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Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Dismantling Education Department Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Dismantling Education Department A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Trump’s executive order aimed at dismantling the Education Department and ordered officials to reinstate thousands of fired employees in a ruling that marked at least a temporary setback for the president and his plans. The decision from Judge Myong J. Joun of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts was a preliminary injunction, meaning it will remain in force until the case is resolved or a higher court overturns it. The injunction was requested by a pair of school districts in Massachusetts, the American Federation of Teachers and 21 Democratic state attorneys general who sued Mr. Trump in March to block his executive order and reverse a massive round of layoffs. Judge Joun agreed with their argument that the actions equated to an ******** shutdown of the agency, which only Congress can abolish. “The record abundantly reveals that defendants’ true intention is to effectively dismantle the department without an authorizing statute,” Judge Joun wrote in his order. Madi Biedermann, the Education Department’s deputy assistant secretary for communications, said the administration would immediately challenge the decision while taking aim at the judge. “Once again, a far-left judge has dramatically overstepped his authority, based on a complaint from biased plaintiffs,” Ms. Biedermann said in a statement. “President Trump and the Senate-confirmed secretary of education clearly have the authority to make decisions about agency reorganization efforts, not an unelected judge with a political ax to grind.” Judge Joun, an Army and National Guard veteran, was a board member of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts before President Biden appointed him to the federal bench in 2022. In March, he temporarily ordered the Trump administration to release $65 million in teacher-training grants that had been suspended over Mr. Trump’s efforts to root out diversity, equity and inclusion policies. While an appeals court upheld that order, the Supreme Court in April overruled Judge Joun and said that the suspension could remain in place. The administration has maintained that firing nearly half of the Education Department’s employees was lawful and aimed at making the agency more efficient and functional. Linda McMahon, the education secretary, told the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday that as many as three-fourths of the roughly 2,000 staff members who had been fired at her agency had lost their jobs because of downsizing efforts overseen by Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency. About 74 workers had since been rehired, she said. Ilana Krepchin, chairwoman of the Somerville School Committee, which is one of the plaintiffs, hailed the ruling as a victory for students, teachers and families. “Our public education system is too important to be undermined by actions that threaten our students’ rights and opportunities,” Ms. Krepchin said. “We will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that our students’ futures remain bright.” Source link #Judge #Blocks #Trump #Administration #Dismantling #Education #Department Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Ukraine Fires Hundreds of Drones at Russia, Moscow Says Ukraine Fires Hundreds of Drones at Russia, Moscow Says Ukraine fired hundreds of exploding drones at Russia beginning on Tuesday night and continuing into Thursday morning, in one of the largest attacks in more than three years of war, Russian authorities said. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that 485 drones were shot down, 63 of them over the Moscow region. In total, 10 Russian regions were targeted in a barrage that lasted for some 36 hours, the authorities said. In Tula, one of the drones struck the roof of a multistory building. It was not clear how much damage was caused by the strikes. Ukraine has not commented on the attack. The drone swarm came just days after a telephone call between President Vladimir V. Putin and President Trump resulted in no breakthroughs in negotiating a peace deal. Since Mr. Trump took office and began his efforts to broker a deal, the conflict has intensified. On Thursday, Russia launched 128 drones against Ukraine, damaging residential buildings in the Dnipro and Kharkiv regions. In Kyiv, falling debris from intercepted drones landed in a schoolyard. On Thursday, local Telegram channels in Russia reported disruptions at Moscow airports, showing crowds of people milling around. Russia’s aviation authority said there were limited operations at four airports although generally airports were functioning normally. A Telegram channel based in Ryazan said five drones were shot down near an oil refinery and shared photos of a fire sparked by falling debris. It remains unclear whether the refinery was directly hit or if it was a target. “Dear citizens of the Tula region, I want to remind you of safety rules during drone attacks,” Dmitriy Milyayev, the head of the Tula region, posted on Telegram. He listed guidelines urging residents to stay away from windows and to refrain from photographing any damage. Since March 18, when Russia and Ukraine agreed to pause strikes on energy infrastructure, both countries have accused each other of violating the agreement — though no specific incidents have been publicly confirmed. Alina Lobzina contributed reporting from London. Source link #Ukraine #Fires #Hundreds #Drones #Russia #Moscow Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Guild Wars 2 Cookbook Gets You Free Butterknife Spear Skin Guild Wars 2 Cookbook Gets You Free Butterknife Spear Skin Game Rant gets a first look at the upcoming official Guild Wars 2 cookbook, along with a preview of the exclusive Butterknife spear skin. Source link #Guild #Wars #Cookbook #Free #Butterknife #Spear #Skin Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

New Study Confirms TeV Halos Are Common in Middle-Aged Pulsars New Study Confirms TeV Halos Are Common in Middle-Aged Pulsars Pulsars are neutron stars rotating rapidly, emitting electromagnetic radiation in various wavelengths, including radio waves, optical, X-ray, and gamma-ray. In some middle aged pulsars, regions of extended gamma-ray emission in tera electron volt (TeV) energies are documented in recent days. These regions, referred to as TeV halos, were found to be significantly larger than their corresponding pulsar’s wind nebulae. Despite being increasingly documented, the question prevailed if TeV halos are common or rare phenomenon. In a recent study by a large group of researchers from USA and Mexico, suggest that TeV halos are universal features of middle-aged pulsars. About the study According to the study, TeV halos are universal features of middle-aged pulsars and could thus be used to identify pulsars that cannot be detected using instruments designed to pick up radio waves or lower-energy gamma rays. In this study researchers analysed a sky map containing high-energy gamma-ray observations collected over a ******* of 2,300 days at the HAWC observatory. The HAWC observatory, situated on the slopes of the Sierra ****** volcano in Mexico, specializes in the detection of secondary particles that are produced when high-energy gamma rays originating from space reach Earth’s atmosphere. The team identified TeV halos around the middle-aged pulsars that were in HAWC’s field of view. Then they used their likelihood profiles to determine how the data indicates the presence of extended gamma-ray emission. Stacking these profiles, they assessed a collective signal that could indicate the widespread presence of TeV halos. Future implications The discovery of TeV halos to be a universal phenomenon implies that they could be used to detect the rather undetectable pulsars. Sara Coutiño De León, co-author of the paper, said to Phys.org, “This suggests that we may need to revisit and revise current models of how high-energy particles travel through the Milky Way. We now plan to conduct detailed studies of individual TeV halos. By doing this, we aim to better understand how particles propagate in and around these sources.” Source link #Study #Confirms #TeV #Halos #Common #MiddleAged #Pulsars Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Supreme Court deadlock leaves in place ruling blocking nation’s first religious charter school – CNN Supreme Court deadlock leaves in place ruling blocking nation’s first religious charter school – CNN Supreme Court deadlock leaves in place ruling blocking nation’s first religious charter school CNNDivided Supreme Court Rejects Bid for Religious Charter School in Oklahoma The New York TimesSupreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma AP NewsSupreme Court deadlocks, blocking creation of first religious public school The Washington PostAnnouncement of opinions for Thursday, May 22 (complete) SCOTUSblog Source link #Supreme #Court #deadlock #leaves #place #ruling #blocking #nations #religious #charter #school #CNN Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel and Duel Links see return of Road to Worlds Campaign and WCS Qualifiers Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel and Duel Links see return of Road to Worlds Campaign and WCS Qualifiers Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links and Master Duel players can look forward to a major new tournament That’s because the Road to Worlds campaign and WCS Qualifiers kick off next month Either see if you can make the cut, or just enjoy