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This image combines data from the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes to show the center of the Milky Way at infrared wavelengths. The area shown is 300 by 115 light-years, within the central molecular zone. Hubble: NASA / ESA / and Q.D. Wang (University of Massachusetts, Amherst); Spitzer: NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory / S. Stolovy (Spitzer Science Center / Caltech) Stars and their planets are born in dense clouds of gas throughout our galaxy, but at the crowded center, birthing new stars is difficult. Now, despite the proximity of the supermassive black hole that lurks at the heart of…

Liverpool players celebrate together after winning the Premier League title (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images) Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili has made it clear that he plans to be at Liverpool next season as his transfer edges closer to going through.The Georgia international might not find it easy to play regularly at Anfield due to the presence of Alisson Becker in goal, but it seems that won’t stop him trying.As reported by BBC Sport last summer, Mamardashvili is set to join Liverpool for the 2025/26 season in a deal worth £29m.Liverpool opted not to bring Mamardashvili in last season, but it…

André Rhoden-PaulBBC NewsWatch: BBC at the scene of shooting outside Jewish museumA young couple who worked for the Israeli Embassy have been shot dead outside a Jewish museum in Washington DC. Police say the victims, who have been named as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were killed by a man who shouted “free, free Palestine”.The suspect is in custody.Here’s what you need to know about the shooting. What happened?At 21:08 local time on Wednesday, police received multiple calls about a shooting outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in downtown Washington DC. A man and a woman were…

Just days after Donald Trump publicly declared that Taylor Swift is “no longer hot,” the global superstar clapped back in the most Swiftian way possible: with a surprise musical drop in one of TV’s most quietly powerful dramas. That’s right—Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor’s Version) has officially debuted, and not in a traditional album release, but as a needle-drop moment in The Handmaid’s Tale. Taylor Swift’s Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor’s Version) Premieres in The Handmaid’s Tale Getty Images The track plays during the explosive opening scene of the Hulu series’ ninth episode in season six,…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldThe US House of Representatives has passed Donald Trump’s showpiece tax bill by a single vote after days of wrangling between disparate factions of his Republican party, paving the way for the first big legislative success of his second term.The Republican-controlled House voted just before 7am in Washington by 215-214 to approve the more than 1,000-page legislation, which would slash taxes, reduce social spending and increase federal debt.It now goes to the Senate, where the Republicans hold a slim majority.…

Games on Friday (PhilSport Arena) 5 p.m. – NLEX vs Converge 7:30 p.m. – Blackwater vs Ginebra IT’S BEEN a well-oiled run so far for NLEX, which has racked up five straight victories after an opening stumble, very much on track for the coveted Top Four spot in the PBA Philippine Cup playoffs. And with the fall of erstwhile spotless Magnolia recently, the Road Warriors now find themselves with a shot at a tie for No. 1 — something they can achieve on Friday if they can stretch their hot streak and go 6-1 against Converge (5-3). The 5 p.m.…

Attached to the PencilVac are four conical brush bars called Fluffycones. With two brush bars on each side, the front cone rotates in one direction while the rear brush goes the opposite way. The four bars jut out at the sides too; that way, it cleans in all directions with every pass on the floor.It also shoots out green lasers from both the front and back of the cleaner head to illuminate dust, making it easier to spot particles that aren’t as visible to the naked eye. But unlike Dyson’s Detect line, which also includes lasers, it doesn’t have a…

Decentralized finance platform Synthetix has axed its $27 million plan to acquire crypto options platform Derive after negative community feedback.A Synthetix spokesperson told Cointelegraph on May 22 that its acquisition proposal, pitched to its community and to Derive’s, “did not resonate,” and both projects agreed to “step back from the proposed acquisition.”Synthetix said on May 14 that it would acquire Derive in a token exchange deal, pricing 1 SNX token to 27 DRV tokens, which would value Derive at around $27 million, pending approval from both communities. Synthetix strategy lead Ben Celermajer told Cointelegraph that other community concerns were the three-month…

Have some fun announcements for y’all this week 🙂 Other than the items below, client teams continue to move toward production. More on that next week! tl;dr Least Authority Phase 0 audit complete As discussed many months ago, we engaged with Least Authority to conduct a full audit of the Phase 0 specifications. The audit was comprehensive with a deep look at potential DoS attacks, misuse of resources, unintended forks/chains, and attacks impacting funds. The audit is now complete and available for public review 🎉. The Least Authority audit helped us patch a few DoS vectors in gossip messages with…

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