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Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole
23+ min ago (272+ words) NEW YORK — A telescope has spied the fastest known star in our galaxy, racing around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. The star is zipping around the black hole, reaching speeds of about 15,534 miles per…...
Tropical Storm Moke carrying more rain toward hurricane-damaged Hawaii
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (231+ words) HONOLULU — Tropical Storm Moke was swirling past Hawaii on Sunday, close enough to dump heavy rain on Big Island communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Lala. The National Hurricane Center located Moke’s center about 310 miles south of Hilo on Sunday…...
Chinese bots are faster than Usain Bolt — and more from the World Humanoid Robot Games
22+ hour, 7+ min ago (557+ words) BEIJING — Chinese humanoid robots broke records set by humans, including Usain Bolt’s 100-meter sprint world record, on the opening day of the Olympics-like World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, the event organizer said. More than 2,000 humanoid robots were participating in…...
Tropical Storm Moke advances toward Hawaii as winds strengthen
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (431+ words) HONOLULU — Tropical Storm Moke advanced toward Hawaii on Saturday, expected to bring more heavy rainfall and strong gusts to the Big Island, where residents are still dealing with the aftermath of heavy flooding and damaging winds from Hurricane Lala. Moke,…...
NASA’s nuclear Dragonfly copter to search for signs of life on Titan: 'A lot's riding on it"
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (793+ words) LAUREL, Md. — Ralph Lorenz dreamed up the idea of flying a helicopter through Titan’s thick methane-laden atmosphere back in 2000 in a speculative research paper and a cover story for New Scientist magazine. “It was a fantasy,” Lorenz said. A competitive contract…...
As Colorado River reservoirs plummet, Trump administration orders water cuts
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (644+ words) The Colorado River, a critical water lifeline for seven states, has shrunk dramatically. And the nation’s largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Powell, have dropped to their lowest levels on record. In an effort to prevent the reservoirs from reaching critically…...
Shadow 'highly likely' to nest up with new eagle pal, biologist says
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (754+ words) On the heels of the death of his longtime mate Jackie, bald eagle Shadow has been perching, singing and lounging at his Big Bear nest with a new companion. It’s all being captured on a world-famous livestream, spurring mixed reactions…...
Bodies of 2 hikers missing for more than 30 years in Swiss Alps turn up as glacier melts
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (196+ words) GENEVA — The bodies of two Belgian mountaineers who went missing in the Swiss Alps more than three decades ago have been found, officials said. Police in the southwestern Valais region, which has a database of people listed as missing over…...
Contributor: Stop shaming the use of AI. For some with disabilities, it's a godsend
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (656+ words) As a longtime Angeleno, I’ve got the same beef with AI as everyone else in this town. I don’t want it stealing stories from writers, voices from actors or trust from audiences. But the condemnation of artificial intelligence has now…...
California Bill Would Bar AI Tools From Reading Workers' Brain Data
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (611+ words) Under the bill, an employer could not use an AI-powered workplace surveillance tool capable of recognizing or predicting a worker’s emotional state, or of collecting neural data. Neural data is defined as information generated by measuring the activity of a…...