The Bored Ape Yacht Club has concluded its investigation into what caused at least 15 convention attendees to suffer eye pain, vision problems, and sunburnt skin during ApeFest 2023, determining that UV-A emitting lights were likely behind the injuries.
A similar situation was reported in 2017 after specialist lights used for disinfection were incorrectly installed during a Hypebeast event.
We love X-raying gadgets with a Lumafield CT scanner here at The Verge — being able to see the internal workings without a physical teardown is fascinating.
For example, these scans shared by Lumafield’s Jon Bruner compare genuine Apple AirPods with two counterfeits, exposing the internal differences across the earbuds and charging cases. Check the threaded tweets below for a detailed comparison.
The five images mark an important step in the Euclid telescope’s six-year mission to create the largest cosmic 3D map ever made.
Unlike NASA’s James Webb telescope, which produces high-resolution images by focusing on smaller areas, Euclid can observe large sections of the sky much faster, and in higher resolution than previous survey missions. “We have never seen astronomical images like this before, containing so much detail,” said the ESA’s René Laureijs.
An early model of the USS Enterprise used on the original Star Trek TV series has seemingly appeared in a now-removed eBay listing almost 50 years after it went missing.
There’s no confirmation yet if the relic is being reunited with the Roddenberry family, but the seller told Ars Technica that it’s now out of their hands and “with a proper team.”
