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Once Rhode Island’s largest iceberg has lost about 80% of its mass since May, scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) report.The “Megaburg,” known as the A23A, is rapidly collapsed as it is trapped in current currents around South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic.The A23A was swept into the current flow in May after spending several months on the continental shelf just off Southern Georgia Island. “We are following a powerful present jet known as the Antarctic Extreme Current Front (SACCF),” Majors said, adding that the iceberg will be leaving the island northeasterly before splitting it completely.The A23a, known…
While many major airlines are increasing their in-flight internet offerings by tapping SpaceX’s Starlink satellite, JetBlue is moving in a different direction. Amazon and JetBlue announced a partnership on Thursday that airlines will use Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites instead to provide free in-flight connectivity starting in 2027. The Kuiper terminal of JetBlue planes allows download speeds of up to 1Gbps from Amazon’s low-Earth orbit satellites. While Amazon plans to build only a network of 3,226 satellites, SpaceX has launched more than 8,000, which is more bandwidth than Starlink’s current maximum of 250 Mbps. Amazon previously claimed it was more focused…
Google brings improved translations to Sircle to Search. This feature allows users to quickly search for information on the screen using gestures such as turning, highlighting, doodles, and tapping. The company announced Thursday that users will be able to view the translations as they scroll. “Translation is one of the most commonly used features in search circles. You can get the context of a social post from creators who speak another language. “But up until now, every time you scroll, you either restart the translation process or change the content on the screen.” Now users can get continuous translations when…
Adobe plans to bring video editing software, Premiere, to the iPhone. The company has listed the app on the App Store with pre-order links and expected release dates on September 30th. The company said the premiere on the iPhone allows users to edit videos and export them without watermark. This app has the same features as the desktop version, including the ability to trim, layer and fine-tune frames. It also comes with automatic captions with stylized subtitles, support for video, audio and text layers, and 4K HDR support. Also, in line with efforts elsewhere, Adobe is offering apps AI features…
Productivity software maker Atlassian has agreed to acquire ARC and DIA browsers for $610 million in cash. “Today’s browsers were not built for work. They were built for browsing. This transaction is a bold step towards rethinking the browser for the knowledge work of the AI era.” “Together we’ll create an AI-powered browser optimized for many SaaS applications that live in tabs. Knowledge workers love to use it every day,” he added. Browser company CEO Josh Miller said in a post on X that his company will run independently under Atlassian and will continue to develop DIA. Miller said the…
Last year, privacy-centric consumer technology company Duckduckgo launched a subscription plan that bundled VPN services, personal information deletion and identity theft repair. The company said Thursday that the subscription will allow users to access the latest AI models via duck.ai without paying additional fees. The Duck.ai chatbot is free to use and users can access models such as Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Haiku, Meta’s Llama 4 Scout, Mistral Ai’s Mistral Small 3 24b, and Openai’s GPT-4o Mini. Duckduckgo’s $9.99/month plan allows users to access new models such as Openai’s GPT-4O and GPT-5, Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4, and Meta’s Llama Maverick. Image…
September 4, 2025Ravi LakshmananArtificial Intelligence/Malware Cybersecurity researchers are flagging new techniques cybercriminals have adopted to bypass fraud protection on social media platform X and use Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistant Grok to propagate malicious links. The findings were highlighted by Nati Tal, Head of Guardio Labs, in a series of posts on X. This technique is codename glowing. This approach is designed to avoid the restrictions imposed by X in promotional ads that allow users to include only text, images and videos and then amplify them to a larger audience, attracting hundreds of thousands of impressions through paid promotions. To achieve…
September 4, 2025Ravi LakshmananGDPR/Data Privacy The French Data Protection Agency fined Google and Chinese e-commerce giant Shein to $379 million (Euro 325 million) and $175 million (Euro 150 million) respectively for violating cookie rules. Without ensuring consent, the companies have set ad cookies on users’ browsers, the National Committee on Informatics and Freedom (CNIL) said. Shein then updated the system to comply with regulations. Reuters reported that retailers will appeal the decision. “When creating a Google account, users were encouraged to select cookies linked to personalized ad display, to detrimentalize those linked to general ad displays and to clearly notify…
The World Nuclear Association presents its latest performance report, provides insight into recent global trends, explores new countries participating in the nuclear energy industry, and explores advances towards carbon neutrality through the adoption of small modular reactors. The World Nuclear Association (WNA) advocates nuclear power as an important factor in promoting the sustainable and responsible use of nuclear energy around the world, achieving global energy security and tackling climate change. As part of this initiative, WNA will release its annual performance report, highlighting the current state of nuclear power generation and providing valuable insights and data on global trends and…
September 4, 2025Ravi LakshmananVulnerability/Network Security The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added two security flaws that affect TP-link wireless routers to its known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalogue, noting that there is evidence that they are being exploited in the wild. The vulnerabilities in question are listed below – CVE-2023-50224 (CVSS score: 6.5) – Authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerabilities in the HTTPD service of TP-Link TL-WR841N by default. 8.6) – Operating System Command Injection Vulnerability for TP-Link Archer C7 (EU) V2 and TL-WR841N/ND (MS) V9. According to information listed on the company’s website, the following router models…