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Delta Plane Crash Avoided As Pilot Performed Aggressive 'Go Around' To Avoid B-52 Bomber
IBTimes - 22 Jul 2025 06:16
A Delta jet narrowly avoided a B-52 bomber near Minot Airport, prompting FAA and military investigations into radar gaps and airspace coordination failures.
UK to ban ransomware payments by public sector organizations
The Register - 22 Jul 2025 16:28
'We're going to smash the business model' NHS, councils, and schools told The UK government is proposing to "ban" public sector organizations and critical national infrastructure from paying criminal operators behind ran...
SpaceX aborts satellite launch 11 seconds before liftoff
SPACE.com - 22 Jul 2025 03:21
SpaceX aborted the planned launch of two of SES' O3b mPOWER communications satellites just before liftoff on Monday evening (July 21). The company will try again tomorrow (July 22).
Why humans excel at recognizing objects from fragments while AI struggles
Phys.org - 22 Jul 2025 17:50
A study from EPFL reveals why humans excel at recognizing objects from fragments while AI struggles, highlighting the critical role of contour integration in human vision.
Apple almost open-sourced its AI models, here's why it didn't: report
9 to 5 Mac - 22 Jul 2025 17:41
There have been several major reported departures of late from Apple's AI team. Today, a new report from The Information delves into the internal drama, including the story of Apple almost open-sourcing its AI models and...
Unusual plasma waves detected above Jupiter's north pole may finally have explanation
Phys.org - 22 Jul 2025 17:29
Recent observations of Jupiter's powerful magnetic field by NASA's Juno spacecraft have uncovered a never-before-documented variety of plasma waves that seem to defy our current understanding of planetary magnetospheres.
Crypto billionaire Justin Sun will fly on Blue Origin's next space tourism launch
SPACE.com - 22 Jul 2025 17:00
Justin Sun, the billionaire founder of the blockchain platform Tron, is one of the six people who will fly to suborbital space on Blue Origin's next tourist mission.
Elon Musk's X Says 'Nope' to French Authorities Trying to Access Its Algorithm
Gizmodo - 22 Jul 2025 16:55
X has denied the allegations against it.
Trio of stripy glaciers merging in 'Earth's highest battleground' are part of a major anomaly scientists don't fully understand -- Earth from space
Live Science - 22 Jul 2025 11:00
This 2023 astronaut photo shows three glaciers merging into a single massive ice mass in the Karakoram mountains. The stripy glaciers have gained ice in recent decades, despite the effects of human-caused climate change.
How To Hide AI Images From Online Searches With DuckDuckGo
BGR - 22 Jul 2025 04:30
If you're sick of seeing AI-generated images when using your favorite search engine, you might want to give DuckDuckGo a try.
Uranus Is Far Hotter Than We Thought, Scientists Find
BGR - 22 Jul 2025 02:50
According to scientists, Uranus is much hotter than previous data had led us to believe, which challenges what we thought we knew about the planet.
'Chaos' reigns beneath the ice of Jupiter moon Europa, James Webb Space Telescope reveals
SPACE.com - 22 Jul 2025 02:00
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are painting a new picture of Jupiter's moon Europa and revealing the hidden chemistry of the icy moon's interior.
Escobar Fold scam finally catches up with its creator, who now faces years in jail
Android Authority - 23 Jul 2025 01:57
What looked a lot like a con job was, in fact, a con job.
The Best Places to Get Low-Cost Eye Exams, Glasses and Contacts Without Vision Insurance
CNET - 23 Jul 2025 01:49
No vision insurance? No problem. These places offer eye exams, glasses and contacts for less.
James Gunn Thinks 'Anti-American Sentiment' Is Hurting 'Superman' Overseas
Gizmodo - 23 Jul 2025 01:45
The DC Studios superhero movie is already a huge critical and commercial hit--but American audiences are seemingly the most enthusiastic about it so far.
Netflix's New #1 Show Just Racked Up 24.6 Million Views
BGR - 23 Jul 2025 01:45
Untamed, a new murder mystery series starring Eric Bana and Sam Neill, is dominating Netflix's streaming charts shortly after premiering.
Biden broadband benchmarks are BS, says Trump FCC
The Register - 23 Jul 2025 01:35
No more consideration of affordability or 1 Gbps speed goal if Chairman Carr gets his way The next edition of the Federal Communications Commission's broadband expansion progress report is going to paint a rosier reality...
Pokémon's Daily Puzzle Game Is More Like 'Neopets' Than 'Wordle'
Life Hacker - 23 Jul 2025 01:30
Pokémon's daily puzzle game doesn't feel like the 'Wordle' competitor it was pitched as, but it still has value.
Threads expands Insights with detailed analytics, discovery breakdown, more
9 to 5 Mac - 23 Jul 2025 01:27
Today, Threads announced a new batch of analytics upgrades as part of its push to let creators better understand how their posts are doing on and off the platform. Here's what's new. more...
NASA eClips STEM Student Ambassadors Light Up CNU's 2025 STEM Community Day
NASA Breaking news - 23 Jul 2025 01:25
More than 2,000 curious visitors from Newport News and the surrounding Hampton Roads region of Virginia flocked to Christopher Newport University (CNU) on May 31, 2025 for their annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineer...
SpaceX launches 2 powerful internet satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea (video)
SPACE.com - 23 Jul 2025 01:24
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two of SES's O3b mPOWER communications satellites toward medium-Earth orbit today (July 22), then aced its landing on a ship at sea.