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Amazon launches 27 satellites to begin building huge 'Project Kuiper' internet constellation (video)
SPACE.com - 29 Apr 2025 01:10
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched the first big batch of satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband constellation to low Earth orbit today (April 28).
We Can't Get Over the Alien Easter Egg in the New Predator Trailer
Gizmodo - 29 Apr 2025 00:00
Predator: Badlands stars Elle Fanning and is out this November.
Canon's 'New' RF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 Looks Like a Remount of a Lens from 1999
PetaPixel - 29 Apr 2025 19:00What is 'induced atmospheric vibration' and did it really cause power outages across Spain and Portugal?
Live Science - 29 Apr 2025 17:02
Power blackouts that left millions of people across Spain and Portugal without electricity may have been caused by a bizarre atmospheric phenomenon, though the true cause is yet to be determined.
The DJI Phantom is Dead
PetaPixel - 29 Apr 2025 18:38Sony May Spin-Off Its Image Sensor Business as a Separate Company
PetaPixel - 29 Apr 2025 20:10Information of more than 9,000 people potentially exposed in Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois data breach
Phys.org - 29 Apr 2025 14:21
The personal information of more than 9,300 people may have been exposed in a recent data breach at health insurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, according to the company.
‘Video games are not manufactured in China,' Playasia reassures tariff-wary customers
The Verge - 29 Apr 2025 00:05
Playasia, a popular retailer for buying video games, toys, and more from Asia, says that it "does not expect" the Trump administration's planned import rule changes on Chinese-made goods to apply to "game-related orders"...
Yellowstone holds potentially untapped cache of 'carbon-free' helium for rockets, reactors and superconductors
Live Science - 29 Apr 2025 12:05
Conventional helium production comes with enormous carbon emissions, so scientists are looking for alternatives in places like Yellowstone, Tanzania's Rukwa Rift and India's Bakreswar-Tantloi province.
World's Largest Solar Telescope's First Photos Show Sunspots Bigger Than US
PetaPixel - 29 Apr 2025 21:09Canon revives 26-year-old lens for RF, everywhere except US
DP Review - 29 Apr 2025 19:00
When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. Canon has announced an RF-mount version of its 75-300mm F4.0-5.6 low-cost full-frame tele zoom lens. Though there are no details yet of a US re...
The Onn Large Party Speaker is on sale at Walmart today
Digital Trends - 29 Apr 2025 00:09
The Onn Large Party Speaker Gen 2 is a Walmart Rollback today. For a limited time, pay only $120 plus sales tax when you purchase this Bluetooth speaker.
How a Photographer Tells the Stories of Remote Cultures With His Camera
PetaPixel - 29 Apr 2025 23:34Mars Satellite Captures Curiosity Rover Driving Across the Red Planet
PetaPixel - 29 Apr 2025 16:50Chinese astronauts' return to earth delayed owing to weather
Phys.org - 29 Apr 2025 12:49
Three Chinese astronauts' return to Earth has been postponed owing to weather conditions.
Cybersecurity CEO accused of running malware on hospital PC blabs about it on LinkedIn
The Register - 29 Apr 2025 01:28
Sometimes, silence is the best option An Oklahoma City cybersecurity professional accused of installing spyware on a hospital PC confirmed on LinkedIn key details of the drama....
EA reportedly cancels another Titanfall game, lays off several hundred employees
Engadget - 29 Apr 2025 22:50Study explores how workers are using large language models and what it means for science organizations
Phys.org - 29 Apr 2025 16:14
Researchers investigated Argonne employees' use of Argo, an internal generative artificial intelligence chatbot.
AI-generated code could be a disaster for the software supply chain. Here's why.
Ars Technica - 29 Apr 2025 13:15
LLM-produced code could make us much more vulnerable to supply-chain attacks.
AI designs 50 gravitational wave detectors that could outperform human-made ones
SPACE.com - 29 Apr 2025 16:00
Artificial intelligence could offer a powerful pathway to supercharge our ability to "hear" the universe, according to new research.
Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI
Engadget - 29 Apr 2025 14:30Apple will soon launch its first foldable iPhone: Details, release date, and more
9 to 5 Mac - 29 Apr 2025 02:41
Rumors about foldable iPhones have circulated for many years, but recent reports have suggested that Apple is finally getting closer to announcing its new product. Apple is reportedly working on two foldable products, a ...