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How did the infant sun form? Scientists get surprising new insights from 4.6-billion-year-old space dust

New research suggests that dust from meteorites contains a “fossil record” dating back to the formation of the sun. The research reveals that magnetism played a far greater role in the birth of the solar system than had previously been suspected. Around 4.6 billion years ago, the solar system was a cloud of gas and dust, known as a solar nebula. Over the next few million years, this…
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Scientists watch a comet being born 3 billion miles away

Astronomers have witnessed a small, icy body that orbits the sun out beyond Jupiter transforming into a comet, providing a missing link between comets and inert bodies called centaurs. The object in question is called 450P/LONEOS and is named after the Lowell Observatory…
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POCO X8 Series Launched in India with Snapdragon Processors

POCO X8 series, including the POCO X8 and the POCO X8 Power 5G, have been launched in India. Both smartphones feature a 1.5K AMOLED Display, Silicon-Carbon battery technology, fast charging, IP66, IP68, IP69 and IP69K ratings, and Corning Gorilla Victus 2. POCO X8: Price…
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Infinix HOT 70 Pro 5G Launched in India with MediaTek Dimensity SoC

Infinix HOT 70 Pro 5G has been announced in India with a MediaTek Dimensity processor, Active Matrix Cube, a 50MP Sony camera system, a smooth 144Hz display, along with an IP68 protection. The device has already launched in markets outside India. Infinix HOT 70 Pro: Price, Availability Starting at Rs 24,999 for the 6GB + 12GB model, the HOT 70 Pro will be available in Silk Glow Purple, Dive Blue…
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Another swarm of OpenAI agents reached the open internet without the frontier lab’s knowledge

A group of independent AI researchers discovered that internally deployed OpenAI agents began posting on an obscure German wiki forum in order to collaborate on evaluations. They appear to have worked together for over a month without OpenAI’s knowledge. A spokesperson for the frontier lab would not say whether these agents were indeed from OpenAI, or when the lab became aware of their…
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US Air Force speeds Reaper successor timeline after Iran losses

The U.S. Air Force is accelerating its timeline for a cheaper, more expendable successor to the MQ-9A Reaper, officials said Sept. 3, after combat losses left the service unwilling to wait out the rest of the drone’s life. Lt. Gen. Christopher Niemi, the Air Force’s chief modernization officer, told reporters at the Pentagon that a follow-on was already under discussion as the MQ-9 aged out.
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