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Fire on Virgin Airlines Flight Linked to Power Bank in Passenger’s Bag

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2026-01-02 10:15:45

Did a power bank start a fire on a recent Virgin flight? That’s the question investigators are currently trying to answer, as they probe an incident in Australia where a woman’s bag burst into flames. The incident, which involved a flight from Sydney, took place around 9 a.m. on Monday, just as the plane was descending to its destination, the New York Times reports. After the bag burst into flames, the plane’s cabin filled with smoke, according to reports. The plane’s crew managed to put out th

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Bandai Asks Japanese Politicians to Not Dress Up as ‘Gundam’ Characters to Campaign

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-01-03 05:00:01

Sure, America occasionally has a “The White House is photoshopping the president’s head onto Superman posters” problem, but it turns out plenty of other countries also have a bit of an issue with politicians leveraging pop culture cosplaying for political gain. It’s just that those other countries will have studios telling them to quit it. Earlier this week, Japanese politician Taro Yamamoto, the founder of the left-populist political party Reiwa Shinsengumi, went viral on social media for reco

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The Next Planet Parade Takes Place at the End of August. Here's How to See It

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-03 02:44:36

Fresh off the excitement of the Perseids meteor shower is a chance to see six planets in the sky at the same time. These events, colloquially known as planet parades, only occur about once or twice a year, with the most recent one in February showing off all seven planets at once. The next one will feature six of our closest celestial neighbors, and the event starts on Aug. 20. The six planets sharing the sky will be Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus. Mars will technically be

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A diverse cast of rocky worlds around a small star revealed by astronomers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-03 16:39:57

A diverse cast of rocky worlds around a small star revealed by Montreal astronomers UdeMNouvelles 07/22/2025 Illustration of the planetary system of L 98-59. Five small exoplanets orbit closely around this red dwarf star, located 35 light-years away. In the foreground is the habitable-zone super-Earth L 98-59 f, whose existence was conùfirmed in this study. Credit: Benoît Gougeon/UdeM Credit: Benoit Gougeon, Université de Montréal A team led by UdeM researchers confirms a fifth potentially hab

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UdeM researchers confirm a fifth potentially habitable planet around L 98-59

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-04 04:39:57

A diverse cast of rocky worlds around a small star revealed by Montreal astronomers UdeMNouvelles 07/22/2025 Illustration of the planetary system of L 98-59. Five small exoplanets orbit closely around this red dwarf star, located 35 light-years away. In the foreground is the habitable-zone super-Earth L 98-59 f, whose existence was conùfirmed in this study. Credit: Benoît Gougeon/UdeM Credit: Benoit Gougeon, Université de Montréal A team led by UdeM researchers confirms a fifth potentially hab

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Origami Space Planes Could Solve a Major Problem in Orbit

news.ycombinator.com Passant Rabie 2026-01-02 11:42:53

Building a spacecraft could one day be as simple as folding a piece of paper into a plane and letting aerodynamics do the rest. A team of researchers from the University of Tokyo simulated the release of a paper airplane from the International Space Station (ISS) to see if would survive atmospheric reentry. In a paper published in Acta Astronautica, the researchers demonstrated how origami may be the solution to low Earth orbit’s growing trash problem. Rather than relying solely on metals to co

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7's display is rated to withstand 500,000 folds

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-08 05:00:48

Samsung said the display it used for the Galaxy Z Fold 7 can be folded over twice as many times as the display used for the previous iterations of the model. The foldable OLED panel "remained fully functional" after certification company Bureau Veritas put it through a durability test, wherein it was folded 500,000 times over 13 days. That means if a user folds their phone roughly 100 times a day, the display could last for over 10 years. In its announcement, Samsung said that "durability is no

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The Sumerian Game: The ancestor of modern city builders

news.ycombinator.com Joachim Froholt 2026-01-08 00:52:43

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news.ycombinator.com Joachim Froholt 2026-01-09 00:52:43

