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In Salt Lake City, Utah, for example, last weekend's Independence Day celebration utilized drones over fireworks. The primary reason, according to the city's mayor, was an elevated fire risk and air quality concerns. The city of Boulder in nearby Colorado made the same choice, as did several cities in California and New Mexico -- all areas where wildfires are a concern.In addition to fire concerns, fireworks leave behind harmful chemicals (they're actually considered a pollutant), the debris can be a hazard to people…

Cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin is pictured behind a solar array during a spacewalk to remove and replace science and communications hardware on the Roscosmos’ segment of the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV<span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Roscosmos</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Roscosmos, also known as the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, is the Russian government agency responsible for…

Image Source : FILE Windows 11 to introduce AI-powered Outlook app, replacing Mail and Calendar applications Microsoft has announced that the upcoming Windows 11 devices will come preloaded with a new AI-enabled Outlook app, which will serve as the default mailbox application starting in 2024. This move will see the replacement of the existing Mail, Calendar, and People…

Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for CinemaCon If the next film that was released was completely written and created by computer software with nothing more than a few details inputted, would that be a rip-off or something to look forward to seeing? The head of Sony Pictures, Tom Rothman, addressed that issue in light of what’s going on in the filmmaking industry. For those who love hands-free assistance and convenience, AI is a welcomed partner who can’t be brought along to serve the world fast enough. As far…

Credit: Shutterstock Germany's best-selling newspaper, Bild, is reportedly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) to replace certain editorial roles, in an effort to cut costs. In a leaked internal email sent to staff on June 19, the paper's publisher, Axel Springer, said it would "unfortunately part with colleagues who have tasks…

Screenshot: HuluDan Stevens has joined the cast of Solar Opposites, replacing the embattled Justin Roiland—and the Hulu series, which has announced an August return, already has the voice-change plotline worked out. Check out the first clip from season four below to hear for yourself!Solar Opposites | New Season August 14 on HuluThe original dartboard from Cheers... and the “voice-fixing ray”... all have a hand in smoothing over the switcheroo. Terry likes it, and you know what—so do we!Disney World's Tron Coaster Is a…

Reddit has been in the news a ton this week, literally a ton. And it’s all due to them deciding to charge for their API. Because of that, many of the biggest and most popular subreddits decided to go dark for 48 hours earlier this week. And a number of others decided to continue, indefinitely. Initially, Reddit’s CEO had stated that this would pass. But now, it looks like they have another plan. Replacing the moderators on these more popular subreddits. Here’s the full note from Reddit, that was sent to moderators: If…

2020-2022 Chevy Bolt owners, starting yesterday evening, began receiving messages that their high voltage battery/module replacements would no longer be happening. Instead, a software diagnostics tool would be used to verify if the batteries had problems before a replacement would be performed. As you might imagine, affected Bolt owners are up in arms. GM initiated a recall in 2021 after a small number of Bolts high voltage batteries caught fire. The battery replacements were to take place on…

Photo via Marvel Comics It’s been more than two months since MCU star Jonathan Majors was arrested on assault charges, and the massive media franchise has yet to take definitive steps. Whether those steps be to fully throw its support behind Majors or to simply fire him from his long-planned role, Marvel doesn’t seem keen to take sides just yet. As such, Majors’ future in the franchise has been a looming question mark for weeks upon weeks, as fans wonder whether his time as Kang is up — or just beginning.…

The colorful chaos of a wildflower meadow is a much 'greener' alternative to a perfectly manicured patch of grass, a team of researchers led by the University of Cambridge says.Cultivating a lawn is a highly popular, centuries-old tradition in much of the Western world. Yet as great as these uniform blankets of green are for, say, playing sports, they do not foster the healthiest natural habitats.Maintaining a uniform grass garden is costlier, more time-consuming, and worse for the environment than simply letting nature…