the celebratory rewards The world of TCGs has quite a few heavyweights, Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon and, of course, Yu-Gi-Oh! Now, players of the hit multiplatform adaptations Master Duel and Duel Links can look forward to a major new tournament as the Road to Worlds campaign and WCS Qualifiers are set to kick off. Players will duel it out for the chance to compete at the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2025 is taking place August 29th-31st in Paris, France. But even if you think you haven’t got a chance in the Shadow Realm of qualifying, there’s still plenty of new login events and rewards to look forward to. Fans who check in on Master Duel throughout this year’s celebration campaign can look forward to a free UR Royal Finish Card of Red Supernova Dragon, an exclusive Icon, and 1000 Gems as part of the rewards for this celebration. Meanwhile, in Duel Links, you’ll have separate login campaigns for both the Speed Duel and Rush Duel formats! Aghhh- Exodia! There’s more, too! Be sure to check out the all-new secret pack New Frontier, which features fresh new artworks for Fallen of Albaz, Incredible Ecclesia, the Virtuous, Aluber, the Jester of Despia, and Blazing Cartesia, the Virtuous. The log-in campaign begins on May 27th, while the World Championship Qualifiers will take place in two stages, from June 4th and 13th to the 16th. Fans can certainly look forward to a high-profile tournament and enjoy all the trappings that go with the Yu-Gi-Oh! series in all its incarnations, digital and otherwise. But if you’re looking for something to tide you over ahead of these championship qualifiers, there are still plenty of options out there! Why not check our latest list of the top five new mobile games to try this week, with a host of amazing new options in virtually every genre! Source link #YuGiOh #Master #Duel #Duel #Links #return #Road #Worlds #Campaign #WCS #Qualifiers Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Ancient 14,000-Year-Old Solar Storm Revealed as Strongest Ever Recorded in Earth’s History Ancient 14,000-Year-Old Solar Storm Revealed as Strongest Ever Recorded in Earth’s History Scientists at the University of Oulu in Finland have uncovered what they believe is a 14300-year-old solar storm — the most powerful one documented so far. They analysed carbon-14 from preserved fossil tree rings and simulated Earth’s upper atmosphere using a chemistry-climate model under ice-age conditions. The storm appears to have 500 times the power of the Halloween solar storm of 2003, which was larger and more orientated than any of the largest Space Age storms. This is an ideal opportunity to get a snapshot of how extreme space weather events affect Earth currently. 14,300-Year-Old Solar Storm Was the Strongest Ever, Reveals New Tree Ring Radiocarbon Study As per a study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters on May 15, the event occurred between January and April of 12,350 BC, during the waning years of the last Ice Age. And the weather event unleashed about 18 per cent more high-energy particles in Earth’s atmosphere than the previous largest known storm in the Holocene, in 775 AD. Lead author Kseniia Golubenko mentioned that this is the only known extreme solar event from before the Holocene epoch, and in the study, provided a new plan for radiocarbon anomalies observed in glacial climate trends. Now, scientists have found an enormous spike in carbon-14, a rare radioactive isotope, also produced by the cosmic rays: evidence that the sun recently let loose a massive particle event. It was a finding prompted by a new model that examines radiocarbon data from past climate eras. The spike, in 2023, prompted them to examine the size of the storm more closely. The storm, in 12,350 B.C., was probably prompted by a solar event that would have created an aurora borealis that sparkled across the skies of the Ice Age, something that would have appealed to early humans. Past radiocarbon spikes were also linked with grand sun cycles in bygone centuries. Today’s tech-driven world faces an outsize risk from solar storms, with a 14,000-year-old solar storm setting our computerised world up for disaster. The event may cause catastrophic damage to infrastructure and paralyse modern systems, signalling the need for preparedness in the tech era. There were already mass disruptions from previous storms. Source link #Ancient #14000YearOld #Solar #Storm #Revealed #Strongest #Recorded #Earths #History Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

House Republican bill boosts maximum child tax credit to $2,500 House Republican bill boosts maximum child tax credit to $2,500 House Republicans on Thursday advanced President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax and spending bill, which includes a ******* child tax credit for some families. If enacted, the House bill would make permanent the maximum $2,000 credit passed via the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, or TCJA, of 2017. Without action from Congress, that tax break will revert to $1,000 after 2025. The House bill would make the highest child tax credit $2,500 from 2025 through 2028. After that, the credit’s top value would revert to $2,000 and be indexed for inflation. More from Personal Finance: What the House Republican budget bill means for your money Tax bill includes $1,000 baby bonus in ‘Trump Accounts’ House GOP tax bill passes ‘SALT’ deduction cap of $40,000 However, the House-approved child tax credit hike wouldn’t provide relief to the lowest-earning families, according to some policy experts. The provision could still change in the Senate. House Republicans child tax credit changes If enacted, the House Republican bill could provide a maximum child tax credit of $2,500 per eligible kid, starting in 2025. However, the plan does “nothing for the 17 million children that are left out of the current $2,000 credit,” Kris Cox, director of federal tax policy with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ federal fiscal policy division, previously told CNBC. Typically, very-low-income families with kids don’t owe federal taxes, which means they can’t claim the full child tax credit. Plus, under the House proposal, both parents must have a Social Security number if filing jointly and claiming the tax break for an eligible child. “This bill is taking the child tax credit away from 4.5 million children who are U.S. citizens or lawfully present,” Cox told CNBC. How to calculate the child tax credit For 2025, the child tax credit is currently worth up to $2,000 per qualifying child under age 17 with a valid Social Security number. Up to $1,700 is “refundable” for 2025, which delivers a maximum of $1,700 once the credit exceeds taxes owed. After your first $2,500 of earnings, the child tax credit value is 15% of adjusted gross income, or AGI, until the tax break reaches that peak of $2,000 per child. The tax break starts to phase out once AGI exceeds $400,000 for married couples filing together or $200,000 for all other taxpayers. “Almost everyone gets it,” but middle-income families currently see the biggest benefit, said Elaine Maag, senior fellow in the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. A bipartisan House bill passed in February 2024 aimed to expand access to the child tax credit and retroactively boosted the refundable portion for 2023, which would have impacted families during the 2024 filing season. The bill failed in the Senate in August, but Republicans expressed interest in revisiting the issue. At the time of the vote, Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, described it as a “blatant attempt to score political points.” Crapo, who is now chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said in August that Senate Republicans have concerns about the policy, but are willing to negotiate a “child tax credit solution that a majority of Republicans can support.” Although House Republicans previously supported the expansion for lower-earners, the current plan “shifts directions and focuses the benefits on middle and high-income families,” Maag said. Source link #House #Republican #bill #boosts #maximum #child #tax #credit Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Kennedy paints dire picture of children’s health in new report Kennedy paints dire picture of children’s health in new report The White House on Thursday released its long-awaited “Make America Healthy Again” report, painting a dire picture of American children’s health. The lengthy federal assessment’s goal is to identify the root causes of chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity and neurodevelopmental disorders in children. “Our kids are the sickest kids in the world,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during a call with reporters Thursday morning. Ultraprocessed food and environmental toxins were at the top of Kennedy’s list of problems that need to be urgently addressed to curb increases in chronic diseases during childhood. The report also cited sedentary, technology-driven lifestyles and the overprescribing of medications. The report was heavy on outlining problems, but light on concrete solutions. “The next stage of this process is to come up with policy recommendations for the president,” Kennedy said. Trump commissioned the report in February in an executive order establishing the Make America Healthy Again Commission, a group of high-ranking federal officials tasked with reviewing research and making recommendations on chronic disease in children. The report echoes the priorities of Kennedy, who chairs the commission. Kennedy said Thursday that the assessment will inform a follow-up report