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Samsung confirms the date of the unpacked event on August 10 with a “cryptic” puzzle.

In a trio of images posted on its official Twitter account, it seems that Samsung Mobile has confirmed the date of its next Unpacked event on August 10, 2022. The first image shows a grid of letters, numbers, and symbols, while the second shows the same grid replaced by colored circles. Match the characters to …

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The James Webb Space Telescope has arrived. Why is Webb better than Hubble? What to do with Webb? Notes

A press conference was held on July 12 to present the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope. Along with a hundred scientists from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, I followed the live broadcast from the Phillips Auditorium at the same center. We already had the Hubble telescope in space. Now we also have …

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Yes, NASA manipulated the first color images of the Webb telescope last week

The southern ring nebula, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). NASA, ESA, CSA and STScI You saw the first full-color images of the James Webb Space Telescope, right? A stellar nursery that reveals previously invisible stars, the atmosphere of a giant exoplanet examined, a cluster of galaxies, a beautiful planetary nebula, and the …

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GTA under heat warning, as climatologist warns that “the warmest part of summer is yet to come”

Most of Ontario, including the city of Toronto, is under a heat warning and an expert says this could be the start of a “warmer-than-usual” summer. Temperatures in Toronto are expected to reach about 40 ÂșC with humidex over the next two days, with little relief overnight. Environment Canada issued a heat warning Monday afternoon, …

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Britain is preparing for record temperatures as the heat wave spreads to Europe

Heat wave consistent with climate change, scientists say Firefighters are struggling to contain the wildfires Britain must exceed 40C / 104F MADRID / LISBON July 18 (Reuters) – The UK is heading for the highest temperatures in history and firefighters battled the flames in southern Europe as a heat wave sent people to seek shade …

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Ottawa proposes to limit oil and gas emissions through an industry-specific carbon pricing system

The federal government proposes to use an industry-specific cap-and-trade system or a modified carbon pricing system to set a cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector and reduce them by almost 40% by the end of this decade. Both options are in a discussion paper that Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will publish on …

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