🪐 AI Tool Validates 118 Hidden Exoplanets in NASA's TESS Data

Astronomers at the University of Warwick have used a newly developed artificial intelligence pipeline to validate 118 previously unconfirmed exoplanets, including 31 entirely new detections, buried in data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).

The AI system, called RAVEN (RAnking and Validation of ExoplaNets), scanned observations of more than 2.2 million stars collected during the first four years of the TESS mission, focusing on planets that orbit close to their host stars with periods shorter than 16 days.

🎮 Sony To Raise PlayStation Prices, Citing Global Economic Situation

Sony has announced a global price increase for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal consoles.

The new recommended retail prices will take effect on April 2, 2026. The company said the decision is due to the global economic situation and the need to support the development of new products.

Prices in the U.S. are now:

PS5 — $649.99
PS5 Digital Edition — $599.99
PS5 Pro — $899.99

💻 Windows Applications Experience Hangs 7.5 Times More Frequently Than Those on macOS

This was reported by analysts at Omnissa, who analyzed telemetry data from millions of corporate devices running their software.

Furthermore, according to their data, Windows-based computers require forced shutdowns 3.1 times more often, and applications experience critical crashes 2.2 times more frequently compared to Apple machines.

Due to these disruptions, employees working on Windows lose up to 24 minutes of productive time.

⏳ In companies, macOS devices are used for an average of 6 years, while Windows machines are used for 3 years.

And which OS do you use?

❤️ — macOS
🔥 — Windows
😎 — Linux

🟥 Cyclone Narelle Turns Western Australia's Sky Blood Red After Historic Four-Landfall Path

As Tropical Cyclone Narelle bore down on Western Australia's coast on Friday, March 27, residents of Shark Bay and the surrounding Pilbara region looked up to find the sky had turned a deep, unsettling crimson.

The phenomenon, captured on video, quickly went viral as footage of the "apocalyptic" scene spread across social media.

🎓 MIT Has Released the First Lecture of the Updated "Introduction to Machine Learning" Course

For beginners, this is one of the best resources to start learning ML and AI. For experienced developers, it is a chance to refresh their knowledge with the current state of the industry in mind.

➡️ You can watch the first lecture on YouTube. Also, the playlist includes recordings of courses from previous years.

New lectures will be published every week. Additional materials, notes, and slides are available on the course website.

😳 Paul McCartney Banned From Reddit After Promoting Himself in Paul McCartney Subreddit

Sir Paul McCartney was banned from Reddit after sharing pictures of a concert in the r/PaulMcCartney subreddit. Over the weekend, Paul McCartney’s Reddit account attempted to share pictures from a show at Fonda Theatre to the site via a Dropbox link. Shortly afterwards the account was banned. Still, Reddit claims that there was just an error.

"There was a technical bug that made the account look banned, but no one would ban one of The Beatles," Reddit said.

📺 Honor Announces a Phone That Unfolds Into a TV

The new foldable Honor Magic VVVVVVVVV looks like a perfectly ordinary chunky smartphone at first glance—but users can unfold it into a full-size TV.

Unfortunately, it's just an April Fools' joke from the Chinese company.

🚀 Artemis II, the First Crewed Lunar Mission in 50 Years, Has Launched

At 6:35 p.m. Eastern time, NASA's SLS rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft lifted off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The four-person crew—Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, and Victor Glover—will fly around the Moon and return to Earth on a 10-day mission.

NASA plans to land astronauts on the Moon in 2028 during Artemis IV.

💰 Nvidia Is Losing Ground in China to Local Chipmakers

In 2025, Chinese data centers purchased approximately 4 million AI chips, including 2.2 million from Nvidia and 1.65 million from domestic companies.

Nvidia still dominates the global GPU market, but it's starting to lose one of its most important markets: China. Over the past five years, its share there has dropped from 95% to 55%.

✖️ The shift began in 2022, when the U.S. government restricted Nvidia from selling to China its most advanced chips, including the A100, H100, and H200. In response, the Chinese government launched incentives for building AI data centers, requiring companies to use locally made chips to qualify for state support.

💻 The biggest beneficiary so far has been Huawei, which shipped 812,000 chips last year, capturing about 20% of the market. Other Chinese players developing data center processors include T-Head (Alibaba), Kunlunxin (Baidu), and Cambricon.

Could Huawei challenge Nvidia on the global stage?

❤️ — Yes, it's possible
🔥 — Unlikely