on policy recommendations to be released in the next 100 days. He added that there is “no budget” to support the initiative at this point, given that “there’s no concrete policy that could be funded in a budget.” “I think everybody wants to prioritize the ultraprocessed food crisis” in those policy recommendations, he told NBC News on the call. Such foods have been linked to obesity, heart disease and *******, but the strength and quality of these studies vary. As health secretary, Kennedy has been outspoken about all four subjects highlighted in the report. In his first nearly 100 days in office, he announced that he was asking the food industry to phase out artificial dyes from the food supply and directed the Food and Drug Administration to revise a rule that allows food manufacturers to use additives that are “generally recognized as safe” without notifying the federal government. He also praised local efforts to restrict cellphone use in schools, ban fluoride in public water systems and prohibit the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. Kennedy has also called attention to what he sees as serious health risks associated with pesticides — in particular, the weed killer glyphosate, which Kennedy has said is linked to a range of diseases, including *******. The evidence itself is mixed. While the MAHA report was widely anticipated to focus on pesticides, it instead highlights the “cumulative load of chemicals in the environment,” mentioning pesticides alongside other chemicals like PFAS, microplastics, fluoride, phthalates and bisphenols. Many Republican lawmakers and members of the agricultural industry had expressed concern leading up to the report’s release that criticizing pesticide use could endanger farmers’ livelihoods and erode public trust in the food supply. Kennedy told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that he would not take any action to jeopardize the jobs of farmers who rely on glyphosate. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said on Thursday’s press call that the federal government will continue to regularly review the safety of pesticides, but noted that abrupt changes in agricultural practices could adversely impact the domestic food supply. While the MAHA report addresses some real issues, “the problem is that they need to come up with meaningful solutions,” said Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association. The report offers some hints of where the MAHA Commission might choose to place its focus. For instance, it recommends that the National Institutes of Health fund long-term trials comparing the effects of eating whole foods, reducing carbohydrate intake and minimizing ultraprocessed foods on obesity and insulin resistance in children. It also criticizes the current federal dietary guidelines for not explicitly addressing ultraprocessed foods, claiming the guidelines have “a history of being unduly influenced by corporate interests.” An independent advisory committee that evaluated the dietary guidelines under the Biden administration did not recommend any immediate changes for 2025-2030 to account for ultraprocessed foods. The Trump administration is expected to release a new, updated version of the guidelines before the end of the year. Kennedy, whose department is overseeing the revision in tandem with the Department of Agriculture, has said that the new version will be scrubbed of influence by the food industry. The MAHA report also recommends more research on the long-term health outcomes of commonly prescribed pediatric drugs. The report claims there are proven harms associated with overtreating children with antibiotics or medications for ADHD and depression, and “potentially major long-term repercussions” associated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (a class of antidepressants), puberty blockers and GLP-1 agonists (the class of weight loss and diabetes drugs that includes Ozempic). Benjamin said many of the suggested research areas in the report are already being studied, adding that the Trump administration’s massive cuts to NIH grants could be at odds with their goal. “They keep saying that they want to do ‘gold standard research’ but they’ve cut funding from many of the nation’s leading academic centers,” he said. The report made no mention of a leading cause of children’s deaths in the country: guns. Source link #Kennedy #paints #dire #picture #childrens #health #report Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Here’s How You Can Make Taylor Swift in Infinite Craft Here’s How You Can Make Taylor Swift in Infinite Craft Are you obsessed with Taylor Swift and can’t get enough of the latest viral gaming sensation? Well, you’re in luck because we’ve got something special for all you Swifties out there! Infinite Craft, the addictive sandbox game that’s taken over the internet since early 2024, lets you create practically anything you can imagine—including your favorite pop star. That’s right, you can actually craft Taylor Swift herself through a series of clever combinations. Whether you’ve been playing for weeks or are just getting started with those four basic elements, this guide will walk you through exactly how to bring the music icon into your Infinite Craft world. Ready to add a little Swiftie magic to your game? Let’s dive in and show you how it’s done! What is Infinite Craft? If you haven’t jumped on the Infinite Craft bandwagon yet, you’re seriously missing out! This web-based sandbox game, created by developer Neal Agarwal, launched on January 31, 2024, on his website neal.fun before expanding to iOS in April, and Android just recently on May 21. Logo of neal.fun | Credits: Neal Agarwal – Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons The concept is brilliantly simple but endlessly entertaining—you start with just four classical elements (Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water) and combine them to create new elements, which you can then combine again and again into increasingly complex items. What makes the game so addictive is how it uses AI language models (specifically Llama 2.7 and 3.1) to generate new elements when you make unique combinations. Think of it as a digital chemistry set where the reactions are limited only by imagination! Every successful combination gets saved to your sidebar, so your collection just keeps growing. infinite craft is genuinely the most unhinged game i’ve ever tried pic.twitter.com/OZcnvfRmVT — Colon :: (@TheRealGDColon) February 5, 2024 There’s no “winning” Infinite Craft—it’s all about the joy of discovery. And get this—if you’re the first person to discover a particular element, you’ll get a special “First Discovery” badge. How cool is that? The game’s unpredictable nature is exactly what keeps players coming back for more—you never quite know what you’re going to get! How to craft Taylor Swift Alright, fellow Swifties, let’s get to what you came here for! Creating Taylor Swift in Infinite Craft is actually pretty symbolic when you think about it. You’ll need to combine two specific elements: American Princess and Heartbreak. To be honest, could there be a more perfect combination to represent our queen who transformed from country royalty to pop superstar while famously turning her heartbreaks into chart-topping hits? A still from Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour | Credits: Taylor Swift Productions But we won’t sugarcoat it—this isn’t going to be a quick process. You’re looking at over 30 steps total to get both elements ready for the final combination. The Heartbreak element is relatively straightforward with just eight steps, but American Princess? That’s where things get complicated with a whopping 29 steps! But don’t worry—we’ve broken everything down for you step by step. Trust us; the satisfaction of finally creating Taylor in your game makes it totally worth the effort. Plus, once you have her, you can create all sorts of Taylor-related elements! So grab your digital crafting gloves and let’s build our way to Taylor Swift, one element combination at a time. Creating Heartbreak (8 steps) Let’s start with the easier element first—Heartbreak. This one’s a bit like following a recipe for emotional damage (in the best way possible). You’ll start by creating some basic natural elements before working your way up to dating and eventually, the inevitable heartbreak. It’s almost like the game is taking you through a relationship timeline, isn’t it? A still from Taylor Swift’s I Can Do It With a Broken Heart Music Video | Credits: YouTube – Taylor Swift Follow these 8 steps, and you’ll have Heartbreak in no time: Water + Earth = Plant (Mother Nature’s basics) Wind + Earth = Dust (getting a little messy) Wind + Dust = Sandstorm (things are really swirling now) Water + Sandstorm = Oasis (a moment of calm in the chaos) Plant + Oasis = Date (now we’re getting somewhere romantic!) Water + Date = Dating (making it official) Wind + Dating = Breakup (ouch, something blew your relationship away) Date + Breakup = Heartbreak (and there it is—the catalyst for so many Taylor Swift hits) And voilà! You’ve created Heartbreak. Hang onto this element because it’s half of what you need to craft our beloved pop star. Once you have Heartbreak, you’re already on your way to channeling your inner Taylor and writing some chart-topping breakup songs—or at least creating elements inspired by them! Creating American Princess (29 steps) Now for the challenging part—crafting American Princess. This is definitely the more complex element, requiring a whopping 29 steps! It’s like building Taylor’s entire career journey from the ground up. We’ll be creating elements like America, Money, King, Queen, and