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Major reversal in ocean circulation detected in the Southern Ocean

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-14 10:52:03

Satellite data processing algorithms developed by ICM-CSIC have played a crucial role in detecting this significant shift in the Southern Hemisphere, which could accelerate the effects of climate change. Thanks to data obtained from Earth observation satellites, an international team of scientists has detected an unprecedented phenomenon for the first time: a reversal in the ocean circulation of the Southern Ocean. The study, led by the National Oceanographic Center (NOC, United Kingdom), was r

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Google Now returns? Gemini Space could bring a Daily Hub feature to Pixels (Updated: Screenshot)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-15 23:20:57

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google is developing a new feature called Gemini Space for Pixel devices, potentially as an evolution or rebrand of the current At a Glance feature. We’ve now found strings for a “Daily Hub,” feature within At a Glance/Gemini Space, described as a “space for content and suggestions to simplify your day.” This suggests Daily Hub could offer helpful content and suggestions similar to Samsung’s Now Brief and the erstwhile Google Now. Update, July 3, 2025 (1

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Where is my von Braun wheel?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-16 02:44:55

In 1962. There — that answers the clickbaity title right away. NASA had viable designs for rotating wheel space stations that could have given astronauts artificial gravity. Then, the Apollo program effectively killed them. While NASA’s lunar focus delivered the historic moonshot, it dismantled a promising engineering effort at Langley Research Center that might have revolutionized human spaceflight. That decision set us on a half-century trajectory of small, zero-gravity stations that continu

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iOS 26 can freeze your FaceTime video if it detects nudity

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-16 07:53:35

The developer beta for iOS 26 has been out for a few weeks, and as always,tech sleuths are uncovering features and details that weren't explained during WWDC . Among the latest discoveries stirring up conversation online is a safety and privacy feature for FaceTime that blurs your feed when it detects you in a state of undress. Should FaceTime detect nudity, it will display a message reading "Audio and video are paused because you may be showing something sensitive. If you feel uncomfortable, yo

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'There is a problem': Facebook and Instagram users complain of account bans

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-08-16 21:59:08

'There is a problem': Facebook and Instagram users complain of account bans Just now Share Save Graham Fraser & Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporters Share Save Brittany Watson Brittany Watson started the petition calling for Meta to answer for banning people's accounts Facebook and Instagram users have been contacting the BBC complaining about having their accounts arbitrarily banned, and struggling to get them reinstated. Last week Meta - which owns the platforms - acknowledged a "technic

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'There is a problem': Meta users complain of being shut out of their accounts

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-08-16 23:13:37

'There is a problem': Meta users complain of being shut out of their accounts 45 minutes ago Share Save Graham Fraser & Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporters Share Save Brittany Watson Brittany Watson started the petition calling for Meta to answer for banning people's accounts Meta blamed a "technical error" when, last week, it admitted wrongly suspending some Facebook Groups. Since then, users of the world's most popular social media platform have got in touch with the BBC to say how, for

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FaceTime in iOS 26 will freeze your call if someone starts undressing

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-08-16 19:58:30

iOS 26 is a packed update for iPhone users thanks to the new Liquid Glass design and major updates for Messages, Wallet, CarPlay, and more. But another new feature was just discovered in the iOS 26 beta: FaceTime will now freeze your call’s video and audio if someone starts undressing. New FaceTime safety feature for child accounts in iOS 26 seems to apply to adults too When Apple unveiled iOS 26 last month, it mentioned a variety of new family tools coming for child accounts. One of those an

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American science to soon face its largest brain drain in history

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-16 22:42:53

Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all. Subscribe From World War II until 2024, the US stood unchallenged as the scientific leader of the free world. Across practically every discipline — physics, materials science, astronomy, chemistry, biology, medicine, geology, etc. — American scientific missions and initiatives, often in collaboration with European, Canadian, Asian, and many other global partners, b

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The Unseen Fury of Solar Storms

news.ycombinator.com Henry Wismayer 2025-08-14 07:33:55

Credits Henry Wismayer is a writer based in London. I EXETER, United Kingdom — It was an overcast morning in southwest England, but Kirk Waite was staring at the sun. In the open-plan forecasting room of the Met Office, the U.K.’s national meteorological agency, the country’s senior weather-watchers were monitoring low-pressure systems sweeping in from the Atlantic and across the British Isles. Waite was studying weather of a very different sort. He sat at a crescent-shaped desk arrayed with

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Nearly 500 Starlink Satellites Have Incinerated in Earth's Atmosphere So Far This Year

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-17 07:08:00

According to a filing with the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, 472 Starlink satellites burned up in the atmosphere between December 2024 and May 2025, as SpaceX deorbited around 6% of its active fleet. Starlink satellites are built to last around five years. After that, they're steered into the Earth's atmosphere to burn up. SpaceX, the rocket company owned by Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk, launched the first Starlink satellites in 2019, which means we're now seeing its first full-sca

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You Can Still See the Aurora Borealis Tonight. Here's Where the Brightest Lights Will Glow

