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Don't miss the Lyrid meteor shower 2026 peak tonight! Viewing times, location and tips

April 22, 2026
Heads up, skywatchers! Don’t miss the Lyrid meteor shower tonight, as activity peaks in the predawn hours of April 22. Under ideal conditions, it’s possible to see up to 20 meteors per hour during the peak, with the chance to witness dramatically bright flashes known as fireballs. Viewing conditions are looking promising for the Lyrids this year. The moon will set around midnight, leaving…
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Bond, a new social media platform, wants to use AI to help you kick your doomscrolling habit

April 22, 2026
Legacy social media sites have been designed to keep us hooked to our devices, eyes glued endlessly to retina-frying feeds of memes and dumb videos in order to create more engaged platforms for advertisements. In recent years, however, a swell of companies have sought to capitalize on users’ burnout, pushing users to engage in IRL experiences, or offering products without addictive features like…
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Denmark to receive first SAMP/T NG air-defense system in 2028

April 22, 2026
PARIS — Denmark will receive the French-Italian SAMP/T NG air-defense system starting in 2028 after orders were signed in the first quarter of this year, according to French defense firm Thales, which will supply the radar for the Danish system. The Danish version of the…
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Canadian military aims to show it can go it alone in the Arctic

April 22, 2026
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut — Over the past three months, Canadian soldiers conducted a more than 5,000-kilometer snowmobile patrol in extreme Arctic conditions traveling from Inuvik, Northwest Territories, to Churchill, Manitoba, braving blizzards and minus-60 degree Celsius temperatures in military exercises designed to prepare for a foreign threat – and demonstrate Canada’s ability to take…
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ComputersNews

Even trusted apps can spread PC malware now

April 22, 2026
You never click on links in email. You only install apps from known storefronts—Microsoft, Steam, etc. You add only browser extensions that have strong reviews and lots of other users. And yet, your PC could still be at risk of getting infected with malware. Why? Hackers…
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Astronauts face grip strength challenge in space and on Earth, scientists find

April 21, 2026
It turns out that living in space can have a lasting impact on how your brain works, researchers have found. In space, astronauts have to learn to live without gravity — whether they’re aboard the International Space Station (ISS) or on a journey to the moon, such as with NASA’s Artemis 2 mission. While space adventurers do experience microgravity conditions beyond Earth, that gravitational…
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