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Hundreds of millions of miles away, on the frigid surface of Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover is hard at work, diligently gathering fresh samples of Martian rock, sealing them in pristine tubes, and leaving them on the surface ready for collection. If they can be brought back to Earth, these would be an invaluable scientific resource: … Read more
Early Tuesday morning, the sun fired another powerful stream of energetic particles toward Earth, causing blackouts across the United States. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) indicated disruption across North America at 12:51 a.m. ET. The solar flare, classified as X8.8, was the strongest of this cycle, which began in 2017; NOAA says it … Read more
It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for all year. Google I/O main day. Google kicks off its developer conference every year with a rapid stream of announcements, including lots of revelations about the latest things it’s working on. Brian: has already kicked us off by sharing what we expect. We know you don’t always have … Read more
Google is adding new AI-powered search features to Google Search and Google Search Labs, in addition to providing AI insights for searchers in the US this week. New AI-powered features include AI review customization, multi-step reasoning capabilities, scheduling capabilities, AI-curated search results, and the new Google Lens query-video feature. New features require users to log … Read more
Last May, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company would use artificial intelligence to redefine all of its products. But because the new generative AI technology poses risks, such as the spread of false information, Google has been wary of applying the technology to its search engine, which is used by more than two billion … Read more
The company, which rejected BHP’s $43 billion second offer on Monday, continues to have businesses in copper, iron ore and crop nutrients. Anglo American owns three of the top 10 producing copper mines in South America, with plenty of room for growth. It is also a major producer of high-grade iron ore, which has historically … Read more
Scientists have squeezed two layers of supercold magnetic atoms 50 nanometers apart, 10 times closer than in previous experiments, revealing strange quantum effects never seen before. The extreme proximity of these atoms will allow researchers to study quantum interactions at this length scale for the first time and could lead to important advances in the … Read more
Google is putting more of its Gemini AI into many of its products, and the next target in its sights is Photos. At its I/O developer conference today, the company’s CEO Sundar Pichai announced a feature called Ask Photos, designed to help you find specific images in your gallery by talking to Gemini. Ask Photos … Read more
A drunken passenger on a packed flight from Turkey to Manchester Airport threatened to ‘chin’ a member of the crew who had taken a drink from him. Then after the plane had landed and was heading for the gate, Benjamin Lynch fell on top of a passenger sitting in his seat with a child nearby … Read more
A woman lost an incredible 11 stone when she got too excited to fasten her seatbelt on a flight, only to discover she was now treated like a ‘normal person’ after losing the weight. Sarah Speight, who tipped the scales at 25st and 1lb at a size 28, indulged in a diet of fast food … Read more