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NASA finds captivating ocean world is making oxygen. Here’s how much.

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NASA suspects that the ice-clad moon Europa harbors a deep, deep sea — reaching some 40 to 100 miles (60 to 150 kilometers) down. And new evidence, from the space agency’s Juno craft, points to surface processes that create bounties of oxygen on Europa, some of which is transported into the world’s voluminous ocean. It’s … Read more

Apple Watches without banned blood oxygen features will go on sale Thursday morning

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Apple’s appeal is ongoing, and we believe the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit should reverse the USITC’s decision. We strongly disagree with the USITC decision and resulting orders. Pending the appeal, Apple is taking steps to comply with the ruling while ensuring customers have access to Apple Watch with limited disruption. These … Read more

Apple removes blood oxygen sensor from new watches. What does this mean for current users?

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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Just a month ago, Apple halted US sales of its new Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 models over a patent dispute regarding the watch’s blood oxygen sensor. A federal court is still reviewing the case, but it appears Apple is preparing to move forward before a decision is made by dropping the … Read more

Apple Ditches Blood Oxygen Feature on Its Watches to Escape Import Ban

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Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo Apple has finally come up with a workaround for the recent ban on two of its watches: the Apple Watch Series 9 and the Ultra 2. It will ditch the blood oxygen measurement feature on its watches altogether. The M3 MacBook Pro: Made Dark for Halloween The Cupertino giant has … Read more

Apple Watch redesign will remove blood oxygen monitoring amidst patent dispute

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Apple is reportedly removing the pulse oximeter from the Apple Watch so that it can be imported to the US without legal issues. The device was temporarily banned from import last December after medical tech company Masimo accused Apple of stealing its blood oxygen monitoring technology. A federal court filing revealed Apple’s intention to redesign … Read more

Apple Watch drops blood oxygen features to dodge the import ban

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The blood oxygen feature is about to disappear from new Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 devices. While Apple itself has not released a statement or responded to our request for comment, both Bloomberg and 9to5Mac are reporting that the feature will be going away and that US Customs and Border Protection has … Read more

1.75-Billion-Year-Old Fossils Are Oldest Record of Oxygenic Photosynthesis

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The story of life on Earth can’t be told without photosynthesis, the process by which plants (and some other lifeforms) convert sunlight into chemical energy. Now, a team of researchers has announced the discovery of fossilized photosynthetic structures—the oldest yet known—from a staggering 1.75 billion years ago. What Is Carbon Capture? With Gizmodo’s Molly Taft … Read more

The Secret of How Cells Make ‘Dark Oxygen’ Without Light

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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Scientists have come to realize that in the soil and rocks beneath our feet there lies a vast biosphere with a global volume nearly twice that of all the world’s oceans. Little is known about these underground organisms, who represent most of the planet’s microbial … Read more