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NASA hears 'heartbeat' signal from Voyager 2 probe a week after losing contact
Live Science - 1 Aug 2023 23:53
NASA engineers have received a "heartbeat" signal from Voyager 2, bringing hope that they may be able to reestablish contact with the probe months ahead of schedule.
Soccer Star Blasts Ball Straight Into Photographer's Lens
PetaPixel - 1 Aug 2023 19:15X Sign Removed From Top of Former Twitter HQ
Wall Street Journal - 1 Aug 2023 03:06
The X sign, erected on Friday atop the company's building in downtown San Francisco, was removed after two dozen complaints from residents and a city citation.
NASA accidentally severs contact with Voyager 2 probe 12 billion miles from Earth
Live Science - 1 Aug 2023 00:10
After accidentally shifting Voyager 2's antenna by two degrees, NASA is out of contact with the interstellar probe until at least Oct. 15.
'I don't want to twin with anyone accidentally.' Woman Asks if She's Wrong for Refusing to Say Where She Got Her Clothes From
Twisted Sifter - 1 Aug 2023 20:47
That's the pettiest petty you can be.
The forgotten story of the real first Barbie to fly into space (on a still-secret mission)
SPACE.com - 1 Aug 2023 16:00
As it turns out, the two Barbie dolls that recently went on display at the Smithsonian are not the first to have flown into space. Another Barbie made the trip aboard a classified mission.
'Permafrost is melting in Siberia.' What World Events Are Happening Right Now That We Should All Know About?
Twisted Sifter - 1 Aug 2023 10:41
Keep your eyes and ears open to hear ALL views.
A Walmart Worker Blasted Employees Who Stay With the Company for Decades After Finding "35 Years" Service Badges
Twisted Sifter - 1 Aug 2023 00:37
If somebody sticks with a company for 35 years, they better be making bank!
Loki season 2 trailer confirms a major plot leak
BGR - 1 Aug 2023 23:58
We can finally put the worst MCU Disney Plus show behind us now that the first Loki season 2 trailer is out, and hope that … The post Loki season 2 trailer confirms a major plot leak appeared first on BGR.
Facebook and Instagram have officially started blocking news in Canada
Mashable - 1 Aug 2023 23:42
Meta has made good on its threat to block news via Facebook and Instagram in Canada. Starting Tuesday, Aug. 1, Meta is ending the availability of news for Facebook and Instagram users in Canada. Meta's decision to block ...
Bizarre particle that can remember its own past created inside quantum computer
Live Science - 1 Aug 2023 16:36
Non abelian-anyons' recollection of their past has enabled physicists to weave them into complex entangled designs with new behaviors.
Apple Announces Alliance With Adobe, NVIDIA, and Others to Develop Pixar's 3D Standard
Mac Rumors - 1 Aug 2023 15:31
Apple today announced that it is working with Pixar, Adobe, Autodesk, NVIDIA, and Linux to promote and develop Pixar's 3D Universal Scene Description technology. Open Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD) was created by ...
Chatbots sometimes make things up. Not everyone thinks AI's hallucination problem is fixable
Phys.org - 1 Aug 2023 14:52
Spend enough time with ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots and it doesn't take long for them to spout falsehoods.
Apple makes an exception and Twitter is now X in the iOS App Store
9 to 5 Mac - 1 Aug 2023 02:24
Elon Musk recently put an end to Larry Bird, which is the name of the iconic bird in Twitter's logo. Last week, Twitter officially rebranded to X and got a new logo. Although the iOS app was updated days later to match t...
Leaked Google memo shows it 'deeply committed' to Assistant, bringing LLM power
Android Authority - 1 Aug 2023 00:41Billionaire Kretinsky to Make Biggest Tech Deal of 2023?
ReadWrite - 1 Aug 2023 23:49
Atos SE, a French firm, is negotiating a $2 billion sale of its loss-making legacy operations with Czech billionaire Daniel […] The post Billionaire Kretinsky to Make Biggest Tech Deal of 2023? appeared first on ReadWr...
Zen moving game 'Unpacking' comes to Android and iOS on August 24th
Engadget - 1 Aug 2023 23:45Set a Course for New Worlds With All the Lego Sets You Can Buy in August
Gizmodo - 1 Aug 2023 23:45
Great news: Lego saw all that sunny summer weather we've been having and decided that it's simply too much chance for heatstroke, so we should all stay inside well-ventilated rooms, hydrate, and build some new Lego sets....
White House Cyber Workforce Strategy: No Quick Fix for Skills Shortage
Dark Reading - 1 Aug 2023 23:41
A lot of what the strategy proposes is well-intentioned but somewhat aspirational at the moment, industry experts say.
Behavioral Parallels: The Shared Routes of Aggression and Psychopathy
Neuroscience News - 1 Aug 2023 23:32
Aggressive and psychopathic individuals have difficulty shedding hostile behaviors once they've adopted them, according to new research. A mathematical model applied to a task assessing hostile responses confirmed this h...
This 75-inch 4K Mini-LED ULED TV is discounted from $1,200 to $800
Digital Trends - 1 Aug 2023 23:30
Get great picture quality and a large screen for less with this awesome deal on a Hisense Mini-LED TV at Best Buy.
This ChatGPT and Python Course Is $30
Life Hacker - 1 Aug 2023 23:30
This Ultimate AI ChatGPT and Python Programming course includes 14 courses and is on sale for $29.97 (reg. $154) through August 13. You could create a custom chatbot, language learning tool, or music generator--even if y...