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Scientists Say That Uranus Appears to Have a Girlfriend

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-10 22:00:39

When checking out Uranus, scientists discovered something exciting: that the planet appears to have a long-term... well, call it a situationship. In a new, yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper flagged by Universe Today, an international group of researchers detailed finding a so-called "Centaur" — a small, icy and rocky body that sits between Uranus and Neptune and is designated as a minor planet — that appears to have been keeping up with Uranus in a delicate cosmic dance for thousands or even millio

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Origami Space Planes Could Solve a Major Problem in Orbit

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2026-01-10 23:10:56

Building a spacecraft could one day be as simple as folding a piece of paper into a plane and letting aerodynamics do the rest. A team of researchers from the University of Tokyo simulated the release of a paper airplane from the International Space Station (ISS) to see if would survive atmospheric reentry. In a paper published in Acta Astronautica, the researchers demonstrated how origami may be the solution to low Earth orbit’s growing trash problem. Rather than relying solely on metals to co

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An Innovative New Security Camera Has a Solar Panel That Follows the Sun

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-11 10:55:00

I've tested solar panels for home security cameras before. Almost every brand has one nowadays, and they're an easy way to use wireless cams and keep their batteries full. But mounting those little solar panels in the right spot can be a pain, which is why I'm fascinated by Baseus S2's solution: A built-in solar panel that moves. This camera, currently available for preorder at $130, includes a solar panel on top similar to Eufy's model but with one big difference. This panel is designed to rot

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My favorite lens and screen-cleaning kit keeps my tech spotless, and it only costs $8

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2026-01-11 20:43:45

The Koala cleaning kit with a pair of glasses. Kayla Solino/ZDNET I've been wearing prescription glasses since I was 18 months old, so trust me when I tell you I know a lot about keeping lenses clean and protected -- I've had over 20 years of practice. While it may seem like you can clean your sunglasses or glasses with any old "glass cleaner," or something as simple as soap and water, I am here to tell you that it can be a huge (and costly) mistake. Most glass cleaning products (even dish soa

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An Innovative New Security Camera Has a Solar Panel that Follows the Sun

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-11 22:55:00

I've tested solar panels for home security cameras before. Almost every brand has one nowadays, and they're an easy way to use wireless cams and keep their batteries full. But mounting those little solar panels in the right spot can be a pain, which is why I'm fascinated by Baseus S2's solution: A built-in solar panel that moves. This camera, currently available for preorder at $130, includes a solar panel on top similar to Eufy's model but with one big difference. This panel is designed to rot

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‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Exec Producer Confirms Identity of Rhys Darby’s Character

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2026-01-13 00:30:16

It’s very common for TV cast and crew to do spoiler-y interviews that run after a certain episode airs to address standout moments. Andor did it after Bix’s big shocker; The Last of Us did it after Joel’s big shocker; the Severance gang did it pretty much weekly throughout season two’s many big shockers. But what’s not ideal is when a showrunner type has to clarify something from an episode that… wasn’t made clear by said episode. That happened this week on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. The se

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Lettuce Grow Indoor Farmstand Review: Grow Your Own

wired.com Kat Merck 2026-01-13 00:00:00

Upon receiving the Lettuce Grow Indoor Farmstand in the mail, I did not expect that I’d be enjoying some tea before I’d even unwrapped all the parts. “Is that … Zooey Deschanel? With a Dollar Tree Property Brother?” my husband asked, peering over my shoulder as I unpacked various tubes and parts. And indeed, among the boxes was a glossy handout of a slightly younger-looking Zooey, standing with a man who did vaguely resemble her current husband, Jonathan Scott, of Property Brothers fame. Turns

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Fixing a Direct3D9 bug in Far Cry (2018)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-13 10:24:15

