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Portland State University Computer Science Professor Banafsheh Rekabdar is developing artificial intelligence to track astronaut’s personalized health data to send faster distress signals to Earth., Portland State University Computer Science Professor Banafsheh Rekabdar is developing artificial intelligence to track astronaut’s personalized health data to send faster distress signals to Earth.,Continue Reading

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Five Years Ago This week in 2021, we looked at the future of net neutrality under the new interim FCC boss, and at how broadband monopolies continued to get money for networks they never fully deployed. Twitter got immunity from a banned user’s lawsuit thanks to Section 230, while dozensContinue Reading

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The Airbus A380 is no longer in production, but the debate surrounding its design choices remains active, especially regarding the four engines that power the world’s largest passenger aircraft. Not many people know that the Airbus A380 comes with two engine options. What are these, and which Airbus A380 engineContinue Reading

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GNOME’s window snapping is pretty basic, which is why extensions like  Tiling Shell  exist to fill the gap for Linux users managing multiple windows on their screens. The v17.3 update arrived this weekend with a focus on improving edge-tiling behaviour with a set of new edge tiling modes to control what happens whenContinue Reading

Chinese space tourism startup eyes 2028 for 1st crewed mission, signs celebrity for future flight

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Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle launches six people to suborbital space on Dec. 20, 2025. Beijing-based company InterstellOr aims to launch similar space tourism missions starting in 2028, and actor Johnny Huang Jingyu has booked a seat. (Image credit: Blue Origin) A Chinese space firm is booking passengers for its suborbital tourism flights and hasContinue Reading

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 195 — Remembering Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia

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Remembering Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia – NASA’s Week of Remembrance with Gerry Griffin – YouTube Watch On On Episode 195 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Gerry Griffin, former Apollo Flight Director and Director of the Johnson Space Center, about NASA’s spaceflight tragedies. This episode is a remembranceContinue Reading

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Microsoft is taking a cue from Linux with its new Command Palette Dock proposal for PowerToys, which lets Windows users add a second panel to their desktop complete with widgets, flexible positioning and custom theming. That is functionality standard across most Linux desktop environments (and has been for decades), andContinue Reading