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Aurora borealis forecast expands as strong solar storm hits Earth. Here’s what to know

Fast Company Tech

The sun is at the maximum phase of its 11-year activity cycle , making the light displays more common and widespread. And last fall, a powerful solar storm dazzled skygazers far from the Arctic Circle when dancing lights appeared in unexpected places including Germany, the United Kingdom, New England and New York City.

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Technology Has Shaped Human Knowledge for Centuries. Generative AI Is Set to Transform It Yet Again.

Singularity Hub

This technology was invented in Germany around 1440 by goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg. The printing press was invented in Germany around 1440. But, as an increasingly prevalent arbitrator of our information needs, AI marks a new phase in the history of the relationship between knowledge and technology.

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Germany to remove Huawei 5G equipment over fears of "sabotage and espionage"

TechSpot

The phase-out will happen in two stages. First, by the end of 2026, any Huawei or ZTE gear in the core 5G networks, which act as the control centers connected to the internet, has to go. Then, by 2029, even the radios, antennas, and other hardware on the edge of. Read Entire Article

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German teens went crazy for this ‘compliments’ app, and now VCs are backing its next phase

TechCrunch

The reason we are talking about it today is that it’s grown like a weed after launching last year in Germany, where it reached Number 1 on the German iOS App Store four days after launch. SLAY is available in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Slay ” bills itself as a “positive social media network for teenagers”.

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Brace yourselves: Google’s Pixel 4A is finally, probably coming Monday

The Verge

Agarwal also tweeted that the 4A will be available in the US, UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia, Japan, and Canada. 77° FOV Dual Pixel Phase Detection Camera w/ OIS -8MP (F/2) 84° FOV Front Camera -Upto 4K 30FPS, 1080p 120FPS -Titan M Security Module -Availability: U.S, His information jibes with earlier reported specs about its camera.

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Tesla?s second largest shareholder invests $35 million in air taxi startup Lilium

The Verge

Lilium denied that it was ever its ambition to raise that much money, citing lower labor costs in Germany compared to Silicon Valley. “We These types of vehicles are still in their prototype phase and have yet to be rolled out for commercial service.

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Sister, can you spare $12,000 to help me decarbonize my home?

Engadget

One company, Zoltux , is working on a plug-in solar kit for US homes based on the balcony solar technology thats popular in parts of the EU, particularly Germany.

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