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-17 15:45:03

The Fourth of July holiday will bring explosive light shows on Friday night, but many folks will see much quieter and calmer lights in the sky tonight, as recent solar activity will continue to bring the Aurora Borealis to several US states. Wednesday night marks the winding down of a Kp 4 magnetic storm that the Space Weather Prediction Center reported starting late Monday evening. The K-Index measures the horizontal impact of geomagnetic storms, and a Kp4 or Kp 5 rating results in what the Na

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Tinder Users Must Start Logging In With Their Faces

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-17 19:06:00

California Tinder users will find a new feature when they open up the dating app on July 7: A mandatory Face Check on their phones will be required before they can log into their profiles. The Face Check step will begin with a new request to record a video of your face, a more casual version of setting up Apple's Face ID login. Tinder will then run checks comparing your face data to your current profile pics and automatically create a small face badge for your profile. We know just how it works

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I Like Microsoft's 13-Inch Surface Laptop, but the Larger Model Is the One to Get

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-17 19:24:05

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. 8.0 / 10 SCORE Microsoft Surface Laptop (13-inch) $1,000 at Microsoft Pros Beautiful, durable and compact design Outstanding battery life Better-than-expected audio output Cons 13-inch, 3:2 display can feel cramped Laptop is harder to open than it should be Lacks Thunderbolt 4 or USB4 connectivity The reason to choose Microsoft's 13-inch Surface Lapto

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Former SpaceX manager alleges harassment, retaliation, and security violations in lawsuit

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-08-17 18:02:57

A former SpaceX security manager, who was privy to top secret information on U.S. government programs, is suing the company and one of its senior employees for alleged discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation. Jenna Shumway, who was promoted to senior contractor program security officer after being hired in 2022, also alleges the senior employee — Daniel Collins, a former Defense Department official hired to run security compliance for the company’s government work — violated top secr

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The Zen of Quakerism (2016)

news.ycombinator.com Martin Kelley 2025-08-14 19:40:19

Q uakers and Buddhists have a few things in common. Most importantly, they share a common humanity and a commitment to creating peace in the world. They are both enlightenment religions. Both George Fox and the Buddha experienced a transformative, liberating awareness through the dedicated practice of quiet contemplation. My life is an intersection of these religions. I was born a Quaker, to Quaker parents with Quaker grandparents and great-grandparents. I attended Friends schools through colle

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Acer 15.6″ Chromebook Is Going for Peanuts at Best Buy, This 4.5-Star Laptop Is Cheaper Than Your AirPods

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-08-17 23:10:48

Save $160 on the the 15.6-inch Acer Chromebook 315 for a limited time at Best Buy. In search of a new laptop? If you’re primary need for a computer is basic web browsing, email drafting, word processing, and YouTube video-watching, then you really don’t need to shell out for anything crazy expensive. A Chromebook is kind of the perfect tool for these use cases plus they’re super great for travel. Acer has its Chromebook on sale over at Best Buy. Right now, it’s been shaved down 50%. That brings

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Here’s why you should probably steer clear of Samsung’s online-exclusive colors

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-18 15:17:11

Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung reportedly requires authorized service centers to color-match replacement parts, including internal components. As a result, users with Samsung-exclusive colorways have faced unexpected repair delays due to limited part availability. This raises concerns about the practicality of choosing Samsung-exclusive finishes. Samsung typically releases exclusive colors for its flagship devices, which are available only through its official web store. T

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How to Travel to the Most Remote Office on Earth

wired.com Mitch Moxley 2025-08-18 15:00:00

In November 2023, Jessica Studer, a 33-year-old research medical doctor and professional pianist from Bremgarten, Switzerland, prepared for her trip to Antarctica’s Concordia research station. Most work trips require a flight and a few nights in a hotel; hers would involve several days of travel and a year at the most remote outpost in the world. Very few people have experience preparing for such an extreme journey. Concordia sits at 10,600 feet above sea level, with winter temperatures plummet

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Google Now returns? Gemini Space could bring a Daily Hub feature to Pixels (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-19 03:19:57

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google is developing a new feature called Gemini Space for Pixel devices, potentially as an evolution or rebrand of the current At a Glance feature. We’ve now found strings for a “Daily Hub,” feature within At a Glance/Gemini Space, described as a “space for content and suggestions to simplify your day.” This suggests Daily Hub could offer helpful content and suggestions similar to Samsung’s Now Brief and the erstwhile Google Now. We’ve previously spotte

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I Found the Best Way to Stop Mosquitos This Summer, and It's Not a Spray or Candle

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-18 13:51:00

Longer, hotter summers mean one thing: longer, itchier, angrier mosquito seasons. And if June's sizzling heat waves are any preview of summer's dog days, you're gonna need more than good vibes and a flickering citronella candle to make it through. I was playing it fast and loose with the usual bug defenses: sprays that smell bad and taste even worse and candles that burn out faster than your will to be outside. Then I met my new summer MVP: the Thermacell. It's a compact, affordable, bug-repell

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Why Do Swallows Fly to the Korean DMZ?

