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Giant tooth of ancient marine reptile discovered in Alps
The root of the thickest ichthyosaur tooth found so far with a diameter of 60mm WASHINGTON: The fossils of three ichthyosaurs — giant marine reptiles that patrolled primordial oceans — have been discovered high up in the Swiss Alps, and include the largest ever tooth found for the species, a study said Thursday. With elongated …
We’ve been watching a failed star turn into a giant planet
Enlarge / Image of the AB Aurigae system, with details of the object shown at the right. On some levels, forming stars and planets is simple: They form where there’s more stuff. So, while the raw material for a star may be a diffuse cloud of gas, the distribution of that gas isn’t entirely even. …
Queensland flood emergency; Biden announces new Russian pipeline sanctions; Concern construction giant will enter administration
By CNN, Associated Press19:29 Russian military capabilities along the Ukraine border are “near 100 per cent of all forces” that the Pentagon anticipated Russian President Vladimir Putin would move into the area, a senior US defence official has said. “He is near 100 per cent of all the forces that we anticipated that he would …
U.S. tech giant shares unmoved on G7 tax deal
FILE PHOTO: The logos of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google in a combination photo Shares in U.S. technology giants were flat to slightly lower in premarket trading, little changed by the landmark global minimum corporate tax dealagreed between the world’s richest nations. The Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies agreed on Saturday to back a …
Facebook VP defends 2-year Trump ban, says lawmakers should regulate, not break up social media giant
Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy reacts to Facebook ending its ban on posts suggesting coronavirus was ‘man-made.’ Facebook Vice President Nick Clegg on Sunday defended the two-year ban of former President Donald Trump and argued that to deal with issues of political speech, hatred and violence, lawmakers should look to pass regulations instead of breaking up …
Indonesia’s Gojek, Tokopedia merge to create tech giant
Indonesian ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek and e-commerce leader Tokopedia have agreed to a merger to create a multi-billion dollar tech company called GoTo in the country’s largest-ever deal. The combined entity, which will span online shopping, courier services, ride-hailing, food delivery and other services in Southeast Asia’s largest economy, will be the biggest privately …
Hubble Captures Sizzling Hot Giant Star on the Edge of Destruction – Shining With the Brilliance of 1 Million Suns
In celebration of the 31st anniversary of the launching of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers aimed the renowned observatory at a brilliant “celebrity star,” one of the brightest stars seen in our galaxy, surrounded by a glowing halo of gas and dust. Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI Petulant Star Ejects Spectacular Bubble of Glowing Gases The …
NVIDIA Announces Technology For Training Giant Artificial Intelligence Models
NVIDIA NVIDIA NVIDIA GTC is the premier annual conference for developers, scientists, and businesses interested in machine learning or artificial intelligence. According to NVIDIA CEO and founder Jensen Huang, over 100,000 attended this year’s virtual event. Following tradition, NVIDIA made GTC 2021 a stage for many significant ML, AI, networking, and data center announcements. One of …
NASA Drops an Orion Spacecraft Into a Giant Pool
Update 2:25 p.m. ET: Belly flop success! The cables suspending the Orion capsule above the water disconnected, and the researchers got a great look at how the spacecraft would fall in a real-world setting. Future tests will include a drop from a greater height and a “swing test,” in which the module is launched like …
Queensland uni helps machinery giant target new spray technology | Queensland Country Life
A collaboration between global machinery giant John Deere and the University of Southern Queensland has led to the development of vision-based precision spray technology for use on fallow ground. See & Spray Select uses integrated camera technology to rapidly detect green plants on fallow ground and automatically triggers an application of herbicide. It’s available on …
