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Organic chemists harness AI to uncover how fast chemical reactions proceed
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Anthropic, Clay, and Gamma on what it takes for an AI product to go beyond the demo at the AI Stage at TechCrunchDisrupt 2026. Register to join and get 50% off a second pass.
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JD Vance warns recruiters of tougher H-1B visa scrutiny. What it means for Indians
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Did Apple Cut Corners On The iPhone 18 Pro Display And Flash Memory? What Tests Reveal
Independent testing indicates that Apple may have made compromises on component quality across its iPhone 18 Pro series, with evaluations highlighting notable regressions in display performance alongside earlier concerns regarding storage speeds . Recent evaluations published by the testing channel Poorplayer on Weibo reveal that the Samsung G9N OLED panel utilized in the iPhone 18 Pro exhibits reduced color accuracy at narrow viewing angles compared to the iPhone 17 Pro . Measurements tracking Just Noticeable Color Difference (JNCD) show that perceptible shifts appear around 20 degrees off-axis under subtle horizontal tilt. The color variance escalates to a peak near 3.0 JNCD between 35 and 40 degrees, accompanied by an increasingly pronounced green tint . Historically, Samsung-supplied G9N panels maintained a clear viewing-angle advantage over LG Display equivalents, making this performance dip at standard viewing angles particularly noticeable. Across 040 horizontal viewing angles, the iPhone 17 Pros G9N panel shows color drift peaking near 2.2 JNCD (Just Noticeable Color Difference) between 40 and 55 of vertical tilt. For the iPhone 18 Pros G9N panel (040 horizontal), color drift exceeds noticeable thresholds at 20 off-axis, peaking near 3.0 JNCD at roughly 3540 of vertical tilt. Supply-chain cost reductions Industry reporting suggests these technical changes coincide with aggressive supply-chain cost reductions . According to the Korean publication The Elec , Apple targeted an OLED procurement price of approximately $70 per panel for the iPhone 18 Pro Max , with supplier negotiations potentially dropping figures as low as $66.50 . This represents an estimated 20% price reduction compared to the $80 cost reported for the previous generation. While no direct link between procurement discounts and screen performance has been formally verified, the aggressive pricing provides context for the measured regression. That part before the line is where the color difference is most noticeable. These findings follow prior hardware analyses by Homolab concerning solid-state storage variances. Testing showed that while the 256GB and 512GB tiers continue using standard TLC NAND , the premium 1TB and 2TB models incorporate slower QLC NAND sourced from SK Hynix . Consequently, sustained write speeds drop sharply once internal SLC and TLC caches become exhausted. If this had happened with almost any Android flagship brand, the backlash would probably be massive by now. Apple has started using QLC NAND extensively in the 1TB and 2TB versions of the iPhone 18 Pro series. The problem is simple: compared with TLC, QLC is a storage technology pic.twitter.com/lnfty967TV Ice Universe (@UniverseIce) September 22, 2026 The iPhone 18 Pro starts at an entry price of $1,199 in the United States, though hardware behavior may vary between individual production batches . Did Apple Cut Corners On The iPhone 18 Pro Display And Flash Memory? What Tests Reveal , original content from Ubergizmo . Read our Copyrights and terms of use .
Southern Railway is replacing manual level-crossing barriers with electrically operated lifting barriers (EOLBs) across the Chennai Division, cutting opening and closing time from up to three minutes to around eight to 12 seconds. Of 143 manned level crossings, 70 have been upgraded so far, while Emergency Sliding Booms have been installed at 133 crossings as an additional safety measure.
