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Europe’s total solar eclipse: the best place to see it and how to view it safely
Moon is due to pass directly between Earth and sun on Wednesday 12 August. Here’s all you need to know On Wednesday evening, millions of Europeans will experience a celestial treat: a solar eclipse. A wide band of north and central Spain, plus a sliver of Portugal and parts of Greenland and Iceland will experience a rare total eclipse. The light of the setting sun will be virtually blocked out…
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Eclipse chasers scramble for glasses as stocks run low
Specialist glasses are all but sold out online ahead of the UK's most significant eclipse since 1999.
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How to fix stick drift on PS5 and Xbox controllers
Giving your controllers a good clean can help with stick drift.
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Three ways to watch the solar eclipse safely without glasses
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SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (photos)
SpaceX launched 29 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast today (Aug. 11).
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Apple could help you prove your iPhone photos aren’t deepfakes
Apple is seemingly developing an iOS feature that can verify when a photograph was taken using an iPhone camera. 9to5Mac reports that the iOS 27 beta 5 includes code references for an "Apple Refere…
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Supermassive Games will lay off up to 75 workers
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NASA will chase the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse with balloons and a high-altitude jet
"Scientists can study the sun's corona in a way we can't from anywhere else in the solar system."
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England and Wales ban Meta Glasses from courtrooms
Cameras are typically banned in courtrooms, and Meta Glasses are no exception in England and Wales.
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Can you wear your headphones while driving? It depends on the state
State laws around driving with headphones vary, so make sure you know what's legal.
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Trump to give Republicans a 3-1 FCC majority, isn't filling empty Democratic seat
Trump has resisted urge to fire FCC Democrat despite recent Supreme Court win.
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Thames Water 'flagship' chalk stream rated as poor
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Solar eclipse 2026 weather forecast – where and when will the best view be?
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What history can teach us about the future of property rights in space (op-ed)
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Razer Naga V3 Pro Review: Buttons Galore
The PC gaming world has tried to move on from bulky, heavier mice, but the Naga V3 Pro proves that it still has its place.
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‘Zoomsday’ hack uncovered using fewer than 20 AI prompts
Zoom has patched a major security vulnerability that could allow an attacker to hijack anyone's device during a meeting. In a blog post on Tuesday, researchers at A Security say they uncovered the …
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How to connect Bluetooth headphones to your PS5
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Samsung says a hearing aid feature is coming to Galaxy Buds later this year
The FDA approved Samsung's Galaxy Buds hearing aid feature, which will soon be available alongside a hearing test.
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How to watch the solar eclipse safely
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On this day in space! Aug. 11, 1960: 1st object successfully recovered from orbit
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Behold the majestic mane of the Lion Nebula | Space photo of the day for Aug. 11, 2026
The Lion Nebula glows gloriously in this new snapshot from the James Webb Space Telescope.
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AI Could Help Fossil Fuel Companies Create More Emissions
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Spotify to distinguish AI artists from real people – and stop recommending them
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Garmin Cirqa versus Fitbit Air: How these two fitness trackers compare
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Why your Amazon order confirmation emails have become so unhelpful
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New surveillance tech links your phone to your license plate
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Motorola Moto Watch (2026) review: Looks can be deceiving
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This New Open-Weight AI Model Is Built for Video and Robots
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Spotify’s AI Persona Label to Pluck AI Artists From Your Algorithm
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Bumble now lets either person send the first message after matching
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Spotify AI Persona labels will alert listeners if an artist isn't real
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SpaceX wants to put 1 million AI satellites in orbit. What would that do to Earth's climate?
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GuliKit’s new Switch controller features next-generation anti-drift thumbsticks
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Bumble now lets men make the first move
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Spotify says it won’t recommend music from ‘AI Personas’
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Best places to see partial solar eclipse across England
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Claude will apply invisible watermarks to AI text and images
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Last-minute scramble for eclipse safety glasses
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The Download: the next big thing in LLMs and how AI academic research is shifting
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Meta faces expensive child safety reckoning
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Joby flexes military muscle with $500 million defense acquisition
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NASA updates Voyager 2 to extend the 1977 probe's lifespan yet again
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New Pass-ta-key attack reveals all the things we didn't know about passkeys
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When and where to see the solar eclipse in Scotland
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How to safely watch the solar eclipse
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The AI takeover of mathematics has begun
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