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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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Genetic testing company 23andMe declares bankruptcy

Ars Technica

It's an imperfect analysis, but it can often provide a decent big-picture resolution of a person's ancestry. This relied on looking broadly at the patterns of variation and comparing those to the patterns typically found in different geographic regions. Read full article Comments

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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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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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Don’t Be Mean—Be Median: The Smarter Way To Analyze Donor Data

Bloomerang

Enter the Median average, which provides a more transparent, more realistic picture of your donor data. Outlier donations can skew your results, making your donor base appear more or less stable than it actually is. Quick math review: Mean: The sum of all values divided by the number of values.

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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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