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Pi Day Challenge: Solve Stellar Math Problems With NASA

March 10, 2023
Pi Day is the annual tribute to the mathematical constant pi, whose infinite number of decimals is usually rounded to 3.14. So what better day to celebrate than March 14? To find pi, aka the Greek letter π, you simply divide any circle’s circumference by its diameter. It’s a ratio that’s indispensable to NASA missions studying Earth, Mars, and beyond. This Pi Day marks the 10th year that…
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MobileNews

Google News adds more homepage topics on desktop

March 10, 2023
Last June, Google News got a desktop redesign, and the “Your topics” feature has now added 60 new topics for you to choose from and customize your homepage with. After “Your briefing” on news.google.com, “Your topics” appears as a grid of cards that shows three…
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Gear in this story

March 9, 2023
Leica has announced the Vario-Elmar-SL 100-400mm F5-6.3, a telephoto zoom lens for L-mount. It’s also announced a 1.4x teleconverter that’s compatible with the lens to deliver a combination that extends to 560mm F9. The rather modest maximum aperture range allows the lens to be relatively compact for such a long telephoto optic. It comes with a detachable tripod base compatible with…
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MobileNews

Google Keep ‘Single note’ widget rolling out on Android

March 9, 2023
Google announced a “Single note” widget at the end of last month for Keep on Android, and it’s now widely rolling out. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other tidbits. Sign up here! Besides the…
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Android 14 Developer Preview 2 hands-on: Top new features [Video]

March 9, 2023
One month on from the first release, Android 14 Developer Preview 2 is giving us a glimpse at more future features coming to Pixel phones later this year. Here are some of the most notable new additions. Android 14 Developer Preview 1 hands-on: Top new features [Video] Just like the first developer build of Android 14, it’s not clear just how many alterations Google has in store for the stable…
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The hottest party in generative AI is productivity apps

March 9, 2023
As the search AI chatbot shindigs — like Microsoft’s Bing bot debut and Google’s Bard launch — wind down for now, who knew the hottest, trendiest party in generative AI would be … business productivity apps? After years of being relegated to nerdy, wallflower AI status while self-driving cars, robot dogs and the future of the AI-powered metaverse got the spotlight, generative AI’s…
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