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We just wrote about the ability of black holes to absorb almost any matter in the Universe. However, lately science has been able to discover a whole Arsenal of other various features of these objects. It turns out that not only can they move almost at the speed of light and to show signs of…

In today’s world traffic is controlled by signs, signage, traffic lights and so on. However, with the increasing development of self-driving and smart cars require a very different environment for traffic control. Researchers from the National laboratory Lawrence Berkeley propose to use for this purpose artificial intelligence. And even already launched a project to implement…

The formation of blood clots is the cause of the different (and often fatal) diseases. Of course, there are means of treatment of thrombosis, but in permanent employment, they have one very unpleasant property: the development of bleeding. To take the vaccine, developed by scientists from the University of Osaka (Japan). The vaccine may be…

Image: Apple Today, Apple execs will take the stage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in New York to announce a new iPad, and hopefully a replacement for the MacBook Air, too. If you’re desperate for a new productivity machine from Apple that is, hopefully, less expensive than a MacBook Pro, this is an…

Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro.Photo: Silvia izquierdo (AP) Facebook, the scandal-mired social media giant that has faced enormous criticism for its role in the spread of online propaganda and fake news across the globe, has a War Room it wants everyone to know is tackling that issue head-on. Earlier this month, it touted the War Room’s…

Photo: Apple After months and months and months of rumors and speculation Apple has finally announced a new MacBook Air to replace the absolutely ancient MacBook Air. Screenshot: Apple The new Air is much smaller than the current one while maintaining a 13.3-inch display. It has 17-percent less volume and is 10-percent thinner. It also…

Artist’s depiction of the Parker Solar Probe. Image: NASA NASA’s historic mission to “touch the Sun” just reached two important milestones: It now holds the record for the closest approach to the Sun by a human-built object—and also the record for the fastest spacecraft ever sent into space. Launched on August 12, 2018, the Parker…

Photo: Apple Apple’s little desktop PC is no longer just a punchline. Today the company took the wraps off a revamped Mac Mini, replacing its underpowered parts with new, 8th generation Intel quad- and 6-core processors options, up to 64GB of memory, up to a 2TB SSD, a T2 security chip, 10GB ethernet, and four…

When Apple announced a bunch of new iPhones back in September without mentioning any other devices, things sort of felt incomplete. So now, nearly two months later, Apple is coming back around to finish the job with a number of hardware refreshes highlighted by a pair of new iPad Pros. Design and specs The old…

Photo: Getty A United States Geological Survey employee allegedly infected the scientific agency’s networks with malware after visiting thousands of porn websites on their government-issued laptop. According to a report released this month from the Office of Inspector General, many of those sites had malware. The report, released on October 17, details the IG’s investigation…