ZDNET’s key takeaways The Shine Turbine kit is on sale for $279, while the Essentials Kit is on sale for $342. The kit includes everything you need to turn wind into electrical energy, and the turbine features a 12,000 mAh battery. There are limitations, which include the weight of the kit and the 40W of power it taps out at. …
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WhatsApp starts testing AI-powered writing suggestions on iOS
In the latest TestFlight release for its iOS beta testers, WhatsApp rolled out a tool called “Writing Help,” which suggests replies based on the tone set by the user. Here’s how it works. As noted by WABetaInfo: When Private Processing is enabled from the app settings, some users will notice that after typing a short phrase within the chat text …
Read More »5 no-swimming areas at NC coast; 9 NC river sites fail fecal bacteria testing – CBS 17
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Read More »US testing quantum navigation aboard secretive military space plane
A US military space plane, the X-37B orbital test vehicle, is due to embark on its eighth flight into space on August 21, 2025. Much of what the X-37B does in space is secret. But it serves partly as a platform for cutting-edge experiments. One of these experiments is a potential alternative to GPS that makes use of quantum science …
Read More »Google is testing customizable calling cards for Android that show up when your friends call
Google has started rolling out customizable calling cards for the beta versions of its Android Contacts and Phone apps. Android Authority found clues that the company was working on the feature back in July when it did an APK teardown. Now, you can give it a try if you decide to install the beta versions of the apps. As the …
Read More »Virginia researchers seeking participants for study testing new cancer screening method
Researchers with the Virginia Cancer Screening Research Network are looking for participants for a study that’s putting a new way of screening for cancer to the test. Through the Vanguard Study, they will determine if multi-cancer detection tests can effectively screen for 10 different types of cancer, including breast, prostate and lung. The study is open to people across Virginia …
Read More »Alan Tudyk Says He Was Removed From ‘I, Robot’s Press Materials After Testing Higher Than Will Smith In Early Screenings: “I Was Very Upset”
Alan Tudyk reflected on his career and revealed that there’s a reason why not many people know he played Sonny in the 2004 sci-fi action film I, Robot. During an appearance on Toon’d In with Jimmy Cummings, Tudyk said that with test screening audiences, he tested higher than the film’s star Will Smith. “They were doing test audiences with the …
Read More »HONOR Could Put Tablets To Shame As It Is Testing Out a Smartphone With A Massive 10,000mAh Battery, But Rumor Claims That The Device Will Not Use A Flagship Chipset
The introduction of improved 3nm smartphone chipsets should pave the way for improved efficiency, leading to better battery life, but this specific aspect of the industry is moving at a snail’s pace compared to the silicon-carbon technology wave that has been adopted by Chinese companies in droves. In short, devices sporting these newer cells can flaunt significantly improved ‘screen-on’ time …
Read More »Google Is Testing An AI-Powered Finance Page
Google announced that they’re testing a new AI-powered Google Finance tool. The new tool enables users to ask natural language questions about finance and stocks, get real-time information about financial and cryptocurrency topics, and access new charting tools that visualize the data. Three Ways To Access Data Google’s AI finance page offers three ways to explore financial data: Research Charting …
Read More »Testing the Nature of 3I/ATLAS by Its Non-Gravitational Acceleration | by Avi Loeb | Aug, 2025
Press enter or click to view image in full size (Image credit: Max Barry/Nation States) A simple way to distinguish a spacecraft from a rock is through its large non-gravitational acceleration. A natural icy rock like a comet is propelled by its mass loss. That mass loss can be observed through the cometary plume of gas and dust that surrounds …
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