Stars can turn into black holes without a supernova

As a rule, astronomers believe that stars have to explode in a supernova before they collapse into black holes. That violent death is always the cue, right? Not necessarily.

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NASA's Juno Spacecraft Just Shattered What We Knew About Jupiter

Just when we thought we had Jupiter all figured out, NASA's Juno spacecraft reveals new results that challenge almost every assumption we've made about the gas giant.

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Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer shows off Spidey’s many gadgets

The third trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming was released on Wednesday, and this is definitely the most high-tech Spider-Man we’ve seen. He’s got a drone on his chest! Clearly Tony Stark went the extra mile in designing this suit.

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Apple AirPods Firmware 3.7.2 Update Released, Here Are The Details

Apple AirPods firmware 3.7.2 update is now available to download. Here are the details on this latest firmware for AirPods, including info on how to update your AirPods to this latest version.

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Apple launches new Swift app development curriculum for free on iBooks, offered at six community colleges this fall

Apple has today announced that is launching a new app development curriculum designed to teach students how to start using Swift to create fully functional iPhone apps.

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Warby Parker has an app that checks your eyes at home

Usually, completing a vision test for new glasses requires a trip to the optometrist and the glasses store. Newly announced technology could change that, however.

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Here are 200 Excel shortcuts that'll make your life a lot easier

Within Excel you can conduct calculations on multiple worksheets and workbooks open at the same time. Each workbook acts as its own separate window on your PC or Mac, while each worksheet acts as a tab within a workbook with separate cells.

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Bragi’s new Dash PRO headphones are true wearable head computers

Bragi has some new headphones coming out, and they have more in common with the original Bragi Dash than with the minimal Headphone they launched late last year.

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A 2000-year-old computer called the Antikythera Mechanism helped the ancient Greeks understand their universe

The world’s oldest known computer lay submerged for more than 2000 years off the treacherous coast of the Greek island of Antikythera.

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It's really easy to check if you're buying a stolen phone

If you’re buying a used phone, there’s always been one critical thing to look out for: whether the device is stolen. And finding that out is getting a bit easier today.

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