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(Web Desk) – During the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 exercise, the US Air Force tested Quicksink, a guided bomb that targets marine vessels like a torpedo. During RIMPAC 2024, participant ships and planes carried out long-planned live-fire sinking exercises (SINKEXs), sinking the decommissioned USS Dubuque (LPD 8) andRead More →

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(AP) – Prepare for a doubleheader of meteor showers. Late July is when the Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower peaks. Additionally, it will fall on the same day as the Alpha Capricornids, a second, lesser meteor shower this year. Every year in the late summer, there are the Delta AquariidsRead More →

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(Web Desk) – WhatsApp, a messaging app owned by Meta, is introducing an augmented reality (AR) capability for video calls. WhatsApp has added a ‘touch-up tool’ to video calls, allowing users to apply filters to smooth out facial features and enhance their personality. That would put a stop to theRead More →

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(Reuters) – Due to Google’s reluctance to improve its hardware in Russia and its refusal to unblock Russian media outlets, YouTube speeds on desktop computers in Russia are expected to drastically decrease, a senior politician with ties to the authorities stated on Friday. Russia has punished Alphabet’s Google multiple timesRead More →

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(Reuters) – NASA’s Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will be launched by SpaceX and NASA on Friday, no sooner than August 18. The news was made one day after SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket was approved by the Federal Aviation Administration to launch again after an unusual mid-flightRead More →

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(Reuters) – Along with NBCUniversal and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Alphabet’s Google will integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into the American coverage of the Paris Olympics, enabling sports commentators to utilize AI to explain contests. The tech company made this announcement on Thursday. The three organizations released a statementRead More →

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SEOUL (Reuters) – On Thursday, Oxford Semantic Technologies, a British startup that specializes in technology that may be utilized for more complex artificial intelligence (AI) applications, was acquired by Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), opens new tab. Samsung kept the deal’s worth a secret. According to a statement from Samsung, Oxford SemanticRead More →

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BEIJING (Reuters) — According to a study published by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, scientists have discovered a very resilient desert moss species in China’s western region of Xinjiang that could aid in the sustainability of any Mars settlements. When tested under conditions similar to those found on Mars, theRead More →