SpaceXs Supersized Starship Reaches Orbit for the First Time
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Starship is in orbit: cheers go up as huge SpaceX rocket circles Earth for first time
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SpaceXs Starship reaches orbit, deploys 26 next-generation Starlink satellites
Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) SpaceX achieved a major milestone in space exploration on Monday as its Starship spacecraft successfully reached orbit, marking another significant step in the company's efforts to develop a fully reusable launch system capable of supporting future missions to the Moon and Mars. The launch was not without challenges. During the ascent phase, one of the vehicle's six Raptor Vacuum (RVac) engines shut down, creating tense moments for mission controllers. However, after reviewing the performance and health of the remaining engines, engineers decided to proceed with the mission and continue the spacecraft's journey into orbit. According to SpaceX, Starship is scheduled to complete six orbits around Earth during a flight lasting about 10 hours before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean west of Chile. All 26 Starlink V3 operational satellites deployed and operating nominally, it said in a post on social media platform X. A key objective of the mission was the deployment of 26 Starlink V3 satellites, the latest generation of SpaceX's internet constellation. The company said the new satellites are expected to significantly improve connectivity speeds, network reliability and overall system capacity worldwide. The Starlink V3 satellites represent a major technological upgrade over previous generations. SpaceX said each satellite is designed to support up to 1 terabit per second (Tbps) of downlink capacity and 160 gigabits per second (Gbps) of uplink capacity, translating into a tenfold increase in downlink capability and a 22-fold improvement in uplink performance compared with the Starlink V2 satellites. Following deployment from Starship, the satellites will unfold their antennas, extend solar arrays and establish initial communications with ground stations and the broader Starlink network through radio frequency and laser links. They will then use onboard thrusters to gradually raise their operational orbit. The enhanced performance of the V3 satellites is supported by next-generation beamforming chips developed by SpaceX. The upgraded technology enables more efficient routing of data traffic across multiple beams and increases modem throughput capacity by 64 times compared with earlier systems. The company said this will help serve customers more efficiently in both heavily populated urban areas and remote regions while dynamically adjusting network capacity to meet demand.
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Worm experiments reveal how epigenetic effects persist across generations
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SpaceX Starship Successfully Reaches Earth
SpaceX achieved a monumental milestone in aerospace history on Monday as its next-generation Starship rocket successfully reached Earths orbit for the very first time. The breakthrough flight demonstrated the resilience of the mega-rocket system, pushing past early technical hiccups to accomplish its primary mission objectives. The spacecraft lifted off from Starbase in Texas, soaring into [] The post SpaceX Starship Successfully Reaches Earths Orbit for the First Time appeared first on Pragativadi I Latest Odisha News in English I Breaking News .
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A tiny stellar system may be a
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SpaceX's Starship rocket launches on 14th flight, first headed to orbit
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WHO says Yemen fighting killed 164 in a week, displaced 180,000
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84 cents for every $1: Why indigenous workers earn less in Australia
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SpaceX's 'biggest, most powerful' rocket reaches Earth orbit for first time
SpaceX sends Starship towards orbit carrying 26 new Starlink satellites
SpaceX sends Starship towards orbit carrying 26 new Starlink satellites
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SpaceX launches Starship rocket to orbit for 1st time
SpaceX launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time Monday, aiming for six full laps around Earth to prove its readiness for NASA's Artemis moon program . Starships 14th flight is set to launch on Monday, Sept 28. The 75-minute launch window opens at 7:15 a.m. CT. Live coverage of the mission starts ~35 minutes before launch https://t.co/uQKQvgaTmJ SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 27, 2026 The spacecraft almost didn't achieve the long-desired goal after one of its engines shut down too soon. But with everything else working well and the bad engine no longer needed, flight controllers decided after several tense minutes to proceed as planned. Starship is orbital, Mission Control announced to cheers. Founder Elon Musk's showpiece rocket the biggest and most powerful ever built carried 26 of the latest and most advanced Starlink satellites to join the 11,000 older models already providing internet service. They popped out of the spacecraft one by one, drawing more cheers from the SpaceX crowds looking on from the launch site at Starbase, Texas. It was Starship's 14th full-scale launch from Texas' southern tip in three years. The earlier test flights ventured no farther than the Indian Ocean halfway around the world, often crashing in flames and briefly skimming space. This time, SpaceX was intent on circling the globe from an altitude of 170 miles (275 kilometers) not just once but six times over almost 10 hours, ending with a Pacific splashdown near Chile. The first-stage booster wasn't meant to return to the Starbase launch site either, instead dropping into the Gulf of Mexico within minutes of the morning liftoff. SpaceX wants to ensure that everything works before flying Starship back to Starbase. If the spacecraft breaks apart over