Love before finally reaching American Princess. Think of it as crafting Taylor’s origin story—from small-town Pennsylvania girl to American music royalty. Taylor Swift | Credits: Instagram @taylorswift Don’t be intimidated by the number of steps—we’ll take it one combination at a time: Water + Water = Lake (starting with the basics) Lake + Lake = Ocean (getting *******!) Ocean + Earth = Island (creating some land) Island + Island = Continent (now we’re thinking globally) Water + Fire = Steam (mixing opposites) Steam + Steam = Cloud (rising up) Cloud + Water = Rain (what goes up must come down) Rain + Rain = Rainbow (after the storm comes something beautiful) Rainbow + Continent = America (hello, homeland!) Plant + Plant = Tree (growing something strong) Plant + Wind = Dandelion (something delicate) Tree + Dandelion = Wish (making dreams) Wish + Tree = Money (dreams do come true—financially speaking) Wind + Fire = Smoke (another elemental mix) Smoke + Water = Fog (creating mystery) Earth + Wind = Dust (back to basics) Dust + Earth = Planet (thinking *******) Planet + Fog = Venus (hello, love planet!) Water + Fire = Steam (yes, again—the game sometimes requires repeating steps) Steam + Venus = Life (heating things up) Life + Dust = Human (hello, people!) Money + Human = Rich (adding wealth) Rich + Human = King (royalty enters the chat) Venus + Fog = Love (the emotion enters the stage) King + Love = Queen (a royal power couple) Queen + America = American Queen (getting closer!) American Queen + American Queen = American King (double the royalty) American Queen + American King = American Prince (royal family growing) American Prince + Love = American Princess (finally!) Phew! That was quite the journey, wasn’t it? But now you’ve got American Princess—the royal element needed to create Taylor Swift. All that crafting really mirrors Taylor’s own journey to stardom, from small beginnings to American music royalty! The final step A still from Taylor Swift’s But Daddy I Love Him Lyric Video | Credits: YouTube – Taylor Swift Now for the moment you’ve been waiting for! Once you have both Heartbreak and American Princess in your inventory, you’re just one combination away from creating Taylor Swift herself: Heartbreak + American Princess = Taylor Swift That’s it! You’ve just created the Taylor Swift element in Infinite Craft! It makes perfect sense, doesn’t it? An American Princess who’s experienced her fair share of heartbreak and transformed those experiences into musical gold. The game developers really nailed Taylor’s essence with this combination. What can you make with Taylor Swift? So you’ve finally crafted Taylor Swift—congrats! But the fun doesn’t stop there. Now you get to use your newly created Taylor element to craft even more Swiftie content! The game allows you to combine Taylor with other elements to create references to her famous songs, albums, and even fan culture. It’s like having your own little Taylor Swift universe right at your fingertips! A still from Taylor Swift’s Bejeweled Music Video | Credits: YouTube – Taylor Swift Try these combinations to expand your Taylor Swift collection: Taylor Swift + Dust = Shake It Off (players are really “shaking off” the dust with this perfect reference to her hit single) Taylor Swift + Heart = Love Story (romantic Taylor at her finest—this combo just makes sense) Taylor Swift + Blood = Bad Blood (feuds, anyone? The game knows its Swift lore!) Taylor Swift + Plant = Reputation (watch it grow like Taylor’s comeback album) Taylor Swift + Wave = Swifty (riding the wave of fandom—that’s all of us!) Taylor Swift + Human = Fan (because what happens when Taylor meets regular humans? They become devoted fans, obviously!) I spent a whole stream on Infinite Crafting making Taylor Swift and Valorant..my mind is at peace foe a lil until I decide to make every Taylor swift song on infinite craft..help.. pic.twitter.com/lRfZIO97Di — Jojoferns (@TheJojoFerns) February 22, 2024 But don’t stop there! Part of the fun of Infinite Craft is experimenting with different combinations. Try mixing Taylor with other elements you’ve created—maybe combine her with instruments, other celebrities, or concepts like “tour” or “award.” Who knows what you might discover? You could even be the first player to find certain Taylor-related combinations, earning yourself those coveted “First Discovery” badges! Why Infinite Craft has become a phenomenon It’s no surprise that Infinite Craft has taken the internet by storm—where else can you combine random elements and somehow end up with Taylor Swift? The game’s genius lies in its beautiful simplicity combined with literally endless possibilities. Infinite Craft Logo | Credits: Neal Agarwal – neal.fun, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons Starting with just four elements but expanding to potentially infinite combinations means you can play for hours, days, or even months without running out of new things to discover. What really makes Infinite Craft stand out from other games is how unpredictable it can be. Sometimes the AI produces combinations that are surprisingly clever, while other times they’re hilariously random—but that’s part of the charm! While the developer Neal Agarwal has admitted that the Llama AI powering the game is “not quite as smart” as some other language models like ChatGPT, these limitations often lead to the most entertaining results. The game has fostered a thriving community, with players sharing their discoveries online, creating extensive recipe databases, and some YouTubers even attempting speedruns (imagine racing to create Taylor Swift as quickly as possible!). There’s something incredibly satisfying about figuring out the right combinations to create exactly what you want, especially when it’s something as specific as your favorite pop star. And with new players joining every day across the web, iOS, and now Android platforms, the Infinite Craft community keeps growing. No wonder it’s received such positive reviews from critics and players alike! So what are you waiting for? Fire up Infinite Craft, follow this guide, and bring Taylor Swift into your game! And once you’ve mastered creating Taylor, why not try crafting other celebrities, characters, or concepts? The possibilities are, well, infinite! Source link #Heres #Taylor #Swift #Infinite #Craft Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

SpaceX Successfully Launches 23 Starlink Satellites on Brand-New Falcon 9 Rocket SpaceX Successfully Launches 23 Starlink Satellites on Brand-New Falcon 9 Rocket SpaceX marked its 60th Falcon 9 flight of 2025 by successfully launching a brand-new Falcon 9 booster rocket on the 20th of May. This rocket carries 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit. Among those, 13 feature Direct to Cell capabilities. Originally, it was targeting 11:58 p.m. EDT on May 19 (0358 UTC on May 20) for the launch, but that try was aborted just before liftoff, for reasons that the company did not immediately explain. It was finally launched on Tuesday (May 20) at 11:19 p.m. EDT (0319 GMT on May 21) from the Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. About the launch According to SpaceX’s mission overview, this was the first-ever launch for this particular Falcon 9’s (booster B1095) first stage. While most recent SpaceX missions have reused Falcon 9 boosters , a signature part of the company’s cost-saving and sustainability strategy ,Tuesday’s flight featured a rare first-stage debut. The rocket successfully completed its initial mission, separating from the upper stage around two and a half minutes after liftoff. About eight minutes later, the booster made a precise landing on the SpaceX drone ship “Just Read the Instructions,” stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. This smooth recovery sets the stage for future reusability of the rocket. Technical Advancement Of the 23 satellites onboard, 13 were outfitted with direct-to-cell technology — a feature designed to enable satellite connectivity directly to mobile phones, especially in areas lacking terrestrial infrastructure. After reaching space, the rocket’s second stage performed a short engine burn to circularize the orbit before deploying the satellites about 65 minutes after launch. Starlink is the largest satellite megaconstellation ever constructed, consisting of about 7,500 operational satellites at the moment. And that number is growing all the time, as Tuesday’s action shows. Source link #SpaceX #Successfully #Launches #Starlink #Satellites #BrandNew #Falcon #Rocket Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Run Linux scripts unattended with Nohup Run Linux scripts unattended with Nohup If you are building a robot, sensor platform, weather station then you don’t want the code to stop running when you disconnect from the terminal, and nohup is just the thing for you.In this how-to, we will learn how to use nohup via a series of examples There are times when you want to run a command, and leave it running even after you close a terminal window / SSH session. The simplest way is using nohup (no hangups) which will run any command or executable script long after we close the terminal. Basic Nohup Use in Linux At its most basic, nohup can be used with only a single argument, the name of the script / command that we want to run. For example if we had a Bash script called test.sh we could run it as so. You may like nohup ./test.sh If the script / command produces standard output, then that output is written to nohup.out and not the terminal. To check the output we can use tail to follow the updates made to the file. tail -f nohup.out An Example of Nohup Use (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) We created a simple Bash script that every second prints a message to the screen, and updates the value stored in the variable n. Here is the code for that file, called test.sh. #!