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Infinity has long baffled mathematicians - have we now figured it out?
New Scientist - 13 Apr 2022 14:00
Mathematicians have long known infinity comes in many sizes, but how do they relate to one another? The key lies in a 150-year-old mystery known as the continuum hypothesis
Hubble pics reveal the mega comet is wider than Rhode Island
Mashable - 13 Apr 2022 02:00
It looks like a pinprick of light in snapshots, but scientists have confirmed this recently discovered space snowball is the largest comet ever observed, spanning the length of over three marathons. A team of scientists ...
Nikon Nikkor Z 28-75mm F2.8 sample gallery
DP Review - 13 Apr 2022 15:00
We took the new Nikon Nikkor Z 28-75mm F2.8 zoom lens to Baja California for some sun, surf and photos. Check out our sample gallery to see how this fast walkaround lens for Nikon's mirrorless Z system compares. View our...
Uber & Lyft Slammed for Price Gouging After NYC Subway Shooting
Gizmodo - 13 Apr 2022 16:10
Users of ride hailing apps Uber and Lyft say they were fleeced after they tried to leave the Brooklyn area yesterday after a shooting left at least 23 people injured. Others found the price of a ride had increased severa...
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter sets new flight records on Mars
Digital Trends - 13 Apr 2022 03:00
NASA has revealed that, almost a year since its historic first flight, the Ingenuity helicopter has set two new records on Mars.
Safer take-off and landings with state-of-the-art radar and tougher windows
Phys.org - 13 Apr 2022 16:12
On 25 July 2000, a Concorde jet crashed upon take-off in Paris, killing 113 people. The cause of the accident was later identified as a metal strip on the runway that had fallen off another plane. When the jet ran over i...
TikTok is testing a dislike button for comments
The Verge - 13 Apr 2022 22:32
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok is testing a feature that allows users to dislike individual comments on videos, the company confirmed today. In a blog post on safety and community guidelines enforcement, ...
Dungeons and Dragons owner Hasbro buys up D&D Beyond
Engadget - 13 Apr 2022 20:22Largest comet ever seen is coming our way, but don't worry
Digital Trends - 13 Apr 2022 04:30
Astronomers have confirmed that an 80-mile-wide comet first spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope is the biggest ever seen.
You can overclock the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, but it's still risky
Digital Trends - 13 Apr 2022 15:56
The upcoming AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D was not meant to be overclocked, but the CPU was just spotted running at 4.8GHz, surpassing its max boost clock by far.
Developing countries are being left behind in the AI race--and that's a problem for all of us
Phys.org - 13 Apr 2022 15:50
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is much more than just a buzzword nowadays. It powers facial recognition in smartphones and computers, translation between foreign languages, systems which filter spam emails and identify tox...
Why 'bad' ads appear on 'good' websites. A computer scientist explains
Phys.org - 13 Apr 2022 15:40
Sketchy ads, like those for miracle weight loss pills and suspicious-looking software, sometimes appear on legitimate, well-regarded websites. It turns out that most websites don't actually decide who gets to show ads to...
3D printing smart clothes with a new liquid metal-alginate ink
Phys.org - 13 Apr 2022 15:31
In the future, smart clothing might monitor our posture, communicate with smartphones and manage our body temperature. But first, scientists need to find a way to cost-effectively print intricate, flexible and durable ci...
New AI algorithms for cost-effective medical image diagnostics
Phys.org - 13 Apr 2022 15:16
Medical imaging is an important part of modern healthcare, enhancing both the precision, reliability and development of treatment for various diseases. Artificial intelligence has also been widely used to further enhance...
How to highlight duplicates in Google Sheets
Digital Trends - 13 Apr 2022 15:00
If you've added the same data more than once by mistake on a spreadsheet or you're simply looking to find duplicate data, Google Sheets lets you highlight them.
How Samsung is addressing its biggest smartwatch concern
Digital Trends - 13 Apr 2022 15:00
Rumors surrounding Samsung's upcoming smartwatches seem to indicate that the company is taking some steps forward toward improving the devices.
Git for Windows issues update to fix running-someone-else's-code vuln
The Register - 13 Apr 2022 15:00
Running a multi-user Windows environment and Git? Time to patch After a hefty Patch Tuesday comes news of an update for Git to deal with a vulnerability for the source shack when run on Microsoft's Windows....
White House releases in-space servicing strategy
Space News - 13 Apr 2022 13:36
A new federal strategy seeks to coordinate activities among agencies and interaction with the private sector to advance work making and repairing spacecraft in space. The post White House releases in-space servicing stra...
Largest comet ever seen has a heart 'blacker than coal,' and it's headed this way
Live Science - 13 Apr 2022 13:16
Astronomers gazed into the icy, black heart of comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein, and found it is more massive than any comet nucleus ever seen.
Satellites to test-fly new cyber software
Space News - 13 Apr 2022 09:00
As space systems face growing cyberattacks, the Aerospace Corp. and TriSept Corp. are preparing separate flight tests of software to alert satellite operators of anomalies detected onboard. The post Satellites to test-fl...
Japan seeks to decentralize datacenters
The Register - 13 Apr 2022 04:58
Sixty per cent of current facilities are near Tokyo - a risky concentration Japan's government has secured expressions of interest from over 100 regional centers willing to host new datacenters, as part of an effort to m...
New Apple iMovie feature update: What's new in iMovie 3.0?
Pocket-lint - 13 Apr 2022 03:52
Apple has updated iMovie, its video editing app, to iMovie 3.0. This software upgrade for iPhone and iPad users introduces new features - including storyboards.