wenn nicht alles nach Plan läuft, birgt das Experiment kein Risiko....

Emery has spoken of his desire to win a trophy and bring Villa back into the European competition and this enlightening evisceration of Manchester United marked an impressive start to life for the Spaniard at Villa Park. Goals from the excellent Leon Bailey, Lucas Digne and Jacob Ramsey led Villa to victory over United, who succumbed to their second league defeat since August. At the end the Villa fans at the Holte End were asking Emery to give them a nod and Cristiano Ronaldo, wearing the captain’s armband for United, was throwing his arm down in a haze of frustration....

Die Fotos zeigen das Ausmaß der Zerstörung. Die Polizei Basel-Landschaft bestätigte den Einsatz. Die Explosion ereignete sich am Freitag kurz vor 4 Uhr morgens. Die Wohnungen über der Bank waren evakuiert worden. «Die Hauptstrasse und die Tramlinie sind gesperrt», sagt Paul Steffen, Mediensprecher der Polizei Basel-Landschaft. Bundessprengstoffexperten begeben sich nun zum Tatort, um sicherzustellen, dass keine weiteren Sprengladungen drohen. Ermittlungen zur Identifizierung der mutmaßlichen Mehrfachtäter laufen. Die Polizei Basel-Landschaft sucht Zeugen (061 553 39 20)....

Loud explosions were heard across the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of the morning as residents prepared to go to work. Many received text messages from emergency services about the threat of a missile attack and air raid sirens wailed for three hours straight. The attacks came shortly before Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and several top members of his government, including the foreign, defense and interior ministers, arrived in Kyiv in the latest show of support for Ukraine by European leaders....

In a statement sent to members, BC Federation of Teachers president Clint Johnston said the agreement was reached after more than 50 days of negotiations and the union executive is recommending its members ratify the contract. Johnston said he’s proud the group was able to secure a tentative agreement that will have significant pay and other gains for teachers. “If ratified, this agreement will take us from nearly the lowest paid teachers in Canada to the top tier....

Frau und Kind an Esslinger Grundschule erstochen – Verdächtiger festgenommen Stand: 23:00 Uhr | Lesezeit: 2 Minuten In der Esslinger Schule sind ein Kind und eine Frau durch ein Messer schwer verletzt worden Bei einem Messerangriff an einer Grundschule im baden-württembergischen Eslingen sind eine Frau und ein Kind (7) schwer verletzt worden. Die beiden wurden mit schweren Stichverletzungen ins Krankenhaus gebracht. Ein Verdächtiger ist auf der Flucht, Polizei und Rettungsdienste sind im Großeinsatz....

A l’antenne depuis plusieurs jours, c’est désormais officiel, Aurélien Tchouaméni sera un joueur du Real Madrid à partir de la saison 2022-2023. C’est un excellent recrutement, car le club madrilène s’assure un bel avenir en tant que milieu. Au lendemain de la publication officielle sur Instagram, Karim Benzema a réagi aux commentaires en disant ce qui suit : Approbation de Benzema ✅ pic.twitter.com/y2u8RSvYOI – Zone de Madrid (@theMadridZone) 11 juin 2022...

The biggest names in politics in the United States, including Democrats Biden and former President Barack Obama, as well as Republican Trump, were in Pennsylvania on Saturday hoping to tip the balance in a pivotal Senate race between Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and the Republican celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz. Polls put Republicans at odds with Democrats for the Senate and also show them well ahead in the House race as voters, already enraged by culture wars over gay rights and abortion, seek to rid themselves of the frustration for four decades – high inflation and violent crime....

Comment President Biden has spent the final stretch of the campaign warning of the colossal dangers the country supposedly faces if Republicans gain full control of Congress in the midterm elections, sounding alarms of a government shutdown, social security cuts and the potential collapse of democracy. But as the president described the race as a “tipping point” for the country, he has largely avoided discussing the overwhelming stakes for himself, despite the possibility that a Republican split could upend the trajectory of his presidency....

A protester in Los Angeles was confronted by the Secret Services on Wednesday after she took to the streets and approached President Biden’s motorcade. Biden was in downtown Los Angeles for the ninth US Summit. The woman had moved on a blocked road with a bullhorn and was quickly removed. A protester walking in front of President Biden’s motorcade on Wednesday was confronted by the Los Angeles Secret Service. (FOX 11 Los Angeles) BIDEN SUCCESSFUL AT AMERICA SUMMIT IN MEASURES The protester, who resisted police during her arrest and tore the policeman’s hat and glasses, appeared to be advocating for abortion rights....

According to data compiled by Opensecrets.org, seven of the top 10 campaign donors in federal elections are Republicans who have given somewhere around a quarter of a billion dollars to GOP causes. And the influence of the super-rich is being felt even more widely. A recent report from a group called Americans for Tax Fairness finds that a total of 465 billionaires from both parties have poured about $881 million into this campaign’s federal election....

In Hannover haben Experten bei Erkundungsarbeiten im Bereich Brink-Hafen einen Panzer aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg entdeckt. Die Bombe soll heute später geräumt werden. Am Nexans-Standort in der Kabelkampstraße wurden am Mittag 500 Sprengkörper gefunden, wie die Stadt Hannover mitteilte. Nach Angaben der Feuerwehr sind fast 3.300 Anwohner betroffen. Gegen 21.30 Uhr meldete die Feuerwehr „Sicherheit im Evakuierungsbereich“. Die Kampfmittelbeseitigung arbeitet derzeit am Gegengewicht. Auch die Vahrenwalder Straße und der Mittellandkanal sind betroffen....