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Meet the winners of the 2025 Dance Your PhD contestMeet the winners of the 2025 Dance Your PhD contest

Sulo Roukka is this year's overall winner of the Dance Your PhD contest, plus the winner of the chemistry category. ....

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A potential leak shows what looks like product images of what they’re calling the DJI Osmo 360. How likely is this? What could it possibly be?

DJI’s Osmo action cameras have been in heated competition with GoPro and Insta360 as one of the few areas where DJI has solid competitors. Both brands have 360 cameras with the new Insta360 X5 and GoPro Max,...
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DNA links modern pueblo dwellers to Chaco Canyon peopleDNA links modern pueblo dwellers to Chaco Canyon people

of intricate masonry and trading with locations as far away as Mexico. ....

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Tesla denies trying to replace Elon Musk as CEOTesla denies trying to replace Elon Musk as CEO

Tensions had been mounting at the company. ....

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DJI released its latest industry report on the state of DJI drone use in the agricultural industry. The study, which is paid for by DJI, shows that nearly 400,000 DJI agricultural drones were used at the end of 2024, a 90% increase from its first study in 2020.

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Raspberry Pi cuts product returns by 50% by changing up its pin solderingRaspberry Pi cuts product returns by 50% by changing up its pin soldering

Getting the hang of through-hole soldering is tricky for those of us tinkering at home with our irons, spools, flux, and, sometimes, braids. ....

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Microsoft raises prices on Xbox hardware, says &some& holiday games will be $80Microsoft raises prices on Xbox hardware, says “some” holiday games will be $80

Microsoft is increasing the recommended asking price of Xbox hardware and accessories worldwide starting today and will start charging $79.99 for some new first-party games this holiday season. ....

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Your guide to Day 2 of the 2025 Robotics Summit ExpoThe Robotics Summit - Expo will come to an end this afternoon, and we want to make sure you get the most out of the show.

Day 2 will start at 8:00 a.m. ET with the Women in Robotics Breakfast. The event will feature a conversation between Laura Major, the interim CEO and CTO of robotaxi company Motional, and Joyce Sidopoulos, the co-founder and...

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It's a regrettable truth that there is never ever time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across every month. ... It's a regrettable truth that there is never time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we discover monthly. In the past, we've included year-end roundups of cool science stories we (practically) missed out on. This year, we're explore a month-to-month collection. April's list consists of new research study on tattooed tardigrades, the first live image of a gigantic baby squid, the digital unfolding of a recently discovered Merlin manuscript, and an ancient Roman gladiator whose skeleton shows indications of being chomped by a lion. Puncture injuries by large felid scavenging. Credit: Thompson et al., 2025/PLOS One/CC-BY 4.0 Popular representations of Roman gladiators in battle inevitably consist of fighting not simply human foes but wild animals. We know from making it through texts, imagery, and artifacts that such fights most likely took place. But hard physical proof is far more limited. Archaeologists have now found the very first direct osteological evidence: the skeleton of a Roman gladiator who encountered a wild animal in the arena, most likely a lion, based on bite marks evident on the pelvic bone, according to a paper published in the journal PLoS ONE.The skeleton in concern was that of a boy, age 26 to 35, buried between 200300 CE near what is now York, England, previously the Roman city of Eboracum. It's one of a number of such skeletons, primarily boys whose remains showed signs of traumahence the recommendation that it might be a gladiator burial website. We used a method called structured light scanning [to study the skeleton], co-author Tim Thompson of Maynooth University told Ars. It's a technique of creating a 3D design utilizing grids of light. It's not like X-ray or CT, in that it only tapes the surface (not internal) functions, however considering that it uses light and not X-rays and so on, it is much safer, less expensive, and more portable. We have released a reasonable bit on this and revealed its use in both archaeological and forensic contexts. The team compared the pelvic lesions discovered on the subject skeleton with bite marks from modern-day animal specimens and concluded that the boy had been bitten by a big feline species, probably a lion scavenging on the body around the time of death. The young man was beheaded after death for unknown factors, although this was a ceremonial practice for some people during the Roman duration. While the proof is technically circumstantial, we are confident with our conclusions, said Thompson. We've adopted a multidisciplinary approach to resolve this concern and have actually made use of methods from various subjects, too. Our usage of modern comparison zoological product is truly what offers us the confidence. squid1-1152x648. jpg?
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The Department of the Air Force has begun ground testing for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, marking a major milestone in its effort to integrate autonomous systems into the future force.

This ground test phase includes rigorous evaluations of the YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A production representative test vehicles — developed by General Atomics a...

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Mach Industries, the defense tech founded by 21-year-old Ethan Thornton, is about to close a fresh $100 million in financing co-led by new investor Khosla and existing investor Bedrock Capital, a source familiar with the deal tells A Technology NewsRoom.

The new round will value the company at around $470 million, according to the source. However,...

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Sundar Pichai says DOJ demands are a &de facto& spin-off of Google searchSundar Pichai says DOJ demands are a “de facto” spin-off of Google search

The Department of Justice (DOJ) rested its case in Google's search remedy trial earlier this week, giving Google a chance to push back on the government's attempt to break up the search giant. ....

