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According to a new report, Google Pixel has settled into a #4 slot in the US smartphone market ahead of the Pixel 10 launch, though growth has cooled off a bit. Canalys reports that in Q2 2025 (April through June), Google Pixel managed to make up 3% of the overall US smartphone market. That’s on the back of shipping around …

ST. LOUIS — The 2025 Padres have a tremendously high ceiling and some very obvious flaws. That was abundantly clear, even before they finished their three-city road trip at 5-5. Still, the post-All-Star trek through Washington, Miami and St. Louis only served to reinforce those strengths and weaknesses. With the Trade Deadline looming on Thursday, here’s what we learned from …

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have teamed up to identify a new possible example of a rare class of black holes. Called NGC 6099 HLX-1, this bright X-ray source seems to reside in a compact star cluster in a giant elliptical galaxy. Just a few years after its 1990 launch, Hubble discovered that galaxies throughout the …

The biggest ever shark tagged in the Atlantic has been tracked swimming dangerously close to one of America’s top summer vacation spots. The 14-foot, 1,653-pound apex predator – nicknamed ‘Contender’ after the research vessels used by the organization – was recently detected off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, about 30 miles from Cape Cod and 100 miles south of Boston. …

NASCAR’s announcement Wednesday that it will race on a military base in 2026 filled one spot on next year’s Cup schedule. But many questions remain. Ben Kennedy, NASCAR executive vice president, chief venue & racing innovation officer, said Wednesday that the 2026 Cup schedule should be out in “the next few weeks or so.” The NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Craftsman …

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In 2024, astronomers surmised that Betelgeuse might have a stellar “buddy.” If this hypothetical companion existed, it would help answer some questions about the red supergiant’s strange glowing patterns. As it turns out, these suspicions were correct. After numerous false signals and empty search results, astronomers with NASA’s Ames Research Center have confirmed that Betelgeuse does, in fact, have a tiny …

The Los Angeles Lakers have requested waivers on two-way center Trey Jemison III, the team announced on Monday. Jemison was signed to a two-way contract by the Lakers on Jan. 15 and he appeared in 22 games for the team, averaging 2.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in 10.3 minutes. Jemison has appeared in 63 career NBA games (14 starts) across …

Jon Jones isn’t letting anyone stop him from fighting at the White House. Following Saturday’s UFC 318 event in New Orleans, UFC CEO Dana White was asked if he was entertaining the idea of the recently retired Jones coming back in July 2026 to fight at a proposed UFC White House event to commemorate the 250th Independence Day in the …

For the first time ever, scientists have captured incredible images of an alien star system being born. The image shows the very earliest moments of planet formation, when hot minerals are just beginning to solidify around a distant star, according to a statement. The researchers published their findings July 16 in the journal Nature. Two telescopes worked together to reveal …