Monthly Archives: October 2022

Google is serious about its giant video chat booths, starts real-world testing

Enlarge / A Project Starline booth, featuring a 3D display and a massive array of cameras. (credit: Google) Google actually seems serious about its wild “Project Starline” video booth idea. The mysterious project was announced as part of the Google I/O 2021 keynote but was initially overshadowed by more tangible Wear OS and Android announcements….

Black hole “burps” at half the speed of light, years after devouring star

Enlarge / Artist’s illustration of a tidal disruption event where a supermassive black hole spaghettifies and gobbles down a star. (credit: DESY, Science Communication Lab) Back in October 2018, astronomers spotted the bright flare of a star being shredded by a black hole 20 million times more massive than our Sun 665 million light years away—a…