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Where will the eclipse be visible?
Find out where you can experience totality on Aug. 12, 2026. (Image credit: Created in Canva Pro)
Not everyone will experience totality on Aug. 12.
Some places will see the moon completely cover the sun, while others will experience a partial solar eclipse and for some… no eclipse at all. Womp womp.
Wondering what you’ll…
Ex-Spotify employees raise $10M to bring the AI behind its recommendations to e-commerce
August 7, 2026
Sidd Motwani, Ian Anderson, and Shivaditya Sinha spent years building the behavioral intelligence infrastructure behind Spotify’s recommendation engine. Called Vector AI, the system is designed to predict a person’s intent and next actions instead of relying only…
Google announced on Thursday that Google Maps’ “Ask Maps” feature is gaining a slew of new agentic capabilities, including the ability to order food, book hotels, and find event tickets. The tech giant is also bringing Personal Intelligence to Ask Maps…
The customer support industry has seen a massive influx of startups like Sierra, Decagon, and Parloa trying to infuse AI into automating customer calls, chat, and messages so companies can handle more queries at scale.
But according to Athens-based Omilia, which has been working on automating voice calls and customer support since 2002, throwing AI at every process can be wasteful. The…
Scientists capture highest-resolution photos of the Sun’s surface ever, revealing “tiny engines” driving solar activity
August 7, 2026
Scientists have captured the highest-ever-resolution images of the surface of the Sun, with the pictures revealing a solar process that could be key to solving the “puzzle” of how the surface of the star generates heat.
Astrophysicists based at the National Science…
“Street photography begins with honesty. It doesn’t wait for perfection or performance. It asks us to notice what everyone else walked past,” explains Dimpy Bhalotia, Co-founder and Creative Director, Pure Street Photography.
Since its launch in 2020, the Pure Street…
If you’re an astrophotographer looking for an exciting and unique project, go get a calendar and put a ring around Wednesday, August 12, 2026. On that day — after lunch in North America and just before sunset in Western Europe — the sun will be eclipsed by the moon. Depending on exactly where you are, it will range from something relatively minor to a landmark celestial event for the ages.
The FCC added foreign-made connected power inverters to its Covered List on July 28, cutting off the federal authorization new models need to be imported, marketed, or sold in the US.
It’s aimed at the radios inside modern inverters, not the power electronics. And it lands…
Toyota’s larger electric SUV starts at $45,380 and comes standard with a dual-motor all-wheel drive (AWD) system delivering a combined 375 hp.
2027 Toyota bZ Woodland prices and range by trim
Toyota announced prices for the 2027 Toyota bZ Woodland start at $45,380, or $80…
BYD announced that prices for the Denza D9 will start at £75,000 ($101,000) in the UK, undercutting other luxury MPVs on the market.
BYD Denza D9 MPV prices and specs in the UK
The D9 is now on sale in the UK as Denza’s fourth vehicle, BYD’s luxury sub-brand, following the Bao 5 SUV, Z9 GT, and Z.
Available to order now, the premium plug-in MPV is offered in two trims: Elegance and Ultimate…
