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Blood moon 2025: How to see the moon turn red over North America during March's total lunar eclipse
Live Science - 18 Feb 2025 23:47
Here's everything you need to know about how to see the first "blood moon" total lunar eclipse since 2022, and the only one visible from North America this year, when it rises in March.
DeepSeek to be removed from App Store in South Korea due to local ban
9 to 5 Mac - 18 Feb 2025 01:22
Bad news for DeepSeek users in South Korea. The country's regulator announced on Monday that the Chinese AI app is now banned in South Korea under allegations that it fails to comply with local data protection laws. As a...
Chance of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 smashing into Earth rises yet again to 3.1%, NASA reports
Live Science - 18 Feb 2025 20:06
NASA has increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, up from 1 in 42 as reported in previous calculations.
Mint Mobile finally gets the new Samsung in stock, and it's one of the best Galaxy S25 deals I've seen
Android Central - 18 Feb 2025 19:36
Mint Mobile just got the Galaxy S25 series in stock, and the deals are perfect for anyone looking to update their wireless situation.
Divers discover 500,000-year-old treasure trove of fossils in Florida sinkhole
Live Science - 18 Feb 2025 16:44
Divers in Florida's Steinhatchee River stumbled upon hundreds of pristine fossils from an obscure Ice Age period, including giant armadillos, ancient horses and possibly a new species of tapir.
Google Gemini Can Now Remember Your Previous Chats
Life Hacker - 18 Feb 2025 15:30
The AI bot is getting better powers of recall.
xAI Launches Grok-3 AI Model, Claims Superior Performance Over GPT-4
Mac Rumors - 18 Feb 2025 14:38
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI on Tuesday announced Grok-3, and Musk is making some bold claims. The new AI model is said to have more than ten times the computing power of its predecessor and outperform...
The 7 most consequential moments in the history of everything
New Scientist - 18 Feb 2025 14:00
From the beginning of time to the origins of life, our "when" special series tackles the timing of crucial events and the surprising new discoveries we are making about them
OpenAI Whistleblower's Death Ruled a Suicide by Autopsy Report
PetaPixel - 18 Feb 2025 13:26How to Disable Apple Intelligence on iPhone, Mac, iPad
OS X Daily - 18 Feb 2025 23:59
Apple Intelligence is an intriguing and powerful set of AI features available on the latest models of Mac, iPhone, and iPad with modern versions of system software. These AI features are tied to ChatGPT and range from us...
Instagram is testing a private downvote button for comments
Mashable - 18 Feb 2025 23:56
Instagram is testing a private downrank button for comments.
Triple-screen Mate XT is going international with its highest pricing yet
Android Authority - 18 Feb 2025 23:56
Customers in markets like Saudi Arabia and Indonesia will have to pay the equivalent of €3499 for the foldable phone.
Unlocking the secrets of fusion's core with AI-enhanced simulations
Phys.org - 18 Feb 2025 23:56
Creating and sustaining fusion reactions--essentially recreating star-like conditions on Earth--is extremely difficult, and Nathan Howard, Ph.D., a principal research scientist at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center...
Elon Musk's DOGE Is Being Sued Under the Privacy Act: What to Know
Wired - 18 Feb 2025 23:50
At least eight ongoing lawsuits related to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency's alleged access to sensitive data hinge on the Watergate-inspired Privacy Act of 1974. But it's not airtight.
Google Play Books now links out to website & avoids Apple's 30% cut
AppleInsider - 18 Feb 2025 23:50
Apple device owners that use Google Play Books to manage ebooks can now make purchases via a "Get book" link that takes them to the Google Play store to make a purchase. Google Play Books gets reader entitlement It isn't...
Researchers develop first room temperature holmium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride thin disk laser
Phys.org - 18 Feb 2025 23:50
In a study published in Optics Express, a research group led by Prof. Fu Yuxi from Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics (XIOPM) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed the first room temperature hol...
Genetic Link Between Humans and the Evolution of Speech Found
Neuroscience News - 18 Feb 2025 23:45
New research suggests a genetic variant in the NOVA1 protein may have played a key role in the emergence of human speech. Scientists introduced this exclusively human variant into mice and observed altered vocalizations,...
Get this touchscreen Windows laptop with 16GB RAM for just $276
PC World - 18 Feb 2025 23:44
eBay is running some killer deals right now with unbeatable prices on refurbished laptops, like this Chromebook for just over a hundred bucks. But if you prefer Windows, you can get an equally amazing deal from Acer, who...
This Lenovo ThinkPad is normally $3,229 -- today it's $1,453
Digital Trends - 18 Feb 2025 23:41
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 provides reliable performance from a portable body. The laptop is on sale from Lenovo at 55% off, or savings of $1,776.
Deals: M2 iPad Air 11″ for $499, iPad Air 13″ for $799, Apple Watch Series 10 for $329
OS X Daily - 18 Feb 2025 23:37
Amazon is at it again with even more great deals on some popular Apple products, including the iPad Air in both 13″ and 11″ display sizes, great deals on Apple Watch Series 10, and an ongoing great deal on the 4-pack...
Forget Ring - Arlo's flagship battery-powered security camera is still on sale for $120
ZDNet - 18 Feb 2025 23:36
Brand-exclusive features made the Arlo Pro 5S 2K challenging to recommend to everyone. This huge markdown makes it easier.
Quantum billiard balls: Digging deeper into light-assisted atomic collisions
Phys.org - 18 Feb 2025 23:35
When atoms collide, their exact structure--for example, the number of electrons they have or even the quantum spin of their nuclei--has a lot to say about how they bounce off each other. This is especially true for atoms...