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2 Meteor Showers Are Peaking on the Same Night in July. How to Catch a Glimpse

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-21 00:28:00

Meteor showers happen all year. They happen so often that they overlap for significant percentages of the year. There are two times when three meteor showers will be active in October, for example. But a rarer feat? Having two meteor showers that peak at the same time. It'll happen later this month, on July 29. The show will come courtesy of the Alpha Capricornids and Southern delta Aquariids meteor showers. The former began on Saturday and runs through Aug. 12, with a peak of July 29. Southern

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Two Meteor Showers Are Peaking on the Same Night in July. How to Catch a Glimpse

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-21 05:28:05

Meteor showers happen all year. They happen so often that they overlap for significant percentages of the year. There are two times when three meteor showers will be active in October, for example. But a rarer feat? Having two meteor showers that peak at the same time. It'll happen later this month, on July 29. The show will come courtesy of the Alpha Capricornids and Southern delta Aquariids meteor showers. The former began on Saturday and runs through Aug. 12, with a peak of July 29. Southern

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Look Up at Night and You May See 2 Meteor Showers at Once

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-26 17:03:03

Even if you've never really seen one, meteor showers actually happen all year. In fact, they happen so often that they overlap for significant percentages of the year. There are two times when three meteor showers will be active in October, for example. But a rarer feat? Having two meteor showers that peak at the same time. It'll happen later this month, on July 29. The show will come courtesy of the Alpha Capricornids and Southern delta Aquariids meteor showers. The former began on Saturday an

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The Skylight Calendar is perfect for busy families, and easy enough for kids to use

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-07-27 22:52:20

ZDNET's key takeaways The 15-inch Skylight Calendar is a smart display for $320, with a 10-inch version available for $160. It's a touchscreen calendar designed with busy lifestyles in mind that allows for shared use within a household or team. Though it's proven indispensable for my family, I wish the chores, not just the events, were visible in the calendar view, and the 15-inch version is expensive at $320. $319.99 at Amazon Getting organized is a never-ending battle for me. As a self-proc

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Malicious VSCode extension in Cursor IDE led to $500K crypto theft

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-07-30 18:26:34

A fake extension for the Cursor AI IDE code editor infected devices with remote access tools and infostealers, which, in one case, led to the theft of $500,000 in cryptocurrency from a Russian crypto developer. Cursor AI IDE is an AI-powered development environment based on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code. It includes support for Open VSX, an alternative to the Visual Studio Marketplace, that allows you to install VSCode-compatible extensions to expand the software's functionality. Kaspersky re

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Edward Burtynsky's monumental chronicle of the human impact on the planet

news.ycombinator.com Bill Mckibben 2025-07-31 10:47:00

If there was one absence in Burtynsky’s account of our time, however, it was the single greatest result of all that mining, burning, and consuming: the transformation of the atmosphere. Nothing else comes close in scale to the chemical disruption of the air—the flood of CO 2 now rapidly overheating the Earth and producing a series of changes so titanic they dwarf even the forces that these photos depict. But carbon dioxide is invisible, which is a problem for photographers. That’s why in some w

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'Starter packs' have played a central role in Bluesky's rapid growth

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-31 13:22:40

“Vital onboarding strategy for the emerging social media systems” “Our findings go beyond Bluesky: they point to a new framework for launching successful social platforms,” said Dr Onur Ascigil, Lecturer in Computer Science at Lancaster University and Principal Investigator of the study. “Starter packs are becoming a vital onboarding strategy for the emerging social media systems that are seeking to attract users from dominant platforms.” The researchers believe their findings could help platfo

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Rian Johnson Feels Fine About ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-07-31 15:25:20

The changeover from Star Wars: The Last Jedi to The Rise of Skywalker had everyone feeling some type of way, and it continues to this day. Was J.J. Abrams spitefully undoing Rian Johnson’s work in Jedi, or are the two more in conversation with one another than they appear? In Johnson’s eyes, it’s the latter, and something he harbors no ill will about. While chatting with Rolling Stone about Poker Face’s just-wrapped second season, he revealed he had “a great time” watching Skywalker and didn’t

