In the spring of 2019, the six-wheeled Spirit rover was driving backwards to drag an inoperable front right wheel when it got stuck on the sandy Martian surface. Despite spending months trying to excavate its robot, NASA could not free Spirit. Now, engineers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison may have figured out a way to better prepare NASA’s robots for …
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Peacock is stuck in a bit of a rut in terms of subscriber growth, but it has again inched closer toward breaking even. Thankfully, in the second quarter of 2025, Comcast got one last dance with Hulu. NBCUniversal’s streaming platform Peacock ended the previous quarter with 41 million subscribers; quarterly losses were $215 million. Well, for this quarter, subscribers stayed …
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It was a blustery day this past March when a kite surfer in Malta noticed a large stick moving through the water. Getting a closer look, the surfer realized the stick wasn’t just being pulled by the tides — there was someone stuck on the end. Wildlife Rescue Team Malta The Good Samaritan quickly contacted Wildlife Rescue Team Malta for …
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If last year’s Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 was tried and true, this year’s Galaxy Watch 8 is a bit more like tried and fine. This isn’t overtly bad. Most smartwatch newbies will be delighted by the $349.99 Galaxy Watch 8 — provided they can stomach the new squircle design. It’s more that if you’ve been a fan of Samsung smartwatches, …
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A few months ago, Thailand-based ceramic artist Trevor Foster was working in his outdoor studio when he noticed something strange about the mold he’d just poured slip into. “At first, I thought the mold was just bubbling or maybe had a leak at the bottom,” Foster told The Dodo. But as he looked closer, he saw something sticking out of …
Read More »Home Sales Fall as Prices Hit Record High. Mortgage Rates Are Keeping the Market Stuck. Barron’s June home sales drop as prices hit a record high CNBC US existing home sales dip to 9-month low on high costs Yahoo Finance NAR Existing-Home Sales Report Shows 2.7% Decrease in June National Association of REALTORS® US home sales fade in June as prices soar to record …
Read More »Home Sales Fall as Prices Hit Record High. Mortgage Rates Are Keeping the Market Stuck. Barron’s June home sales drop as prices hit a record high CNBC US existing home sales dip to 9-month low on high costs Yahoo Finance NAR Existing-Home Sales Report Shows 2.7% Decrease in June National Association of REALTORS® US home sales fade in June as prices soar to record …
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Despite entering the offseason well above the salary cap, the Lakers have been busy since free agency began. They split their $14.1 million non-taxpayer mid-level exception between Deandre Ayton and Jake LaRavia, and they just signed Marcus Smart to a two-year, $10.5 million deal via the bi-annual exception. Prior to signing Smart, the Lakers were already hard-capped at the first …
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Time is a flat circle in the legacy sequel I Know What You Did Last Summer. Nearly three decades after an ill-fated accident led to tragedy, then murder, a new group of friends unwittingly stumble down the same path, awakening the Fisherman’s wrath once more. Director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Do Revenge), who co-wrote with Sam Lansky, uses Southport’s latest slasher …
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