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Dec 23, 2023

Apple Watch 9, Ultra 2 models now banned in US, old repairs uncertain

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, electronics

The ban on selling Apple Watches with blood-oxygen sensors also impacts the repairs of any Apple Watch with the same feature.

Dec 23, 2023

Apple seeks multiyear deals with publishers to train its generative AI

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Apple is in talks with some of the biggest names in the media industry to license their news archives for training its artificial intelligence systems, the New York Times reported.

A multiyear deal worth over $50 million

The Cupertino-based company is seeking multiyear deals worth over $50 million with publishers like Condé Nast, NBC News, and IAC, which own popular magazines and websites such as Vogue, The New Yorker, People, and The Daily Beast.

Dec 23, 2023

Humane AI reveals when its AI pin will reach customers

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Humane AI has attracted much attention and funding from investors despite not having any products in the market until now. According to CNBC, the company has raised over $200 million from backers like Microsoft, Tiger Global, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.

“For us, the AI Pin is just the beginning,” Chaudhri said at the launch event.

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Dec 23, 2023

New research offers novel approach to remove excess carbon dioxide

Posted by in category: futurism

The more carbon dioxide converted, the better it is for the world.


Researchers test efficient homogeneous electrocatalysts for CO2 conversion, potentially transforming it into valuable resources industrially.

Dec 23, 2023

Mirror segments of the world’s largest optical telescope arrive in Chile

Posted by in category: space

Astronomers, prepare to be awed by the best views of the cosmos in 2028.


The ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope progresses as 18 mirror segments make their way to Chile, after being polished by Safran Reosc.

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Dec 23, 2023

Windows 10 support to cease in 2025, posing risk of 240 million PCs as e-waste

Posted by in category: transportation

Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 in 2025.


Experts warn that Microsoft’s planned Windows 10 support termination in 2025 could generate 320,000 cars worth of e-waste.

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Dec 23, 2023

HughesNet’s fast satellite plans rivals Starlink, hitting 100 Mbps

Posted by in categories: internet, satellites

HughesNet’s move to offer 100 Mbps speeds brings it closer to its industry rival, SpaceX’s Starlink, which ranges between 25 to 220 Mbps.

HughesNet’s Jupiter 3 satellite, although geostationary and considerably farther away, rivals Starlink with its size and capacity. The ultra-high-density satellite operates in Ka-band frequencies with 300 spot beams, efficiently allocating and directing signals for better coverage.

Hughes, a pioneer in satellite-delivered internet service since the 1990s, continues to earn recognition.

Dec 23, 2023

Tesla to open up an energy-storage battery factory in China

Posted by in categories: energy, sustainability

Signing ceremony for the land acquisition on Friday.


Tesla is opening up a new factory in Shanghai to produce energy-storage batteries. They will sign papers for the land acquisition on Friday.

Dec 23, 2023

Scientists find first hints of nuclear fission in universe, challenging theories

Posted by in categories: nuclear energy, space

Researchers have now identified the first signs of nuclear fission in the cosmos, something that has baffled scientists since the 1950s.


Scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory and North Carolina State University have uncovered compelling evidence of nuclear fission occurring in the cosmos, specifically during the merger of neutron stars. This discovery challenges long-held beliefs and opens a new chapter in our understanding of heavy element formation in the universe.

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Dec 23, 2023

World’s single-largest wind farm approved, will power 3.3 million UK homes

Posted by in categories: energy, sustainability

With 2.9 GW capacity, the massive Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm strengthens the UK’s clean energy objectives.


Dive into Ørsted’s groundbreaking Hornsea 3 project in the UK, set to power millions of homes and reshape the future of renewable energy in the region.