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Day 17 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: Distant Starbursts

Day 17 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: Distant Starbursts. Last year, the James Webb Space Telescope made this observation of a dwarf irregular galaxy named I Zwicky 18, some 59 million light-years away from Earth. At the heart of the galaxy are two major star-forming regions surrounded by clouds of gas that have been sculpted by the stellar winds of the hot, young stars.

The Roomba Was a Disappointment

The best-known manufacturer of autonomous vacuums declared bankruptcy this week, and no one should be surprised.

OpenAI in talks with Amazon about investment that could exceed $10 billion

OpenAI is in discussions with Amazon about a potential investment and an agreement to use its artificial intelligence chips, CNBC confirmed.

Shares of Chinese chipmaker MetaX soar nearly 700% in blockbuster Shanghai debut

Shares of Chinese chipmaker MetaX Integrated Circuits Shanghai soared nearly 700% after raising nearly $600 million in its initial public offering.

Amazon says AI chief Rohit Prasad is leaving, Peter DeSantis to lead 'AGI' group

Rohit Prasad, a top Amazon executive overseeing its artificial general intelligence unit, is leaving at the end of this year, the company confirmed.

The Oscars are heading to YouTube in 2029

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences signed a multiyear deal with Google-owned YouTube to stream the Oscars globally starting in 2029.