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A unique “sacrificial complex” discovered between two ancient tombs in Russia has revealed new information about nomadic funeral rituals in the southern Ural Mountains some 2,400 years ago.This summer, researchers from the Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences excavated the spaces between the burial mounds of the Vysokaya Mogila site. Vysokaya Mogila is a 3.7 mile (6 km) cemetery dotted with a series of high-status burial mounds. This necropolis was used from the 4th century BC to the 3rd century BC, and numerous artifacts have been found inside and outside the tomb.Excavations have revealed several caches of…
simple factsWhat is it: Emission Nebula NGC 6820 and Open Cluster NGC 6823Location: 6,000 light years away in the constellation Little FoxShare date: November 19, 2025This spectacular image of the Emission Nebula, a cloud of gas and dust illuminated by nearby stars, and a nearby star cluster was released by the Gemini Observatory to commemorate its 25th anniversary.Reminiscent of the iconic Pillars of Creation image of the Eagle Nebula taken in 1995 by the Hubble Space Telescope and more recently by the James Webb Space Telescope, this commemorative image shows the emission nebula NGC 6820 and the star cluster NGC…
Live concerts, fireworks, and the din of stadium crowds can reach dangerously loud volumes, loud enough to cause permanent hearing loss. But what is the loudest sound ever recorded on Earth?The answer depends on what you mean by “sound” and whether you include old historical reports or trust only measurements made with modern scientific instruments.The 1883 eruption of the Indonesian volcanic island Krakatoa (also spelled Krakatoa) is considered the loudest in history. People heard the explosion more than 1,900 miles (3,000 kilometers) away, and barometers around the world picked up the pressure waves. At a distance of 100 miles (160…
A year after being forced out of Intel, Pat Gelsinger is still in the middle of the semiconductor wars, waking up at 4 a.m. just because the battlefield has changed. He is currently a general partner at venture firm Playground Global, working with 10 startups. But one portfolio company has really caught his attention. xLight, a semiconductor startup, announced last Monday that it had signed a tentative contract with the U.S. Department of Commerce for up to $150 million, with the government set to become a significant shareholder. This is a nice feather in the cap for Gelsinger, who spent…
It’s only been a day since Netflix announced its deal to buy Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion, but it’s already been said that the deal could send Hollywood into a “full-blown panic”, possibly dealing a “death blow to theatrical filmmaking” and possibly spelling “the end of Hollywood itself.” Some of the most staunch opposition came from the Writers Guild of America, which issued a statement declaring that “this merger must be blocked.” “Antitrust laws are designed to prevent the world’s largest streaming company from swallowing up one of its largest competitors,” the WGA said. “The result will be job losses,…
In September, popular creator IShowSpeed livestreamed a meeting with popular humanoid influencer Rizzbot. Rizzbot boasts more than 1 million followers (and 800 million views) across social media and is known for not only giving people the middle finger, but also comedically teasing the subject. Speed, on the other hand, boasts over 50 million followers (and 6 billion views) across various platforms and is known for his dramatic antics during livestreams. What happened when the two met is the subject of a lawsuit detailed by Social Robotics, the developer of Rizbot, in a petition filed in November against Speed (formerly known…
December 6, 2025Ravi LakshmananAI security/vulnerabilities More than 30 security vulnerabilities have been uncovered in various artificial intelligence (AI)-powered integrated development environments (IDEs) that combine prompt injection primitives with legitimate functionality to enable data exfiltration and remote code execution. These security flaws were collectively named IDEsaster by security researcher Ari Marzouk (MaccariTA). These affect popular IDEs and extensions such as Cursor, Windsurf, Kiro.dev, GitHub Copilot, Zed.dev, Roo Code, Junie, and Cline. Of these, 24 have been assigned a CVE identifier. “I think the most surprising finding of this study is the fact that multiple universal attack chains affected all AI IDEs…
The famous comet 3I/ATLAS is permanently emerging from our solar system, but not before Earth’s space agency’s space paparazzi captured the clearest photo ever.Discovered in late June and confirmed as the third known interstellar object in July, 3I/ATLAS has been zooming through the inner solar system at an estimated speed of 130,000 miles per hour (210,000 km) for the past several months. The giant jet-spewing snowball made its closest approach to Mars and the sun in October. It is scheduled to make its closest approach to Earth on December 19, at a distance of about 170 million miles (270 million…
Spotify’s annual Wrapped feature has been removed, giving listeners a fun and personalized overview of their listening habits. This has been extremely popular over the years, and as a result, many companies have seized the opportunity to create similar year-in-review experiences, giving users a summary of their habits, preferences, and interactions over the past year. Here are some platforms and websites that mimic the Spotify Wrapped concept. amazon music Amazon Music has a new Spotify Wrapped knockoff this year called “2025 Delivered,” which provides an overview of users’ listening statistics, including top artists, songs, and even podcasts. Notably, the platform…
Archaeologists excavating Mesoamerican ruins in Mexico discovered an unusual cube-shaped human skull. This is the first evidence that people in this region practiced a unique form of head surgery, scientifically known as cranial modification, some 1,400 years ago.The skull was unearthed near the ruins of Balcón de Montezuma (Balcony of Montezuma) in the state of Tamaulipas in east-central Mexico. According to Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), the region was inhabited by various Mesoamerican ethnic groups from 650 BC to 1200 AD. A village appeared around 400 AD, eventually consisting of around 90 circular houses built in two…