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Hubble images a dazzling star cluster 158,000 light-years away
Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light, a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We'll let other publications offer you a daily horoscope. At Ars Technica, we're going to take a different route, finding inspiration from very real images of a universe that is filled with stars and wonder.
This Hubble Space Telescope image showcases a brilliant globular cluster within the Large Magellanic Cloud. Such clusters are tightly bound and gravitationally stable, meaning millions of stars persist in a (relatively) tightly confined space for billions of years. This makes them an attractive target for astronomers seeking to study older stars.
This A.I. Subculture's Motto: Go, Go, Go
The eccentric pro-tech movement known as "Effective Accelerationism" wants to unshackle powerful A.I., and party along the way.
If you want to use your phone's digital key to drive your car, look for this logo
As digital keys become more widely used among car owners, a consortium of auto and phone makers are working to ensure that people can trust that this new technology is secure and will always work across multiple devices.
London-based SumUp raises €285M in growth funding
SumUp, a London-based fintech company offering payments and other financial services to approximately 4 million SMBs in Europe, has secured €285M in a recent funding round, surpassing its valuation of $8.5B in June 2022.
Sources: Ars Technica, The New York Times, The Verge, TechCrunch
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