/bin/bash n=0 while true do echo "I keep counting" echo $n n=$((n+1)) sleep 1 done 1. Open a text editor and paste the example code. 2. Save the file to your home directory as test.sh. Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. 3. Open a terminal and set test.sh to be executable. chmod +x test.sh 4. Test that test.sh is executable by running the command. If successful press CTRL + C to stop. 5. Use nohup and use the test.sh as an argument. Note that we need to use ./test.sh to tell the system where to find the script. The only output in the Terminal is “ nohup: ignoring input and appending output to ‘nohup.out’ “ nohup ./test.sh 6. Open another terminal and use the tail command to follow the updates made to the nohup.out file. You should see “I keep counting” and a number counting upwards scroll across the screen. tail -f nohup.out 7. Close the terminal running nohup. If asked to confirm closure, select Yes. The terminal running tail -f will keep running, showing that nohup is still running the script. We confirmed this by running htop and searching for test.sh. (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Redirecting the Nohup Output (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Nohup has a limitation. By default it writes to nohup.out, so if we had two instances of nohup being used, they would both write to the same file. (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) To get around this we can use redirection to send the output to another file. So let’s use nohup along with the ping command to ping one of Google’s DNS servers, and save the output to GooglePing.txt. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Using the nohup command, use ping 8.8.8.8 as an argument. This will ping one of Google’s DNS servers every second, a useful connectivity test. nohup ping 8.8.8.8 > GooglePing.txt 3. Open another terminal and use tail to follow the output of GooglePing.txt. Press CTRL+C when you are ready to stop the tailing the output. nohup ping 8.8.8.8 > GooglePing.txt 4. In the nohup terminal, press CTRL+C to stop the ping command. Running a Nohup command in the background When nohup runs it grabs control of the terminal, effectively disabling it. But with a little more Linux magic we can put the command into the background. By placing the command into the background we can carry on using the terminal. We’ll reuse the ping example to illustrate. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Using the nohup command, use ping 8.8.8.8 as an argument then add & to send the command to the background. Note that the output of running this command will be a process ID (PID). We will need this later. nohup ping 8.8.8.8 > GooglePing.txt & (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) 3. Open another terminal and use tail to follow the output of GooglePing.txt. 4. In the nohup terminal press Enter to return to the prompt. The nohup command returns control to us, but the prompt is not present. By pressing Enter we can see the correct terminal prompt. 5. Use the kill command along with the process ID to terminate the background process. If the process is no longer required it is best practice to kill it in order to preserve resources. If we left this example to run it would continually ping Google’s DNS server until the computer was switched off. kill 28365 (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Source link #Run #Linux #scripts #unattended #Nohup Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Trump’s tax bill makes big changes to student loans and financial aid Trump’s tax bill makes big changes to student loans and financial aid Lower loan limits. Fewer repayment options. A 30-year path to forgiveness. New Pell restrictions. Those are among the major changes coming to the federal student lending program under measures Republicans included in their sweeping tax and budget bill that passed the House early Thursday. The legislation is designed to rationalize the government’s famously convoluted education loan program while saving around $351 billion. Unlike the current system, the overhaul would require pretty much every borrower — including the lowest earners — to at least make small payments toward their loans, and they would have a narrower chance of getting their debt canceled. “It’s no secret that colleges have exploited the availability of uncapped federal lending and generous forgiveness programs to raise prices rather than improve access and affordability,” Rep. Tim Walberg, who chairs the Education and Workforce Committee, said at an April 29 hearing. “Streamlining loan options as done in this bill will increase affordability for students and families as well as curtail the extent to which schools use taxpayer dollars to line their pocketbooks by loading students up with debt they can’t repay.” But some outside experts have suggested that the reforms, including a complicated new system for determining how much students can receive in aid each year, could end up making aspects of the loan program more confusing for families, while also limiting access to federal aid for many lower-income students. Here are the key things to know. The student loan program has become notorious for its baffling array of repayment plans, which have accumulated over time as previous administrations have stacked new, more generous options atop one another. Those choices have been made messier by federal court rulings that blocked all or parts of some plans over the past year. President Biden’s SAVE plan, for instance, is entirely on hold, as are the loan forgiveness features of Pay As You Earn and its successor, REPAYE. The GOP bill would prune the system to just a pair of options — one standard plan, and one linked to income — both designed to make monthly payments manageable for borrowers. The new standard plan would still require fixed monthly payments. But instead of automatically being placed on a 10-year repayment schedule, like in today’s program, former students would have between 10 and 25 years to pay down their debts depending on how much they borrowed — similar to how federal consolidation loans work today. Read more: Can you change your student loan repayment plan? Meanwhile, the alphabet soup of plans that currently set payments based on a borrower’s income — ICR, IBR, PAYE, REPAYE, and SAVE — would be slimmed down to a single option. The new Repayment Assistance Plan will require participants to pay between 1% and 10% of their income toward their loans, with higher earners owing more. Notably, the bill would ban the Secretary of Education from modifying the two new plans, so a future president couldn’t make their terms more lenient. “I’d say this step toward simplification is a massive improvement when it comes to making these programs understandable to the general public,” said Beth Akers, an education expert at the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute. The new Repayment Assistance plan is in some ways less generous than some of the options that have been available until recently. For instance, current income-driven plans drop monthly payments to $0 per month for the lowest earners. The new proposal would require a minimum $10 monthly payment. Instead of forgiveness after 20 or 25 years, the new plan would require 360 on-time payments, or essentially 30 years. Read more: How to apply for IDR forgiveness The reforms also eliminate subsidized loans, which don’t begin charging interest until repayment begins, as well as forbearance and deferments for unemployment and economic hardship. Still, the new income-linked plan would have some borrower-friendly features. For instance, the government would waive unpaid interest each month instead of adding it back to a borrower’s balance, as long as enrollees make their minimum payment. It would also offer matching principal payments of up to $50 a month and make payments lower for parents. The bill would not change the way interest rates are calculated. There’s at least one quirk of the Repayment Assistance Plan that could frustrate a few participants. Because of the way payments increase with income, there’s a chance some borrowers may end up losing money if they get a small raise, because their payment could theoretically go up more than their earnings — the sort of phenomenon income tax brackets, for instance, are designed to avoid. A spokeswoman for the Education and Workforce Committee suggested that borrowers in that situation wouldn’t necessarily be losing money, since they’d save on interest by paying their loans faster. What about borrowers who already have loans? Some could end up with higher monthly payments. The proposal would terminate SAVE, PAYE, and REPAYE and transfer them into the existing Income-Based Repayment plan, with monthly payments set at 15% of discretionary income, and offer forgiveness after 20 years for undergraduate debt and 25 years for graduate student loans. PAYE and REPAYE had offered monthly payments at 10% of discretionary income. My Money Under the new program, many Americans would be able to borrow significantly less for school. For undergraduates, the lifetime Stafford Loan limit would be set at $50,000, higher than the current $31,000 cap for dependent students, but lower than the $57,000 cap for those who are independent. At the same time, Parent PLUS loans, which today are uncapped, would max out at $50,000 per parent across all of their children. Grad PLUS loans, which allowed unlimited borrowing for advanced degree programs, are getting the ax entirely. Instead, borrowers