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The funny-sounding name offers new insights into galaxy formation. Many of the developments shared by astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope and similar instruments center on trying to understand the history of the galaxy. The latest update from the Webb telescope researchers confirms the existence of a phenomenon known as “bulge fossil fragments” that can offer new insights on the Milky Way’s formation. The subject of this latest investigation is known as Terzan 5, a region in the center of the galaxy often dubbed “the bulge” that has been challenging for astronomers to study due to the density of…

Fans waiting on Spider-Man: Brand New Day now have something to track besides the film’s release date. On Tuesday morning, Samsung teased SpideyTracker.com, a new interactive fan site that it says “brings to life a key element” of the upcoming MCU film — specifically, a website that exists within the movie.In the trailers for Brand New Day, Peter Parker’s best friend Ned Leeds builds a site to help New York citizens locate Spider-Man in real time. Samsung — whose Galaxy Z Flip, Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Watch devices appear prominently throughout the trailers — is now turning that fictional…

Apple has explained why Siri’s AI overhaul has taken so longInitially, the company built an “iterative” version on top of the existing Siri, but this didn’t deliver on Apple’s visionSo instead Siri was then rebuilt from the ground upSiri’s AI overhaul is finally set to arrive later this year, long after it was initially promised — but Apple has now shed some light on what, exactly, took so long.In a post-WWDC talk attended by 9to5Mac and TechRadar, Mike Rockwell — the Apple executive who took leadership of the Siri team last year — explained that, back in 2025, the company…

Limoncello promptly replied: “My apologies; but I don’t have any more information to share on this topic.” With that, the discussion and Kilpatrick’s inquiry were over. The Lendacky comment in 2020 Kilpatrick referred to came in this thread discussing encryption features available in AMD CPUs. Lendacky said that the Ryzen 3700x, a consumer CPU, “should support TSME.” In a 2025 comment in the same thread, the engineer followed up on his comment concerning the 3700x. “I recommend using TSME (Transparent SME), but it is a BIOS option that needs to be exposed by your BIOS provider,” Lendacky said in response…

Google Earth In case Microsoft Flight Simulator is a little too realistic for your tastes, there’s a new way you can take to the virtual skies. Google Earth has a flight sim mode of its own, and it can now be accessed by anyone globally via their browser. Android Police spotted a social media post from the Google property announcing this update. Prepare for takeoff. ✈️ Flight simulator is now available globally on web to all users. https://t.co/jV5ZW7BZeW We’ve recently added many our most powerful professional desktop features to web. Elevation profiles, new import types, but…

CNET’s deals team and I are always looking to bring you the best discounts from your favorite retailers, like Amazon and Walmart. With the Prime Day sale event creeping up on us, we’re seeing quite a few early discounts that are secretly dropping. It can be tricky trying to decide if it’s a real steal or just retailer fluff, especially during a sale event. We rounded up the standout discounts our CNET shopping experts actually recommend this week, including savings on tech, home essentials and everyday favorites.Our CNET Deals text subscribers get these deals sent to them before anyone else does. I’ll send the…

Research suggests up to 70% of UK businesses are using AI or planning to. After last year’s panic about an “AI bubble”, the consensus has swung the other way: 2026, we’re told, is the year AI ROI gets real. Boards want numbers. CIOs and CTOs are being asked to prove the spend.They’re looking through the wrong lens. The fixation on measuring returns at the tool level, license by license, seat by seat, isn’t always a sign of financial discipline. Sometimes it’s a sign that the original investment decision was made without a clear problem to solve. You can’t calculate the…

To have a faster-than-Gigabit experience, whether for Internet or Wi-Fi, we need a wired connection that delivers multi-Gigabit performance in real-world use. And that’s where Multi-Gig Ethernet—”Multi-Gig” for short—comes into play. You’ll learn all about it in this post, but the gist is that if your home network is currently wired for Gigabit, there’s nothing you need to do regarding cabling—it’s ready. However, if you’re in the process of building or remodeling your home, consider adding CAT6a or higher cable grades to the budget. Most importantly, get your home wired. It will make a huge difference now and in years…

Heritage Auctions A sealed second-production copy of Super Mario Bros. for the NES that was called “the most significant video game ever offered at auction” sold on Friday for $3 million. The game has been sitting untouched in a box with a launch edition NES Control Deck console — in the original packaging with the plastic still intact — for the last 40 years, according to Heritage Auctions. What makes this particular copy so special is that it sports an unbroken glossy sticker seal, which was introduced in 1986 for a brief time before Nintendo switched…

Good games obscure their emotional underpinnings with enjoyable gameplay, but the best let you be a little bastard while you do it.Bad Magpie, the debut game from London-based indie studio Milktooth, follows the proud tradition of players controlling animals committing misdemeanor chaos, like Untitled Goose Game. They’re joyful exercises in cutting loose and making life minorly worse for everyone else. But there’s a thematic throughline to Bad Magpie that ties into a very human experience. “The idea [for Bad Magpie] came out of a very sad place: One of us was going through heartbreak, another of us had a loss in…