We are in the very early stages of exploring the universe, and our efforts have uncovered thousands of exoplanets. We don’t yet know if any of them support life, but maybe one day we’ll know. In the meantime, Earth is the only planet we know for certain does host life. Researchers from Cornell University and Lehigh University turned this question around. We know Earth has life, but does anyone else? The new study says that, yes, where an alien looking at Earth could potentially know we’re here. There are more than 4,000 known currently, and most of them were identified with the Kepler Space Telescope.
I don’t know that anyone needed another reason to dislike Facebook’s decision to fuse Oculus accounts into its own Borg-like mass, but in case you didn’t have enough of them, here’s another: Delete your Facebook account and your games are gone, forever. Important VR PSA: ? Deactivating your Facebook profile disables your Oculus Profile. ? Deleting your Facebook account takes away all your games, purchases, and progress. Source: Eli Schwartz — Cix (@CixLiv) Facebook would undoubtedly argue that it’s just carrying out the end-user’s wish to be forgotten and that it isn’t the only company to have a policy like this.
Note: This is not a full-fledged formal review and comparison of Topaz Video Enhance AI against other in-market applications, but a discussion of one particular application’s strengths and weaknesses. Model quality and capability are still changing significantly from version to version. Over the past 10 months, as I’ve worked on upscaling Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Voyager, I’ve relied on one piece of software above all others to perform the work: ($199.99, for Windows and Mac). I have recommended this product both indirectly and directly, and I’m going to continue to do so. But I need to make certain it’s clear what you are getting into.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully landed gently on the surface of the asteroid Bennu last week and scooped up a sample of pristine material from the early solar system. It’s an incredible accomplishment for all involved, but OSIRIS-REx might end up . NASA reports the probe grabbed so much regolith from the asteroid that it’s leaking out of the collector. The team is now working to determine how best to keep the precious cargo from escaping. launched in 2016, reaching the near-Earth asteroid known officially as 101955 Bennu in late 2018. After painstaking examination of the space rock, NASA selected several possible landing zones that avoided the worst of the craggy terrain.
Huawei is in a tough spot, but it’s still releasing phones like nothing is wrong. The Chinese megafirm’s newest devices are the Mate 40 and Mate 40 Pro. As usual, they have incredible camera setups and super-premium hardware, but the Android software is . That makes it a non-starter in most countries, and Huawei’s chip situation is potentially perilous for its global operations. As the names imply, the Mate 40 is the cheaper of the two phones, but it’s still plenty powerful. The Mate 40 has a 6.5-inch 1080p OLED, 8GB of RAM, and 128-256GB of storage. The Pro is just a little bigger at 6.67 inches and has a higher 1344 x 2772.
Not long after the RTX 3080 and 3090 debuted, rumors surfaced of high VRAM variants that would supposedly appear in-market by December. The reasoning was obvious — AMD is expected to launch GPUs with more VRAM than Nvidia’s equivalents. This is a known strategy for Team Red, and they’ve deployed it consistently with the Polaris GPU family against the GTX 1050 and 1060. One reason a high VRAM version of an Ampere GPU is so interesting is that it opens up a realm of additional possibilities in AI work. According to our sister site , this plan has been at least temporarily scuttled.
Streaming video games has grown in popularity over the past few years, with an as more people spend greater amounts of time inside on their computers than ever before. And there are plenty of good reasons for that. Steaming is a fun hobby for thousands of gamers worldwide, allowing talented and entertaining gamers to connect with others who are passionate about their favorite titles or the latest games. Even cooler, streaming can become a full-time career for the most talented gamers out there, making it possible to earn a living doing what they love. As someone who regularly plays video games, you probably have thought about trying your hand at streaming but didn’t know where to start.
Scientists are not always great at naming things. Amazingly, you can often pick up on this fact even if you don’t speak Latin. Consider the joys of studying the moth Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis, the fossil fungus Cryptodidymosphaerites princetonensis, or the amphipod *deep breath* Rhodophthalmokytodermogammarus cinnamomeus. At the microscopic level, we have the abysmally named “Sonic hedgehog” gene. SHH, as its abbreviated, plays a critical role in normal embryo development. That means doctors face the joyful task of telling parents their unborn child is non-viable due to a problem with its “Sonic hedgehog” gene expression because the guy who discovered it named it after a game magazine his partner brought home.
Apple’s highly anticipated iPhone 12 is now officially available for pre-order with special deals from AT&T and Verizon giving you the option to get Apple’s newest smartphone with a substantial discount. The new iPhone 12 comes in four different models and three sizes. The smallest is the iPhone 12 Mini, which has a smaller physical footprint than the others with a 5.4-inch display. The standard iPhone 12 is larger with an 6.1-inch screen. Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro is the same size, but this model also comes equipped with a telephoto camera for taking long-distance photos. The largest is the iPhone 12 Max, a monster with an enormous 6.7-inch screen.
