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The Valley of the Kings near Luxor in Egypt is dominated by the pyramid-shaped Al-Quran peak. Image: Nikater    The Valley of the Kings (or VK) on the west bank of the Nile outside Luxor (Thebes in antiquity) is one of the world's most important archaeological sites. Along with the rest of the Theban Necropolis, it has been a World Heritage Site since 1979. The desert valley is home to 65 rock-cut tombs, including KV62 -- better known as the resting place of Tutankhamun (c. 1342 - c. 1325 BC), which was famously discovered by Howard Carter in 1922. To preserve the tombs and ensure the safety of the tourists who visit them, it's essential to know about the geology of the region -- and in particular the stability of the limestone cliffs that surround the valley, which experiences sporadic heavy rainfall, plus the occasional earthquake. In volume one of The Tomb of Tut•Ankh•Amen (1923), Carter describes a near-miss with a storm in the early days of his excavation: Image...

Amazon on Monday announced it will now offer its cashierless store technology, called “Just Walk Out,” to other retailers. The technology uses a combination of cameras, sensors, computer vision techniques, and deep learning to allow customers to shop, then leave the store without waiting in line to pay. This is the same technology that today powers the Amazon Go cashierless convenience stores and Amazon’s newly launched Amazon Go Grocery store in Seattle.  Reuters first reported the news just ahead of Amazon’s official announcement, adding also that Amazon says it has signed “several” deals with initial customers interested in using Just Walk Out in their own stores. Amazon did not say who those customers are, however. Amazon has also now launched a website detailing how Just Walk Outworks, and answering several questions about this new business line. The website says that other retailers have expressed interest in the tech for years, which is why it decided to start offer...

The Razer Blade Stealth 13 (GTX) is the world's first regularly gaming ultrabook. — AFP Relaxnews In the quick advancing universe of convenient PCs, this year will be recognized as one that was particularly wealthy in advancement, with specific makers bringing out models that have set new patterns (bezel-less screens, double screens and so forth.). Here is a portion of the PCs that especially checked 2019. Razer Blade Stealth 13  American maker Razer, which spends significant time in extremely quick PCs for gamers created a ruckus at the IFA in Berlin, Germany, when it introduced its new Blade Stealth 13 territory, which included one model outfitted with an exceptionally amazing NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 designs card, which kicked off something new as the world's first-regularly gaming ultrabook. The entirety of the workstations in the range, which transport with the most recent age of Intel processors, can be fitted with up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD stockpiling,...

The Valley of the Kings near Luxor in Egypt is dominated by the pyramid-shaped Al-Quran peak. Image: Nikater    The Valley of the Kings (or VK) on the west bank of the Nile outside Luxor (Thebes in antiquity) is one of the world's most important archaeological sites. Along with the rest of the Theban Necropolis, it has been a World Heritage Site since 1979. The desert valley is home to 65 rock-cut tombs, including KV62 -- better known as the resting place of Tutankhamun (c. 1342 - c. 1325 BC), which was famously discovered by Howard Carter in 1922. To preserve the tombs and ensure the safety of the tourists who visit them, it's essential to know about the geology of the region -- and in particular the stability of the limestone cliffs that surround the valley, which experiences sporadic heavy rainfall, plus the occasional earthquake. In volume one of The Tomb of Tut•Ankh•Amen (1923), Carter describes a near-miss with a storm in the early days of his excavation: Image...

Amazon on Monday announced it will now offer its cashierless store technology, called “Just Walk Out,” to other retailers. The technology uses a combination of cameras, sensors, computer vision techniques, and deep learning to allow customers to shop, then leave the store without waiting in line to pay. This is the same technology that today powers the Amazon Go cashierless convenience stores and Amazon’s newly launched Amazon Go Grocery store in Seattle.  Reuters first reported the news just ahead of Amazon’s official announcement, adding also that Amazon says it has signed “several” deals with initial customers interested in using Just Walk Out in their own stores. Amazon did not say who those customers are, however. Amazon has also now launched a website detailing how Just Walk Outworks, and answering several questions about this new business line. The website says that other retailers have expressed interest in the tech for years, which is why it decided to start offer...

The Razer Blade Stealth 13 (GTX) is the world's first regularly gaming ultrabook. — AFP Relaxnews In the quick advancing universe of convenient PCs, this year will be recognized as one that was particularly wealthy in advancement, with specific makers bringing out models that have set new patterns (bezel-less screens, double screens and so forth.). Here is a portion of the PCs that especially checked 2019. Razer Blade Stealth 13  American maker Razer, which spends significant time in extremely quick PCs for gamers created a ruckus at the IFA in Berlin, Germany, when it introduced its new Blade Stealth 13 territory, which included one model outfitted with an exceptionally amazing NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 designs card, which kicked off something new as the world's first-regularly gaming ultrabook. The entirety of the workstations in the range, which transport with the most recent age of Intel processors, can be fitted with up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD stockpiling,...

Ballmer's Vindication: Microsoft Launches 5 Apple-Killer Surface Products One of the last significant activities previous CEO Steve Ballmer propelled before he left Microsoft was its Surface exertion. It was intended to address the worry that the iPod would assume control over the PC world.  The iPod could have been such a danger, yet Apple didn't execute. The contribution isn't just a risk to the PC showcase, yet glancing somewhat long in the tooth and in critical need of a creative upgrade.  Given that Tim Cook constrained out Steve Jobs' companion and lead creator Jony Ive, it will be hard not to seem a day late, and a dollar short when a portion of these new Surface items hit showcase.  I think it is somewhat amusing that subsequent to bringing up Bill Gates' misstep in choosing Steve Ballmer, Jobs committed a similar error with Tim Cook. Conceded it appears Jobs needed Cook to come up short since he needed to return himself, however, it desp...