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A 'river' of cosmic gas 1 trillion miles long sent planets in the Orion constellation into tilted orbits

August 18, 2026
A rare planet-forming disk around a young triple-star system in the Orion constellation has been tipped over by a river of gas over 1 trillion miles (1.6 trillion kilometers) long. The discovery, made at radio wavelengths with ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in Chile, could explain why astronomers keep finding planets with orbits that are drastically misaligned with the…
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Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a crisis of trust’

August 18, 2026
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently pushed back against the idea that he’s been painting an overly pessimistic picture of artificial intelligence and how it might shape the future. Amodei’s comments came in response to investor Gavin Baker, who argued – both on the All-In podcast and on X – that Amodei’s warnings about the dangers of AI have helped to fuel a backlash…
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Neewer X11 2-in-1 review: This teleprompter is just the ticket for more than simply talking to camera

August 18, 2026
Talking to camera comes naturally to some but others are less comfortable. No matter where you sit on that scale, being able to talk directly to the camera is key and being able to read from a script is also vital for some but how do you do both? Well, that is where a teleprompter comes in handy. In essence, a diagonal mirror sits in front of your lens, with a screen at 90 degrees, reflecting your…
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Hyundai opens IONIQ 3 EV orders, starting at about $30,000

August 18, 2026
Hyundai opened orders for the IONIQ 3, its new entry-level electric hatch, starting at about $30,000. Hyundai opens IONIQ 3 orders in the UK and Europe The IONIQ 3 has received “the highest-ever level of customer interest recorded for a new Hyundai model,” the company said last month. That includes gas and electric vehicles. Hyundai opened orders for the new electric hatch in the UK on…
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