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Astronomers discover radio signals coming from rare 'Blue Eye Pulsar' after decades of silence

July 7, 2026
Silent neutron stars at the center of supernova blast sites may actually be whispering softly, following the detection of faint radio emissions coming from one such object for the first time. The discovery raises the prospect that there could be many more pulsars in our galaxy than we thought. When a massive star explodes as a supernova, the devastation leads to the star’s core collapsing…
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If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out.

July 7, 2026
Consider this a belated PSA: A recent change to Google’s privacy settings is allowing the company to store more of your data, including media such as “images, files, and audio and video recordings,” to improve its AI models. In other words, if you upload any media to Google’s Search services, it’s being used to train AI unless you opt out. The change came about via an…
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Indigenous midwifery photo series takes prestigious women’s photojournalism crown

July 7, 2026
An Ecuadorian photographer has been named as the recipient of the 2026 Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award for a series documenting indigenous maternal healthcare in her native country’s Amazonian and Andean regions. When the Earth Gives Birth tells the story of AMUPAKIN and Partera de Anaku, the first Indigenous midwifery schools and hospitals in the Amazon and Andes. Assuming the eyes of…
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Volkswagen's next electric SUV is almost here, and it's not just a rebadged ID.4 [Images]

July 7, 2026
The Volkswagen ID. Tiguan is expected to debut later this year, bringing much more than just a new look and name. Volkswagen ID.4 due for an overhaul as the ID.Tiguan Volkswagen announced in April that it would end production of the ID.4 at its Chattanooga, Tennessee plant. Instead, the company is shifting focus to more popular gas-powered SUVs like the three-row Atlas. The electric SUV remains…
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