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Gravity Telescope to Use Sun as Giant Lens to Capture Distance Planets

A pair of Stanford University astrophysicists have proposed a new way to use gravitational lensing that would be up to 1,000 times more precise than current methods. The hope is to use the concept to take better photos of distant planets. While astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 planets orbiting other stars in the galaxy, the first of which was discovered in 1992, not much can be…
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Apprenti and Epic Games announce apprenticeship program

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.  Apprenti and Epic Games have joined forces to start a first-of-its-kind Unreal Engine focused apprenticeship program. Epic Games will be starting by matching a $100,000 grant from the Office of Apprenticeships within the Department of Labor. Epic Games will also be offering access to its…
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Xbox Game Pass adds Trek to Yomi to keep May interesting

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.  May is an interesting month this year. We don’t have a whole lot of massive triple-A games. Several that might have kept us busy during that time have been delayed…
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Spotify enters the metaverse with Spotify Island on Roblox

A lot of companies have already entered the metaverse in some way, and today another big name is doing so. Spotify has announced that its venture into virtual worlds is coming via a Roblox interactive space called Spotify Island. The setting is a place where users can create music, chill in virtual venues and get access to exclusive virtual merchandise — and it’s debuting today.  Spotify…
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Samsung has updated these devices to Android 12

Android 12 is still a very new version of the platform, but Samsung is launching the update for its Galaxy devices less than a month after Google’s own Pixel phones. More devices will be updated over the coming months, and Samsung has confirmed a preliminary list of…
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Android Auto goes widescreen on some Hyundai vehicles with latest updates

The infotainment system in your car isn’t a one-size-fits-all arrangement. There are numerous types of screens and setups in modern cars, and extra-wide displays have become fairly common. Thanks to recent updates, some Hyundai vehicles with widescreen layouts are getting better Android Auto support. As first highlighted on Reddit, recent software updates made available by Hyundai have quietly…
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