Zuckerberg also testified that buying the company, taking it off the market and building their own version of it was “a reasonable thing to do.” [File] | Photo Credit: AP Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg once considered separating Instagram from its parent company due to worries about antitrust litigation, according to an email shown Tuesday on the
The mantis shrimp is a colourful, 10-cm-long resident of the ocean whose appearance belies its reputation as one of the most fearsome predators on the planet. These unassuming crustaceans use a hammer-shaped appendage called the dactyl club to strike their prey at a blistering 23 m/s (about 50-times faster than the blink of an eye),
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China has named three individuals working at the National Security Agency it claims hacked computer systems for the Asian Winter Games earlier this year. The country rarely publishes the names of alleged nation-backed hackers, even though the United States routinely outs actors linked to China. On Tuesday, police in Harbin, where the games took place,
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Last night Andor season two had its Hollywood premiere with a house full of fans and the creative teams behind the hit Disney+ Star Wars series. io9 was in attendance (with my dad, who introduced me to Star Wars, in tow) for the momentous occasion. After a screening of a season one sizzle reel and
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What are dolphins saying to each other? What are they trying to tell us? Recent advancements in machine learning and large language models (LLMs) could be moving us closer to achieving the long-elusive goal of interspecies communication. Google on Monday, April 14, announced that its foundational AI model called DolphinGemma will be made accessible to
The start of May is always a good time for Star Wars fans, but for Lego Star Wars ones, it’s also a time to fear the brick-maker coming down on your wallet with all the fury of a fully armed and operational battle station. This year is no exception, with Lego announcing a ton of sets ready to
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GUWAHATI An informal network of individuals and organisations working together to foster the knowledge and practice of ecological restoration of natural ecosystems in India is releasing a first-of-its-kind seed germination database on Wednesday (April 16, 2025). This free-access database, an initiative of the Ecological Restoration Alliance-India (ERA-I), offers more than 1,000 germination techniques for 465
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Asus today unveiled three new laptop, which are part of the company’s ExpertBook P series lineup. Designed for small businesses and professionals, Asus says the ExpertBook P1, P3 and P5 “provide worry-free business and service experience” and come with enterprise grade service support. With the newly announced laptops, you get onsite support at 13900+ pin
Users can still find news content on Meta-owned platforms in screenshots, memes and videos, but sometimes lacking the context of traditional reporting [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS As Canada heads into an election this month, voters looking for campaign news on Facebook or Instagram will find material filtered through online creators and influencers – and
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A SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Nick Hague, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Florida, U.S., on March 18. | Photo Credit: NASA The recent safe return of NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore after a nine-month stay onboard
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