Bookmarks | Take a tour of the Horsehead Nebula

These are the articles, movies and greater than caught the eye of TechCentral’s editorial group previously 24 hours. 

• Take a tour of the Horsehead Nebula: These newest James Webb Area Telescope photos of the Horsehead Nebula showcase intricate particulars and buildings that had been beforehand unseen. The brand new observations provide deeper insights into the formation and evolution of the long-lasting nebula, enriching our understanding of stellar nurseries. Watch the video on YouTube. DM
• Ticket bots go away Oasis followers enraged: Oasis followers had been outraged after tickets for the band’s 2025 reunion tour, initially priced at US$100, skyrocketed on resale websites, with some reaching $7 800 on account of bots and dynamic pricing. Regardless of presale measures, many followers confronted lengthy waits and errors, sparking calls for presidency motion to assessment ticket pricing and gross sales practices. Not dangerous for a Nineteen Nineties-era band many individuals had forgotten about. Learn extra on Wired (delicate paywall). DM 
• When EV start-ups shut down, will their automobiles nonetheless work?: As China’s electrical automobile start-ups collapse, 1000’s of drivers are discovering their “smartphones on wheels” have gotten “bricks on wheels”. With apps that management the whole lot from air-con to automobile locks going offline, homeowners are left questioning if their EVs are extra of a tech nightmare than a inexperienced dream. Learn extra on Remainder of World. DM 
• Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging their very own charges: In Kenya, Uber drivers have taken issues into their very own palms, ditching the app’s charges for a union-backed fare chart that’s 50% larger. Pissed off by low earnings and excessive gas costs, drivers are turning down app funds and negotiating fares instantly with passengers. Uber’s not thrilled, however drivers see this as peaceable pushback to make an honest residing. Learn extra on Remainder of World. DM 
• Finish of the street: an AnandTech farewell: That is unhappy information. AnandTech, a pioneering tech assessment web site identified for its in-depth evaluation of {hardware} and computing expertise, is shutting down after 26 years. The location has been a go-to useful resource for tech lovers for greater than twenty years. Its closure marks the tip of an period in impartial tech journalism. Learn extra on AnandTech. DM 
• Google is engaged on AI that may hear indicators of illness: You will not be stunned to be taught that Google is amongst corporations starting to make use of sound indicators to foretell early indicators of illness – for instance, somebody battling tuberculosis. Hopefully in the future they will incorporate one thing comparable for early most cancers detection. Learn extra on TechCrunch. TS 
• Fb companion admits smartphone microphones hearken to folks discuss to serve higher adverts: It’s extremely jarring, particularly if there may be solely a matter of seconds between the dialog ending about that product after which it out of the blue seems in the midst of your feed. Leaked paperwork reveals “Lively Listening” software program that makes use of a type of AI to “seize real-time intent knowledge by listening to our conversations”. Extra on TweakTown. TS
• Can chimps communicate human phrases: As if fears about tremendous micro organism initiating a zombie apocalypse, mixed with the specter of synthetic superintelligence, weren’t sufficient, the apes (the opposite ones, not us) would possibly simply stand up and wipe out humanity, too. Researchers have discovered that chimps could have the capability to be taught human language – there go all the roles! “911, what’s your emergency?” Learn extra on Goodnet. NN 

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