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Does a New Theory Finally Explain the Mysteries of the Planet Saturn?

Yesterday at 10:36 AM, via Slashdot

“Saturn and some of its 274 moons are pretty weird,” writes Smithsonian magazine:[Saturn moon] Titan has strangely few impact craters, Hyperion is tiny and misshapen, and Iapetus has a tilted orbit. What’s more, planets tend to wobble along their rotational axes as they spin, like an off-kilter spinning top in the moments before it topples over. Formally called precession, scientists have long...

‘I love midges because I know what their hearts look like’: is the passion for taxonomy in danger of dying out?

Yesterday at 10:00 AM, via The Guardian

Insect taxonomist Art Borkent has described and named more than 300 species of midges but fears his field of science is dying out, despite millions of insects, fungi and other organisms waiting to be discovered

Once Art Borkent starts speaking about biting midges, he rarely pauses for breath. Holding up a picture of a gnat trapped in amber from the time of the dinosaurs, the 72-year-old...

The AI jobs reckoning is here

Yesterday at 09:23 AM, via TechCentral

Companies are cutting tens of thousands of jobs in the name of AI – and the wave may be only just beginning.

Lunar Strategy Includes Cyberscope Web3 Security Among Top 5 Web3 Security Audit Firms for 2026

Yesterday at 08:13 AM, via Tech Financials

Lunar Strategy, a Web3 growth and industry insights platform, included Cyberscope among its Top 5 Security Audit Firms in Web3 for 2026. This list, which serves as an independent guide, evaluates firms based on technical depth, cross-chain capability and real-world deployment relevance of products and services. In a changing ecosystem, as Web3 security advances towards […]

Starwatch: Venus to meet Saturn in evening twilight

Yesterday at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Look west after sunset this week to see the pair converge in the dusk, closing in on a near-conjunction on 8 March

Look west as the evening twilight gathers this week for a chance to spot the planets Venus and Saturn. The accompanying chart shows the view looking west from London at 18.10 GMT on 2 March.

Venus will be the brighter of the pair, dominating the sky at magnitude –4. Saturn will...

Lenovo Unveils an Attachable AI Agent ‘Companion’ for Their Laptops

Yesterday at 07:35 AM, via Slashdot

As the Mobile World Conference begins in Spain, Lenovo brought a new attachable accessory for their laptops — an AI agent. CNET reports:The little circular module perches on the top of your Lenovo laptop display, attached via the magnetic Magic Bay on the rear. The module is home to an adorable animated companion called Tiko, who you can interact with via text or voice… [I]t can start and...

Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion and The Terror, dies aged 77

Yesterday at 05:14 AM, via The Guardian

Award-winning science fiction and horror writer died in Colorado on 21 February with family at his side

Dan Simmons, the author of more than 30 novels and short story collections spanning horror, political thrillers and science fiction such as Hyperion and The Terror, has died at age 77.

Simmons died in Longmont, Colorado on 21 February, with his wife and daughter at his side, his obituary...

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