will be limited to $100,000 in loans for graduate programs and $150,000 for professional programs. The caps are meant to tamp down on rampant tuition inflation and prevent overborrowing, but some experts are concerned they will simply push some students toward private lenders, especially in fields like law and medicine, who charge higher interest rates and offer fewer protections. “It sounds like a massive play to increase the private student loan market,” said Julie Margetta Morgan, president of The Century Foundation and a former Department of Education official under the Biden administration. There are major changes in store for how financial aid eligibility is calculated. Today, that math is based on the cost of attending the school where the student intends to enroll. Under the rule Republicans have proposed, each student’s aid would be based on the median cost of attending a similar program of study nationally. So the aid for an engineering major at MIT would be based on the cost of engineering programs across the country, for instance. The measure is being pitched as a way to help students pick lower-cost programs. “The opaque tuition pricing model used today by colleges and universities is extremely confusing to borrowers and plays a large part in high costs,” said an Education and Workforce Committee spokeswoman. They added that the new aid formula is designed to help students “be more informed consumers when comparing programs at different institutions.” But some experts told Yahoo Finance that they were baffled by how the system would function in practice, or what it would mean for the typical student’s aid package. It’s also unclear if the Department of Education has the data collection capability to manage such a new system, since its statistics team has been cut down to three employees as part of recent layoffs. “I have no idea what it’s going to do,” said Rachel Fishman, director of higher education at the think tank New America. “I don’t think anybody understands what it is going to do.” The Pell Grant program, which provides aid to low- and moderate-income households, would also see an overhaul. Some of the changes would limit access for part-time students. For instance, undergrads would need to be enrolled at least half-time to qualify for any aid and would have to take a full course load of at least 15 credits per semester to receive a maximum grant, instead of the current 12 credits. At the same time, the GOP would make more short-term certificate courses that offer vocational training for workers like truck drivers and nursing assistants Pell-eligible, by lowering the minimum length of a program to 8 weeks from the current 15. Fishman said she was worried that the combined changes would lead to more “stratification” in higher education. “We’re taking away your ability to get a bachelor’s if you’re working on the side, but if you want to get a short-term credential to get a really low-paying job, go ahead,” she said. One thing that won’t be getting a huge overhaul: The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which cancels the remaining debt for nonprofit and government employees after they make 10 years of payments. The program has long been a target for conservatives — the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 advocated for eliminating it. But the GOP’s bill only makes one change: Payments by medical and dental residents wouldn’t qualify for forgiveness. Read more: How to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness One of the biggest changes to the lending program would be aimed at colleges themselves. The bill includes a “skin-in-the-game” provision that would essentially put schools on the hook for paying back a portion of their students’ loans if they miss payments and potentially cut them off from federal aid programs entirely. The idea, which has been discussed in Washington policy circles for some time, is intended to create more accountability in higher education without singling out for-profit colleges. But some critics worry that it could disincentivize colleges from enrolling lower-income students, who are at higher risk of failing to pay back their loans. Partly to prevent that, the bill includes a new grant program for colleges that gives them more funding based on a formula that rewards enrolling and graduating lower-income students. To qualify, the colleges would have to offer students a guaranteed maximum price to complete their degree when they first enroll. Still, lobbying associations that represent universities are unhappy with the potential for new penalties, arguing in a recent letter that they would create “enormous negative consequences” that “unduly penalize the very institutions serving the largest numbers of those students who struggle most in the labor market: low income, first generation, and underrepresented student populations.” Jordan Weissmann is a senior reporter at Yahoo Finance. Sign up for the Mind Your Money newsletter Click here for the latest personal finance news to help you with investing, paying off debt, buying a home, retirement, and more Read the latest financial and business news from Yahoo Finance Source link #Trumps #tax #bill #big #student #loans #financial #aid Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

3,000W PSUs are taking over Computex — Seasonic and Superflower debut behemoth power supplies 3,000W PSUs are taking over Computex — Seasonic and Superflower debut behemoth power supplies As hardware gets more powerful and power hungry, makers of power supplies have to keep up to offer relevant PSUs to interested parties, and to that end, we see even more and more powerful PSUs at every Computex. If last year we thought that 2,800W was crazy, then this year we see that several manufacturers have managed to build 3,000W+ power supplies. (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Seasonic introduced the Prime PX-2300, a 3,200W 80+ Platinum ATX 3.1 model, at the show, beating Asus’s 3,000W PSU that the company showcased earlier this week. The new unit features four 12V-2×6 connectors for high-performance gaming or AI/HPC GPUs, and to that end, it powered a server running four Nvidia datacenter-grade graphics cards and an AMD datacenter processor during the demonstration. Image 1 of 2 (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Such a setup is common for datacenter environments, though as this is an ATX-standard PSU, it can perfectly fit into a workstation, or even into a gaming desktop, though 3.2kW of power is an overkill for the vast majority of machines that are out there. You may like (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) But as if 3200W is not enough, Super Flower stole Seasonic’s thunder with a 3,300W PSU. In fact, Super Flower again displayed the most powerful PSU at Computex — the Leadex SF-3300F14HP. This 3300W monster is also fully ATX 3.1 compliant, offers five power rails, and is capable of supplying power to high-end processors and four GPUs using four 12V-2×6 connectors. The company expects to start its mass production late this year, so expect its wide availability in late 2025 – early 2026. As for pricing, the company’s current-generation flagship 2800W PSU costs some $899. Since the new 3300W does not really replace the previous-gen, but rather enhances the product lineup, expect it to exceed the $1,000 mark. Image 1 of 3 (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) In any case, such high-output power supplies are not universally deployable due to electrical limitations. In North America, typical 120V/15A outlets can only support PSUs up to around 1800W (though keep in mind that the ratings of power outlets are made for peak loads, not continuous loads, so 1600W or less is a more realistic target). So, in the U.S., these CPUs are good for facilities with upgraded power circuits. By contrast, a European 16A/230V outlet (not in all countries and not in all homes, though) can easily support PSUs rated at 3,000W+, depending on efficiency and continuous load. Despite the limited market, demand for such PSUs exists in areas like AI research, custom GPU compute systems, and advanced desktop workstations. Users owning such machines are likely to invest in the necessary infrastructure to support PSUs delivering over 3kW of power, and the cost of infrastructure greatly exceeds the costs of actual PSUs. Follow Tom’s Hardware on Google News to get our up-to-date news, analysis, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button. Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. Source link #3000W #PSUs #Computex #Seasonic #Superflower #debut #behemoth #power #supplies Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Polaris Wasn’t Always the North Star: How Earth’s Wobble Shifts the Celestial Pole Polaris Wasn’t Always the North Star: How Earth’s Wobble Shifts the Celestial Pole Polaris has been the constant guide for explorers and navigators in the northern hemisphere for thousands of years, hence its other name, the famous North Star. It is significant where it is located near the north rotational axis of Earth, and the whole sky appears to spin about it. But that’s not always been the case, and it won’t always be the case. The planet’s sluggish axial wobble, called precession, makes the pole trace a circle about every 26,000 years, bringing different stars into view over the ages. How Earth’s 26,000-Year Axial Precession Shifts the North Star Over Time As per NASA, gravitational forces from the sun and moon affect the rotation of Earth; these produce a bulge at the equator and axial precession. Every 26,000 years or so, this wobble makes a complete circle, and it makes the celestial pole move on a cycle, pointing to stars in sequence over time. Thuban, in the star constellation Draco, was the closest visible in the sky to the celestial pole some 4,700 years ago. The stars, such as Kochab and Pherkad, were the nearest to the pole about 3,000 years ago. Polaris now has the title, but not for very long. The axis of the Earth will eventually change again, bringing new stars into prominence. In about 2,200 years, Errai in the constellation Cepheus will become the North Star. Alderamin, likewise in Cepheus, will have its turn some 5,000 years from now. Deneb, who will approach the pole once more about 9,800 CE, and Vega, a former pole star, returning in roughly 12,000 years, complete this cycle. Many of these stars fit identifiable constellations, including Cepheus, Draco, and Ursa Minor. Modern stargazing apps incorporating augmented reality for nighttime sky navigation allow amateur astronomers to trace their positions. As Polaris continues to shine overhead today, its reign is only temporary. Earth’s steady 26,000-year precessional cycle guarantees that other stars will eventually take its place, proving that even in the cosmos, change is constant. Source link #Polaris #Wasnt #North #Star #Earths #Wobble #Shifts #Celestial #Pole Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