TL;DR - if you are not interested in an in-depth overview of what was wrong with the game and how it was fixed, just follow the link to check out a concise changelog and grab SilentPatch for Far Cry: Download SilentPatch for Far Cry Upon downloading, all you need to do is to extract the archive to game’s directory and that’s it! Overview Far Cry (developed by Crytek) once a game considered an example of visual fidelity and de facto a benchmark of then-modern PCs, turns out not to be free of

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Key Home Energy Tax Credits End This Year. Act Quickly if You're Considering Solar Panels, Experts Say

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-13 18:15:12

A big federal tax credit for homeowners who get solar panels will end this year, meaning a window for significant savings on going solar is closing fast. The 30% credit has long been the biggest single incentive for residential solar panel adoption, and its expiration is a significant blow for what has been a fast-growing industry. For homeowners, its elimination significantly changes the calculus of whether solar panels make financial sense compared with paying utility electrical rates. "It's

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Trump’s claims of a Coca-Cola agreement quickly go flat as nutritionists groan

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-14 05:38:35

Late Tuesday, President Trump announced on social media that he had convinced Coca-Cola to agree to use "REAL Cane Sugar" in Coke, in lieu of the current, cheaper sweetener used in the US version of the drink: high-fructose corn syrup. "I'd like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola. This will be a very good move by them—You’ll see. It's just better!" Trump wrote. On Wednesday, Coca-Cola failed to confirm that supposed agreement. On its website, the beverage giant posted a brief, vag

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‘Arcane’ Season 2 Gets a Lavish Home Release, Just in Time for Emmy Season

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2026-01-14 15:00:00

With Emmy season in full swing and a lot of eyes on whether Riot Games and Fortiche’s League of Legends studio will sweep an already steep competitive lineup of animated shows, GKids has announced a slew of home release pre-order editions for Arcane season two, freeing it from the confines of streaming. In a press release, GKids announced that the home release of Arcane season two will feature a limited-run Collector’s Edition. This will include SteelBook Editions in both 4K UHD and Blu-ray for

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Someone paid $5.3 million for a piece of Mars

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-14 20:15:02

Add this to the list of "things that might be fun if you had a buttload of money": Someone forked over $5.3 million in a Sotheby's auction to own a piece of Mars. The Red Planet meteorite was discovered in 2023 in a remote area of the Sahara Desert in Niger. Martian meteorites of any size are incredibly rare. To get here, an asteroid first hits the Red Planet to eject material from its surface. (Sotheby's says there are only 19 Martian craters large enough to have spit out this one.) That chunk

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The password manager I recommend most has its own VPN and long list of features

zdnet.com Emily Long 2026-01-16 16:00:14

ZDNET's key takeaways Dashlane is a premium password manager that costs $60 annually for an individual, or $90/year for a family subscription up to 10 users. It offers seamless credential storage with privacy- and security-focused extras like dark web monitoring and a premium subscription to Hotspot Shield's VPN The platform is pricey for password management alone, so if you don't need a VPN, you may want to look elsewhere. View now at Dashlane The best password managers make it easy to save

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Astronomers Discover Potential Dwarf Planet Lurking Way Beyond Pluto

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2026-01-17 10:20:44

Astronomers in Japan have spotted a distant object orbiting the Sun far beyond Neptune, pointing to an extraordinary event that took place during the earliest years of the solar system. Astronomers used the Subaru Telescope, perched atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii, to make the discovery. They observed a small object orbiting at a farthest distance of 252 AU from the Sun, in which one astronomical unit equals the average distance between the Sun and Earth. Scientists gave it the formal designat

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Want full lighting control? These panels let you customize each edge separately

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-19 11:16:53

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Have you seen those cool-shaped lights adorning gamer and YouTuber walls? They are pretty cool, and if you’ve been looking to add a unique look to your own walls with something similar, the Linkind EP6 Smart Hexagon Panels might be just what you’re looking for. These will look amazing and add some really cool functionality you would otherwise only find in very expensive setups. Let’s tell you all about them! What are the Linkind EP6 Smart Hexagon Panels all

