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• How a space telescope found the ‘strongest evidence yet’ of life beyond our solar system

  17-04-2025 20:27
  
  Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope say they have detected the “strongest evidence yet” that life exists outside our solar system.   Scientists at the University of Cambridge found signs of the gases dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and/or dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b. On Earth, these gases are only produced by living organisms like phytoplankton, suggesting that K2-18b may also support life.  Located 124 light years away, K2-18b
  
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• As AI swamps music platforms, Deezer is fighting back — unlike Spotify

  17-04-2025 16:07
  
  Songs generated by AI tools such as Suno and Udio are flooding Deezer — but the French music streaming platform is trying to fight back.  Deezer said on Wednesday that users are adding over 20,000 fully AI-generated tracks to its platform each day. This bot-made audio now makes up 18% of “total uploaded content” — almost double the 10% figure the company shared in January.  Aurelian Herault, Deezer’s chief innovation officer, said the flood of AI-generate
  
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• Startup challenge seeks sustainable solutions to AI’s energy demands

  17-04-2025 13:45
  
  A new contest is searching for solutions to a defining problem of the AI era: soaring energy consumption. The Energy Innovation for AI Startup Challenge launches amid growing concern over the environmental cost of artificial intelligence. Just last month, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned that global electricity demand from data centres is set to more than double by 2030 — with AI the main driver. Demand from dedicated AI data centres alone is forecast to more than quadruple. T
  
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• UK unleashes drone-zapping microwave weapon amid defence tech drive

  17-04-2025 11:43
  
  The British Army has successfully neutralised swarms of drones in a trial of the “RapidDestroyer” — a new kind of weapon that uses high-frequency microwaves to disable critical electronic components in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), causing them to crash. The Army said it took down two swarms of eight drones during a single test at a site in West Wales. During the entire trial period, the weapon was used to “track, engage and defeat” more than 100 drones.  R
  
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• 9 Best WordPress Themes for 2025

  17-04-2025 11:43 via webdesignerdepot.com
  Let’s be honest—there’s no shortage of WordPress themes that look good on the surface. But when it comes to keeping pace with evolving design standards, performance expectations, and user behavior, that list narrows quickly. A theme that dazzles today but falters under tomorrow’s demands won’t serve you—or your clients—for long. That’s why finding a theme […]
  
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• Paebbl, the startup turning CO2 into building materials, opens first demo plant

  17-04-2025 08:01
  
  Paebbl has opened its first demo plant in Rotterdam as it looks to ramp up its carbon capture technology.   When we visited Paebbl’s sprawling facility in June last year, it was a mishmash of prototype machines, batch samples, machinery, and equipment — some of it still in its packaging. Now, the site is purportedly the world’s biggest plant capable of continuously mineralising CO2. Paebbl said the plant was completed in “record time” with the help of Dut
  
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• Good design is structure for the work

  17-04-2025 08:01 via webdesignernews.com
  Over the years, I’ve taken and adapted this work as part of a range of projects with different organisations. This has also meant that I’ve built on the work of others – some notable early examples of what shaped my thinking include Clayton M. Christensen’s Jobs to be Done framework, and then more practical books like The Lean Startup by Eric Ries, followed by Jeff Gothelf’s Lean UX – first released in 2013.
  
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• The product design process

  17-04-2025 07:59 via webdesignernews.com
  Product design isn’t just about making things pretty. It’s about making them work well for real people. It’s about identifying problems, ideating solutions, and packaging it in something that’s not just helpful, but joyful. Today, I’ll walk you through the core of product design, where AI fits in, and how we make design decisions that actually improve lives.
  
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• Three ways Figma explored horizontal scrolling

  17-04-2025 07:58 via webdesignernews.com
  What seemed like a straightforward request—add a horizontal scroll bar to the Layers panel in Figma—presented unexpected challenges. Here’s how the design and engineering teams iterated and prototyped to find the right solution.
  
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• Create a custom JavaScript sparkle cursor

  17-04-2025 07:57 via webdesignernews.com
  A magical sparkle cursor is a simple way to draw attention and make any website memorable. In this tutorial, we’ll build a beautiful sparkle cursor from scratch using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
  
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• Raising the Bar for AI Assistant in Adobe Experience Platform

  17-04-2025 07:55 via webdesignernews.com
  In a previous blog post, we explored how AI Assistant in Adobe Experience Platform is monitored and improved via an end-to-end evaluation framework, including how we track, categorize, and learn from errors in real-world usage.
  
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• How To Improve Website Performance

  17-04-2025 07:54 via webdesignernews.com
  In this article we’ll look at 12 things you can do on your website to make it load faster. But first, let’s take a look at what website performance is all about and how it’s measured.
  
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