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Black Hole

First Ever “Black Hole Star” Discovered at the Dawn of Time

Recently, astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to peer deep into the history of the universe noticed something strange—a very bright, very red dot. Now, the team behind its discovery has published their analysis of the cosmic oddity in Nature, and it’s unlike anything ever seen before. According…

bubmagAugust 12, 2026

Paris

About 1,200 people evacuated from coastal wildfire in northern France

PARIS, Aug 12 - About 1,200 people were evacuated from a campsite due to two wildfires near the beach in the north of France, local officials said on Wednesday. The prefecture for the administrative department of Pas-de-Calais, in the country's north and bordering the Strait of Dover, said one of…

bubmagAugust 12, 2026

Virtual Reality

The Steam Frame needs to be more than a cool device if Valve want to reshape the VR market

Hi! I'm Rick Lane, and you might remember me from such columns as Reality Bytes, RPS' erstwhile monthly goggle at the world of virtual reality. I've spent the last couple of years trapped between the second and third dimensions, my flattened body doomed to forever spin to face the camera.…

bubmagAugust 12, 2026

Cursor

XAI Grok 4.6 Is Near Frontier Capable But 85% Lower Cost

SpaceXAI Grok 4.6 is roughly the same performance as Fable 5 Max at an 85% discount. 80% cheaper for input tokens and 88% cheaper for output tokens. It is pareto dominant. Grok 4.7 will be significantly better as is a much larger model with the Cursor and SpaceX data included…

bubmagAugust 12, 2026

Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukraine submits peace proposals to U.S. negotiators over Russia war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that Kyiv submitted a set of peace proposals to U.S. negotiators outlining a potential framework to end the war with Russia. In his media address, President Zelensky confirmed that the draft had been transmitted to Washington, emphasizing the critical role of American diplomacy and…

bubmagAugust 12, 2026

Black Hole

New space object ‘black hole star’ discovered by astronomers

PARIS - Astronomers announced on Aug 12 they had discovered a new type of astronomical object called a “black hole star”, potentially solving a mystery involving strange red dots spotted in the early universe. The object looks like a star the size of our solar system, but produces 100 billion…

bubmagAugust 12, 2026

Virtual Reality

We built a $10 soil test, then a virtual reality platform to take it around the world

Last year in The Conversation Canada, we described Agrilo, an affordable “colorimetric” soil-testing system developed through research at MacEwan University. Using a smartphone camera to interpret colour changes, Agrilo measures soil nutrients and can provide farmers with timely guidance to support fertilizer decisions. Our goal was to make practical soil…

bubmagAugust 12, 2026

Homeless

Inside ‘The Hill’: Whangārei’s homeless camp, where a man with an amputated leg lives in a tent

Inside ‘The Hill’: Whangārei’s homeless camp, where a man with an amputated leg lives in a tentRead More

bubmagAugust 12, 2026

Paris

Balogun, Weah among Americans to Watch in Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain will be the favorites to repeat as Ligue 1 winners this season but several Americans will want to have a say in the title race. Folarin Balogun, Tim Weah, and Gio Reyna headline the American continent in France’s top-flight this campaign. Balogun is back for his third full…

bubmagAugust 12, 2026

Slavery Abolition

2027: Nothing can stop me – Atiku likens himself to Abraham Lincoln

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has declared that nothing can stop him from winning the 2027 election because he’s full of life and energy. Atiku said he has contested and lost presidential and governorship elections severally, like the former United States President, Abraham Lincoln. In an…

bubmagAugust 12, 2026

First Ever “Black Hole Star” Discovered at the Dawn of Time

About 1,200 people evacuated from coastal wildfire in northern France

The Steam Frame needs to be more than a cool device if Valve want to reshape the VR market

XAI Grok 4.6 Is Near Frontier Capable But 85% Lower Cost

Ukraine submits peace proposals to U.S. negotiators over Russia war

New space object ‘black hole star’ discovered by astronomers

We built a $10 soil test, then a virtual reality platform to take it around the world

Inside ‘The Hill’: Whangārei’s homeless camp, where a man with an amputated leg lives in a tent

Balogun, Weah among Americans to Watch in Ligue 1

2027: Nothing can stop me – Atiku likens himself to Abraham Lincoln

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