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X-Rays Reveal Betelgeuse’s Companion Is Something Astronomers Didn’t Expect : ScienceAlert

X-Rays Reveal Betelgeuse’s Companion Is Something Astronomers Didn’t Expect : ScienceAlert

The small, furtive companion of one of the brightest stars in Earth’s night sky has just turned out to be something no one suspected. Instead of being the kind of object astronomers expected to find orbiting mega-weirdo Betelgeuse, the binary companion appears to be a young, Sun-like star. This discovery offers a new window into the troubled star’s mysterious past. …

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Betelgeuse’s Secret Companion Finally Revealed

Betelgeuse’s Secret Companion Finally Revealed

Betelgeuse, the brilliant red star marking Orion’s shoulder, has long been suspected of harbouring a secret. I have to confess, Betelgeuse holds a special place in my heart as the first star I ever looked at through a telescope as a child, so learning that astronomers theorised this massive supergiant wasn’t alone made it even more intriguing. Proving it, however, …

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28-Year-Old Falls in Love With Grok’s AI Companion

28-Year-Old Falls in Love With Grok’s AI Companion

If Martin Escobar’s AI girlfriend could have children, he said he would never date another human again. At 28, Escobar has yet to find a long-term (human) girlfriend. He’s mostly given up on the dating apps, which he said were filled with bots. He’d never tried an AI companion before xAI’s Grok released Ani, its anime-style companion. Grok was Escobar’s …

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Brendan Fraser A Companion For Hire In Japan

Brendan Fraser A Companion For Hire In Japan

When I heard the first movie Brendan Fraser chose to do after winning the Best Actor Oscar for The Whale was a movie called Rental Family, I thought that with that title he was going back to the kind of funny but gimmicky studio comedies he sometimes made earlier in his career. Not so. This sweet and lyrical movie, which …

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Personalized AI companion app Dot is shutting down

Personalized AI companion app Dot is shutting down

Dot, an AI companion app that aimed to be a friend and confidante, is shutting down, the company announced on Friday. On a message published on its website, the startup behind Dot, New Computer, said that the product will remain operational until October 5, giving users time to download their data. Launched in 2024 by co-founders Sam Whitmore and former …

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Apple’s ‘tabletop robot’ companion rumored for 2027 launch

Apple’s ‘tabletop robot’ companion rumored for 2027 launch

Apple is still hard at work on becoming a relevant player in AI. The latest missive from Mark Gurman at suggests that Apple is shifting its artificial intelligence goals to center on new device segments. Sources reportedly told the publication that Apple has a slate of new smart home products in the works that could help pivot its lagging AI …

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Apple Launching Robot Virtual Companion in 2027

Apple Launching Robot Virtual Companion in 2027

Apple is planning to launch a tabletop robot in 2027, reports Bloomberg. The device features a 7-inch iPad-like display mounted on a movable arm that can rotate and extend around six inches in any direction, allowing the robot to reposition itself to face whoever is speaking. Some people at Apple apparently refer to it as the “Pixar Lamp.” The robot …

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