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Artie Beaty/ZDNETStuck on a tricky math problem? Google's newest app will use AI to help you solve it. Two years ago, Google announced the purchase of a math problem-solving app called Photomath. And earlier this week, that app was officially brought under the company's app umbrella. Also: How ChatGPT (and other AI chatbots) can help you write an essayThe app itself isn't new, having debuted back in 2014 and picking up over 100 million downloads since. But it is now officially a Google app. It works on a wide range…

It’s a good thing Jon Stewart agreed to return to The Daily Show. In the most recent episode, the temporary host decided to take it upon himself to solve the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, which culminated in the current Israel-Hamas war. The late-night host recapped the war, explaining the recent reactions on all sides. He criticized the Biden administration for telling Israel to be more careful. “‘Could you please be more careful when you’re bombing?’ It’s good advice,” Stewart quipped. “But…

Nearly forty years ago residents of Earth were treated to a rare cosmic sight: an exploding star in our sky that was visible to the naked eye. Called Supernova 1987A (SN 1987A), it was the closest such event of the past four centuries. Ever since astronomers have sought to observe the stellar remnant that they have known must lurk near the supernova’s center, shrouded within an expanding nebula of radioactive ash and incandescent gas. Now, thanks to the power of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team of scientists…

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNETZDNET's key takeawaysMicrosoft Copilot just got a new editing feature for its AI image generator. You can try it out today in Copilot for free. Doing simple edits to your generated image can be done without leaving Copilot, making it easier to get the exact result you want or to just experiment. If you wish to do extensive edits to the image you generate, you'll still have to rely on another app. The most popular AI chatbots have recently unveiled updates -- and Copilot wasn't going to fall behind.…

I’ve tested out dozens of weather apps over the years, and there’s one consistent frustration I’ve had with all of them, including Apple’s stock weather app: snow. I live in an area that consistently experiences heavy winter snowfall, and yet most weather apps offer snow prediction primarily in terms of the percentage chance of snow. You can often find more information if you dig more deeply into the app, but not in the iPhone widget or even on the first page of the app. Those of us living with real winters know that’s…

Image shows astronaut-geologist Harrison H. Schmitt standing next to a huge lunar boulder during NASA’s Apollo 17 mission in 1972. The scientists in this research used rock samples from this Apollo mission. Credit: NASA/Gene CernanNew research has uncovered the process behind the formation of unique magmatic rocks on the Moon, shedding light on their distinct composition and how they came to be on the lunar surface.New research has cracked a vital process in the creation of a unique rock type from the Moon. The discovery…

When I’m away from home and don’t have access to my big desktop displays, it feels like I’m missing a limb. Unfortunately, there’s a limit to how big a portable monitor can really be. After a certain point, it’s not going to fit in a reasonably sized bag. ASUS’s ZenScreen Fold solves that problem through the use of a bendy OLED panel.Measuring 17.3 inches across, the ZenScreen Fold is still a far cry from the 27-inch monitors I have at home, but it’s a huge step up from typical 14 or 15-inch portable displays. And thanks…

Canonical knows this and plans to add a feature in Ubuntu 24.04, by way of snap, that makes it possible to quickly install either the Google Workspace or Office 365 Online wrapper with a simple command (so no more having to first install the Chrome or Chromium browsers and then click Menu > Save and Share > Create shortcut).Also: The best Linux laptops of 2023According to Canonical's Tim Holmes-Mitra, "We're creating a series of productivity snaps targeting GSuite and Office 365. When this is done, it will be as…

The DualSense controller is one of the highlights of the PlayStation 5 experience, featuring unrivalled haptic feedback and innovative adaptive triggers that create a fantastic sense of immersion. Sadly, Nacon's brand new Revolution 5 Pro controller doesn't contain these features, which makes it difficult to wholeheartedly recommend to PS5 users. It does, however, fix one major DualSense flaw, while also giving multiplayer fans a big advantage in online battles.More closely resembling the Xbox Elite controller, the…

NASA's retired Kepler Space Telescope, which was designed to study the Milky Way Galaxy and look for exoplanets may help researchers unveil why some of these planets have, what is called a "size gap". Over the years, more than 5000 exoplanets have been discovered. These planets have different sizes and masses as some are more massive than the Earth. Now, scientists may have come across a reason why the exoplanets are shrinking in size. Know what experts say about the phenomena.Why exoplanets are shrinking?According to…