Designing, building, and launching a spacecraft is hugely expensive. That’s why NASA missions to Mars are designed with the hope that they’ll last as long as possible — like the famous Opportunity rover which was supposed to last for 90 days and managed to keep goingfor 15 years. The longer a mission can keep running, the more data it can collect, and the more we can learn from it. That’s true for the orbiters which travel around Mars as well as the rovers which explore its surface, like the Mars Odyssey spacecraft which was launched in 2001 and has been in orbit around Mars formore than 20 years....

Many events inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsare restricted to certain times of the day. Rare bugs such as scorpions only appear late at night, Daisy Mae only sells turnips in the morning, and K.K. Slider will only take song requests starting in the early evening. There’s one more event that only happens at night — and if you don’t look up, it’s easy to miss. Meteor showers are not only a beautiful spectacle in the night sky, but they also hold some gameplay value....

Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s event on Tuesday in which it showed off a ChatGPT-powered version of the Edge browser and Bing search engine, Google is making final preparations for its own AI event in Paris on Wednesday that’s expected to showcase itsrecently unveiled generative AI chatbot, Bard. “We’re reimagining how people search for, explore, and interact with information, making it more natural and intuitive than ever before to find what you need,” the web giant says in a message on its YouTube channel....

Head, neck, and brain injuries are among the most common experienced by cyclists in an accident, which is why a good bike helmet is always an essential piece of gear. Over the years, there have been some incremental improvements tohelmet technologythat have helped make them smaller, lighter and stronger, with some minor upgrades in terms of safety, too.TrekandBontragerare looking to change that, however, with the introduction of a groundbreaking new technology that promises to make cycling safer than ever....

Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for The Acolyte! Summary Star Wars: The Acolyteepisode 3 has created significant buzz (and some panic) among viewers about whetherAnakin Skywalkerhas just been replaced inStar Wars.The Acolyteintroduced Mae and Osha, the newest Force-sensitive twins inStar Warsmovies and TV shows. However, while twins may be reminiscent of Luke and Leia, several aspects of Osha and Mae thus far have been more connected to Anakin. To say that Anakin has a special place inStar Warswould be a massive understatement....

There are all kinds of reasons to worry aboutdeepfake technologyand the impact that it will have by making it possible to digitally manipulate faces to say or do anything you want. But that same face-swapping tech could be used for good as well — as a new tech showcase from researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology makes clear. They’ve developed a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) called DepPrivacy that’s designed for face anonymization....

LG may not be making phones for much longer. The company is considering dropping its smartphone business, according to a newreport from The Korea Herald, with CEO Kwon Bong-seok having sent out a message to staff today hinting that there will be a major change to the company’s smartphone plans. While LG has some die-hard fans, the move would make business sense considering the state of its smartphone lineup. According to the report, LG’s smartphone division has lost around $4....

LG has made a name for itself in the household appliance market. The company’s washers and dryers are some of the most highly ranked appliances out there, with multiple offerings to fit every budget. Now LG has taken it one step further by offering the LG Styler, a closet-like appliance that does what its name implies: styles your clothes by keeping them odor and wrinkle-free. If you’ve ever pulled clothing out of a tightly-packed closet, you know how easy it is for shirts to end up wrinkled, even if they were fresh and smooth when you put them away....

Logitech’s latest collection of Mac accessories includes two new mice as well as a mechanical keyboard option and a new color option in its K380 series. The new Mac peripherals are accompanied by an updated software option that is intended to be the customization suite for all of the brand’s products. The several interesting options touch unique points for Mac users, from comfort, to fast charging, to interesting colors, and sustainability....

Driving “stick” is a popular term for those who know how to drive a car with a manual transmission. Manual transmissions, needing a unique skill set to wield, give drivers more control over shifting, power, and many think it enhances the overall driving experience. Automatic transmissions shift automatically through gears as needed, allowing the driver to focus on the road and their passengers. The differences in feel and mechanics run deep as we compare manual and automatic transmissions through this guide....

Summary Max’s new documentary with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes is an outlandish real-life version ofSuccession.For four seasons, the HBO series explored the Roy family’s prolonged succession battle over Waystar Royco, the business conglomerate founded and run by Logan Roy for several decades. With the patriarch’s declining health, his children, traumatized by a childhood of neglect and abandonment, scheme their way to take over the reign from their father. TheSuccessionseason 4 caststeered the finale to a messy, complex, yet ultimately satisfying ending to what is considered one of thebest HBO original seriesof all time....

You’ve likely experienced interacting with someone who doesn’t speak the same language as you at least once in your life — things can get real awkward real quick. In today’s increasingly global society, these interactions are going to become more common, and unless you speak multiple languages, the best way to communicate may be to use translation apps on your phone. Most of these apps, however, work online only. Except the Microsoft Translator app, that is....

Summary Fans of theNarutofranchise have plenty of characters to work with when creating elaborate cosplay designs. Still, sometimes cleverness or adaptability must come into play for especially tricky characters. Given how impossible it is to properly convey Naruto’s fiery aura in his Nine-Tailed Fox or Kyubi form, it’s unsurprising that cosplay designs tend to take a different approach. In the case of cosplayer u/cookieleigh02, as they’re known on Reddit,this involves a blend of samurai and Kyubi Naruto designs, creating a badass cosplay worthy of the Seventh Hokage....