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This Guy Shot 100,000 Photos to Make a 230MP Photo of the Sun

Backyard astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has released this remarkable photo of the Sun that he says is the clearest shot he has ever made of the star. Shot of the afternoon of Monday, April 5th, the photo is a massive 230-megapixel image that was created by stacking over 100,000 individual exposures. The goal of the image stacking was “to build a massive mosaic of the solar chromosphere while…
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Unseen Photos of 9/11 Attacks Found in Old Photo Album

A few years ago, a man named Liam Enea got his hands on a photo album from his late relative. Inside, he was surprised to discover a trove of never-before-seen photos captured during the infamous September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers in 2001. “These…
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India Orders Online Photos Critical of Pandemic Response Removed

India is in the midst of what is being described as a “devastating” wave of Covid-19 cases across the country which caused a large influx of social media posts critical of the government’s response. Hundreds of posts were ordered to be removed by India’s government, which are now blocked in the country. Narendra Modi, India’s Prime Minister, has been under harsh criticism internally for…
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When will Apple release iOS 14.5 to the public?

Update: Apple has confirmed that iOS 14.5 will be released to the public this week. Furthermore, a report from the New York Times confirms that iOS 14.5 is coming today, Monday, April 26. The update will likely be released around 10 a.m. PT. As Apple continues beta testing iOS 14.5, speculation is starting to mount about a potential release to the public. Currently, all signs point to a release…
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Twitter Spaces begins rolling out more widely on Android

Twitter Spaces — the social firm’s take on the drop-in-drop-out voice chatrooms made popular by Clubhouse — now appear to be rolling much more widely on Android. Spaces have been very slowly rolling out to those already enrolled upon the Twitter beta program, but it…
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Here’s just how often our readers said they upgrade their Google Pixel

Last week we asked you just how often you upgrade from one Google Pixel to another. It was a popular poll, with over 8,000 responses officially recorded — although many more left us a comment describing their process of upgrading from one device to another. While the votes weren’t spread quite as evenly as we had expected, the most common responses weren’t a surprise either. However…
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