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GA-ASI Statement on USAF CCA Program Updates

The CCA program represents a groundbreaking new era in combat aviation, and we remain on schedule to test and fly YFQ-42 in the coming months. Over the past three decades, GA-ASI has pioneered more than two dozen different unmanned aircraft types for the U.S. and its allies, including multiple unmanned combat jets flying today, and logged nearly 9...

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Bench, the accounting and tax startup that was bought in a fire sale last December, has conducted a round of significant layoffs, it confirmed to A Technology NewsRoom.

Bench didn’t specify how many people were affected, but one person who works there estimated that Bench was eliminating dozens of positions – that’s a big chunk of the around 300 peo...

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The ability to use a revoked password to log in through RDP occurs when a Windows machine that’s signed in with a Microsoft or Azure account is configured to enable remote desktop access. In that case, users can log in over RDP with a dedicated password that’s validated against a locally stored credential....

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– Airbus U.S. Space - Defense and Shield AI announced a teaming agreement to integrate Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software on the Airbus MQ-72C Logistics Connector, an unmanned variant of the UH-72 Lakota. The collaboration will expand the platform’s mission capabilities through autonomy-enabled operations across a wide range of logistics an...

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After nearly 13 years in business, Fivetran will now be able to offer its customers an end-to-end data movement solution.

Fivetran, which helps enterprises move data from a variety of sources into cloud databases, announced on Thursday it has acquired Census, a reverse extract, transform, and load (ETL) platform that enables companies to transfer...

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RFK Jr. rejects cornerstone of health science: Germ theoryRFK Jr. rejects cornerstone of health science: Germ theory

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– KDDI Smart Drone Corporation, Prodrone Corporation, and Kunimori Corporation were selected for the Cabinet Office National Ocean Policy Promotion Secretariat’s “Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle (AUV) Utilization Demonstration Project” and conducted a demonstration experiment of ship bottom inspection in Hyogo Prefecture.

The water-air combined drone...

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A Technology NewsRoom Sessions: AI is just over a month away! We’re doing a last call for exceptional volunteers to join us in bringing this event to life. If you’ve ever wondered about the inner workings of tech events, now’s your chance to get involved.

Volunteer spots are limited, so don’t miss out. Apply before the May 22 deadline to be...

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Millions of Apple Airplay-enabled devices can be hacked via Wi-FiMillions of Apple Airplay-enabled devices can be hacked via Wi-Fi

Oligo also notes that many of the vulnerable devices have microphones and could be turned into listening devices for espionage. ....

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NASA engineers began using a network of ground sensors in March to collect data from an experimental air taxi to evaluate how to safely integrate such vehicles into airspace above cities – in all kinds of weather. Researchers will use the campaign to help improve tools to assist with collision avoidance and landing operations and ensure safe and e...

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NASA&s Psyche spacecraft hits a speed bump on the way to a metal asteroid
An illustration depicts a NASA spacecraft approaching the metal-rich asteroid Psyche. ....
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NASA just swapped a 10-year-old Artemis II engine with one nearly twice its ageNASA just swapped a 10-year-old Artemis II engine with one nearly twice its age

The shuttle main engines were designed in the 1970s, ahead of the first shuttle launch in 1981. ....

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June 4, 1942. It’s the height of the Pacific War, and Admiral Chuichi Nagumo stands on Akagi’s bridge. Below him stretches the pride of Japan’s navy, four aircraft carriers that struck Pearl Harbor just months earlier, now slicing through open water toward Midway Atoll. The plan is simple: crush the island’s defenses, then lure out and destroy what...

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Fortnite will return to iOS as court slams Apple&s &interference& and &cover-up&Fortnite will return to iOS as court slams Apple’s “interference“ and ”cover-up“

In a statement provided to Ars Technica, an Apple spokesperson said, "We strongly disagree with the decision. ....

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CBS owner Paramount reportedly intends to settle Trump&s $20 billion lawsuitCBS owner Paramount reportedly intends to settle Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit

"[Paramount] Board members are cognizant that a huge settlement could be viewed as something of a payoff to the president to move the Skydance merger over the finish line, knowledgeable sources have said," the Los Angeles Times wrote. ....

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A Silicon Valley drone startup just stepped out of stealth mode — and it’s coming straight for DJI’s throne.

Santa Clara-based SiFly has unveiled two powerful new drones that promise to do what DJI’s commercial lineup can’t: fly longer, carry more, and meet US government security standards. With flight endurance up to four times greater and range 10...
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If you&re in the market for a $1,900 color E Ink monitor, one of them exists nowIf you’re in the market for a $1,900 color E Ink monitor, one of them exists now

, including washed-out color, low refresh rates, and a grainy look that you don't get with regular black-and-white E Ink. ....

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Nintendo imposes new limits on sharing for digital Switch gamesNintendo imposes new limits on sharing for digital Switch games

A March video explaining the new Virtual Game Card system that launched via system update today. ....

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