How does my smartphone know which way is up?

How does my smartphone know which way is up?

A digital accelerometer from a Motorola Xoom smartphone. | Photo Credit: Raimond Spekking (CC BY-SA) A: Your smartphone knows which way is up due to its accelerometer. It’s a chip whose parts shift slightly when the phone accelerates or when gravity acts along a particular direction. The phone’s software reads the accelerometer’s measurements along the…

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China’s BYD to overtake Tesla as world’s top EV seller for first time

China’s BYD to overtake Tesla as world’s top EV seller for first time

Imported BYD vehicles are parked at a port on March 27, 2025 in Yokohama, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese auto giant BYD on Friday is expected to dethrone U.S. rival Tesla as the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles on a calendar-year basis. The milestone would cap an extraordinary…

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ShinyHunters allegedly hacks Pornhub, demands Bitcoin ransom for 2025

ShinyHunters allegedly hacks Pornhub, demands Bitcoin ransom for 2025

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pornhub is dealing with fresh fallout after the hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for a massive user data leak. The group says it stole 94GB of data tied to more than 200 million records and is now attempting to extort the company for a Bitcoin ransom. According…

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Google using AI to decode secret language of dolphins

Google using AI to decode secret language of dolphins

Cracking the dolphin code. Dolphins are one of the smartest animals on Earth and have been revered for thousands of years for their intelligence, emotions and social interaction with humans. Now Google is using artificial intelligence (AI) to try and understand how they communicate with one another – with the hope that one day humans…

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Astronomers notice an hourglass like shape while scanning an ordinary galaxy |

Astronomers notice an hourglass like shape while scanning an ordinary galaxy |

At first, there was nothing dramatic about the galaxy. ESO 130 G012 sits relatively close by cosmic standards, about 55 million light-years from Earth. It is an edge-on spiral with a steady but unremarkable pace of star formation. Nothing about it suggested spectacle. But while astronomers were slowly scanning radio images from Australia’s ASKAP telescope,…

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Why does India need climate-resilient agriculture? | Explained

Why does India need climate-resilient agriculture? | Explained

The story so far: Climate change is real, and for India to continue meeting domestic food demands, agriculture needs to cope with the increasing unpredictability of the weather, declining soil health, and growing air pollution. What is climate-resilient agriculture? Climate-resilient agriculture uses a range of biotechnology and complementary technologies to guide farming practices and reduce…

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Can a new AI Siri trigger an iPhone super cycle

Can a new AI Siri trigger an iPhone super cycle

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks as Apple holds an event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, Sept. 9, 2025. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Apple has one heck of a mulligan coming ahead of its 50th anniversary in 2026. After failing on its promise to launch an artificial intelligence-supercharged version of…

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Google Maps and Apple Maps save parking spots automatically on your phone

Google Maps and Apple Maps save parking spots automatically on your phone

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Forgetting where you parked happens to everyone. Busy schedules, crowded lots and mental autopilot make it easy to walk away without a second thought. Thankfully, your iPhone can remember for you. Both Google Maps and Apple Maps now make it easy to find your car again with…

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Soviet spacecraft hits Earth after failed Venus launch

Soviet spacecraft hits Earth after failed Venus launch

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed its uncontrolled reentry, based on analysis and no-shows of the spacecraft on subsequent orbits. The European Space Agency’s space debris office also indicated that the spacecraft had reentered after…

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Extreme attempt to ‘get high’: Woman injects black widow venom and ends up in ICU |

Extreme attempt to ‘get high’: Woman injects black widow venom and ends up in ICU |

The venom of black widow spiders can cause an array of symptoms in humans. (Image credit: Kimberly Hosey/Getty Images) Most encounters with black widow spiders happen by accident, a hand in a shed, a brush against a web. In one rare and extreme case documented by clinicians, a woman deliberately introduced black widow venom directly…

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