Aaron Leong
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NASA is advancing new battery technology that can thrive in the brutal thermal extremes of the lunar surface. As part of the planned manned return to the Moon (under the Artemis program), energy storage systems must endure environments...
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Popular retro gaming handhelds preloaded with thousands of unlicensed games could soon face federal intervention as major industry groups push for stricter trade penalties.
The Entertainment Software Association, representing the likes...
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TP-Link is dangling a $1 billion investment in American manufacturing to secure a conditional approval exemption from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the U.S. ban on foreign-made Wi-Fi routers over national security...
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Astronomers using fresh data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have uncovered an asteroid that defies usual planetary physics, spinning at a speed so fast it should technically be tearing itself apart, but isn't.
Now, most large...
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Sony has announced a Midnight Black version of its PS5 Digital Edition, delivering a sleek, stealthy alternative to the familiar white number plus an aggressive price tag of roughly $350. Sadly, this console is a Japan-only exclusive...
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In one of the most egregious security failures this year, a hacker reportedly compromised the personal records of roughly 8.8 million Danish people, covering virtually the entire population of the country both living and deceased, by using...
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Google just announced the Fitbit Edge, a fitness tracker that bridges the gap between the full-featured Pixel Watch 5 and screenless, minimalist Fitbit Air.
According to Google, the $180 Edge is for users who need comprehensive health...
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Perseverance, NASA’s little rover that could (or can), has set an all-time off-world driving record, traveling farther on another planetary body than any vehicle in human history. Crossing the 28.10 mile (45.22 kilometer) mark across the unforgiving Mars terrain, the six-wheeled robotic...
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After dumping us in the States and much of the world faster than a New York minute, OnePlus has unveiled its latest OnePlus 16 flagship in China. Sadly, its cutting-edge internals, gargantuan battery, and heavily upgraded cameras will...
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Apple’s "Welcome Home" smart home launch event introduced a major overhaul to its living room ecosystem, unveiling new hardware and software designed to integrate Apple Intelligence more deeply into your home.
Arguably the halo rollout...
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By adapting cosmic black hole physics, acoustic engineers have created a device that swallows sound inside pipes to eliminate unwanted acoustic energy such as echoes and vibrations.
When sound travels through enclosed ducts...
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As artificial intelligence... oh sorry, super intelligence, grows exponentially in capability and autonomy, some tech leaders are sounding alarms about the striking lack of government regulation compared to things like milk and...
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At the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, Electronic Arts producer Jim Vessella surprised the gaming community by announcing Wing Commander III: 30th Anniversary Edition, a fully remastered version of Chris Roberts' popular 1994 space flight...
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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (with initial data captured by South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope) have localized the most distant fast radio burst ever recorded: a signal that traveled across space for more than 10...
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When an IT professional investigated why his parents’ home Wi-Fi network had been bogging down, he found the bandwidth hog was not a computer or a compromised smart TV, but the trusty kitchen counter Keurig smart coffee maker.
Hey uh...
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A study by Common Sense Media’s Youth AI Safety Institute has concluded that OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Teens poses an unacceptable risk to adolescent safety, raising concerns about the effectiveness of built-in safeguards supposedly designed...
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Margaret Hamilton, the visionary computer scientist whose pioneering code guided NASA’s Apollo missions to the moon and established software engineering as a respected discipline, has passed at the age of 90.
Hamilton led the software...
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A lone developer has released an open-source, AI-generated alternative to Adobe's entire Creative Cloud suite, reigniting the hot debate over Adobe's subscription pricing and the disruptive power of rapid code generation.
Brandon...
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A North Carolina musician has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for orchestrating an automated streaming fraud scheme that siphoned over $10 million in royalty payouts using artificial intelligence and bot farms.
Michael...
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There's still one more day of Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days event. We've compiled some of our top 7 soundbar picks just in time for you to transform your TV and/or living room into a more immersive home theater space.
If you are looking to upgrade your entertainment setup without blowing...
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SpaceX is reportedly seeking to secure an eye-watering $40 billion in financing with the intent of purchasing NVIDIA AI hardware.
According to an article published this week by The Financial Times, the massive debt deal is set to be...
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October offers a packed schedule of celestial treats for skywatchers, featuring two famous meteor showers, a rare planetary disappearance, and a bright full Moon.
Kicking off the mid-month stargazing lineup is the Draconid meteor...
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