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Received — 18 August 2026 ⏭

Hubble captures a corner of M20

✇Astronomy Magazine
By: Richard Talcott
17 August 2026 at 19:23

Life in space is hard. Most orbiting observatories retire well before their 20th birthday. Yet the Hubble Space Telescope has survived and continues to thrive well into its 30s. Astronomers celebrated the observatory’s 36th birthday in April by releasing a new image of the Trifid Nebula (M20). This stellar nursery lies about 5,000 light-years fromContinue reading "Hubble captures a corner of M20"

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World’s largest solar telescope reveals the Sun’s hidden texture

✇Astronomy Magazine
By: Brooks Mendenhall
17 August 2026 at 14:20

The sharpest images ever taken of the Sun’s surface reveal ribbons of solar plasma curling into tight, wave-like vortices near the edge of a sunspot — a pattern never before seen on our star. The experiment behind the discovery was designed to push the technical limits of a new camera system, not hunt for newContinue reading "World’s largest solar telescope reveals the Sun’s hidden texture"

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Received — 14 August 2026 ⏭

Tim Cook espera ser lembrado como um “homem bom e decente” após período como CEO da Apple

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By: Luiz Gustavo Ribeiro
14 August 2026 at 14:28

O atual CEO 1Chief executive officer, ou diretor executivo. da Apple, Tim Cook, está a alguns dias de deixar o cargo, o qual será ocupado pelo atual vice-presidente sênior de engenharia de hardware da empresa, John Ternus.

É natural que o executivo, nessa reta final, seja questionado sobre seu tempo nessa importante posição e reflita sobre sua influência no cargo — mas, em uma entrevista à CBS News, Cook disse que não pretende definir seu próprio legado.

Ele afirmou que caberá a outros definir seu legado, mas gostaria de ser visto como um “homem bom e decente”.

Ternus assumirá como CEO da Apple a partir de 1º de setembro, e Cook passará a atuar como presidente executivo do conselho de administração da Apple, cuidando de questões relacionadas à interface da Apple com o governo.

Na breve entrevista, realizada durante a inauguração do Centro de Manufatura Avançada (Advanced Manufacturing Center) da Apple em Houston (no Texas), Cook também comentou os investimentos da empresa na manufatura americana, ressaltando que os vidros de todos os iPhones e Apple Watches são produzidos nos Estados Unidos, bem como de elementos do SoC 2System on a chip, ou sistema em um chip., entre outros componentes.

via AppleInsider

Notas de rodapé

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    Chief executive officer, ou diretor executivo.
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    System on a chip, ou sistema em um chip.

Received — 12 August 2026 ⏭

The Helix Nebula is Hurling Clumps of Gas through Space

✇Sky & Telescope
By: Monica Young
12 August 2026 at 16:00

The star at the heart of the oft-observed Helix Nebula powered a clumpy wind before it died. Now, new images capture these clumps’ dissolution into the space between stars.

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Cloudflare Gives AI Agents Wallets That Pay For What They Access

✇Search Engine Journal
By: Slobodan Manic
12 August 2026 at 15:30

Cloudflare announced wallets and optional identity handles for AI agents on August 4, extending paid access past crawlers to any caller and any resource.

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Received — 11 August 2026 ⏭

Report: Windows users face six times more malware than Mac users

✇MacTech
By: Dennis Sellers
11 August 2026 at 14:14

New data from Surfshark Antivirus shows a striking gap in how malware targets Windows versus macOS users: Windows devices see nearly six times as many detections per user as macOS devices.

However, Gabrielė Sinkevičiūtė, Surfshark’s Head of Product, is saying that the sentiment often echoed on the internet that “Macs are safer” is not entirely accurate.

“Mac users still operate under the assumption that their device is inherently safer, which can make them way more susceptible to social engineering tactics like phishing rather than traditional malware,” he says.

Here are highlights from the Surfshark study: 

  • Windows users made up 66% of Surfshark Antivirus’ active user base but accounted for 92% of all malware detections;
  • macOS users made up 34% of the user base but just 8% of detections — meaning Windows users encountered nearly 6x more threats per user;
  • Trojans were the top threat on Windows (46% of detections) vs. 25% on macOS;
  • Phishing hit macOS far harder, ranking 3rd on that platform (15% of detections) vs. just 3% and 6th place on Windows;
  • Riskware accounted for 19% of Windows detections and 17% on macOS;
  • Adware: 4% on Windows, 3% on macOS.

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GM exits $3.5B Indiana battery plant as Samsung SDI takes full control

✇Electrek
By: Fred Lambert
11 August 2026 at 14:12

Samsung SDI is taking full control of its Indiana battery plant. The South Korean cell maker is buying out General Motors’ 49.99% stake in their joint venture, according to a regulatory filing, ending GM’s ownership in the $3.5 billion factory.

That turns the New Carlisle, Indiana plant into Samsung SDI’s first wholly owned battery factory in North America.

Apple’s glass-centric Twentieth Anniversary iPhone remains on track for 2027, contradicting Jefferies report

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By: MacDailyNews
11 August 2026 at 14:00

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Apple is still moving ahead with a major glass-focused redesign of the iPhone to mark the device’s 20th anniversary next year, Mark Gurman reports for Bloomberg News, citing people familiar with the matter. This direct counters a recent Jefferies report that claimed the project had been canceled based on “supply-chain checks.”

The company plans to introduce the new look on its iPhone Pro models in 2027, Gurman reports. Those devices, known internally as V73 and V74, will feature glass on both the front and back that curves into the sides, sandwiching a thin metal band in the middle. The result is a significantly glassier aesthetic than current iPhones.

Apple’s design team had explored an even more ambitious concept that relied on still more glass in place of metal. That version was abandoned early in development after engineers ran into difficulties joining the glass panels and determined the design could not be manufactured reliably at high volumes.

The confirmation comes after Jefferies analyst Edison Lee reported, based on supply-chain checks, that Apple had scrapped the all-glass plans. Bloomberg News’ sources said the overall product roadmap has not changed, and the glass-centric overhaul for the anniversary Pro models remains intact.

The redesign would represent one of the most significant visual updates to the iPhone since the iPhone X, aligning with long-standing rumors of a near “slab of glass” design for the milestone year.


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GuliKit’s new Switch controller features next-generation anti-drift thumbsticks

✇The Verge - All Posts
By: Andrew Liszewski
11 August 2026 at 14:00
The GuliKit ES Max wireless controller on a wooden desk next to a laptop.

GuliKit announced its first wireless controller to use an improved version of the anti-drift tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) thumbsticks featured in its budget-friendly ES Pro that debuted nearly a year ago. Available now for $49.99, the new GuliKit ES Max is more expensive than last year's $29.99 ES Pro, but still cheaper than Nintendo's Switch 2 Pro Controller, while offering more features and functionality without the risk of stick drift that plagued the original Switch.

The TMR thumbsticks in the ES Max don't feature a complete reimagining of the technology but measure stick movement in a slightly different way that improves performa …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Bumble now lets men make the first move

✇The Verge - All Posts
By: Jess Weatherbed
11 August 2026 at 14:00
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Bumble backtracks on “women make the first move.” | Image: The Verge

Bumble was famously built around exclusively giving women the power to initiate messages in heterosexual matches when it first launched in 2014 - but now the times they are a-changin' for the dating app. Today, Bumble has announced a "global evolution to its signature conversation experience": anyone can now send the first message, and the deadline to respond before the match expires has been extended from 24 hours to a 72-hour window.

"While women making the first move was a radical idea, being women-first was never about prescribing just one way to connect. It was about designing an experience with women's needs in mind to create better o …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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