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The latest robot vacuum innovation I've tested keeps my floors sparkling (and it comes with a spot cleaner)

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-01-20 05:21:42

ZDNET's key takeaways The Eufy E28 robot vacuum, mop, and spot cleaner combination is available for $999. The mop performs better than more expensive flagships, and the water tank system doubles as a portable spot cleaner with a self-cleaning hose. Unplugging the spot cleaner also unplugs the charging station, and the spot cleaner requires you to brush it to scrub. $999.99 at Amazon $999.99 at Walmart more buying choices Amazon is selling the Eufy Omni E28 for $800 (save $200). Robot vacuum

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Uranus Leaks More Heat Than We Thought

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2026-01-20 05:25:45

When Voyager 2 flew past Uranus in 1986, the spacecraft detected a surprisingly low level of internal heat from the planet. Since then, scientists believed Uranus to be the odd one out in our solar system’s family of giant planets—the others being Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune—who all tend to emit more heat than they absorb from sunlight. Now, a new study suggests that scientists may have had the wrong idea about Voyager 2’s data: Uranus does have an internal heat source similar to its planetary

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Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think

news.ycombinator.com Anurag Srivastava 2026-01-24 15:38:18

It’s hard work soaking up sunlight to generate clean electricity. After about 25 to 30 years, solar panels wear out. Over the years, heating and cooling cycles stress the materials. Small cracks develop, precipitation corrodes the frame and layers of materials can start to peel apart. In 2023, about 90% of old or faulty solar panels in the U.S. ended up in landfills. Millions of panels have been installed worldwide over the past few decades – and by about 2030, so many will be ready to retire t

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The Amount of Electricity Generated From Solar Is Suddenly Unbelievable

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-24 17:30:42

If it feels like the world is being deluged with bad news lately, here's an actual bright spot: the Sun has become the go-to source of energy for tens of millions across the globe. A recent story by The New Yorker dove into the astonishing growth of solar energy over the past few years. Among other extensive data, the magazine notes that renewables made up 96 percent of demand for new energy throughout the globe in 2024; In the United States, 93 percent of new energy capacity came from solar an

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Trump Wants to Shut Down Several Perfectly Good Spacecraft Orbiting Mars for No Reason

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-26 04:28:32

The scientific community was appalled by the news that president Donald Trump's administration was looking to deal a devastating blow to NASA's science budget. In its 2026 budget request, released last month, the White House announced it was looking to more cut funding for NASA's science directorate by more than half, leading to overwhelming criticism from the scientific community, as well as from both Republican and Democrat lawmakers. The "skinny" budget calls to end operations of several sp

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In the Southwest, solar panels can help both photovoltaics and crops

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-26 17:11:31

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. “We were getting basil leaves the size of your palm,” University of Arizona researcher Greg Barron-Gafford said, describing some of the benefits he and his team have seen farming under solar panels in the Tucson desert. For 12 years, Barron-Gafford has been investigating agrivoltaics, the integration of solar a

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Fire on Virgin Airlines Flight Linked to Power Bank in Passenger’s Bag

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Origami Space Planes Could Solve a Major Problem in Orbit

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7's display is rated to withstand 500,000 folds

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An Innovative New Security Camera Has a Solar Panel That Follows the Sun

My favorite lens and screen-cleaning kit keeps my tech spotless, and it only costs $8

An Innovative New Security Camera Has a Solar Panel that Follows the Sun

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Exec Producer Confirms Identity of Rhys Darby’s Character

Lettuce Grow Indoor Farmstand Review: Grow Your Own

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Trump’s claims of a Coca-Cola agreement quickly go flat as nutritionists groan

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Trump Wants to Shut Down Several Perfectly Good Spacecraft Orbiting Mars for No Reason

In the Southwest, solar panels can help both photovoltaics and crops

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