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Super-Earth less than 20 light-years away is an exciting lead in the search for life

October 24, 2025
A super-Earth exoplanet in the habitable zone of its star has been detected less than 20 light-years away, putting it near the top of the list for best places to look for life beyond our solar system. The planet, known as GJ 251c, orbits a red dwarf star 18.2 light-years away in the constellation of Gemini, the Twins. The planet’s mass is four times greater than that of Earth, making it a…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Sora update to bring AI videos of your pets, new social features, and soon, an Android version

October 24, 2025
OpenAI is teasing a series of updates coming to its viral app for AI-generated videos, Sora, which recently shot to the top of the App Store after a late September launch. The app, which remains at No. 1 in the U.S. and Canada, will introduce video editing tools, offer the ability for users to create character “cameos” of pets and other objects, improve social features, and more. Plus…
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NewsPhotography

Still Glasgow: new exhibition shows a city that photographs itself differently

October 24, 2025
This winter, the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) is presenting Still Glasgow, an ambitious photographic survey drawn from Glasgow Life Museums’ collection. Opening November 29 and running until April, it features more than 80 works spanning from the 1940s to today. And together, they make a persuasive case that Glasgow’s appetite for change shapes not just what’s photographed, but…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

The new and improved 2026 Toyota bZ is surprisingly affordable

October 24, 2025
Toyota’s upgraded electric SUV is now available to order. The 2026 Toyota bZ offers more driving range, new styling inside and out, a built-in NACS port so you can recharge at Tesla Superchargers, and prices still start at under $35,000. Toyota is also giving all bZ4X owners a free NACS charging adapter. 2026 Toyota bZ prices and driving range by trim Some of you may remember the bZ4X…
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