land and rains debris onto people, our popularity would diminish very rapidly, Musk said at a business summit earlier this month. That's why we're being extremely cautious here. If all goes well with this orbital debut, the next Starship will return to the launch pad with giant mechanical arms grabbing the hovering spacecraft. If the catch works Musk gives it even or slightly better odds then SpaceX will refly the spacecraft by year's end or early next year. The 407-foot (124-meter) rocket was designed from the start to be fully reusable a key to lowering launch costs. SpaceX managed to salvage the last Starship from the Indian Ocean in July. Engineers modified the newly launched Starship's heat shield based on hands-on inspections from the recovered spacecraft, which is being tugged back to Starbase. SpaceX is pressing hard to certify Starship for orbital flight, a vital step toward moon and Mars travel . NASA's Artemis III mission is coming up as soon as next summer, a triple-launch docking exercise in orbit around Earth between an Orion capsule full of astronauts and competing lunar landers. Jeff Bezos' Blue Moon will blast off first, then Orion which will close in for a linkup then Musk's Starship for a docking with Orion once Blue Moon unleashes. The next mission Artemis IV slated for no sooner than 2028 would have astronauts landing on the moon in either Blue Moon or Starship, whichever is ready first. Subsequent moonshots will alternate between the two billionaires' landers. Musk originally developed Starship for Mars, intending to launch scores of them with the red planet's first settlers. For now, he plans to focus on the moon and use Starship to haul satellites into orbit by the truckload, phasing out the company's frailer Falcon 9 rocket within several years. A second Starship launch site is nearing completion at Florida's Kennedy Space Center and a third is planned for Louisiana. ___ The Associated Press' health and science coverage receives financial support from the AP Fund for Journalism and private foundations. AP is solely responsible for all content. Find AP's standards for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at AP.org . This article originally appeared on Associated Press at https://tech.yahoo.com/science/articles/spacexs-supersized-starship-launches-toward-125036831.html
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Amazon Prime Big Deals Days: What Apple deals are coming and what you can get now
Macworld Amazons second Prime Day event is returning this year, but its a little shorter, just two days instead of the four-day extravaganza we got in June. Either way, were hoping to see some good discounts on Apple gear, as well as various accessories youll find useful. Heres what to expect. Prime Big Deal Days 2026: When is this years sale? Amazons second sale event of the year is almost here. Despite its convoluted official name, Prime Big Deal Days, we like calling it October Prime Day. Unlike the summer Prime Day, which ran for four days, this fall sale lasts just 48 hours. It will be held Wednesday-Thursday, October 6 and 7. Prime Big Deal Days 2026: What Apple gear will go on sale? Outside of Black Friday, Amazons Prime Day sales are generally the best time to buy yourself some new gear. However, things will be a little more expensive this year. Apple hiked prices on Macs and iPads just as the last Prime Day was ending, so prices will be a lit higher than they were during the first sale. Heres what we expect from each of Apples products: M5 MacBook Air: The MacBook Air got a $200 price hike in June and now starts at $1,299. Were already seeing price cuts of $100 but were hoping to see the first price drops to under $1,000 during the sale. M5 MacBook Pro: The price on the base M5 MacBook Pro jumped $400 when Apple upped its price, from $1,599 to $1,999, but you can get one for $1,849 right now. We hope to see the price drop even further as Prime Day closes in. MacBook Neo: Even before Apple raised its price to $699, the MacBook Neo was barely been on sale. Right now, you can get one for $690 at Amazon, but well be on the lookout for $25 or $50 off during Prime Day. iPad: The iPads havent been spared the price hike, with models now costing $100-$150 more. Even so, iPads have continued to get decent discounts and were expecting the same this Prime Day. The A16 iPad regularly drops to $399 ($50 off), while the M4 iPad Air occasionally has been $100 off. Were hoping they go even lower for Prime Day. Apple Watch: With the launch of the new Apple Watch 12 and the Ultra, Prime Big Deal Days could be a great chance to get a great deal on the older Series 11 , and you can already score an Ultra 3 with Black Titanium Milanese Loop for $200 off. Elsewhere, were likely to see $50 or more off the Apple Watch SE 3 , and were hoping for the first significant discounts on the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4. AirPods: Apple just released the new AirPods 5 , which essentially cut the price of the ANC model by $50 (from $179 to $129). But were hoping they drop even further for Prime Day. Also, the AirPods Pro 3 are regularly $50 off , so well be looking for a $70 discount, and the AirPods Max 2 should dip back to their $450 all-time low. Mac mini: The M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini just arrived a few weeks ago, so any discount in the $50 range is a good one. Of course, wed love to see it drop $100 like last years sales, but those days might be over. iPhone : Amazon doesnt sell new iPhones, so you wont get a deal on the iPhone 18 Pro during this sale. But well be tracking Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile for any deals that dont require trade-ins and lengthy contracts. Prime Big Deal Days 2026: iPhone and Mac accessories Even if you dont find a great deal on the Apple gear you want, Prime Big Deal Days will be a great chance to score some Amazon deals on chargers, cables, docks, and other accessories. Here are the best ones so far: Baseus Baseus Picogo MagSafe 10,000mAh power bank : One of the things everyone should have when leaving home is a power bank. This super slim Baseus model is enough to keep you going