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A Startup's Bid to Dim the Sun
The gloomy arguments in favor of solar geoengineering are compelling; so are the even gloomier counter-arguments. Stardust is the name of a small startup with enormous ambitions. The company, which is based in Israel and registered in Delaware, proposes to do nothing less than dim the sun. Its business plan is modelled on volcanoes. In a major eruption, millions of tons of sulfur dioxide get thrown up into the stratosphere.
This Lightweight Laptop Is Almost Half Off
Best Buy has the Asus Zenbook A14 marked down to almost half its sticker price. On the hunt for a lightweight and budget-friendly laptop that won't let you down? Best Buy has the Asus Zenbook A14 discounted from its usual $1,000 price point to just $550 for an early Black Friday deal . This featherweight laptop is a Windows Copilot+ PC, with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus at its core, and is a great deal for students or occasionally putting in some hours from your local cafรฉ. Weighing in at just 2.1 pounds, this Zenbook is one of the lightest laptops we've tested to date, with most machines starting closer to 2.4, and only Lenovo's Thinkpad X1 Carbon coming anywhere close at 2.2 pounds.