This week, a body was found in a pond in the Pine Valley area and identified as Devin Gwinn. (Port City Daily/File) WILMINGTON – A man found by police floating in a retention pond earlier this week has been identified. Devin Gwinn, 51, of Wilmington, was found just before 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, in… Continue reading Deceased 51-year-old found in Pine Valley area retention pond
4 design highlights from Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel's maximalist NYC apartment
Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel have revealed the inside of their New York home, and it's bursting with maximalist style. There are so many fun prints, patterns, and textures to love — not to mention the hundreds of other design options that Deschanel and Scott brought to the table when designing their home with designer… Continue reading 4 design highlights from Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel's maximalist NYC apartment
NOA is planning a walkable “Renneria” neighborhood in the Italian Dolomites
Renneria: a new district for the Italian Dolomites On the outskirts of Bolzano, Italy a new one neighborhood designed by NOAH takes shape. Located in the South Tyrolean countryside, Renneria explores a development model based on agricultural continuity and everyday livability. The 13 hectare site in Pineta di Leifers – named after the Maso Renner… Continue reading NOA is planning a walkable “Renneria” neighborhood in the Italian Dolomites
Mexico is making progress toward sustainable agriculture
Mexico is strengthening its transition to sustainable agriculture through public policies, international cooperation and targeted support to small-scale producers to reduce deforestation, improve rural livelihoods and increase climate resilience. Araceli Vargas Mena, director of the Sustainable Agriculture Project at the German Society for Technical Cooperation (GIZ), emphasized that Mexico has a strong policy framework to… Continue reading Mexico is making progress toward sustainable agriculture
Work on the construction of the new Dromana Pier is underway
The Allan Labor Government has begun upgrading Dromana Pier, an iconic Mornington Peninsula attraction for fishing, walking, boating and swimming. Ports and Freight Minister Melissa Horne today announced the start of work on the popular coastal destination, as part of the Labor Government's $46 million investment to deliver key upgrades to piers and jetties across… Continue reading Work on the construction of the new Dromana Pier is underway
Google's Willow chip runs quantum algorithms 13,000 times faster than supercomputers: here's how its superconducting design makes this possible
Google has announced a major breakthrough with its efforts to enable usable quantum computing. The company's Willow processor reportedly ran a complex quantum echo algorithm about 13,000 times faster than today's fastest classical supercomputers. Willow represents a significant leap after Google's breakthrough with the Sycamore chip in 2019. Unlike the latter, the former superconducting chip… Continue reading Google's Willow chip runs quantum algorithms 13,000 times faster than supercomputers: here's how its superconducting design makes this possible
SolarPower Europe is pushing for the adoption of a renewables-first approach to ensure energy security
As the global energy sector is caught up in the inevitable transition away from fossil fuels towards the renewable energy sector, SolarPower Europe is pushing for the adoption of renewable energy to strengthen energy security around the world. For far too long, the world has relied on conventional energy production methods that rely on fossil… Continue reading SolarPower Europe is pushing for the adoption of a renewables-first approach to ensure energy security
One of Richard Neutra's protégés designed this $1.7 million home for a Caltech professor
Architect: Harwell Hamilton Harris Footprint: 1,449 square feet (2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms) Lot size: 0.13 acres From the agent: “This is the second home built by architect Harwell Hamilton Harris, which he built after spending several formative years in the office of Richard Neutra. One of the many things he learned there was the importance… Continue reading One of Richard Neutra's protégés designed this $1.7 million home for a Caltech professor
Three apartments are to be built in Pembridge in the nature reserve
The Corner House building in Pembridge currently has two apartments upstairs and it has been proposed to be converted into three studio apartments. The building also houses the Bloom & Grind café and a pizzeria on the ground floor. The plans, submitted by Hook Mason Ltd on behalf of Mr Craig Freese, said the aim… Continue reading Three apartments are to be built in Pembridge in the nature reserve
The Russian cybercrime landscape has changed with escalating crackdowns
Increasing global law enforcement efforts, including the sweeping Operation Endgame, have led Russia to step up its initiatives against cybercriminal operations within the state that it typically ignored in the past, SecurityWeek reports. Since 2023, more threat actors have been subjected to Russia's choreographed arrests as part of its efforts to assert its authority, with… Continue reading The Russian cybercrime landscape has changed with escalating crackdowns