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- China's 'Artificial Sun' Breaks Nuclear Fusion Record with 1,000 Seconds of Continuous Plasma Loop January 23, 2025China’s EAST (Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak) achieved a significant milestone in nuclear fusion by maintaining a continuous plasma loop for 1,066 seconds on January 20, 2025. This breakthrough, facilitated by an enhanced heating system, surpasses its previous record and marks a critical step towards sustainable fusion energy. Nuclear fusion aims to r...
- Seismic Data from NASA’s InSight Might Solve the Mystery of Mars’ Dichotomy January 23, 2025NASA’s InSight mission has provided seismic data shedding light on the Martian dichotomy, the split between Mars’ northern lowlands and southern highlands. Findings from the mantle’s seismic wave analysis suggest the split stems from ancient tectonic activity and magma dynamics, rather than asteroid impacts. Variations in crust thickness and mantle temperature a...
- SpaceX Falcon 9 Delivers 27 Starlink Satellites into Orbit from Vandenberg January 23, 2025SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit on January 21, 2025, with its Falcon 9 rocket. The mission, following an aborted attempt, marked a milestone as the rocket's booster completed its 10th flight. These satellites, part of the Starlink Group 11-8 mission, feature advanced propulsion and power systems, with SpaceX's new in-house designed Doppio […]
- US Court Reverses OFAC’s Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash January 23, 2025On January 21, the US District Court for the Western District of Texas reversed OFAC’s sanctions against Tornado Cash. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) levied sanctions against the platform in 2022 for allegedly becoming a solution for money launderers to move illegal funds around.
- NASA Rockets Set to Journey Through Flickering, Disappearing Auroras January 23, 2025NASA is set to launch two groundbreaking rocket missions in January 2025 to unravel the mysteries of auroras. The GIRAFF mission will study fast-pulsating and flickering auroras, while the Black and Diffuse Aurora Science Surveyor mission will focus on dark auroral patches or "black auroras." By using advanced instruments to measure electron activity and energy […]
- CCPA Sends Notice to Uber, Ola Over Pricing Disparity on Apple, Android Phones January 23, 2025The move comes after several reports by local media and as users complained on social media that iPhone users were charged higher prices for the same ride than those using phones that ran on Android operating systems.
- Adobe Begins Testing New AI Features in Premiere Pro, After Effects and Frame.io January 23, 2025Adobe introduced several new features for its video editing software and cloud-sharing platform on Wednesday. These features are being rolled out to the latest beta build of Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects as well as to Frame.io. Premiere Pro is getting two new artificial intelligence (AI) features that will make it easier for users […]
- Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo Tipped to Launch Slim Phones Like the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge January 23, 2025Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge was officially teased at the 2025 Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday. It was previously tipped to carry the Galaxy S25 Slim moniker. The upcoming Edge variant is expected to be thinner than the other Galaxy S25 series phones. A tipster has now suggested that several Chinese smartphone manufacturers are likely to follow suit and […]
- WhatsApp, Meta Win Relief as NCLAT Suspends Data Sharing Ban January 23, 2025Meta had challenged the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) directive issued in November that imposed a ban on data sharing between WhatsApp and other Meta entities for advertising purposes, warning it may have to roll back some features. Meta also criticised the CCI for not having the "technical expertise" to understand the ramifications of its […]
- Finland is Now the 53rd Member of the Artemis Accords for Lunar Exploration January 23, 2025Finland has joined 52 other nations in signing the Artemis Accords, committing to safe and peaceful space exploration. The agreement, signed on January 21, 2025, during the Winter Satellite Workshop in Espoo, Finland, underscores the Nordic nation’s efforts to advance global collaboration in space activities. Finland's Minister of Economic Affairs, Wille Rydman, hi...
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