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The Crab Nebula Seen in New Light by NASA’s Webb

October 30, 2023
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has gazed at the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. Since the recording of this energetic event in 1054 C.E. by 11th-century astronomers, the Crab Nebula has continued to draw attention and additional study as scientists seek to understand the conditions, behavior, and after-effects of supernovae through…
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GamingNews

Prime Gaming adds KOTOR, Rage 2 for November’s free games

October 30, 2023
GamesBeat Next unites gaming industry leaders for exceptional content, networking, and deal-making opportunities. Join us on Oct 23-24 in San Francisco.  Register Now Amazon has announced which games are coming to Prime Gaming subscribers in November, and the…
AI & RoboticsNews

Cisco zooms in on new AI power for Webex teams

October 30, 2023
At its annual WebexOne conference today, enterprise software and networking giant Cisco announced an ambitious new AI strategy aimed at improving communication and collaboration through its Webex video conferencing platform, making it an even more robust rival to Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet (most of which have also embraced new AI features in recent months). WebX’s strategy combines…
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DefenseNews

Kuwait receives four Eurofighter Typhoons

October 30, 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Kuwaiti Air Force received four Eurofighter Typhoons this week, bringing its fleet size to 13 out of the 28 on order, the country’s official Kuwait News Agency announced. Deliveries began in December 2021 as part of an effort to enhance the service’s combat readiness. The Eurofighter acquisition program is part of a collaboration between Kuwait and Italy, in…
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Gear in this story

October 30, 2023
The Summicron-M 28mm F2 ASPH is an update that replaces a previous version with the same name. Image: Leica Leica has announced the Summicron-M 28mm F2 ASPH, a compact wide-angle M-mount lens for Leica’s rangefinder cameras. This lens is an update to Leica’s…
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Gear in this story

October 30, 2023
The Leica M11-P loses its red dot logo, gains ‘dark chrome’ coating on its viewfinder, a sapphire screen on its LCD and additional internal memory, compared with the standard M11. Image: Leica Leica has launched the M11-P, the low-key version of its 60MP M11 rangefinder, nominally modified for photojournalism. As usual the ‘P’ version loses the red dot from the front…
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