Until recently it was thought neutron star mergers were the only way heavy elements (heavier than Zinc) could be produced. These mergers involve the mashup of the remnants of two massive stars in a binary system. But we know heavy elements were first produced not long after the Big Bang when the universe was really young. Back then, not enough time had passed for neutron star mergers to have even... Read more âș
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OnePlus raves on about the smooth performance of its phones every year⊠but the company was caught red-handed throttling the performance of over 300 apps on the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro. The company has gone on the defensive now, saying this step was to âensure better battery life.â The issue came to the fore when AnandTech published a detailed report into OnePlusâ sneaky performance-limiting practices. Reporter Andrei Frumusanu first... Read more âș
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A total of 37 US states, including California, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Colorado, and Washington have launched an antitrust lawsuit against Google last night. The case argues that the firm uses its position of power to distribute apps through the Play Store, and charges a hefty cut from app developers. Notably, Google charges 30% fees for in-app purchases from developers â which is the same as the Apple App Store... Read more âș
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Former US president Donald Trumpâs family businesses are in jeopardy. His financial future is in flux. And the entire worldâs waiting to see if he or one of his children will be charged with a crime soon. Itâs safe to say he isnât having his best week. And, of course, that means heâs filed a frivolous lawsuit to rile up and distract his base of sycophants from the reality of... Read more âș
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The Pentagon yesterday announced it was scuttling its long-doomed âProject JEDI,â a cloud-services AI contract that was awarded to Microsoft in 2019. Up front: Project JEDI is a big deal. The US military needs a reliable cloud-service platform from which to operate its massive AI infrastructure. Unfortunately the project was mishandled from the very beginning. Now, two years later, the Pentagonâs calling for a reboot: Today, the Department of Defense... Read more âș
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Donald Trump says heâs suing Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter boss Jack Dorsey, Google head Sundar Pichai, and their respective companies, alleging that theyâve violated First Amendments rights. Up-front: Trump said at a press conference on Tuesday that heâs the lead representative in the class-action lawsuits: Weâre asking the US district court for the southern district of Florida to order an immediate halt to social media companiesâ illegal, shameful, censorship... Read more âș
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Yes, folks, itâs here. The long-awaited BMW CE 04 escooter has finally been unveiled, and, yes, it was worth the wait since 2017, when it was firstly showcased as the BMW Motorrad Concept Link. Today the company took the wraps off its new all-electric two-wheeler, which marks the German brandâs triumphal debut in the escooter market. Modern design Design-wise the BMW CE 04 does look sleek and future-oriented. In its... Read more âș
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TLDR: Get two years of award-winning NordVPN online protection and other services for just $89âŠand youâll also get a $10 store credit on top of it all. NordVPN is one of the most decorated online security services of all time. Five-star ratings from CNET and Trustpilot. Five stars from PCMag, who also bestowed NordVPN with one of their extremely rare Outstanding ratings. That crowded mantlepiece is evidence of NordVPNâs decade... Read more âș
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TLDR: The Ninja Dragon Quadcopter combines precision flying ability with a camera array capable of 4K image capture, all for under $100. Last summer, kids in Ohio went to camp not to canoe or learn archery or make crafts. No, these kids went to camp to race drones. Of course, the whole camp was virtual anyway, so it was never going to be like a traditional camp, but just the... Read more âș
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Robotaxis are a hot business in China with autonomous cars from multiple companies already on the streets. But whoâs gonna come out on top? Self-driving startup AutoX has once again thrown its hat into the ring, to get the sought-after crown. At the Crowne Plaza Shanghai Anting yesterday, the company launched the upgraded AutoX Gen5 system, promising to offer better navigation capability, enhanced safety, and overall âsuperiority to the competitorâs... Read more âș
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Yesterday, Nintendo announced a new Switch, the OLED model. Thereâs a problem though: this isnât the Pro version of the console that many people were after. This puts lots of us in the strange situation of being unsure whether to be excited or not. Is the OLED model worth it? Just how different is it to the original Nintendo Switch? Luckily for you, weâre here to solve those questions⊠with... Read more âș
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YouTubeâs algorithm recommends âregrettableâ videos that violate the platformâs own content policies, according to a new investigation by the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation. The crowd-sourced study found that 71% of the videos that volunteers deemed regrettable were actively recommended by YouTubeâs own algorithm. Non-English speakers were far more likely to find videos that they considered disturbing: the rate of YouTube regrets was 60% higher in countries that donât have English as... Read more âș
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If youâve ever felt your noisy open-plan office makes you cranky and sends your heart racing, our new research shows you arenât imagining it. Prior to the pandemic 70% of office-based employees worked in open-plan offices. Employee complaints about this design are rife. Yet there is little experimental research investigating the effects of office noise on things like cognitive performance, physiological stress , and mood. The results of our study,... Read more âș
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OpenAI has once again made the headlines, this time with Copilot, an AI-powered programming tool jointly built with GitHub. Built on top of GPT-3, OpenAIâs famous language model, Copilot is an autocomplete tool that provides relevant (and sometimes lengthy) suggestions as you write code. Copilot is currently available to select applicants as an extension in Visual Studio Code, the flagship programming tool of Microsoft, GitHubâs parent company. While the AI-powered... Read more âș
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Earlier this week, GitHub took down a hateful site that targeted Muslim women and put them on sale. The website, named Sulli Deals, is a derogatory term used for Muslim women. The site first came to notice on Sunday, but thereâs no information yet on who made it. The website was active for at least 20 days before it was taken down on Monday, and had photos of more than... Read more âș
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On June 25, astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet successfully completed an almost seven-hour EVA (extravehicular activity, or spacewalk) to install solar panels on the International Space Station. What does it take to don a spacesuit and venture out on such a technical and dangerous mission? Surprisingly, one of the main criteria (besides the years of astronaut training) is body size. EVA capabilities blossomed during the era of NASAâs space... Read more âș
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Weâve seen plenty of instances when a social media handle of a company has tweeted something that seems like a response from a personal account. Itâs human to err, and forget to switch accounts when tweeting. A concept from Lena Emara, a product designer at Twitter, will hopefully prevent you from doing this. Hereâs how it works: when youâre tweeting, the app will show you the account the tweet will... Read more âș
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Today Nintendo announced the Nintendo Switch again. That is, what is officially and very creatively dubbed the Nintendo Switch (OLED model), parentheses and all. Itâs pretty cool! It has a bigger and better screen, ethernet compatibility, and improved speakers. It features a wider, adjustable kickstand, and it doubles internal storage to 64 GB. It even comes in a panda color. These are all welcome improvements, and my colleague Callum, at... Read more âș
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Iâve tested a fair few JBL bookshelf speakers here at TNW. The JBL L82 Classic paired a retro aesthetic with acoustics that emphasized an expansive soundstage, while the HDI-1600 was a more modern take on speaker design with a deep horn/waveguide for focused, sharp imaging. Well, what if you want both a retro design and a horn-type sound? JBL has a hi-fi speaker for you too: the $2,000 JBL 4309.... Read more âș
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The teenage joy of late-night gaming sessions faces an uncertain future in China. Tech giant Tencent has launched a time-sensitive facial recognition system that prevents minors from binging on video games after dark. The platform, called âMidnight Patrol,â arrives amid a moral panic over gaming addiction among children in China. Under-18s are now barred from gaming between 10PM and 8AM, and must register for games using their real names and... Read more âș
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