news.ycombinator.com Emily Sekine 2025-08-15 15:33:44

Since 1953, the 250-kilometer-long artificial boundary of the DMZ has cut through the middle of the Korean peninsula. The demilitarized buffer zone created more than seven decades ago between the two warring states often feels impenetrable and permanent. However, the DMZ is livelier and more fluid than it seems. In fact, much of the DMZ crosses water—oceans, estuaries, and rivers. A quarter of this boundary falls upon the Han River estuary (한강하구), a “neutral” zone according to the Korean Armisti

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Aurora Borealis May Hit These 16 States Over the Next 2 Days

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-19 15:09:00

Alongside fireworks and drone shows, people will have another excuse to look up at the sky this week, at least in select parts of the US. The sun has graced Earth with another round of solar material, which will interact with our atmosphere and make sections of the sky glow. Of course, we're talking about the aurora borealis, and it'll be visible in 16 states on Tuesday and Wednesday night. Of the two days, Tuesday night into Wednesday morning will be your best shot. The Space Weather Predictio

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Pentagon may put SpaceX at the center of a sensor-to-shooter targeting network

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-19 15:51:52

The Trump administration plans to cancel a fleet of orbiting data relay satellites managed by the Space Development Agency and replace it with a secretive network that, so far, relies primarily on SpaceX's Starlink Internet constellation, according to budget documents. The move prompted questions from lawmakers during a Senate hearing on the Space Force's budget last week. While details of the Pentagon's plan remain secret, the White House proposal would commit $277 million in funding to kick o

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The U.S. Space Force Wants Industry Ideas for Space-Based Missile Interceptors

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-08-20 03:52:38

In May, President Donald Trump selected a design for the Golden Dome—a space-based defense system designed to protect the U.S. from foreign missiles. Though some experts consider it a pipe dream, Trump claims he can build it in three years. The United States Space Force is already getting the ball rolling. According to a June 27 request for information (RFI), the Space Force is conducting market research on space-based interceptor capabilities for missile defense. The RFI aims to gather informa

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Nothing Just Killed Its Phone's Flashy Glyph Interface. I Think the Replacement Is Better

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-20 02:30:02

Nothing just announced its long-awaited "first true flagship," the Nothing Phone 3, and killed off one of its most popular and unique phone features in the process. The flashing lights that crisscrossed the back of its previous phones, known as the Glyph Interface, is gone. In its place is something new -- a round black and white screen on the rear of the phone, adjacent to the cameras, which Nothing is calling the Glyph Matrix. With an interface of monochrome dots, the Matrix can show a range

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From selfie mirror to Magic 8 Ball, here’s what you can do with the Nothing Phone 3’s Glyph Matrix

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-20 07:30:26

TL;DR The Nothing Phone 3 replaces Nothing’s signature Glyph Interface LED lights with a monochrome micro-LED display called Glyph Matrix. Glyph Matrix supports customizable notifications, app interactions, games, camera countdowns, and live indicators. The device features a dedicated Glyph Button to control these functions. There’s also a red indicator on the back that lights up when video recording. After weeks of teasing and hyping, Nothing has just launched the Nothing Phone 3. Not only

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Nothing launches its most expensive flagship yet, Phone (3)

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-08-20 07:30:00

Nothing on Tuesday launched its newest flagship phone after a two-year gap. At an event in London, the company unveiled the Phone (3), which starts at $799 and aims to take on bigwigs like Samsung and Apple with its differentiated design and features targeting tech enthusiasts. Since releasing Phone (1) in 2022, the GV-backed startup has relied on a transparent design to make its phone stand out from others. The Phone (3) follows that same design language, but it introduces a stranger camera a

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Your Netflix just got a free NASA upgrade - beaming spacewalks straight to your living room

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-08-20 15:14:44

quantic69/Getty For several years now, NASA has quietly had its own free streaming service where you could watch live rocket launches, spacewalks, and other space-related content. The space agency's content is about to get a little more accessible, as NASA+ is teaming up with Netflix. In an announcement Monday, NASA said that its live content will also be available on Netflix starting this summer. This includes launches, mission updates, live views of Earth from the International Space Statio

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7 Best Streaming Devices for TVs (2025), Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Parker Hall 2025-08-21 11:34:00

Roku is our favorite streaming OS because it has just about every streaming app there is, and the setup is hassle-free. You don't have to be technologically savvy to figure it out. Roku also isn't made by one of the major tech companies. Even though it has moved to include home security in its lineup, the company survives on how well its streaming device platform performs. Chromecast used to eschew an interface altogether, but more recent versions have Google TV built in. Though casting is no l

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Tinder’s mandatory facial recognition check comes to the US

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-08-21 10:10:31

Tinder is trialing mandatory facial recognition security features in the US to verify profiles and crack down on impersonation and fake accounts. New users in California are now required to provide a biometric “Face Check” scan to confirm their face matches their profile photos for the dating service, Axios reported on Monday. The Face Check feature involves taking a short video selfie that’s used to match biometric indicators and prove that the Tinder user isn’t a bot using artificially genera

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Major reversal in ocean circulation detected in the Southern Ocean

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FaceTime in iOS 26 will freeze your call if someone starts undressing

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Your Netflix just got a free NASA upgrade - beaming spacewalks straight to your living room

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