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A look at updates that weren’t in the Google I/O keynote, including a Nearby Passes notification in Wallet and the Play Store’s Ask Someone Else to Pay button (Emma Roth/The Verge)

May 25, 2025

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A look at updates that weren’t in the Google I/O keynote, including a Nearby Passes notification in Wallet and the Play Store’s Ask Someone Else to Pay button (Emma Roth/The Verge)

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Deposits found on a nearby asteroid point to salty water in the outer Solar System

February 14, 2025

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Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a…

A pair of scissors sitting on my table (formica top) suddenly burst into flames. No heat source, electricity, or battery nearby. No contact with anything but the table. I suspect some sort of chemical reaction between the handles and the table occurred. Any ideas?

February 9, 2025

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A pair of scissors sitting on my table (formica top) suddenly burst into flames. No heat source, electricity, or battery nearby. No contact with anything but the table. I suspect some sort of chemical reaction between the handles and the table occurred. Any ideas?

No picture of the fire because I had to put it out! The scissors were normal paper scissors only used…

Shutdown at Mexico toxic waste plant after Guardian investigation revealed pollution in nearby homes | Mexico

January 18, 2025

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Shutdown at Mexico toxic waste plant after Guardian investigation revealed pollution in nearby homes | Mexico

Authorities ordered the shutdown of two furnaces at a Mexican recycling plant that processes hazardous waste exported from the US,…

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Astrophysicists reveal structure of 74 exocomet belts orbiting nearby stars in landmark survey

January 17, 2025

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Astrophysicists led by a team from Trinity College Dublin have — for the first time — imaged a large number…