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How to Watch the Southern Delta Aquariids and Perseids Meteor Showers

wired.com Gretchen Rundorff 2025-07-31 14:00:00

If you want to get into stargazing in 2025, there’s no better place to start than viewing a meteor shower. Meteor showers, or shooting stars, happen when Earth’s orbital path crosses a path of debris left by a comet and that material burns up in the Earth’s atmosphere. Watching a meteor shower is one of the most accessible ways to engage with the night sky. The next showers of the year are the Southern Delta Aquariids—which peak for about a week at the end of July—and the Perseids—which will pe

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Look Up at Night and You May See Two Meteor Showers in July

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-01 13:46:48

Meteor showers happen periodically all year. In fact, they happen so often that they overlap for significant percentages of the year. There are two times when three meteor showers will be active in October, for example. But a rarer feat is having two meteor showers that have their activity peak at the same time. The next time that's happening is on July 29. The show will come courtesy of the Alpha Capricornids and Southern delta Aquariids meteor showers. The former begins on July 12 and runs th

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The Skylight Calendar is perfect for a busy family - especially with this deal

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-08-01 18:17:58

ZDNET's key takeaways The 15-inch Skylight Calendar is a smart display for $320, with a 10-inch version available for $160. It's a touchscreen calendar designed with busy lifestyles in mind that allows for shared use within a household or team. Though it's proven indispensable for my family, I wish the chores, not just the events, were visible in the calendar view, and the 15-inch version is expensive at $320. $319.99 at Amazon The Skylight Calendar is a wall-mounted or tabletop digital calen

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Bluesky is adding age verification features for users in the UK

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-03 13:57:53

Bluesky users in the UK will soon need to verify their age if they want continued access to direct messages and all of the service's content. The company will begin rolling out age verification features later this month in order to comply with a UK law that requires platforms that offer adult content to confirm users' ages, Bluesky said in an update . The company says it will use Epic games' Kids Web Services to conduct age verification checks, and that people will be able to choose between sev

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Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-08-03 22:01:19

Bluesky is adding age verification to its platform in the UK as part of efforts to comply with the country’s Online Safety Act. In an update on Thursday, the platform says it will let users verify their age by scanning their face, uploading an ID, or entering a payment card. Bluesky will perform age verification through Kid Web Services (KWS), an Epic Games-owned tool that developers can use to implement age verification and parental controls on their platforms. If users don’t want to verify th

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How to Marvel at the Spectacular Buck Moon This Week, Along With Mars and Venus

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-05 17:41:27

It's officially summer, and with that comes the first full moon of the season. July's full moon -- known as the Buck Moon or the Thunder Moon -- will light up the night sky on July 10 and be at its fullest going into July 11. It'll be bright for the whole night, but will reach peak luminosity at around 4:37 a.m. local time, which is a bit late (or early) for most skygazers. According to Stellarium's sky map, the moon will rise from the southeastern horizon just after sunset on Thursday and stre

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Bluesky gets activity notifications as it tries to lure news and sports users

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-06 18:57:39

One of the biggest holdouts for news junkies and sports fans on Bluesky is no more. Starting this week, users can get push notifications whenever a specific account posts, just like on X. As announced by Bluesky’s own account on Bluesky (where else?), the new Activity Notifications feature is now live, and thankfully it works exactly how one would expect: tap the bell icon on any profile, and you’ll be able to choose between alerts for new posts only, or posts plus replies if you feel like you

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Volodymyr Zelensky’s Clothing Has Sparked a Polymarket Rebellion

wired.com Joel Khalili 2025-08-08 06:18:34

Did Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky wear a suit? It should be a simple question, but a dispute over the answer has torn apart bettors on the gambling site Polymarket. With a collective $210 million on the line, some claim to have been denied their rightful winnings. Polymarket is a platform that allows users to gamble cryptocurrency on the outcome of a particular event, ranging from sports games to election outcomes to niche wagers on movie box office results. Each individual prediction ma

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Experts Clear Up This Summer's Confusing Dehydration Myths

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-08 16:56:00

It's no secret how important it is to stay hydrated, especially this summer. If you don't properly replenish liquids and nutrients and spend lots of time in the sun, you're more prone to sweating and dehydration. There are various ways to stay hydrated that you may not have considered, but -- as is common with online wellness advice -- there's a lot of misinformation out there on hydration. We are clarifying these fallacies once and for all with the help of experts. These are the hydration myth

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Jack Dorsey’s New Private Messenger App Doesn’t Need an Internet Connection

