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Meta is making strides to catch up to AI heavyweights like OpenAI and Anthropic. The company announced on Wednesday a new agentic coding tool and the new AI model that powers it.  The terminal coding tool is called Muse Code, and it’s powered by Meta Muse Spark 1.2, the latest update to Meta’s revamped AI…

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Astrophotography and wildlife photography require patience, but the payoff is significant — at least it is for me. It also helps to have the right equipment, but high-quality photography gear can get pricey. I’m talkin’ like take-out-a-second-mortgage pricey. A new generation of smaller, more affordable smart scopes is lowering the barrier to entry for these niche photo…

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Stainless steel is versatile, but letting go isn’t one of its strengths. Here’s how to hack your cookware to give it a less sticky surface. Nonstick pans are *chef’s kiss* when you want eggs or flapjacks fast without a stuck-on mess afterward. The problem is they don’t handle much else well, and sensitive nonstick surfaces…

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In January last year, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with NASA and Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander. The Blue Ghost went on to become the first commercially built lunar vehicle to land on the moon, and the reusable lower stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 landed back on Earth. But the discarded upper…

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