Are ‘little red dots’ seen by the James Webb Space Telescope actually elusive ‘black hole stars’?

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(Main) An illustration of a theorized “black hole star” (Inset) the JWST (Image credit: T. Müller/A. de Graaff/Max Planck Institute for Astronomy) New research suggests that “little red dots” seen in the early universe may actually be a new class of cosmic object: black hole stars. If this theory is correct, it could explain howContinue Reading

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket cleared to fly again after April 29 launch failure

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Firefly Aerospace launches the “Message in a Booster” mission on its Alpha rocket on April 29, 2025 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The flight ended in failure after Alpha suffered an anomaly. (Image credit: Firefly Aerospace/Sean Parker) The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared Firefly Aerospace to resume launches of its AlphaContinue Reading

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Quadrapassel, the GNOME Tetris clone, is about to land its first major update in nearly four years. he headline change in Quadrapassel 49 is a long-awaited port to GTK4/libadwaita. This gives the game a modern look that fits in with the modern GNOME desktop by using the latest design conventions.Continue Reading

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According to a recent study, one in four American children has their own cell phone by age eight. By age four, 58% of children have their own tablet., (WJW) – Some parents have decided that, although a cell phone seems too dangerous or distracting, they would still like their childrenContinue Reading

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Even if your device qualifies for the update, you may run into a few delays when iOS 26 becomes available., (NEXSTAR) — It’s mid-September, which can only mean one thing for holders of Apple technology: a massive iOS update is afoot. During its highly anticipated Apple event last week, theContinue Reading

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Installing NVIDIA CUDA on Ubuntu desktops is about to get a whole lot easier, as Canonical today announced plans to package and distribute the latest versions in the Ubuntu repositories. Currently to install CUDA on Ubuntu users need to go to the NVIDIA website to download a repo DEB, install it,Continue Reading

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In 2018, archaeologists discovered 52 previously undocumented rock shelters in Tanzania, deliberately painted with rock art. Whilst most were destroyed, some were reserved, including one very strange piece. The site, named Amak’hee 4, was elaborately painted with figurative art – including three mysterious, anthropomorphic figures with extremely oversized heads. AccordingContinue Reading

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Like it or not, AI is here to stay. For those who are concerned about data privacy, there are several local AI options available. Tools like Ollama and LM Studio makes things easier. Now those options are for the desktop user and require significant computing power. What if you wantContinue Reading

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EV charging providers SWTCH Energy and FLO have formed a mutual roaming agreement, allowing users of one charging network to access the other network’s stations through their existing apps, eliminating the need for multiple accounts, payment methods and apps. Both companies already have roaming agreements with several other charging networksContinue Reading