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China to 3D-print bricks on the moon using lunar dirt in 2028 to pave way for future base (video)
SPACE.com - 11 Apr 2025 00:00
China is getting ready to 3D-print bricks on the moon using lunar soil, in what could be a huge step toward building a base on the lunar surface.
This Famous Physics Experiment Shows Why the Government Should Support 'Useless' Science
Wired - 11 Apr 2025 15:00
Basic research often pays huge dividends--but that's not why we do it.
Juno Gave NASA Controllers Quite the Scare During Recent Jupiter Flyby
Gizmodo - 11 Apr 2025 13:00
The intrepid probe entered into safe mode, likely as it flew through Jupiter's radiation belts.
Google's Android XR glasses have made their first stage appearance
Android Authority - 11 Apr 2025 04:34
But will they ever hit the market, or will we have to wait for Samsung to launch a ready-to-buy version?
Scientists may have uncovered a way to stop humans from needing sleep to dream
BGR - 11 Apr 2025 02:24
What if you could experience all the benefits of dreaming--emotional healing, creativity boosts, memory processing--without ever closing your eyes? Scientists have uncovered that certain psychedelics … The post Scienti...
Blue Origin's all-female spaceflight urges women to shoot for the stars -- but astronaut memoirs reveal the cost of being exceptional
SPACE.com - 11 Apr 2025 02:00
For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova's solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will fly with only women aboard. Blue Origin's all-female crew includes pop star Katy Perry.
Tech founder charged with fraud for 'AI' that was secretly overseas contract workers
Engadget - 11 Apr 2025 00:59Elusive neutrinos' mass just got halved -- and it could mean physicists are close to solving a major cosmic mystery
Live Science - 11 Apr 2025 19:37
Physicists have set a new upper limit on the mass of neutrinos. And the finding could poke a big hole in the Standard Model of particle physics.
The Mysterious Source Behind the Monkeypox Virus Is a Squirrel
Discover - 11 Apr 2025 15:00
Even though the virus was first discovered in laboratory monkeys in 1958, the original source came from a squirrel.
Google lays off hundreds of people from inside its Platform and Devices division
Engadget - 11 Apr 2025 14:23Indonesians can again buy the iPhone 16 as ban is finally lifted
AppleInsider - 11 Apr 2025 13:48
Following months of negotiations and then weeks of red tape, Apple is now once more allowed to sell the iPhone 16 range in Indonesia -- including selling the iPhone 16e there for the first time. The whole iPhone 1 range ...
Dad and Son Crash Underwater Drone Into Unexploded World War II Bomb
PetaPixel - 11 Apr 2025 12:12New method efficiently safeguards sensitive AI training data
MIT - 11 Apr 2025 06:00
The approach maintains an AI model's accuracy while ensuring attackers can't extract secret information.
Apps-from-prompts Firebase Studio is a great example - of why devs won't lose jobs to AI
The Register - 11 Apr 2025 02:13
Big G reckons this agentic AI speeds up or simplifies coding. Developers who've used it aren't so sure Cloud Next Google on Wednesday announced Firebase Studio, a product pitched as "a cloud-based agentic development env...
Microsoft is about to launch Recall for real this time
The Verge - 11 Apr 2025 01:58
Microsoft is starting to gradually roll out a preview of Recall, its feature that captures screenshots of what you do on a Copilot Plus PC to find again later, to Windows Insiders, according to a blog post published Thur...
Satellite 'space factory' could slash billions from energy bills - and start new industrial revolution
Sky News - 11 Apr 2025 01:01
A company started by "two blokes in a Cardiff garage" is about to launch a game-changing space factory that could start a new industrial revolution.
When AI Becomes a Lover: The Ethics of Human-AI Relationships
Neuroscience News - 11 Apr 2025 23:57
As AI technologies grow more human-like, some people are forming deep, long-term emotional bonds with them, even engaging in non-legally binding marriages. A recent opinion paper explores the ethical risks of such relati...
Katy Perry Blasts to Space With Blue Origin Monday: How to Watch
CNET - 11 Apr 2025 23:53
Music icon Katy Perry and an all-female crew are set to launch on a Blue Origin New Shepard spacecraft on April 14.
Staples slashed the price of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ by $300
Digital Trends - 11 Apr 2025 23:41
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ with 12GB of RAM, 256GB of onboard storage, and a 12.4-inch touchscreen is on sale from Staples at $300 off.
Kia Is Joining the EV Pickup Segment With a Truck Coming to the US
CNET - 11 Apr 2025 23:37
Kia is bringing a new electric pickup truck to North America.
Children Show Fear Toward Peers Who Defy Gender Stereotypes
Neuroscience News - 11 Apr 2025 23:36
A new international study has revealed that children's gender biases can be seen not only in what they say, but in how they express emotions on their faces. Researchers in Canada and Hong Kong studied over 600 children a...
Turbulent global economy could drive up prices for Netflix and rivals
Ars Technica - 11 Apr 2025 23:23
"... our members are going to be punished."