Tim Sweezy
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An international team of scientists reported the first successful detection of Earth’s ambipolar electric field, first hypothesized more than 60 years ago. According to NASA, the ambipolar electric field is a weak, planet-wide electric...
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HotHardware fearless leader Dave Altavilla went hands on with a few upcoming Intel Core Ultra 200 series Lunar Lake powered laptops ahead of IFA 2024, from companies such as Samsung, LG, Dell, and ASUS.
IFA is one of the largest...
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A Kobe University researcher has confirmed that an asteroid which struck Jupiter’s moon Ganymede was about 20 times larger than the one that ended the age of the dinosaurs on Earth. According to the new study, when the asteroid struck...
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While some users may be jumping for joy over Microsoft’s Recall tool showing up as a removable Windows 11 feature, the tech giant says not to get too excited, as it is just a bug. The change was spotted last week in the latest 24H2 version...
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“Houston. I have a question about Starliner,” is what Butch Wilmore radioed ground control this past Saturday after hearing a “strange noise coming through the speaker.” The report from Wilmore comes just days ahead of the spacecraft’s...
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NASA Meteor Watch confirmed what many across nearly a dozen states saw and heard in the early morning hours of August 30 was indeed a meteor. The space agency added the meteor event began about 45 miles above Piney Flats, Tennessee, and...
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Black Myth: Wukong’s launch has been a huge success on Steam, with it surging past 2 million concurrent players on the PC platform in a matter of days. While Xbox players have been chomping at the bit to get their hands on the game, a new...
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Intuitive Machines will receive $116.9 million to deliver six NASA payloads to the Moon’s South Pole in 2027. The new set of science experiments and technology demonstrations are part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)...
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GameStop continues to look for news ways to evolve and stay afloat as it announces it is turning select locations into retro stores. The old take on new stores will focus on retro console classics such as the Sega Dreamcast, and Xbox...
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Google has announced it will soon lift its ban on creating images of people with its Gemini AI. The text to image generation feature fell under heavy criticism after launch when people began noticing Gemini was not keeping things historical accurate.
Shortly after launch, Google decided to...
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The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has grounded all SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets following an incident where a booster rocket burst into flames shortly after landing atop a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean, delaying the historic launch of the...
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Elgato is teaming up with Adobe to bring content creators a simple way of dialing in a Stream Deck with Photoshop editing tools. To celebrate the partnership, the two companies are offering two months of free access to Creative Cloud with...
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Tecno has announced its Phantom Ultimate 2, an ultra-thin tri-fold concept smartphone, to re-imagine the large screen in a pocket experience. When folded, the device only measures 11mm in thickness, while unfolded it reveals a large...
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While the James Webb Space Telescope has been solving the Universe's riddles in the last couple of years, Hubble continues to prove its value. One recent example was a new image comprising more than 500 images from Hubble spanning two...
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Reflect Orbital aims to provide and sell sunlight in the dark of night by redirecting light with a giant mirror in space. CEO Ben Nowack presented his plan during the International Conference on Energy from Space in London this past April...
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Samsung has announced its new ultra-short throw laser projectors, the Premiere 9 and the Premiere 7. The company touts the new projectors as bringing cutting-edge laser technology to the living room.
Projectors make extremely large...
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While the James Webb Space Telescope continues to amaze with its images of deep space, a new study finds it is not “breaking” the Universe in at least one way, with its enlightening discoveries. What do we mean by "breaking?" Scientists...
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Volkswagen looks to up its in-car entertainment, with online video game console designer AirConsole riding shotgun. AirConsole will be available in upcoming ID.7, ID.5, ID.4, ID.3, Passat, Tiguan, Golf, and Golf Estate models via the...
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Boeing employees are reportedly feeling “humiliated” after NASA decided to return Starliner crew aboard rival SpaceX's Dragon capsule in February 2025. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunni Williams had been waiting on a decision about how...
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German start-up Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) watched as one of its rocket engines exploded during a nine-engine test at Britain’s new spaceport in Shetland. The company hopes to launch the UK’s first-ever vertical rocket into...
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People are blurring their homes on Google Maps to maintain privacy, and potentially thwart burglaries. A police officer in California noted home owners are using the blur tactic to minimize any details nefarious characters might find while...
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Uber Technologies and Cruise announced a multiyear strategic partnership to bring Cruise autonomous vehicles to the Uber platform. The two companies plan to launch the partnership next year with a dedicated number of Chevy Bolt-based...
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