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Where will the total solar eclipse 2026 be visible from?

August 7, 2026

The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026 will sweep across parts of the Northern Hemisphere, offering millions of people a chance to witness one of nature’s most spectacular sights. The path of totality — in which the moon completely covers the sun — begins over the Arctic Ocean, before crossing eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain. It then passes over the Balearic…

Total solar eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 live updates — 6 days to totality

August 7, 2026

2026-08-06T09:03:49.041Z Where will the eclipse be visible? Find out where you can experience totality on Aug. 12, 2026. (Image credit: Created in Canva Pro) Not everyone will experience totality on Aug. 12. Some places will see the moon completely cover the sun…

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Ex-Spotify employees raise $10M to bring the AI behind its recommendations to e-commerce

August 7, 2026

Sidd Motwani, Ian Anderson, and Shivaditya Sinha spent years building the behavioral intelligence infrastructure behind Spotify’s recommendation engine. Called Vector AI, the system is designed to predict a person’s intent and next actions instead of relying only…

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Google Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings

August 7, 2026

Google announced on Thursday that Google Maps’ “Ask Maps” feature is gaining a slew of new agentic capabilities, including the ability to order food, book hotels, and find event tickets. The tech giant is also bringing Personal Intelligence to Ask Maps, allowing the AI tool to personalize its responses by drawing on information from a user’s Gmail and Google Calendar. The…

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Omilia raises $67M to scale its customer support platform

August 7, 2026

The customer support industry has seen a massive influx of startups like Sierra, Decagon, and Parloa trying to infuse AI into automating customer calls, chat, and messages so companies can handle more queries at scale. But according to Athens-based Omilia, which has been…

News Photography

Scientists capture highest-resolution photos of the Sun’s surface ever, revealing “tiny engines” driving solar activity

August 7, 2026

Scientists have captured the highest-ever-resolution images of the surface of the Sun, with the pictures revealing a solar process that could be key to solving the “puzzle” of how the surface of the star generates heat. Astrophysicists based at the National Science…

News Photography

"Street photography begins with honesty. It doesn't wait for perfection or performance. It asks us to notice what everyone else walked past"

August 7, 2026

“Street photography begins with honesty. It doesn’t wait for perfection or performance. It asks us to notice what everyone else walked past,” explains Dimpy Bhalotia, Co-founder and Creative Director, Pure Street Photography. Since its launch in 2020, the Pure Street Photography Awards have quickly become one of the world’s leading competitions dedicated exclusively to street photography.

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How to plan photographing August 12's solar eclipse and Perseids meteor shower peak

August 7, 2026

If you’re an astrophotographer looking for an exciting and unique project, go get a calendar and put a ring around Wednesday, August 12, 2026. On that day — after lunch in North America and just before sunset in Western Europe — the sun will be eclipsed by the moon.

Cleantech & EV's News

Trump weaponizes FCC to ban new foreign-made connected solar inverters

August 7, 2026

The FCC added foreign-made connected power inverters to its Covered List on July 28, cutting off the federal authorization new models need to be imported, marketed, or sold in the US. It’s aimed at the radios inside modern inverters, not the power electronics. And it lands…

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The 2027 Toyota bZ Woodland EV starts at $45,000 with AWD

August 7, 2026

Toyota’s larger electric SUV starts at $45,380 and comes standard with a dual-motor all-wheel drive (AWD) system delivering a combined 375 hp. 2027 Toyota bZ Woodland prices and range by trim Toyota announced prices for the 2027 Toyota bZ Woodland start at $45,380, or $80 more than last year’s model. The bZ Woodland adds a rugged, more outdoorsy design compared to the standard bZ SUV. It’s…