An aptly-named calf born near Kingston, Ont., is causing quite a stir due to her unusual markings. 

Eclipse was born with a white crescent moon-shaped mark on her forehead. Not only that, but she was born on Apr. 8, the same day a historic total solar eclipse briefly plunged the region into darkness. 

Laura Carey owns Carey Farm with her husband Michael and his brother Neil. The dairy farm has been in Michael’s family for four generations and has 150 cows, 65 of them used for milking. 

Carey was milking the cows when she first noticed the newborn calf’s unique marking. 

“I thought it was cool but I didn’t really pay much attention until the next day when I got a better look at her and I thought, oh my gosh, look at the marking, it’s like an eclipse,” Carey told CBC. 

Eclipse is a Holstein, the breed many people picture when they image a dairy cow. They’re often born with remarkable spots and markings, Carey said.

“Over the years we’ve had [markings] that look like hearts and ones that look like question marks,” she said.

Photo took off on social media

On April 9, Carey posted a photo of Eclipse on Facebook. Shortly after, she received a message from a family member alerting her to the post’s growing popularity. 

“Soon enough it had 40 [shares] and then the vet shared it, and it went off from there,” Carey said. 

Eclipse was quite small for a Holstein calf, weighing in at around 32 kilograms. Most calves are closer to 45 kilograms. 

Carey’s post describes Eclipse as “a tiny girl with a big attitude.” 

“Cows are no different from you and I,” she said. “They come in all personality types.”  

Like the celestial event she’s named after, Eclipse attracts attention, Carey said.

“We have another calf right now and she’s laid back, I could do anything to her. But Eclipse has got a little more spice to her.”

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The plug-in hybrid system consists of the aforementioned rear motor and a 6.1 kWh battery. Mercedes has not, however, stated the range of said battery, but the AMG GT Coupe allows drivers to augment how aggressive regenerative braking is to let the battery charge and “recuperate” as the driver sees fit. It also features several different AMG “Dynamic Select” drive modes including an “electric” mode.

It comes standard with active aerodynamics, rear axle steering, carbon ceramic brakes, and 20-inch wheels standard. If your hyper-fast AMG GT Coupe isn’t special enough, you can also get it painted in exclusive Mercedes “MANUFAKTUR” signature paint colors for that extra flair. The AMG GT 63 S E Performance is set to burn rubber from sea to shining sea in the United States towards the end of this year. Mercedes has not yet revealed the price, but given the fact that the AMG GT 63 S four-door starts at $170,350, you know the electrified version isn’t going to be inexpensive by any stretch of the word, that is, unless you’re comparing it to a Bugatti.

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London-based Nothing Tech has just launched new earbuds, two pairs, in fact. The Nothing Ear and more affordable Nothing Ear (a) have just gone on sale—you can read Forbes contributor Mark Sparrow’s review of both pairs here. And now, the company has announced a cool new feature: and industry-first integration with ChatGPT. It comes with strings, though.

The new earbuds have just been announced and are available to pre-order from nothing.tech now and go on sale from Monday, April 22. If you’re in London, and you want to be among the very first to get the earbuds, you can snap them up in the Nothing Store Soho a little bit sooner, from Saturday, April 20 (click-and-collect is available).

From launch, the company said, “it will enhance its overall user experience with industry-first ChatGPT integrations in its audio and smartphone products.”

Nothing goes on that it wants “to advance consumer tech products’ transition to AI, as well as simplify and enhance the user experience.”

It means users will be able to pinch the earbud to directly speak to ChatGPT to ask questions and hear responses in the earbuds. Nothing is also introducing new elements to Nothing phones, such as widgets which make it easy to talk to ChatGPT on the handsets. Other features include being able to send screenshots directly to ChatGPT and a clipboard shortcut for sending text.

So, what are the catches?

Although the Bluetooth new earbuds will work with any iPhone or Android phone, and there are dedicated Nothing apps for each platform, the ChatGPT integration is more limited for now.

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The earbuds must be paired with a Nothing handset. From today, the feature works with the premium model, the Nothing Phone (2), providing it’s running the latest software. The earlier Nothing Phone (1) and more recent, more affordable model, Nothing Phone (2a) will need to wait for a software update, which Nothing says is “coming soon”.

Also coming in the future is compatibility with earlier Nothing earbuds, that is the Ear (1), Ear (2) and Ear (Stick).

The new earbuds are very keenly priced. Ear costs $149 (£129 in the U.K.), while Ear (a) is $99 (£99 in the U.K.). Both pairs have active noise-cancelling, which is not commonplace at this price point. The more expensive Ear has a wireless charging case and a feature to create a personal sound profile. Both pairs come in black and white finishes, with Nothing’s trademark transparent design in the earbuds and charging case. But the Nothing Ear (a) has an eye-catching extra: a tremendous yellow-finish option.

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