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NASA has offered a sneak peek inside its Mars simulation habitat where four volunteers have now spent 150 days isolated from the outside world. By living within the confines of the 1,700-square-foot Mars Dune Alpha habitat at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Ross Elder, Ellen Ellis, Matthew Montgomery, and James Spicer are helping NASA to better prepare for long-duration missions that will take humans into deep space. This week, the space agency shared several photos of the volunteers, who entered the habitat on October 19 last year. CHAPEA hits the 150-day mark! 🎉 From harvesting crops to monitoring their…
Choosing scalable accounting software involves selecting a system that can support business growth without requiring frequent platform changes. Scalable solutions typically support multi-entity accounting, automation, integrations, and flexible reporting. Platforms such as Intuit Enterprise Suite (IES) are designed to centralize financial data across multiple entities, helping growing businesses manage transactions, reporting, and financial processes as operational complexity increases. Key takeaways Assess current processes and identify limitations that could affect future growth. Choose software supporting multi-entity accounting, automation, integrations, and flexible reporting. Select a system that can support increasing users, entities, and transaction volumes. What is scalable accounting software? Scalable accounting…
Buffering might be the most annoying part of streaming, but a new study suggests the fix could be surprisingly simple. Rather than stopping your video to buffer, streaming platforms could slow it down slightly so it plays smoothly instead of getting stuck, and you may not even notice. Researchers from Lancaster University have found that viewers prefer minor playback speed changes over interruptions. When your video pauses to load, it is because the player has run out of data. Slowing playback gives it more time to catch up, avoiding that abrupt pause altogether. Can slowing down the video actually feel…
Bungie’s first-person extraction shooter, Marathon, launched earlier this month on March 5, and since then, players have been killing each other, looting Tau Ceti IV, and, for the most committed, attempting to solve a massive ARG puzzle. After weeks of work, which included killing 500 million UESC enemies, the puzzle is complete and the Marathon ship floating in the sky is ready to board. With its doors open, players can finally partake in the Cryo Archive, an endgame map that seems to be Bungie’s extraction spin on its Destiny raids. The Cryo Archive will officially go live in Marathon tomorrow, on…
Hisense‘s new CanvasTV lineup for 2026 arrives with a simple but unique idea, which is that your TV shouldn’t dominate your living space. Unlike your typical television, the CanvasTV can transform into a piece of wall art with its Art Mode, which displays paintings or personal photos when idle. The CanvasTV S7SG series was just announced in the US, releasing as the successor to the original S7N line. What makes it stand out? Thanks to its ultra-slim wall mount, the TV can sit flush against the wall, which adds to its framed painting look. But it’s not all about the…
Paramount Pictures and Sega have released a new title treatment teaser for Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (which we now know is the official title) alongside news that Jim Carrey and Keanu Reeves are returning as Dr. Robotnik and Shadow the Hedgehog, respectively. They’ll rejoin regular cast members like Ben Schwartz as Sonic, Idris Elba as Knuckles, and Colleen O’Shaughnessy as Tails. Plus, Ben Kingsley (Iron Man 3, Wonder Man) and Nick Offerman (Parks & Recreation, The Last of Us) join newcomer Kristen Bell (Frozen, Nobody Wants This), who will voice Amy Rose, in undisclosed roles. The new title reveal teaser doesn’t…
Google is stepping up its AI game on desktop, with a dedicated Gemini app for Mac now in testing, and it could bring a major new capability called Desktop Intelligence. According to a report by Bloomberg, Google has started privately testing an early version of the Gemini Mac app with select users. The move is part of a broader push to compete more directly with desktop AI apps like ChatGPT and Claude, both of which already offer native Mac experiences. The current version is still early and doesn’t include all planned features, but testing suggests Google is aiming for a…
Ubisoft has announced it is ceasing game development operations at Red Storm Entertainment, the studio behind various Ghost Recon games and other Tom Clancy titles. Although the studio will remain operational, its duties have shifted, resulting in over 100 layoffs.GameIndustry.biz reports that Ubisoft will permanently shift the North Carolina studio to behind-the-scenes support work, such as working on the Snowdrop Engine and other duties like IT and customer relations. This downsizing will result in the loss of 105 jobs.Red Storm was founded in 1996 and became one of the most prolific developers of Tom Clancy games, namely Ghost Recon. It…
The top-rated accounting suites for large companies are cloud-based platforms that centralize accounting, reporting, budgeting, and compliance functionalities. Leading solutions, such as Intuit Enterprise Suite, Oracle NetSuite, SAP S/4HANA Finance, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance, and Workday Financial Management, offer multi-entity support, workflow automation, and real-time dashboards to streamline operations and enable faster, data-driven decisions. Key takeaways The best accounting suites centralize accounting, reporting, and compliance within a single cloud platform Multi-entity support and automation reduce manual accounting tasks Real-time dashboards deliver actionable insights for faster decision-making What makes a top-rated accounting suite? Top-rated accounting suites centralize accounting, reporting, budgeting, and…
With the Galaxy S26 Ultra, Samsung introduced a bunch of updates to the battery and charging. We got a slight bump in battery size, wired, and wireless charging speeds. After years of complaints from the fans, Samsung’s latest flagship finally upgrades the wireless charging to 25W. This was a notable jump from 15W, which was the standard across its premium lineup. But it seems like getting those speeds might be harder than expected. So what went wrong? According to a Redditor, the S26 Ultra’s wireless charging is highly dependent on specific chargers, cases, and alignment. Meaning, most users may never…