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3. Better than an app: 5 weather stations for more accurate forecasting Knowing when a severe storm is on the way could be life-saving. That's why you don't want to leave it up to apps that you can't trust. Instead, listen to the experts with these accurate weather forecast stations. Tap or click for the best weather forecast tech. → |
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AUDIO BRIEFING | Gmail is lying to you Who hasn’t sent an email that you’ve later regretted? Google now claims that it has self-destructing emails. Send a message, after a set time, the message vanishes. Here’s how it works. Play Now • 1 min ▶ |
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| Watch Disney’s new Groot walking robot in action Disney has long wanted to develop autonomous robot actors to wow visitors at the park. Now, "Project Kiwi" sees a new breakthrough with Groot, which can walk, smile and steal the hearts of anyone who looks at it. He's not yet ready to walk around the park, though. See him in action! |
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AND FINALLY ... You probably heard about NASA’s historic Mars flight earlier this month. 🪐 After years of tests, the Ingenuity space craft finally rose into the Martian atmosphere. Speaking of tests … have you heard about wooden satellites? Later this year, the WISA Woodsat mission will launch the world’s first wooden satellite into orbit. Researchers want to test how plywood will survive in space. The boxy nanosatellite is less than four inches long and weighs around two pounds. “The space industry is constantly looking for material innovations for spacecraft and space stations,” researchers told The Independent. We’ll be looking for the results of this oak adventure. 👀 Hopefully we won’t have to call timber! |