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Perseverance Has Pebbles Stuck in its Sample Caching System
The rover's advanced sample collection mechanism has become obstructed by some debris, and the team doesn't want to continue until it can get the rocks out of the way and ensure there is no damage to this irreplaceable scientific resource.
Microsoft Teardown Video Shows Off Easily Repairable Surface Laptop SE
Unlike some past Microsoft devices, the Surface Laptop SE is designed to be easily repairable. It has even posted a teardown video showing how repair-friendly the laptop is.
Farmer Uses VR to Make Cows Think They’re in a Green Pasture
Tricking cows into thinking they're outside has lowered stress levels, and increased milk production.
Apple, AMD, and Intel are Pursuing Three Different Strategies to Win the Laptop Market
Apple, AMD, and Intel: Three different CPU designers, three different approaches to the low-power laptop market.
Nvidia Launches an Upgraded RTX 3080, Now with 12GB of VRAM
And it's gone.
Semiconductor Shortage Forces Canon to Dump Printer DRM
Prepare to bypass every one of Canon's persistent warnings, like Canon has been telling you not to do this whole time.
FAA Decrees 50 Airports Will Have 5G Buffers
The carriers have grudgingly complied with the delays, but we now expect the new network to be live later in January. However, it won't be active around 50 airports identified by the FAA as potentially vulnerable to 5G interference.
COVID-19 Cancels In-Person E3 Gaming Convention, Again
For the third year in a row, COVID-19 has disrupted the annual gaming event known as E3.
NASA Completes Webb Deployment, Confirms Doubling of Expected Lifespan
NASA finished running the numbers, and its perfect launch means Webb should have enough fuel for 20 years of operations.
Rytr Reviewed: How the GPT-3 ‘AI Writing Assistant’ Performs In Real Life
We shelled out for the app's unlimited-use monthly plan, to see what we could make of its promises.
Analyst: Apple’s Upcoming Headset Will not be Metaverse-Friendly
Apple is reportedly against creating hardware that allows users to escape into a fantasy world for hours at a time.
AI Isn’t Ready to Take Over Weather Prediction
Despite several decades of computerized automatic forecast development, human-powered predictions assisted by these technologies are more accessible and more accurate than their AI counterparts.