'Multiple fatalities' on private plane that crashed into homes in San Diego, authorities say – BBC 'Multiple fatalities' on private plane that crashed into homes in San Diego, authorities say – BBC ‘Multiple fatalities’ on private plane that crashed into homes in San Diego, authorities say BBCSmall plane headed toward Montgomery Field crashes into Murphy Canyon neighborhood NBC 7 San DiegoSmall Jet Crashes in San Diego, Killing Those Aboard, Officials Say The New York Times‘Tragic’ business jet ****** leaves multiple people dead in San Diego, officials say CNNDamage extensive after small plane crashes into San Diego neighborhood KTLA Source link #039Multiple #fatalities039 #private #plane #crashed #homes #San #Diego #authorities #BBC Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

NASA’s Perseverance Explores Mars’ Oldest Rocks in Krokodillen Region NASA’s Perseverance Explores Mars’ Oldest Rocks in Krokodillen Region NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is now exploring a new region on the lower slope of Jezero Crater’s rim. This region “Krokodillen,” named after a mountain ridge on the island of Prins Karls Forland, Norway, Krokodillen (which means “the crocodile” in Norwegian) is a 73-acre (about 30-hectare) plateau of rocky outcrops located downslope to the west and south of Witch Hazel Hill. Previous studies suggest that this region contains some of the oldest rocks from the Noachian *******, the earliest geological era of Mars. This region gives a chance to study the environmental history of Mars because it marks a key boundary between ancient crater rim formations and younger plains. Minerals and the indication of water As per preliminary studies over this region, signs of clay, olivine, and carbonate minerals have been found. Krokodillen plateau contains rocky outcrops rich in clays, minerals that only form in the presence of water. Their discovery hints at a wetter ancient Mars and raises the potential for finding preserved organic compounds — the chemical signatures of life. These findings build on previous discoveries, such as at “Cheyava Falls” in 2024, where potential biosignatures were found. If similar clues emerge at Krokodillen, it could suggest multiple episodes of possible habitability in Mars’ deep past. Perseverance is currently examining a site within this region called “Copper Cove,” where it’s believed that Noachian-era rocks, among the oldest on Mars may be found. Sampling Strategy Perseverance rover has arrived at Krokodillen with a new sampling strategy that allows for leaving cored samples unsealed in case of finding more scientifically compelling geologic features. The rover has collected and sealed two regolith samples, three witness tubes, and one atmospheric sample. It has also collected 26 rock cores and sealed 25 of them. The rover’s most recent unsealed sample is a rock core called “Bell Island,” which contains small round stones called spherules. If a new sample is needed, the rover could be commanded to dump the previous sample. The engineering sample team assessed whether leaving a tube unsealed could diminish the quality of a sample, but the team believes it is a minor concern for the opportunity to collect the best and most compelling samples. Source link #NASAs #Perseverance #Explores #Mars #Oldest #Rocks #Krokodillen #Region Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

SK hynix announces 321-layer, TLC 4D NAND using UFS 4.1 — chips are set to land ‘within the year’ SK hynix announces 321-layer, TLC 4D NAND using UFS 4.1 — chips are set to land ‘within the year’ Leading memory maker SK hynix today announced it has developed a UFS 4.1 storage solution built upon its 321-layer 4D NAND flash. The super dense NAND chips which will power these UFS 4.1 ICs are expected to facilitate both 512GB and 1TB capacities, and arrive in Q1 2026 in smartphones. Moreover, the new NAND chips are said to be 15% thinner than the previous generation, yet deliver “best-in-class consecutive reading performance” at low power. SK hynix said the same 321-layer 4D NAND flash chips will also be utilized in PC SSDs within the year. Let’s drill down on some of the benefits that SK hynix claims for the new UFS 4.1 ICs. In terms of performance, users can expect data transfer speeds as high as 4,300 MB/s, says the South Korean memory maker. From a PC enthusiast perspective, that’s better than you could expect from the best PCIe NVMe Gen 3 SSDs. However, it isn’t any faster than SK hynix’s own current gen UFS 4.1 solution, based upon 238-layer 4D NAND flash. What is UFS used for? UFS (Universal Flash Storage) is a targeted storage solution for smartphones, but is also widely adopted in tablets, digital imaging, automotive, wearables, and VR devices. It is a significantly more advanced standard, with far higher bandwidth and performance than eMMC, for example, so it is favored in flagship and premium designs. There’s better news, though, as SK hynix claims the upcoming UFS 4.1 ICs maintain “the fastest sequential read for a fourth-generation of UFS, while providing the best-in-class performance by also improving random read and write speed.” Random reads and writes speeds are boosted by 15% and 40%, respectively, and can be critical to smooth multitasking. You may like Turning to SK hynix’s efficiency claims, and we just have one headline figure. It says that there is a 7% improvement in power efficiency moving from the previous gen UFS 4.1 chips, found in devices such as the latest Asus ROG Phone (see our slide from Computex, below). SK hynix showcased its current UFS 4.1 solution, utilizing 238-layer 4D NAND flash, at Computex this week. (Image credit: Future) The transition to 321-layer 4D NAND flash will also mean SK hynix UFS 4.1 NAND is thinner, which mobile device makers always welcome. Specifically, the memory maker says that the new ICs will be 0.85mm thick, down from 1.00mm for the UFS 4.1 NAND packing 238-layer 4D NAND flash. SK hynix began mass production of the world’s first 321-layer NAND flash back in November 2024. It has taken until now to develop UFS 4.1 using these ICs, and it looks like it will be well into 2026 before we get PC SSDs using the technology. Meanwhile, rivals like Samsung are snapping at its heels with talk of 400-layer NAND. Other players like Micron, Kioxia, and YMTC are thought to be further behind. Swipe to scroll horizontally Feature UFS 4.1 with 321-layer 4D NAND UFS 4.1 with 238-layer 4D NAND NAND layers 321 238 IC thickness 0.85mm 1.00mm Max sequential read speed 4.3 GB/s 4.3 GB/s Random read / write improvement 15% / 40% — Efficiency improvement 7% — AI optimization More Less Max IC capacity up to 1TB up to 1TB Availability Q1 2026 Now A slice of 2025 tech news wouldn’t be complete without mention of AI, and SK hynix doesn’t disappoint here, with eight hats tipped to this hotly trending tech segment. In fact, SK hynix leads its pitch for its latest UFS 4.1 solution as being “optimized for on-device AI,” and enhancing its lead as a “full stack AI memory provider.” Apparently, this new NAND will “ensure a stable operation of on-device AI” and give products that use it an “AI technological edge.” Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. PC SSDs featuring SK hynix 321-layer 4D NAND SK hynix’s new 321-layer 4D NAND flash isn’t going to be rolled out exclusively to mobile device makers. The firm’s President and Chief Development Officer, Ahn Hyun, is quoted as saying 321-high 4D NAND-based SSD for both consumers and data centers will be developed within the year: “We are on track to expand our position as a full-stack AI memory provider in the NAND space by building a product portfolio with AI technological edge”. We’d expect these SSDs to appear under the firm’s own brand, as well as feature in products from companies such as Adata, Kingston, and Solidigm. Follow Tom’s Hardware on Google News to get our up-to-date news, analysis, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button. Source link #hynix #announces #321layer #TLC #NAND #UFS #chips #set #land #year Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

