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Quick factsMilestone: Discovery of a Jupiter-size planet around a distant, sunlike starWhen: Nov. 1, 1995Where: Haute-Provence Observatory, FranceWho: Michel Mayor and Didier QuelozIn September 1994, a pair of Swiss astronomers at a little observatory nestled in the south of France began training their telescopes on a star about 50 light-years from Earth — and created the field of exoplanet research.The duo, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz, had finally found something they’d spent 18 months searching for: a planet orbiting a star like our own.The discovery was the first step in a much more ambitious goal: to prove we are not…
A good VPN is worth paying for. Almost every service I’ll recommend as one of the best VPNs is either subscription-only or supported by paid plans. Free VPNs do have their place, though, as not everybody can afford yet another subscription in the software-as-a-service hellscape we live in. Since everyone deserves privacy and flexibility online, I wanted to put together a definitive list of the best free VPNs.Now, some will say that free VPNs are, by definition, security risks that are to be avoided by default. That reputation exists because free VPNs often really are a risk. As proliferating age…
Two Windows vulnerabilities—one a zero-day that has been known to attackers since 2017 and the other a critical flaw that Microsoft initially tried and failed to patch recently—are under active exploitation in widespread attacks targeting a swath of the Internet, researchers say. The zero-day went undiscovered until March, when security firm Trend Micro said it had been under active exploitation since 2017, by as many as 11 separate advanced persistent threats (APTs). These APT groups, often with ties to nation-states, relentlessly attack specific individuals or groups of interest. Trend Micro went on to say that the groups were exploiting the vulnerability,…
What could possibly be better than a half-off Motorola Razr (2024) Black Friday deal with several weeks to go until Thanksgiving and almost two whole months before Christmas? Well, how about a 50 percent discount on the evidently superior Razr Plus (2024)?That may sound like the same thing, but it’s most definitely not, because one of those two handsets is a lot pricier than the other, and it’s not hard to guess which one. Yes, the Motorola Razr+ (2024) normally costs $999.99, which means that you can currently save a whopping 500 bucks over at Best Buy with no special…
Good morning! Happy Halloween! Yes, kids all around the nation get to enjoy one of life’s best treats: A Friday Halloween. Stay up late, kids, and eat so much candy. But before you wreck your teeth and stomachs, let’s get through today’s Morning Checkpoint, Kotaku‘s daily roundup of gaming news and culture. Today, we have evidence of a Silent Hill 2 remake Xbox port, more layoff news, the reveal of pets in Fortnite, and some new ports of Turok 2 arriving courtesy of Nightdive Studios. Fortnite adds animal sidekicks ©Epic Games On Thursday, Epic announced that the long-rumored pets feature is finally…
If you’re in the market for a budget-friendly home security camera (or even several), the Blink Mini 2 may be worth considering. A two-pack of the cameras is on sale at Amazon as the bundle has dropped from $70 to $28.That’s a discount of 60 percent, which is certainly nothing to shake at. This is also a better price than the $35 we saw for the cameras during Prime Day. Amazon recently revealed a newer version of the Blink Mini that records 2K footage, but the 1080p Blink Mini 2 can still get the job done.BlinkYou can snap up a…
Keep in mind: This is based on an internal benchmark at Cursor. Credit: Cursor Cursor is hoping Composer will perform in terms of accuracy and best practices as well. It wasn’t trained on static datasets but rather interactive development challenges involving a range of agentic tasks. Intriguing claims and strong training methodology aside, it remains to be seen whether Composer will be able to compete with the best frontier models from the big players. Even developers who might be natural users of Cursor would not want to waste much time on an unproven new model when something like Anthropic’s Claude…
Back in June, the Trump Organization introduced Trump Mobile, an MVNO that will buy wireless service from T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon and resell it at a profit to the public. There’s nothing unusual there, that’s how MVNOs operate since they don’t own any spectrum or cell towers. As is typical with a Trump endeavor, the pricing is elevated. Most MVNOs offer service at lower prices than your typical Mobile Network Operator like AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. But Trump Mobile plans to offer service for $47.45 a month.You don’t have to be a genius to figure out how the Trump Organization…
If you want your games to really draw you in, a good monitor can make a big difference. It’s not just about the screen size; a solid monitor pushes vibrant visuals, offers a wide viewing angle, and gets you a rapid refresh rate that can keep up with your fast-paced games without lag. If you’re in the market for something like this, the Lenovo Legion R27fc-30 gaming monitor is an excellent option to consider, especially now that you can grab it without paying the full price. Amazon has dropped the price of this 27-inch screen to just $179, after a…
The Bose QuietComfort headphones (the non-Ultra variety) are on sale. Best Buy’s early Black Friday sale has the comfy cans for 45 percent off, knocking their price down to $199. That matches their record low from Prime Day.Bose’s headphones have top-notch comfort and active noise cancellation (ANC). For the latter, you can choose between “Quiet” (full ANC) and “Aware” (hear your surroundings) modes. There’s also a wind-blocking feature. The headphones’ audio, while not quite on par with the $449 Ultra variant (and missing spatial tricks), far surpasses what you’ll typically find for $199.BoseThe company estimates 24 hours of battery life.…