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Astrophotographer captures breathtaking view of 548 galaxies from a balcony

The Leo Triplet shines in deep space. (Image credit: ing. Cornelis van Zuilen) Astrophotographer ing. Cornelis Van Zuilen has shared a staggeringly detailed image of the galaxies known as the “Leo Triplet”, after spending 60 hours capturing the light of the cosmic heavyweights from his balcony in the Netherlands. The Leo Triplet is made up of the spiral galaxies M65, M66 and NGC 3628, which…
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Amazon will show AI product images when you search for some reason

In what may be one of the more questionable uses of AI to date, Amazon announced on Wednesday that it will display AI-generated images of products within its shopping app based on users’ search queries. That’s right – a retailer where people shop for real-world products thinks that displaying fake photos will “help” consumers better find what they’re looking for. Enough…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla Semi tackles the Grapevine with a loaded trailer, leaves fleet operator 'amazed'

Covenant Logistics, one of the largest trucking companies in the US with a fleet of over 2,600 tractors, completed a two-week evaluation of the Tesla Semi in California — including a loaded run over the notorious Grapevine pass on I-5. The company’s VP of Sustainability and Innovation, Matt McLelland, said the driver “was amazed at the performance of the Tesla Semi and felt a level of…
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DefenseNews

Lockheed’s GRIZZLY C-UAS system downs attack drone in live-fire demo

Lockheed Martin has downed a Group 3 one-way attack drone for the first time using a Joint Air-to-Ground Missile, fired from its GRIZZLY containerized launcher. The test integrated the company’s Sanctum counter-unmanned aerial system battle manager with Fortem R-40 radars for detection, tracking and engagement. Announced June 3, the live-fire demonstration paired the radars, Sanctum software and…
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