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There you are. Your Zodiac sign is probably wrong. Created by the Babylonians 2,500 years ago, the 12 signs were originally based on the constellations behind the sun at the time.

But what they saw then isn’t necessarily what you’d see now. For instance, if your birthday is today (Sept. 10), you think you’re a Virgo, because that was the constellation behind the sun on this day thousands of years ago. This year, however, it’s Leo. That’s for three reasons:

  • The Earth wobbles, shifting our view of the stars by about one degree every 72 years.
  • Constellations aren’t all the same size (e.g., the sun only spends a week in front of tiny Scorpio).
  • There is a 13th constellation, Ophiuchus, which the Babylonians kinda just forgot about.

Check out this New York Times interactive feature to see how your sign differs today from 2,500 years ago. And while this may cast doubt on the validity of horoscopes, remember that tarot cards are never wrong.

—Molly Liebergall, Dave Lozo, Adam Epstein, Neal Freyman

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Lagging in AI, Apple launches ‘iPhone but thin’

Apple iPhone Air

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The latest type of iPhone looks like it would skim across a pond really nicely. At its big annual product keynote yesterday, Apple introduced the iPhone Air, its slimmest iPhone ever, which it’s set to release later this year alongside the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, AirPods Pro 3, and Series 11 Watches.

Hello to the MacBook Air of iPhones. This is Apple’s first major iPhone redesign in years:

  • At 5.6 millimeters thick (not counting its raised rear camera), the new iPhone Air is about a third thinner than last year’s iPhone 16 Pro.
  • But that also means its battery life, which Apple claims will last all day, is also likely to take a hit. The Air’s juice capacity will allegedly be lower than last year’s iPhones, according to reports based on leaked Chinese regulatory filings.
  • Its processing power tops the iPhone 17, but comes up a bit short against the 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max, and its camera system lacks a true telephoto lens.

The Air will start at $999, which is $200 more than the standard iPhone 17 and just $100 less than the 17 Pro. This pricing aligns with recent years, despite fears of tariff-related hikes.

Expectations aren’t high. Experts have noted that Apple users tend to care most about battery and camera quality, and the iPhone Air is relatively costly without being the hero of either feature. Still, this could just be a first step—Apple’s original MacBook Air underwhelmed because it was priced between the better-performing MacBook and MacBook Pro, but with tweaks, it later became Apple’s best-selling computer.

Missing: artificial intelligence. Aside from new AirPods that can translate other languages in real time, Apple barely highlighted AI during the keynote. So far, the company has failed to deliver an AI-ified Siri, which was delayed until next year after being extolled as a key part of the previous iPhone 16 lineup.—ML

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