Itâs been 30 years since Nasa last visited Venus, with the Magellan orbiter in 1990. Now, two new missions have been selected to explore the deadly atmosphere, crushing pressures, and volcanic landscape. The process dates back to February 2020, when Nasa announced that four missions were to undergo a nine-month peer-review process for feasibility. They were all part of the Discovery program, started by Nasa in 1992 to bring together... Read more âș
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A few days ago, Nissan donated an all-electric LEAF sedan to the Vatican to help the small state in its environmental goal to gradually replace its service vehicles with an all-electric fleet. Itâs part of Pope Francisâ commitment to turn the Vatican carbon neutral by 2050, as he announced in December 2020. The Church also plans to increase the number of charging stations, especially around several of the major basilicas... Read more âș
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At its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) last year, Apple announced that itâll allow you to sign in to websites on Safari using Face ID and Touch ID. This year, the company is taking this tech a step further by introducing passwordless sign-ups. In a developer session titled âMove beyond passwords,â Apple unveiled a new tech called Passkeys thatâll allow you to sign up for services without any passwords. Hereâs how... Read more âș
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âItâs not an earthquake that kills people, but the collapse of a poorly built building.â Build Change, a foundation dedicated to preventing housing loss caused by natural disasters such as earthquakes and windstorms, is announcing the âIntelligence Supervision Assistant for Constructionâ (ISAC-SIMO) app. Itâs an open-source, AI-powered quality assurance tool for construction. And it could save countless lives. Meet ISAC-SIMO: The tool utilizes machine learning to help people ensure theyâre... Read more âș
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Cooperation between people holds society together, but new research suggests weâll be less willing to compromise with âbenevolentâ AI. The study explored how humans will interact with machines in future social situations â such as self-driving cars that they encounter on the road â by asking participants to play a series of social dilemma games. The participants were told that they were interacting with either another human or an AI... Read more âș
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Renegade Game Studios, a company that makes numerous products for the World of Darkness, is hosting a free two-day online event called âElysium: Weekend of Darknessâ from 11 June thru 12 June. If youâve ever wanted to play the Vampire: The Masquerade tabletop roleplaying game, but youâre not sure how to get started, this eventâs for you. Itâs also for returning players, people who want to check out the Rivals... Read more âș
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Indian streaming platform Zee5 is set to enter the US market later this month on June 22. Itâs launching a subscription-only service, and aims to attract a large share of 5.4 million South Asians living in the country. The firm is pricing the service at $49.99 per year as an introductory offer, and aims to change it to $84 at an unspecified time. The launch price is close to what... Read more âș
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Microplastics are everywhere, from the Mediterranean seafloor to Mount Everest, and the tiny fragments of litter can take hundreds of years to degrade. They can also absorb heavy metals and pollutants that could harm humans or animals that inadvertently consume them. At less than 5mm in length, the polymers are hard to remove manually. But there may be a more efficient method of eliminating the plastic scourge: attacking them with... Read more âș
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TLDR: With Camtasia 2021, no-nonsense video producers can knock out a professional grade video that looks fantastic and wonât eat up hours of time to make, all at $100 off its regular price. Video production. The words instantly make any content creator get anxious. They arenât usually overly worried about creating the video itself. Theyâre worried about the time and money that go into such an event. While Hollywood blockbusters... Read more âș
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Iâve been thinking a lot about what itâs like to live with an EV recently. Doing what I do, I often get friends asking me what car they should buy. I always give stellar advice that would save my friends money, time, and get them a great car for their needs. Do they ever follow my advice? No, no they donât. With the ever present climate doom, I try to... Read more âș
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Boris is the wise olâ CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur in tech â from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can get his musings straight to your inbox by signing up for his newsletter! It was just after lunch, and I had asked for a doggy bag for the extra dish I had ordered but not touched. We were walking back... Read more âș
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Youâve probably seen images of scientists peering down a microscope, looking at objects invisible to the naked eye. Indeed, microscopes are indispensable to our understanding of life. They are just as indispensable to biotechnology and medicine, for instance in our response to diseases such as COVID-19. However, the best light microscopes have hit a fundamental barrier â the bright laser light used to illuminate tiny objects can also destroy them.... Read more âș
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Earlier in June, Chinese EV automaker BYD officially introduced its new electric Type D school bus, available in the US in lengths of 10.6, 11.6, and 12 meters, and capable of carrying up to 84 passengers. Most notably, the school bus enables bi-directional charging. According to the company, the bus can be charged overnight when energy demand is low, and feed clean energy back to the school during school hours.... Read more âș
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When your Netflix stream drops out in the middle of a rainstorm, can you blame the wild weather? Quite possibly. The weather can affect the performance of your internet connection in a variety of ways. This can include issues such as physical damage to the network, water getting into electrical connections, and wireless signal interference. Some types of connection are more vulnerable to weather than others. The behavior of other... Read more âș
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With the end of the pandemic (hopefully) in sight, most of us are eagerly waiting to go âback to normal,â but there are some things that maybe might never go back to the way they were before. Itâs interesting to think about what habits of pandemic life could or should remain with us after things have returned to normal. Will we continue to enjoy the calming power of frequent walks... Read more âș
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Iâm sure youâve heard the news: a Facebook smartwatch is on the way. And you know how this makes me feel? Absolutely fantastic. There are few things Iâd like more than for the company to track my every single movement and access a raft of health data â and what better way of doing that is there than a Facebook smartwatch? But⊠I have a dilemma. Ideally, Iâd like to... Read more âș
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There are not enough cameras and mics around us to record every moment of our lives. At least Facebook thinks so, because the companyâs reportedly putting two cameras on its upcoming smartwatch. According to a report by The Verge, the social networking firm is planning to release its first smartwatch next summer. The device will have all the usual fitness stuff, including a heart rate sensor. And then thereâs the... Read more âș
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Hereâs a fascinating little mystery. Going into WWDC 2021, it seemed quite likely Apple would announce the rumored redesigned MacBook Pro, along with a more powerful update to the M1 processor, perhaps called the M2. That didnât happen, so many concluded the leakers just got it wrong this time. But then @maxbalzer_ on Twitter noticed something interesting about the WWDC live stream on YouTube: Apple tagged it with the keywords... Read more âș
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The last US presidential election featured the highest voter turnout in the nationâs history. The candidates received a combined 155.4 million votes with just over seven million separating them. Thatâs a margin of about 4%. By that math it would seem like incredibly poor judgment if a candidate were to intentionally disrespect a group of people representing as much as 20% of the US adult voting population. Enter the 45th... Read more âș
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The makers of Sophia the robot have unveiled another creepy-looking humanoid: Grace, a healthcare droid designed to help the elderly and isolated. The prototype device uses AI to diagnose patients and a thermal camera to take their temperatures. It can also provide social stimulation and talk therapy, Reuters reports. The robot could provide some support to overworked medical staff and people feeling lonely during the pandemic. But, at best, it... Read more âș
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