through the day without worrying about getting to a proper charger. This one delivers 15W wireless charging or 27W through a USB-C cable if youre pressed for time. Usually available for $70, you can grab one for $42. View Deal at Amazon Ugreen Ugreen 100W USB-C to USB-C cable, 2 pack : You can never have enough USB-C cables, especially super speedy ones, like these ones from Ugreen. These are 3.3ft long and built to resist endless coiling as you shove them into your bag or your pocket. It will only cost you $9 for the pair, which is 30 percent under the MSRP. View Deal at Amazon Anker Anker 7-in-2 USB-C Hub : The MacBook has a decent amount of ports, but it could always use more. This Anker hub expands your MacBooks 2 USB-C ports into a much more versatile combo of ports. The hub features a multi-function USB-C port, a USB-C data port, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port, as well as SD and microSD card slots. Usually available for $55, look to grab one for $30 or less during Prime Big Deals Days. View Deal at Amazon Ugreen Ugreen Mac mini dock & stand: The Mac mini is great and comes with a ton of ports, but this Ugreen dock and stand gives you even more use. This one works with the M4, M5 Pro, and the M5 Mac mini models. Not only do you get access to an extra 11 ports through this device, but you also get the opportunity to expand your storage space by up to 8TB. The Ugreen stand is on sale for $55 right now. View Deal at Amazon Simon Jary Anker Prime 3-in-1 wireless charging station : Wouldnt it be nice to have a spot on your desk or nightstand where you can charge your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods all at once? This Anker 3-in-1 charging station is the perfect way to do it. There are two branches elevating your phone and watch, while the base serves as the charging pad for your earbuds. ITs elegant and tidy exactly what you need. This ones 35 percent off right now, which means you can get one for $150 instead of $230. View Deal at Amazon
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An ancient human face emerges from pieced together Moroccan fossil remains
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Avanti West Coast is being nationalised. What will change for passengers?
Avanti West Coast will be nationalised on March 7, 2027. The government has promised 10m for power and signalling maintenance. Passengers will see timetable and station changes as part of the takeover. Avanti West Coast passengers are set to see changes to their services after the government confirmed that the operator will move into public ownership on March 7, 2027. The takeover will happen when Avantis current contract expires and is part of the governments wider plan to bring passenger rail services into public ownership ahead of the creation of Great British Railways (GBR). Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the government had heard years of complaints about Avantis performance. For years, weve heard stories of Avanti underperforming, with passengers left paying the price. Enough is enough, she said. The government says the move will allow it to focus on improving reliability and better coordinate train services with the infrastructure on the West Coast Main Line. So what will actually change? The government has announced a package of measures alongside the nationalisation. An additional 10m will be provided for power and signalling maintenance by the end of 2027. This comes on top of 840m already being invested in infrastructure, with the government saying infrastructure problems account for around a third of delays on the West Coast Main Line. Passengers should also see changes to existing timetables, particularly on routes to and from Manchester. The first amendments are due to begin in December 2026, before Avanti formally enters public ownership. There will also be improvements at London Euston. The government has committed 50m over three years, with an initial 11m going towards more seating, improved waiting areas and refurbished toilets. Within the next year, passengers are also expected to be able to access their trains further in advance of departure, with the government saying this should make boarding more efficient. A further 10m is planned for other stations on the West Coast Main Line, with improvements to comfort and cleanliness due before the end of 2027. Passengers could also get better onboard connectivity. The government says low-earth-orbit satellite technology will be deployed to provide faster and more reliable Wi-Fi and 5G coverage along the route. Why is Avanti being taken over? Avanti has faced persistent complaints about delays and cancellations and remains behind the industry average on performance. The operator had a 7.1 per cent cancellation rate between April and June this year, among the highest rates in Britain, according to current reporting. The government argues that infrastructure problems on the West Coast Main Line have been a major source of disruption. Its case for public ownership is that bringing track and train operations closer together will reduce fragmentation and make it easier to address problems affecting passengers. Avanti currently operates services from London Euston to destinations including Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow, as well as services to North Wales. The operator's managing director, Andy Mellors, said Avanti was proud of what we've achieved over the last six years, pointing to its refurbished Pendolino fleet and new Evero trains. He said the company would work with the government to ensure a smooth transition into public ownership while continuing to focus on passengers and communities. The change is part of a much wider restructuring of Britain's railways. The government says it is on track to complete the transfer of passenger services into public ownership by the end of 2027, ahead of Great British Railways taking a central role in running the network. For Avanti passengers, however, the first changes will arrive before the takeover itself, with timetable amendments beginning in December and improvements to stations and infrastructure planned over the following months.
