May 15, 2023, 12:00 pm EDT | 1 min read Maridav/Shutterstock.com We can all probably agree that gas prices have made a significant leap over the last couple of years, and the prices are taking a toll on many people’s wallets. So is there a way to hack gas prices by switching up your buying...
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How the Tonga eruption rang Earth ‘like a bell’
When the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano in Tonga exploded on January 15, 2022—setting off a sonic boom heard as far north as Alaska—scientists instantly knew that they were witnessing history. “In the geophysical record, this is the biggest natural explosion ever recorded,” says Ricky Garza-Giron, a geophysicist at the University of California at Santa Cruz. ...
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George R.R. Martin spills the beans on HBO’s The Hedge Knight
If you buy through links on BGR, we may receive an affiliate commission. Learn more. In addition to confirming that HBO Max is dropping the “HBO” to become Max, Warner Bros. Discovery announced a slate of new content at the media event earlier this week. One series revealed at the event was a Game of...
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No asteroid impacts needed: Newborn Earth made its own water, study suggests
Contrary to a popular theory that icy comets or asteroids delivered water to a dry newborn Earth, the planet itself may have produced its earliest water supply, a new study suggests. This water would have stemmed from chemical interactions between an atmosphere rich in hydrogen, which researchers think enveloped the young Earth, and massive oceans...
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2022 Tongan volcanic eruption was largest natural explosion in more than a century, new study finds
This image was captured by the Sentinel-1A synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite in VV polarization over the Tonga island archipelago on 14 January 2022 at 17:08 UTC, 13 hours after the initial eruption, and relayed to the University of Miami Rosenstiel School’s Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing (CSTARS) facility in southwest Miami-Dade County....
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Justin Pearson to return to Tennessee House after unanimous vote
One of two Black Democrats expelled from the Republican-led Tennessee House will return to the Legislature after a Memphis commission voted to reinstate him Wednesday, nearly a week after his banishment for supporting gun control protesters propelled him into the national spotlight. The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted 7-0 to reinstate Justin Pearson as...
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This New AI Tool Can Animate Your Children’s Drawings
News @xguntherc Apr 14, 2023, 1:47 pm EST | 1 min read Meta Artificial intelligence (AI) is appearing everywhere, and it’s not slowing down anytime soon. This week, Meta (formerly Facebook) announced a new first-of-its-kind open-source AI project that brings drawings and doodles to life by transforming them into animations. Over the last few months, we’ve...
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Why Carriers Are Desperate to Buy Your Old Phone
Justin Duino / Review Geek Carriers use trade-in deals to attract new customers and keep old customers around. A carrier may also resell or recycle your old phone. Unless you’re living under a rock, you’ve probably seen the outrageous trade-in deals offered by carriers like Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile. These deals show up in TV...
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Keychron S1 QMK Mechanical Keyboard Review: A Compact, Customizable Board
Rating: 7/10 ? 1 – Does not work 2 – Barely functional 3 – Severely lacking in most areas 4 – Functions, but has numerous issues 5 – Fine yet leaves a lot to be desired 6 – Good enough to buy on sale 7 – Great and worth purchasing 8 – Fantastic, approaching best-in-class...
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How to Get a Refund on the PlayStation Store
Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek To get a PlayStation Store purchase refund, head to the Sony Support site, navigate to PS Store & Refunds> PlayStation Store Refunds> Refund Assistant. Answer chatbot’s questions as to what you’re returning and why. Then, connect with a live chat agent and request a refund. Not happy with a purchase...