A unique perspective on a turbulent year in the Lake District A unique perspective on a turbulent year in the Lake District Shepherds and sheepdogs oversee the flocks of pregnant sheep returning from the mountains. Source link #unique #perspective #turbulent #year #Lake #District Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Inside the Knicks’ biggest collapse ever – The New York Times Inside the Knicks’ biggest collapse ever – The New York Times Inside the Knicks’ biggest collapse ever The New York TimesWhat this epic Knicks collapse means for the series — and for New York’s title chances ESPN’Look at my face! I’m not in a very good mood!’ Stephen A. Smith goes on crazed rant after Knicks lose to Pacers in Game 1 IndyStarThe Indiana Pacers Refuse to Die The RingerWhat The Hell Is Going On Here? Defector Source link #Knicks #biggest #collapse #York #Times Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

DOOM: The Dark Ages is id Software’s biggest launch in history DOOM: The Dark Ages is id Software’s biggest launch in history DOOM: The Dark Ages is doing wonders for id Software as the studio’s biggest launch in its storied history, hitting three million players in well under a month since its May 15 release. Bethesda shared the news on Twitter, noting that it’s seven times faster to that three million number compared to 2020’s DOOM Eternal, which reached that count a month after release. Thank you for making DOOM: The Dark Ages the biggest launch in id’s history – 7x faster to 3 million players than DOOM Eternal. pic.twitter.com/c0SKR97FO8 — Bethesda (@bethesda) May 20, 2025 Of course, a huge contributing factor of this large player count is probably because of Game Pass, considering it comes nowhere near the same player count on Steam, only fostering 31.4K players compared to the whopping 104K players of Eternal. You can also note that it’s releasing on PlayStation 5, which also has a sizable fanbase for the game. Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger Editor-in-Chief Gabe has been a gamer since he was young, playing games like Pajama Sam, Freddi Fish, Guitar Hero, and whatever looked cool on GameFly. Ever since 2018, he’s been infatuated with the inner workings of the gaming and entertainment industries, covering a wide range of topics from video games to TV and film. Starting as a contributor for PSX Extreme, he’s worked his way up to its Managing Editor. Using what’s he learned over the years, he founded Smash Jump to remind everyone to smash jump. Source link #DOOM #Dark #Ages #Softwares #biggest #launch #history Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

BBC Verify investigates Israel’s strike on Gaza’s European Hospital BBC Verify investigates Israel’s strike on Gaza’s European Hospital On Tuesday 13 May, Israeli strikes on the European Hospital in Gaza killed 28 people and injured dozens, according to the ******-run civil defence agency. BBC Verify analysed footage, gathered witness testimony and spoke to munitions and legal experts to examine how one of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals came under Israeli attack. Expert analysis and verified footage point to the use of ‘bunker buster’ bombs in strikes on the hospital. Legal experts say the targeting of hospitals without warning may constitute a war crime. The Israeli army says it was targeting a ****** command and control centre beneath the European hospital complex, but did not provide any evidence of this. BBC Verify’s Merlyn Thomas has more. Verification by Emma Pengelly. Produced by Aisha Sembhi. Filmed by Lee Durant. Graphics by Mesut Ersoz and Mark Edwards. Source link #BBC #Verify #investigates #Israels #strike #Gazas #European #Hospital Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

The New Expedition 33 Monolith Set Includes Items From The Sold-Out Collector’s Edition The New Expedition 33 Monolith Set Includes Items From The Sold-Out Collector’s Edition Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s collector’s edition sold out quite quickly upon release earlier this year, meaning many fans missed out on being able to get their hands on it. All is not lost, however, as the studio is launching a new product that includes all the physical merch from the CE, but not the game or the in-game cosmetics. The Monolith Set, as it’s called, includes a steelbook case, Monolith music box, and the Expedition Journal art book. It’ll go for £99.99 / $119.99, but shipping costs and import fees are going to make it more expensive, due in part to the tariff situation between the US and China. Expeditioners, Earlier this year, our Collector’s Edition sold out way faster than we expected. We know a lot of you missed out, so we’ve spent the time since then putting something together with @Laced_audio. Presenting: the Monolith Set. It includes all the physical merch… pic.twitter.com/VwUushch9M — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (@expedition33) May 22, 2025 Fans in France, however, can purchase it from a local provider, Pix’n Love, to secure lower shipping costs. The company also confirmed that it’s limiting purchases to two per customer to help fight against scalpers. Preorders begin May 23 and close June 12. In addition to this new Monolith Set, official Expedition 33 plushies are in the works. Expedition 33 released at the end of April 2025 and has sold more than 2 million copies so far. The game is also getting rave reviews, including a 9/10 in our Expedition 33 review. “Expedition 33 is a phenomenal RPG, telling a heartbreaking tale while incorporating thrilling action into its tactical turn-based combat,” reviewer Richard Wakeling said. Source link #Expedition #Monolith #Set #Includes #Items #SoldOut #Collectors #Edition Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Tagging on for free travel with SmartRider a sign of ‘respect for the system’ says Rita Saffioti Tagging on for free travel with SmartRider a sign of ‘respect for the system’ says Rita Saffioti Rules mandating passengers tag on to public transport to travel for free show “respect for the system,” Acting Premier Rita Saffioti believes. Speaking after The West *********** reveal almost 7000 people had been fined for travelling without a ticket on free Sundays since last year, Ms Saffioti maintained the message was getting through to patrons. “I am absolutely confident that the community has the message,” Ms Saffioti said. “We’re talking about respect today, there are rules when you catch public transport, and the rule is to catch a free public transport, you need a SmartRider. “We have millions of SmartRiders out there in the community. We’ve run programs for people to access our SmartRiders, but it’s a basic rule, and it’s a basic part of the respect of the system and making sure, in particular, that everyone abides by the rules.” The minister said the rates of those fined represented less than one per cent of all riders. “(There are) 99.86 per cent who abide by the rules who don’t feel like they’ve been taken advantage of. “If people have been fined, and there’s legitimate reasons why they didn’t have a smart rider, they can apply to the PTA to have that to have that fine waived. New data revealed under Parliamentary questioning showed 6668 fines — more than 100 a week — were issued for ticketing issues since the start of the free travel in February 2024. The almost $700,000 in fines were doled out because people failed to tag on with their SmartRider to use the train or bus on Sundays — a requirement to travel for free as part of the Government’s program. Source link #Tagging #free #travel #SmartRider #sign #respect #system #Rita #Saffioti Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Fate: Reawakened brings the classic ARPG saga to mobile with pre-registration now open Fate: Reawakened brings the classic ARPG saga to mobile with pre-registration now open FATE: Reawakened is set to bring the hit ARPG series to mobile Experience all four of the original FATE releases Enjoy procedural dungeons and remastered visuals with pre-registration now open Sometimes it escapes your notice just how brief the history of videogames really is. After all, in a mere 40 to 50 years, we’ve gone from Pong to Fortnite. And as recently as 2005, the FATE series broke new ground by helping pioneer the ARPG genre! Now, you’ll be able to enjoy the iconic series for yourself on mobile with FATE: Reawakened, arriving soon on iOS and Android with pre-registration now open for both! Reawakened is essentially a remaster of all four of the original FATE releases, including Undiscovered Realms, The Traitor Soul and The Cursed King. Essentially, you’re getting four entries of the defining ARPG experience in one package. And an ARPG it certainly is, as FATE boasts all the dungeon-crawling fun that you’d expect from one of the top influences on the genre. Boasting procedurally-generated dungeons, five different races to choose from and seven companions to pick from, it’s got more than enough content to satisfy any dungeoneer. Choose your FATE But, of course, probably the most visible change to FATE is that of the remastered visuals. And while FATE has never really been defined by its graphics, these new tweaks and changes certainly make the lush, stylish and colourful world of FATE really pop. And while FATE may not be winning any awards soon for grandiose design or concept, it’s certainly refreshing to have not one, but four releases that promise the simplicity of a straightforward dungeon crawler. So if you’ve never experienced it before, maybe now is the time to jump in and give FATE: Reawakened a go for yourself? In the meantime, if you’re looking for a way to tide yourself over ahead of release, there are plenty of options to scratch that RPG itch. Why not check out our list of the top 25 best RPGs on iOS and Android for our top picks of flightful fantasy to gritty grimdark? Source link #Fate #Reawakened #brings #classic #ARPG #saga #mobile #preregistration #open Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]