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-08-09 14:45:50

What has Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter (now X) been up to lately? Among other things, creating experimental little projects, like a new private messenger that doesn’t need the internet to function. On Sunday, Dorsey announced the beta launch of a new messaging app that he says relies on mesh networks to pass messages from user to user via the power of Bluetooth technology. The service sounds vaguely like Amazon’s Sidewalk project (which similarly used mesh networks to power IoT devices),

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Here's How to Marvel at Mars, Venus and July's Spectacular Buck Moon

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-09 23:07:00

It's officially summer, and with that comes the first full moon of the season. July's full moon -- known as the Buck Moon or the Thunder Moon -- will light up the night sky on July 10 and be at its fullest going into July 11, reaching peak luminosity at around 4:37 a.m. local time, which is a bit late, but it'll still be bright for the whole night. According to Stellarium's sky map, the moon will rise from the southeastern horizon just after sunset in your local time and streak across the sky b

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Bluesky can really keep up with the news now that it has activity notifications

theverge.com Richard Lawler 2025-08-10 13:03:12

One thing that has been missing from Bluesky until now was the ability to turn on notifications for specific accounts, but now Activity Notifications are live. If you want to know every time The Verge or ESPN, or one of your friends posts, you can, just by toggling the bell icon on their profile page, along with an option to see notifications for just new posts or with replies included too. It’s the kind of feature I’ve gotten used to on other platforms, especially Twitter, where news breakers

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Bluesky is finally adding more ways to filter notifications

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-10 22:55:42

Bluesky has updated its notification settings so that users have more control over when and why the social media app sends them a ping. Besides more granular controls over which things will trigger a notification, you can now receive alerts for any activity from a chosen account. As a fledgling app, Bluesky has lacked the in-depth notification toggles you might find in something like Instagram, which has had over a decade to figure out when people want to be contacted. With this update, the sit

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'Batavia' Windows spyware campaign targets dozens of Russian orgs

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-11 06:48:39

A previously undocumented spyware called ‘Batavia’ has been targeting large industrial enterprises in Russia in a phishing email campaign that uses contract-related lures. The researchers believe the operation has been active since at least last year in July and is ongoing. Based on telemetry data, the phishing emails delivering Batavia have reached employees at several dozen Russian organizations have been targeted. Since January 2025, the campaign has increased in intensity and peaked toward

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Threads is nearing X’s daily app users, new data shows

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-08-11 10:41:32

Instagram Threads is close to catching up to top competitor X in terms of mobile app users, according to new data from market intelligence provider Similarweb. In June 2025, Threads’ mobile app for iOS and Android saw 115.1 million daily active users, representing 127.8% year-over-year growth; X reached 132 million daily actives, as its year-over-year growth declined by 15.2%. By comparison, decentralized social network Bluesky grew a sizable 372.5% year-over-year as of June, but its worldwide

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Ask not for whom the Louvre of Bluesky tolls, it tolls for thee

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2025-08-11 12:11:39

It’s a sad weekend over at Bluesky, where one of the best accounts has disappeared — although we can still hope for its resurrection. Known as The Louvre of Bluesky, the account in question struck fear into the hearts of bad posters everywhere. While it posted commentary and jokes of its own, its most brutally funny and haunting work came in the form of screenshots capturing rogue Bluesky posts in all their unhinged glory. It’s hard to write a proper appreciation now that the Louvre has vanish

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Trump Expects Paramount to Run Conservative PSAs Following Hush Money Payments

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-08-14 20:25:27

Paramount is learning the hard way why you don’t simply acquiesce to bullies. Earlier this week, the company came to a preliminary settlement agreement with Donald Trump in a case where the President accused the company of deceptively editing a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris in 2024. That settlement (which has been described by some as “bribery” with intent to get Trump to green light Paramount’s attempted merger with Skydance Media) pays Trump $16 million. Trump’s legal team also cl

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Everything you need to know about Flashes, the Bluesky-based Instagram alternative

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-08-16 02:47:00

Flashes this year launched an Instagram alternative built on top of the Bluesky social network. Now available on the App Store, the app offers a different way to browse the visual posts on Bluesky. Instead of viewing them in a timeline-like feed, similar to X, the app draws inspiration from photo-based social networks, like Instagram. What you can post The app, built by Berlin-based developer Sebastian Vogelsang, runs on the same underlying protocol that powers Bluesky, the AT Protocol (or atp

