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The lunar eclipse this week had many of us gazing up at the night sky to marvel at the red-tinged moon, and now we can see what that eerie effect looked like from the other side thanks to images captured by Fireflys Blue Ghost lander. From the landers perspective on the moon, the phenomenon on March 14 was a solar eclipse, and the latest video shows red light cast over Blue Ghost as Earth temporarily blocked the sun. The new imagery came in shortly after the team shared a photo of the diamond ring effect captured by the lander as the sun began to reemerge. These images rapidly captured by our top deck camera with different exposure settings were stitched together in a quick clip, Firefly said. The red hue is the result of sunlight refracting through the Earths atmosphere as the sun is blocked by our planet, casting a shadow on the lunar surface. At the beginning of the video where the images are better lit, you can see Venus as a small dot above the eclipse. And if you look really, really closely, youll also see Mercury to its left. Blue Ghost landed on the moon on March 2, and Firefly has shared some pretty amazing photos and videos since, including landing footage from the spacecrafts point of view. The landers mission is expected to come to an end soon with the onset of lunar night, but itll first observe the lunar sunset on March 16.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/see-fireflys-blue-ghost-lander-bathed-in-red-during-solar-eclipse-captured-from-the-moon-203203999.html?src=rss
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As of March 28, Amazon Echo models that were previously able to process Alexa requests locally will no longer do so, instead sending those voice recordings to the cloud. An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the change to The Verge after a Reddit user posted a PSA about it on Friday, with a screenshot of an email theyd received from the company. The change applies to the Echo Dot (4th Gen), Echo Show 10 and Echo Show 15, according to The Verge. Per the email shared on Reddit, the settings for Echo users who enabled the Do Not Send Voice Recordings option will automatically change to Dont save recordings. It goes on to say, This means that, starting on March 28th, your voice recordings will be sent to and processed in the cloud, and they will be deleted after Alexa processes your requests. Any previously saved voice recordings will also be deleted. The move comes a few weeks after Amazon introduced Alexa+, which brings generative AI to the assistant. Amazon said during the February unveiling event that Alexa+ would begin rolling out in early access this month. As we continue to expand Alexas capabilities with generative AI features that rely on the processing power of Amazons secure cloud, we have decided to no longer support this feature, Amazon said in its email to customers about discontinuing the option for local processing. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/smart-home/amazon-is-getting-rid-of-the-option-for-echo-devices-to-process-alexa-requests-locally-182627101.html?src=rss
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Googles update to the Find My Device app, which adds a People tab showing contacts who have shared their location with you (and vice versa), is now available for Android users. The company announced the feature at the beginning of the month with the March Pixel Drop, and it started rolling out this week, as spotted by 9to5Google. With the update, you can now see your approved contacts real-time locations on the map, above a list that displays the addresses of their current positions, their distance from you and the time since that information was last refreshed. While Google Maps already let users manage location sharing and keep track of trusted contacts, the Find My Device update makes all this information easier to find, with a more straightforward presentation. In the People tab, you can choose to see the contacts who have shared their location with you, and those youve shared your location with. You can also switch Google accounts and change your Location Sharing settings at any time from within the app using the tab at the top right. The update comes almost a year after Google first launched Find My Device, and brings the service more in line with Apples Find My app. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/googles-find-my-device-app-can-now-show-your-contacts-real-time-locations-154857019.html?src=rss
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