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Perseverance Has Pebbles Stuck in its Sample Caching System
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
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
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 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.

Semiconductor Shortage Forces Canon to Dump Printer DRM
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
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
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 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
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
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
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.