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Detect Quakes With “Raspberry Shakes”

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Actually, a whole community of (mostly) amateur seismologists had, using a Raspberry Pi–based device called a Raspberry Shake , developed in 2016 by a group in tectonically active Panama. earthquake in, fittingly, Panama, birthplace of the Raspberry Shake. Panama quake. On 29 August, there was a magnitude-5.5

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SpaceX drone ship heads to the Bahamas for its ride to California

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Known as Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY), a name derived from late science fiction author Iain Banks’ Culture universe, the drone ship supported its first Falcon booster landing attempt in March 2016 and successfully recovered a booster two months later. Mighty Servant 1 is a massive submersible heavy-lift ship.

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This Startup Is Using AI to Help Keep Store Shelves Stocked

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Wisy currently has 16 employees, who work in Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, and the United States. Chen is based in Panama City. Founded 2016. She and three of her coworkers decided in 2016 to launch Wisy to develop a solution. Slow or unavailable Internet connections posed another problem, Chen says. “We

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