Twin Galaxies lawyer says settlement avoids “an inordinate amount of costs”
Tashroudian: "I think the finality really is something that we wanted to achieve." Enlarge / Billy Mitchell competes at a (presumably authentic) Donkey Kong cabinet. (credit: Flickr / daveynin) After a nearly five-year l.....»»
Daily Telescope: Black holes have been merging for a long, long time
Webb wows us again. Enlarge / Scientists have determined the system to be evidence of an ongoing merger of two galaxies and their massive black holes when the Universe was only 740 million years old. (credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA.....»»
2025 Mazda CX-70 trades the third row for cargo space
Mazda's midsize crossover is an unapologetic fraternal twin to the three-row Mazda CX-90 that places more emphasis on hauling cargo than people......»»
Webb Telescope offers first glimpse of an exoplanet"s interior
A surprisingly low amount of methane and a super-sized core hide within the cotton candy–like planet WASP-107 b......»»
A SpaceX rocket just set a new flight record
SpaceX's ability to launch and land the same first-stage booster multiple times has revolutionized access to space due to the lower costs that it brings......»»
How the perils of space have affected asteroid Ryugu
Ryugu's parent body appears to have had a fair amount of water present, too. Enlarge / The surface of Ryugu. Image credit: JAXA, University of Tokyo, Kochi University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, Chiba Institute of Te.....»»
iPhone 17 Model Might Be More Expensive Than Pro Max
Apple might say goodbye to the iPhone Plus in 2025. And in its place, we may see an iPhone 17 model that costs more than the iPhone Pro Max. According to a report from The Information, Apple might replace the “Plus” model with a more expe.....»»
A devastating fire 2,200 years ago preserved a moment of life and war in Iron Age Spain, down to a single gold earring
A ruined building in the middle of the Pyrenees records a tragedy for the people who lived there—a devastating fire that burned a settlement to the ground, destroying almost everything except a hidden gold earring. Now archaeologists' excavation of.....»»
GM, LG reach $150 million settlement over Chevrolet Bolt EV battery fires, recall
General Motors and LG Energy Solution have reached a $150 million settlement over Chevrolet Bolt EV battery fires. The deal would give owners of recalled Bolts $700 or $1,400, depending on whether they had their EV battery replaced......»»
GM, LG reach $150M settlement over Chevrolet Bolt EV battery fires, recall
GM and LG have reached $150M settlement over Chevrolet Bolt EV battery fires. The deal would give owners of recalled Bolts payments of $700 or $1,400, depending on whether they have had their EV battery replaced......»»
Researchers calculate the carbon footprint of building a wooden house in Japan
Researchers at Kyushu University have published a comprehensive analysis on the carbon footprint of constructing a wooden house in Japan. The study covered the total amount of emissions produced, taking into consideration the entire supply chain incl.....»»
Nearly 80% of consumers would consider buying an EV in four years, Cox says
EV skeptics would consider an EV if it costs the same as a gasoline-powered alternative and if more public charging becomes available......»»
Webb detects most distant black hole merger to date
An international team of astronomers have used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to find evidence for an ongoing merger of two galaxies and their massive black holes when the universe was only 740 million years old. This marks the most dist.....»»
Five things to know about how NASA"s tiny twin polar satellites will study the Arctic and Antarctic
Twin shoebox-size climate satellites will soon be studying two of the most remote regions on Earth: the Arctic and Antarctic. The NASA mission will measure the amount of heat the planet emits into space from these polar regions—information that's k.....»»
There are a lot of new accessibility features coming in iOS 18 and visionOS 2.0
Ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 16, 2024, Apple has revealed a huge amount of new features coming to iOS 18, macOS 15, and visionOS 2.0 coming in the fall of 2024.visionOS 2.0 is getting microphone transcriptionsAs it has before, A.....»»
GM’s Cruise pays more than $8 million in robotaxi settlement
GM’s Cruise will pay more than $8 million in the robotaxi settlement. .....»»
Astronomers discover merging twin quasars
Using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, astronomers have detected a pair of merging quasars at a high redshift, as part of the Hyper SuprimeCam (HSC) Subaru Strategic Program (SPP) survey. The serendipitous discovery is reported in the latest issue of.....»»
Early retirement of old vehicles won"t save the planet, says study
Lifespan caps for passenger vehicles have limited effect on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and could drive up costs and material use, finds a new study published in Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability. The research shows that.....»»
Cybersecurity analysis exposes high-risk assets in power and healthcare sectors
Traditional approaches to vulnerability management result in a narrow focus of the enterprise attack surface area that overlooks a considerable amount of risk, according to Claroty. Organizations must take a holistic approach to exposure management T.....»»
"Free" delivery plans can profit both retailers and customers
In March, Target became the latest mega-retailer to offer "free" delivery—for a price. For $99 a year, subscribers to Target Circle 360 can place unlimited orders without having to worry about shipping costs. Target competes with similar plans offe.....»»
Uneven strain distribution induces detwinning in penta-twinned nanoparticles
Twinned nanoparticles have regions of clear symmetry that share the same crystal lattice, separated by a clear boundary. Changing the twin structure can affect the properties of the nanoparticles, which makes controlling twinning to create tailored n.....»»