The UPI fee is defensible. The way it arrived is what will cost more
Zero MDR was always going to end, and everyone in payments knew it. Announcing it late makes a transition look like a reversal.
Haaland to Arsenal: what Man City's guilty verdict could mean for his future
Highlights Arsenal have reportedly made contact with Erling Haaland's representatives, according to Football Insider, with Real Madrid also in touch The interest follows Manchester City being found guilty on 114 of 115 Premier League financial charges, with the Premier League reportedly pushing for expulsion or a severe points deduction Haaland has no relegation clause in his contract, meaning any suitor would still have to pay a significant fee even in City's worst-case scenario History offers a genuine precedent here: when Juventus were relegated over the 2006 Calciopoli scandal, several of their biggest stars left immediately, and it did their careers no harm at all Nobody at Arsenal was talking about signing Erling Haaland a month ago. Then Manchester City were found guilty on 114 separate financial charges, and suddenly three of Europe's biggest clubs are making calls. What's actually being reported, and what isn't It's worth being precise about how solid this is, because transfer stories like this move fast and loose. Football Insider reported that Arsenal and Real Madrid have made contact with Haaland's representatives about a future move. Separately, Fabrizio Romano generally the most reliable name in this business has confirmed Arsenal are looking at strikers as a genuine priority for 2027, though he was careful to frame it as forward planning rather than anything urgent: I would not call that as something imminent or urgent because Arsenal are very happy with the strikers they have. Barcelona have also been linked. None of this is a done deal. All of it is club interest at the earliest possible stage, sparked directly by City's legal troubles. The contract detail that actually matters most Here's the part of this story that most coverage is underselling. Haaland doesn't just lack a relegation clause he has no release clause of any kind. His original 2022 deal from Borussia Dortmund carried a reported 150-175 million release clause, but it expired unused in the summer of 2024. In January 2025, Haaland signed a record nine-and-a-half-year extension keeping him at City until 2034, and that new deal removed release clauses entirely rather than replacing the old one. That changes what this transfer talk actually is. This isn't a case of a clause sitting there ready to be triggered by relegation or anything else TEAMtalk's Graeme Bailey and multiple other outlets have confirmed there's no automatic exit mechanism at all, even in City's worst-case scenario. Any move would depend entirely on City choosing to sell and Haaland choosing to push for it, with no contractual lever forcing either side's hand. That makes the scale of City's current crisis the only real variable and it's also why a Real Madrid presidential candidate's claim earlier this year that a specific release clause existed caused such a stir: City had to issue a direct statement calling it untrue. How Haaland got here in the first place Haaland's rise has been unusually fast even by modern football's standards. He made his senior debut for Bryne in Norway's second tier as a teenager, before a move to Molde got him properly noticed. RB Salzburg brought him to Austria in January 2019, where he scored goals at a rate that made Europe's bigger clubs sit up, and Borussia Dortmund paid roughly 20 million for him a year later. By the time Manchester City paid around 51 million for him in the summer of 2022, he'd already established himself as one of the most feared strikers on the continent and he then broke the Premier League's single-season goals record in his first year at the club. Each move up that ladder came at exactly the moment his value peaked at the level below. If he leaves City now, it would be the first time in his career that the move was forced by circumstances entirely outside his own form. What history actually says happens next This isn't uncharted territory, even if it feels that way. In 2006, Juventus were found guilty in the Calciopoli match-fixing scandal, stripped of two league titles, and relegated to Serie B. It remains the closest real precedent to what City are now facing, and CBS Sports has already drawn the same comparison directly. What happened to Juventus's biggest stars afterward is genuinely instructive. Fabio Cannavaro left for Real Madrid that same summer and went on to win the Ballon d'Or. Zlatan Ibrahimovi and Patrick Vieira both joined Inter Milan the club handed Juventus's stripped title and Ibrahimovi scored 66 goals in 117 games there, winning three straight Scudetti before later moving to Barcelona. Gianluca Zambrotta and Lilian Thuram both joined Barcelona too. None of them saw their careers dip. If anything, the move away from a sinking club coincided with some of the best form of their careers. Not everyone left, either Gianluigi Buffon, Alessandro Del Piero, Pavel Nedved, Giorgio Chiellini and David Trezeguet all stayed and helped Juventus bounce straight back to Serie A within a single season. There's no single right answer here, in other words. But for the specific question of whether leaving a scandal-hit giant damages a top player's career, the Calciopoli generation's answer was a clear no. Whatever happens with City's appeal, and however this transfer speculation develops, that's the precedent Haaland 's camp will already be well aware of.
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