Month: January 2022
Astronomers Capture Red Supergiant Star Exploding in Massive Supernova – For the Very First Time
An artist’s impression of a red supergiant star in the final year of its life emitting a tumultuous cloud of gas. This suggests at least some of these stars undergo significant internal changes before going supernova. Credit: W.M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko The death of a star is one of the…
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Apple loses lead Apple Silicon designer Jeff Wilcox to Intel
Jeff Wilcox, Apple Silicon Leader and T2 security processor developer, left Apple to join Intel and oversee the architecture of all Intel System-ona-Chip (SoC) designs. As Apple heads to the end of its self-imposed two-year transition from Intel to its own Apple Silicon, the company lost the head of his…
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Amazon’s latest Echo Show update adds more live video news providers
Amazon has announced a couple of small quality of life improvements for different Alexa devices. Its Echo Show lineup of smart displays are getting more live video news content in the US and an easier way to navigate news channels. Meanwhile, mobile Alexa devices are also gaining the ability to…
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The Morning After: Smart beds that adapt as you age
As CES wraps up, we’re still pulling together our favorite picks of the show. That includes finger-nibbling robots, smart beds and all kinds of TVs, laptops and gadgets. Yes, we’ve been able to see some of the products while not attending the show, but it has meant a lot of…
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We Spotted the Hottest Trends at CES 2022
This week, we round up the news from consumer tech’s big show, including ebikes, webcams, health trackers, and AI-powered everything. Source
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Signal has quietly rolled out a new payments system
Audio player loading… Signal has quietly added an option for cryptocurrency payments, delivering on a promise it made in the early months of 2021. Now, users of the encrypted instant messaging app around the world can transfer their money using a privacy-focused cryptocurrency called MobileCoin. Founded in 2017 by Joshua…
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