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Instead of a camera, the Luna glasses will reportedly include six microphones that allow users to chat to Meta AI and the new Muse AI agent, along with speakers for audio playback. Stripping the camera out has apparently made it possible to make the glasses’ arms smaller, and closer to ordinary frames. Meta is reportedly targeting to ship the new glasses in October in two styles: Clubmaster and Burbank.It’s a delicate time for Meta’s smart glasses. While its existing frames have proven popular, they’ve also sparked a privacy backlash caused primarily by the camera. Bad actors have used the glasses…

Microsoft has reminded customers that Windows Server 2022 will reach the end of mainstream support next month and enter extended support until October 2031. Windows Server 2022 was unveiled in March 2021, and it became generally available in September 2021 as the Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release, with 10 years of support. “On October 13, 2026, Windows Server 2022 will reach end of mainstream support. The October 2026 security update will be the last mainstream support update available for this version,” Microsoft said on Friday. “After this date, Windows Server 2022 will transition to extended support, which includes security updates…

Phemex CEO Federico Variola says AI has been a ‘net negative’ for crypto, despite the crypto exchange announcing an AI-focused transformation earlier this year. Speaking on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction, Variola said AI has diverted capital away from the industry, while empowering attackers and driving up cybersecurity costs for smaller teams — pressures that risk pushing crypto toward greater centralization. “It’s difficult to be bullish about AI in crypto,” he said. “Liquidity have been significantly diverted to to that industry on one side. On the other hand, AI has empowered a lot of bad actors that have been exploiting protocols.”“It’s difficult to envision…

A mathematical shape that drew global attention for solving a decades-old puzzle is now revealing an unexpected connection to physics. Researchers have found that structures based on the shape can make light form unusual chiral patterns, pointing to new ways of exploring how geometry can influence optical behavior. In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, and collaborating institutions built optical structures inspired by the “Smith hat.” This unusual shape is known for solving the so-called Einstein problem in mathematics. When the team illuminated the structures with laser light, they…

In the East Tampa neighborhood where Dee Morales bought her house, residents have been asking for a supermarket for 10 years. They still don’t have one. So Morales did the math out loud: In the decade the neighborhood has spent waiting, a community garden could have grown thousands of pounds of food. Morales runs 813 Hood Garden, a network of growing spaces across East Tampa, Sulphur Springs and Ybor City. Two of these gardens are in neighborhoods the federal government classifies as “food deserts,” places that are both low-income and far from a grocery store.  She started 813 Hood Garden…

Written by Agata Maderska, azul.marketing studio for Alpin Weld Offshore maintenance and repair rarely involve straightforward conditions. Structural defects may occur in areas with restricted access, while components requiring inspection, repair or replacement are often located in challenging environments where conventional access methods are difficult or inefficient to deploy. As a result, what may initially appear to be a single welding or maintenance task can develop into a complex operation involving engineering, specialised access, inspection, fabrication and corrosion protection. Alpin Weld rope access technician performing work on the offshore structure, ©Alpin Weld This is the environment in which Alpin Weld has…

The British people cannot be bought, but their views and votes can be heavily influenced by a flood of political party propaganda – from expensive advertising and constant leaflet drops to personalised online messages targeted directly at voters.When I fought the election of 2010, there was a massive imbalance in spending. In 2007 we had inherited Labour party debts of £25m following the 2005 election – and with such tight finances Labour was able to spend only £8m in 2010, in contrast to the Conservatives’ £17m. We lost out in particular by being unable to invest in the new forms…

The Houthis have recently seized control of large swathes of Yemen’s Red Sea coast from Saudi-backed pro-government forces.Last week, they captured the strategic port city of Mokha and Perim Island in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the southern gateway to a key shipping route that links Asia and Europe via the Red Sea and the Suez canal.The Houthis said they posed no threat to international shipping but reiterated that they would target vessels from Saudi Arabia, which has relied on the Red Sea for oil exports since the US and Israel’s war with Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz in…

Key eventsPiddington, small Oxfordshire village, votes for independence in symbolic referendum in protest over migrant campAn Oxfordshire village which could house more than 1,000 asylum seekers has voted overwhelmingly to become an independent state in a symbolic “referendum”, the Press Association reports. PA says: double quotation markThe people of Piddington have voted to secede from the UK after the government announced plans to house 1,256 male asylum seekers at a nearby former military base. Some 285 villagers backed “independence”, with a turnout of nearly 92%. Only 26 residents voted against the motion, with one spoiled ballot recorded. The result was…

The AI race has grown so frenzied that, by 2035, U.S. data centers are projected to consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined. Over the next decade, data centers are expected to be the second-strongest driver of natural gas demand growth after LNG exports. The facilities could consume about 18 billion cubic feet per day, according to a new report from BloombergNEF, nearly double the amount the organization predicted just nine months ago.  The new forecast takes into account that not all announced data center projects will be completed. Data centers that produce power onsite have grabbed headlines…