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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Sets Two Records During Latest Flyby of the Sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Sets Two Records During Latest Flyby of the Sun

NASA's Parker solar probe started its journey by setting a record — the fastest rocket launch in history. It's gone on to set several other records as it studied the sun in unprecedented detail. NASA now reports that Parker has broken two of its own records during its latest trip past the sun.

The Future of Sensors for Self-Driving Cars: All Roads, All Conditions
The Future of Sensors for Self-Driving Cars: All Roads, All Conditions

Analysts disagree about how close we are to driverless cars, but everyone agrees we need better and less-expensive sensors. We assembled a panel of industry experts at Electronic Imaging 2020 to discuss sensor technologies and their future.

Apple Analyst Cuts Shipment Expectations Over Coronavirus
Apple Analyst Cuts Shipment Expectations Over Coronavirus

The expected impact of coronavirus is growing. It's now expected to hit Apple iPhone shipments by a significant amount.

Researchers Say ‘Anti-Solar Panels’ Could Generate Power at Night
Researchers Say ‘Anti-Solar Panels’ Could Generate Power at Night

Researchers from the University of California Davis suggest you could generate power at night using "anti-solar panels." Of course, it's all so obvious when you think about it.

Rising Seas: Record Warmth Found at ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Water Line
Rising Seas: Record Warmth Found at ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Water Line

Scientists investigating Thwaites Glacier found warm seawater below it, at the point where the iceberg means bedrock. That's bad, for a number of reasons.

Ring App Update Lets You Disable Police Video Requests
Ring App Update Lets You Disable Police Video Requests

The newest version of the Ring mobile app includes a "control center" that offers more control over what happens to your data, including the option to disable police video requests.

Why the Best Super Bowl Commercials Were All Cars and Tech
Why the Best Super Bowl Commercials Were All Cars and Tech

Hyundai Sonata (Smaht Pahk) and Jeep Gladiator (Groundhog Day revisited) nailed it for the tech sector. Lil Nax X takes top honors in the snack food category.

TCL Won’t Release Any More BlackBerry Phones
TCL Won’t Release Any More BlackBerry Phones

TCL has manufactured devices like the KEYone and KEY2 under the BlackBerry brand, but there won't be any more BlackBerry phones from TCL. The company just announced that its licensing agreement ends on August 31, 2020.

Nervana Nevermore: Intel Shifts Focus to Habana Labs, Cancels NNP-T, NNP-I
Nervana Nevermore: Intel Shifts Focus to Habana Labs, Cancels NNP-T, NNP-I

Intel's $2B purchase of Habana Labs sort-of implied this was coming: The company is pivoting away from Nervana and opting for Habana Labs' Gaudi architecture instead.

Intel Core i9-10900K Appears in 3DMark Database With 5.1GHz Boost Clock
Intel Core i9-10900K Appears in 3DMark Database With 5.1GHz Boost Clock

The Intel Core i9-10900K has shown up in 3DMark database results, showing 10 cores, 20 threads, and a maximum turbo clock above 5GHz.

Astronomers Spot Star That Drags the Universe Along With It
Astronomers Spot Star That Drags the Universe Along With It

All the predictions of general relativity that we've tested have held up to scrutiny, but the effects are usually subtle. Astronomers have spotted a distant star that further confirms general relativity in a more obvious fashion.

Researchers Coax Levitating Glass Bead Into the Quantum World
Researchers Coax Levitating Glass Bead Into the Quantum World

A team of US-Austrian researchers has developed a new technique that could make quantum mechanics easier to study thanks to a floating silica bead.