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  • Red And Blue Shifts: How Galaxies Colors Reveal The Universes Growth

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    Red And Blue Shifts: How Galaxies Colors Reveal The Universes Growth #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #redshift #blueshift #Doppler #galaxies #distances #universe #expansion #wavelengths #light #spectra Astronomers lookin’ through their telescopes noticed that distant galaxies appeared redder than nearby ones. The further out they looked, the redder things got. This redshift shows galaxies…

  • Dino Named After Egyptian God Fills Gaps

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    Dino Named After Egyptian God Fills Gaps #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #titanosaur #dinosaur #fossil #Egypt #desert #vertebrae #sauropod #Cretaceous #extinct #ancient This just in: scientists discovered a new 75 million year old, 10 meter long titanosaur dinosaur species in Egypt’s Western Desert and named it after an ancient Egyptian god. Though small…

  • Rare Blue Rock From Way Down Under

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    Rare Blue Rock From Way Down Under #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #diamond #blue #rare #earth #boron #mine #tectonic #plate #subduction #carbon #impurity A crazy blue diamond called the Okavango was just found in a Botswana mine. This sucker came from way down under thanks to plate tectonics pushing it up over three…

  • Why Some Deserts are Colder than a Confessional

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    Why Some Deserts are Colder than a Confessional #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #desert #climate #temperature #cold #polar #dry #rain shadow From scorching sand dunes to frigid tundras, deserts come in hot and cold varieties. Blame it on rain shadows, high altitudes, and distance from warm ocean breezes. The Gobi Desert hits -38C…

  • Protocol Vuln Will Keep Hackers Ghoul-ing Web Through Halloween 2023

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    Protocol Vuln Will Keep Hackers Ghoul-ing Web Through Halloween 2023 #shorts #ddos #cloudflare #http #hack #google #amazon #microsoft #vulnerability #internet #engineering A spooky new web protocol vulnerability was discovered that lets hackers conjure record-breaking cyberattacks. Major tech corps battled massive denial of service attacks in August and September by exploiting HTTP/2 Rapid Reset. While fixes…

  • Meta Says Were Trying! As Violent Content Surges

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    Meta Says Were Trying! As Violent Content Surges #shorts #social media #content moderation #terrorism #Hamas #Israel #Facebook #Instagram Good evening, I’m Amy. In news from Big Tech, Facebook’s parent company Meta said this week that it’s removed a ton of violent and dangerous content following recent attacks by Hamas against Israel. Meta was like ‘Look…

  • GOP House: Phone Home

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    GOP House: Phone Home #shorts #Republicans #Congress #chaos #leaks #coup #speaker #vote The GOP circus continues in Congress this week. After last week’s Speaker vote chaos, Republicans had their phones taken away to prevent leaks during their secret meetings to pick a new leader. But the muzzles and backroom deals still couldn’t stop the clown…

  • Google Fitbit Woes

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    Google Fitbit Woes #shorts #Google #Fitbit #smartwatches #wearables #apps #outages #integration #migration #frustration #improvements The integration of Fitbit into Google’s ecosystem has been a bumpy road. Another major app outage this week left users frustrated and showed the challenges of migrating Fitbit accounts to Google. Despite improvements to wearables like the new Pixel Watch 2,…

  • Monster mash: Apples new dino drama destroys doubt

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    Monster mash: Apples new dino drama destroys doubt #shorts #Godzilla #Apple TV #kaiju #Monarch #Legacy #series #streaming #show #action #drama Apple’s new Godzilla show shockingly crushes concerns that human drama would get stomped by monster mayhem. Legacy of Monsters intertwines origins of covert agency Monarch with relatable modern characters haunted by kaiju, skillfully blending sci-fi…

  • Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard for Big Bucks

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    Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard for Big Bucks #shorts #microsoft #activision blizzard #acquisition #gaming #call of duty #warcraft #overwatch #candy crush #take-two #zynga #ubisoft #sexual harassment Good evening, I’m Amy. In business news this week, Microsoft completed its massive $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The deal makes Microsoft one of the biggest names in gaming,…