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Taiwan Says Detects Six Chinese Balloons Near Island

Taiwan Says Detects Six Chinese Balloons Near Island

Taiwan detected six Chinese balloons off the island, the defence ministry said Friday, as Beijing maintains military pressure to push its claim of sovereignty. The six balloons were spotted in the 24 hours to 6:00 am on Friday (2200 GMT Thursday), the ministry said, giving one of its highest daily tallies of the devices. Along with the balloons, nine Chinese …

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Einstein Probe Detects Mysterious Blast of X-Rays From the Early Universe

Einstein Probe Detects Mysterious Blast of X-Rays From the Early Universe

On March 15, 2024, a space-based observatory detected bursts of low-energy X-rays from deep in the ancient universe, fluctuating in brightness for over 17 minutes before fading away. About an hour later, ground-based telescopes picked up visible light from the same source, tracing it back to when the universe was only around one billion years old. The newly launched Einstein …

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Google Search Quality Rep Detects & Treats AI-Generated Content

Google Search Quality Rep Detects & Treats AI-Generated Content

Chris Nelson, Senior Staff Analyst, Search Ranking at Google has updated his LinkedIn bio to specify that he manages a large team that builds ranking solutions for Google Search. One line says, “Address novel content issues (e.g., detection and treatment of AI-generated content).” Here is a screenshot: Here is the bio: I manage a large, global team that builds ranking …

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James Webb Space Telescope Detects Supernova From 11.4 Billion Years Ago

James Webb Space Telescope Detects Supernova From 11.4 Billion Years Ago

Astronomers, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), have identified one of the oldest supernovas ever recorded, believed to have occurred approximately 11.4 billion years ago. This stellar explosion, designated AT 2023adsv, was triggered by a massive star estimated to be 20 times the size of the Sun. The event, observed as part of the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey …

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