The European Space Agency’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) has captured stunning images of a salty, purple wave on Mars’ surface, dubbed the “purple mermaid.” This natural anomaly is located in Terra Sirenum, a region known for its dried-up riverbeds. The “mermaid” is actually chloride salt deposits, detected by TGO’s Color and Stereo Surface Imaging … Read more
A Russian court has sentenced a Russian-american woman, Ksenia Karelina, to 12 years in prison for treason after she made a donation of over $50 to a US-based charity supporting Ukraine. The verdict was announced Thursday following a closed-door trial at the Sverdlovsk regional court. Karelina had pleaded guilty to the charges and was detained … Read more
Anthropic has introduced prompt caching on its API, allowing developers to avoid repeating prompts by remembering context between API calls. The feature is available in public beta on Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Claude 3 Haiku, with support for the largest model, Opus, coming soon. Prompt caching lets users keep frequently used contexts in their sessions, … Read more
GitHub experienced a global outage of its various services due to a database infrastructure-related change that was rolled back. The Microsoft-owned code-hosting platform started experiencing issues just after 2300 UTC (1600 PT) and affected multiple public services, including GitHub Actions, pages, issues, pull requests, Copilot, Codespaces, packages, Git operations, and webhooks. The website displayed a … Read more
IntelOwl is an open-source threat intelligence management platform designed for large-scale analysis. It integrates various online analyzers and advanced malware analysis tools, providing comprehensive insights in one platform. The creator of IntelOwl, Matteo Lodi, recognized the need for a solution to automate workflows and streamline threat intelligence data extraction and analysis. After searching for existing … Read more
As a 3D printing enthusiast with a Creality K1 Max, I’ve had the pleasure of creating various objects that bring my imagination to life. However, there are certain things you should not attempt to print at home, no matter how tempting it may seem. Firstly, avoid printing functional helmets like bike or skateboarding helmets. While … Read more
NASA officials have put off making a decision on whether to bring the Starliner crew capsule back to Earth or extend its stay on the International Space Station until next year. The spacecraft, operated by Boeing, has been plagued by issues with its thrusters and helium leaks. The decision is pending a thorough investigation into … Read more
A new investigation by security researchers has revealed that Russia’s state security agency is launching increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks against US, European, and Russian civil society members. The attacks involve impersonating individuals who are personally close to the targets of the attacks, often using social engineering strategies and technical tactics. The investigation found that the … Read more
Imagine an “air cannon” that can shoot electromagnetic vortex rings, creating a perfect air vortex that travels gracefully through the air. This concept is no longer just a fascinating idea but a reality. Researchers have successfully developed an “electromagnetic vortex cannon” that directly emits electromagnetic vortex rings. Led by Associate Professor Ren Wang from the … Read more
A recent study on glass has found something astonishing – the movement of molecules within glass appears to be time-reversible, challenging our understanding of the second law of thermodynamics. This phenomenon suggests that the arrow of time, which always points forward in our experience, may not apply to certain materials. In contrast to other physical … Read more