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Firefly’s picture-perfect Moon landing shows the way for lunar exploration

Ars Technica

Firefly Aerospace became the first commercial company to make a picture-perfect landing on the Moon early Sunday, touching down on an ancient basaltic plain, named Mare Crisium, to fulfill a $101 million contract with NASA. The lunar lander, called Blue Ghost, settled onto the Moon's surface at 2:34 am CST (3:34 am EST; 08:34 UTC).

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3 Infographic Tips for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The thinking goes something like this: if they won’t pay attention to what we have to say about climate change, homelessness, or education in written form, maybe they will if we say it in pictures. Pictures don’t always beat words, particularly confusing pictures. But an infographic is no cure-all for your communication woes.

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Better picture, sound, and features: Samsung's Vision AI promises to make its Smart TVs even smarter

TechSpot

Unveiled at its CES 2025 First Look event, Samsung Vision AI will upgrade current features that improve a TV's picture, optimize its sound, and fine tune settings. There's also a slew of other, more generative AI-like features that come as part of the package. Read Entire Article

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People in this career are better at seeing through optical illusions

Ars Technica

For example, look at the picture below. But have you ever wondered if you could train yourself to unsee these illusions? Our latest research suggests that you can. Optical illusions tell a lot about how people see things. The Ebbinghaus illusion. We use context to figure out what we are seeing.

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Samsung’s 65-inch S90D OLED TV is $300 off at Best Buy, and I’m very tempted

Mashable Tech

The NQ4 AI Gen2 Processor takes the picture up a notch, upscaling everything to 4K and optimizing each scene with Real Depth Enhancer. Samsung’s Tizen OS keeps all your apps in one place, while AI Customization Mode tweaks picture settings based on what you’re watching.

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The TCL QM6K Trades Picture Punch for Refined Performance

Wired

TCLs upgraded 6 Series skips the brightness blast for impressively balanced performance.

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Cybersecurity group sues DOGE over data access

Mashable Tech

Further reporting, including that of Mashable's own Rebecca Ruiz , has painted a grim picture about what a politically motivated group of people could do with that data. This isn't the first and likely won't be the last lawsuit attempting to halt Musk and DOGE in their tracks.

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