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Mattress owners reported that their beds were stuck at sweltering temperatures and uncomfortable incline positions., (NewsNation) — Eight Sleep is upgrading its software after smart mattress owners were unable to adjust temperatures or bed positions following an Amazon Web Services outage. CEO Matteo Franceschetti told The Verge that the companyContinue Reading

linux-app-release-roundup-(october-2025)

October brought ghosts, ghouls — and a glut of great Linux app updates. Big hitters included Mozilla Firefox 144, Thunderbird 144, ONLYOFFICE 9.1, Ghostty 1.2, GIMP 3.0.6 and the all-new Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0. Plus, a big virtualisation update in VMWare Workstation 25H2 and a more confusing one in VirtualBoxContinue Reading

What’s happening on the International Space Station while the government is shut down?

NASA astronauts continue their work on the International Space Station despite the ongoing government shutdown. (Image credit: NASA) Although the U.S. government is shut down, NASA’s astronauts in space are still expected to show up for work every day. As the shutdown continues into its second month, many federal employees are furloughed. Some, however, keepContinue Reading

25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us about living and working in space

The International Space Station will be decommissioned soon. (Image credit: NASA) This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights . The International Space Station is one of the most remarkable achievements of the modern age. It is the largest, most complex, most expensiveContinue Reading

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Vinay Prasad, who oversees gene therapies at the FDA, has said the plans will be published in early November., (NewsNation) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to unveil a quicker approach to approving custom gene-editing treatments. According to Bloomberg News, Vinay Prasad, who oversees gene therapies at theContinue Reading

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The task force is expected to develop a strategic plan for how Indiana can utilize its assets to help drone technology be developed across government, academia and industry., INDIANAPOLIS — A new executive order from Indiana Gov. Mike Braun aims to position Indiana to help lead in the federal government’sContinue Reading

ubuntu-25.10’s-x86-64-v3-architecture-variants-offer-modest-gains

Ubuntu has added a new x86-64-v3 ‘architecture variant’ for Ubuntu 25.10, configuring its build infrastructure and package managers to support compiling and installing optimised packages. “By making changes to dpkg, apt and Launchpad, we are able to build multiple versions of a package, each for a different level of the x86-64 architecture, meaning weContinue Reading