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August 18, 2023
NEWS

Car and Driver

The GTD is a race car that’s been stripped of sanctioning bodies’ restrictions limiting horsepower, weight, and aerodynamic devices during its transformation into a road-legal ride. It’s the most expensive ‘Stang ever, …

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Space.com

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter has taken to alien skies yet again. The 4-pound (1.8 kilograms) Ingenuity conducted its 55th flight on Aug. 12, covering a fair bit of Red Planet ground in the process. “Ingenuity has now successfully flown on Mars 55 …

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VentureBeat

We’re thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Summit Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of “Playing the Edge.” Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here.

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Make educational connections to NASA and JPL happenings all year long with this calendar of upcoming events and links to educational resources you can use to explore STEM with us throughout the 2023-2024 school year.

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KWCH

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – By now you probably have a few old smartphones and tablets around the house just gathering dust. You paid good money for them once but now they’re not worth anything. Don’t even try to sell an old phone. No one is willing to pay …

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WCSU

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Investopedia

Slowing smartphone sales have 2023 on track to be the lowest-selling year in a decade for iPhones, Androids, and other devices, according to a new report. But relatively solid sales in the premium and ultra-premium market segments could boost Apple …

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SaltWire Network

With the retirement of Ariane 5, Europe lost its only heavy-lift rocket — one that carried most of ESA’s fleet of large astronomy missions. The long-term future of independent access to space for Europe is not straightforward and can complicate the …

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Scientific American

Whether we’re using Spotify, Amazon, Netflix or Instagram, we encounter algorithms that recommend content or products to us every day. In 2017 Netflix stated that its users discover around 80 percent of shows through algorithmic recommendations.

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The Guardian

The next time you lie in bed and absent-mindedly ask your old friend Google for a piece of life advice, don’t be surprised if it speaks back to you. DeepMind, the tech firm’s artificial intelligence arm, has announced it is testing a new tool that …

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