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Here's When to See July's Spectacular Buck Moon, Along With Mars and Venus

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-17 06:39:00

It's officially summer, and with it comes the first full moon of the season. July's full moon — known as the Buck Moon or the Thunder Moon — will light up the night sky on July 10. It will be at its fullest the evening of July 10, going into July 11, reaching peak luminosity at around 4:37 a.m., which is a bit late, but it'll still be bright for the whole night. According to Stellarium's sky map, the moon will rise from the southeastern horizon just after sunset in your local time and streak ac

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Astronomers may have found a third interstellar object

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-18 10:38:27

There is a growing buzz in the astronomy community about a new object with a hyperbolic trajectory that is moving toward the inner Solar System. Early on Wednesday, the European Space Agency confirmed that the object, tentatively known as A11pl3Z, did indeed have interstellar origins. "Astronomers may have just discovered the third interstellar object passing through the Solar System!" the agency's Operations account shared on Blue Sky. "ESA’s Planetary Defenders are observing the object, prov

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Look Up on Friday Night and You Just Might See the Bootids Meteor Shower

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-23 09:03:00

Earth gets pelted by meteors all the time, but only a few showers are large enough to warrant names. Bootids is one such meteor shower, and it generally occurs in June every year as the Earth moves through the tail of the 7P/Pons-Winnecke comet. For 2025, the best night to catch a potential glimpse of Bootids is this Friday, June 27. It isn't an easy meteor shower to spot. Its "radiant" -- the point in the sky from which the meteor shower appears to originate -- is in the constellation Boötes (

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Bogong moths use a stellar compass for long-distance navigation at night

news.ycombinator.com Dreyer 2025-08-22 06:53:29

Capture and care of moths Bogong moths (A. infusa) of both sexes were caught in the wild during their autumn and spring migrations (2019 and 2018) using a LepiLED insect light (www.gunnarbrehm.de), or a vertical beam search light (model GT175, Ammon Luminaire Company), placed in front of a white sheet suspended between two trees. Almost all of the animals were caught near the Mount Selwyn Snowfields (southeast New South Wales, Australia: 35.914° S, 148.444° E; elevation, 1,600 m), which is appr

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Latest Tech News

2 Meteor Showers Are Peaking on the Same Night in July. How to Catch a Glimpse

Two Meteor Showers Are Peaking on the Same Night in July. How to Catch a Glimpse

Look Up at Night and You May See 2 Meteor Showers at Once

The Skylight Calendar is perfect for busy families, and easy enough for kids to use

Malicious VSCode extension in Cursor IDE led to $500K crypto theft

Edward Burtynsky's monumental chronicle of the human impact on the planet

'Starter packs' have played a central role in Bluesky's rapid growth

Rian Johnson Feels Fine About ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’

How to Watch the Southern Delta Aquariids and Perseids Meteor Showers

Look Up at Night and You May See Two Meteor Showers in July

The Skylight Calendar is perfect for a busy family - especially with this deal

Bluesky is adding age verification features for users in the UK

Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK

How to Marvel at the Spectacular Buck Moon This Week, Along With Mars and Venus

Bluesky gets activity notifications as it tries to lure news and sports users

Volodymyr Zelensky’s Clothing Has Sparked a Polymarket Rebellion

Experts Clear Up This Summer's Confusing Dehydration Myths

Jack Dorsey’s New Private Messenger App Doesn’t Need an Internet Connection

Here's How to Marvel at Mars, Venus and July's Spectacular Buck Moon

Bluesky can really keep up with the news now that it has activity notifications

Bluesky is finally adding more ways to filter notifications

'Batavia' Windows spyware campaign targets dozens of Russian orgs

Threads is nearing X’s daily app users, new data shows

Ask not for whom the Louvre of Bluesky tolls, it tolls for thee

Trump Expects Paramount to Run Conservative PSAs Following Hush Money Payments

Everything you need to know about Flashes, the Bluesky-based Instagram alternative

Here's When to See July's Spectacular Buck Moon, Along With Mars and Venus

Astronomers may have found a third interstellar object

Look Up on Friday Night and You Just Might See the Bootids Meteor Shower

Bogong moths use a stellar compass for long-distance navigation at night

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