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Apple debuts $599 MacBook Neo to challenge Chromebooks, Windows PCs

Apple debuts $599 MacBook Neo to challenge Chromebooks, Windows PCs

Apple on Wednesday unveiled the MacBook Neo, a lower-priced addition to its laptop lineup starting at $599, as it looks to broaden its reach in a price-sensitive PC market while rivals face tighter supply of memory chips. A lower-priced laptop marks one of Apple’s most aggressive entry point

Scientists grow chickpeas in 'moon dirt'

Scientists grow chickpeas in 'moon dirt'

If the idea of lunar hummus seems far-fetched, think again. Scientists working to cultivate the field of extraterrestrial agriculture have grown chickpeas in dirt made mostly of simulated lunar soil, a step toward enabling astronauts on long-term moon missions to produce their own food. Researcher

Indonesia plans social media ban for under-16s

Indonesia plans social media ban for under-16s

Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said Friday. Hafid in a statement to media said that she just signed a government regulation that will mean children under the age of 16 can no longer have accounts on high-risk digital p

Festive Red vivo Y31d hits market

Festive Red vivo Y31d hits market

Global smartphone brand vivo has launched its new Y31d in Bangladesh to coincide with the Ramadan season. The smartphone introduces a new and unique color in Bangladesh, Festive Red, and features a 7200mAh BlueVolt battery, the largest ever in vivo’s lineup, aimed at delivering reliable, all-

OpenAI looking at contract with NATO, source says

OpenAI looking at contract with NATO, source says

OpenAI is considering a contract to deploy its AI technology on North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) "unclassified" networks, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, days after the ‌ChatGPT-owner struck a deal with the Pentagon. The Wall Street Journal first reported that Op


Vast web of cold gas observed at the heart of the Milky Way

Vast web of cold gas observed at the heart of the Milky Way

Astronomers have produced the largest and most detailed map ever made of the vast web of cold cosmic gas stretching across the heart of our galaxy, showing thread-like filaments resembling rivers of material flowing through space that sometimes converge into bright clouds where new stars form. Usi

NASA postpones crewed lunar landing to 2028

NASA postpones crewed lunar landing to 2028

NASA on Friday announced adjustments to its Artemis lunar exploration program, adding a mission ahead of its planned crewed moon landing and postponing the landing to 2028 from 2027. Under the revised plan, the Artemis III mission will focus on testing systems and operational capabilities in low E

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