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Astrophotographer spies an ancient supernova remnant shining in the wing of a cosmic swan (photo)

Dutch astrophotographer Cornelis van Zuilen combined 35 hours of telescopic data to create an incandescent view of the Eastern Veil Nebula shining 2,100 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus. Van Zuilen’s nebula image reveals breathtaking detail in these swirling clouds of interstellar dust and gas, which were cast out into space when a star 20 times more massive than the sun…
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MCP AI agent security startup Runlayer launches with 8 unicorns, $11M from Khosla’s Keith Rabois and Felicis

On Monday, a new Model Context Protocol security startup called Runlayer launched out of stealth with $11 million in seed funding from Khosla Ventures’ Keith Rabois and Felicis. It was created by third-time founder Andrew Berman (previous companies: baby-monitor maker Nanit and an AI video conferencing tool, Vowel, that sold to Zapier in 2024). In the four months since Runlayer launched its…
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How I turned a simple photo of a car park into my perfect tribute to Breaking Bad!

Are you born with a photographer’s eye or is it something you develop from years of experience? Blowing my own trumpet, I personally feel like I’ve always had a half-decent eye for this stuff, whereas I’ve met many amateur photographers on workshops who feel it’s an area they really need help with to: a) spot a shot, and b) compose correctly to capture it! So how do you spot a photo op?
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Maybe it really SHOULD have been the new Maxima: meet the Nissan N6 EREV

With its sleek, uncluttered styling and more than 100 miles of battery-electric range before the extended range electric sedan’s gas engine kicks on, maybe the new Nissan N6 really should have been the next Maxima! Struggling Japanese carmaker Nissan is dealing with an aging lineup and a brand identity driven more by subprime financing than any suggestion of reliability or sportiness here in…
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