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Could China return the Perseverance rover's possible biosignature sample from Mars?

NASA may have discovered a biosignature on Mars, but could China be in position to get crucial samples back to Earth first to make a definitive analysis? NASA’s Perseverance team announced on Sept. 10 that it had found possible biosignatures in pieces of a Mars rock dubbed “Cheyava Falls” in Jezero Crater. But this is not conclusive. In order to determine if the intriguing…
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Google reveals its Gemini-powered smart home lineup and AI strategy

Just a day after Amazon introduced its new AI-powered Echo devices, Google debuted its refreshed lineup of Google Home and Nest devices, designed to showcase its AI assistant Gemini AI. The company also took the wraps off its revamped Google Home software platform and its new business strategy for the AI era. While the company still plans to compete on hardware, it also wants to make Gemini…
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New project makes Wikipedia data more accessible to AI

On Wednesday, Wikimedia Deutschland announced a new database that will make Wikipedia’s wealth of knowledge more accessible to AI models. Called the Wikidata Embedding Project, the system applies a vector-based semantic search – a technique that helps computers…
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Astrophotography guide to October 2025: what to shoot in the night sky this month

Night begins earlier in the northern hemisphere in October, and there are a host of celestial spectacles for astrophotographers this month. From a rising “Harvest Moon” to a photogenic passing of the moon through the stunning Pleiades open cluster, there’s plenty to capture in the night sky. As a bonus, there’s the Orionid meteor shower at the end of October, whose ‘shooting stars’…
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Ford and GM will keep the $7,500 EV tax credit alive beyond the deadline

Chevy, Cadillac, GMC, and Ford’s electric vehicles will still be eligible for the credit after the September 30 deadline. The $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles is set to expire today, but Ford and GM plan to continue offering it for at least another few months. Will Ford and GM offer the EV tax credit after it expires? If you missed the deadline to lock in the $7,500 credit, don’t…
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