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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screens roughly 3.3 million carry-on bags every day, and officers say the overwhelming majority of prohibited items they find belong to travelers who simply forgot something was packed. The agency also does not technically confiscate most of what it takes. Items left at checkpoints areContinue Reading

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Dutch flag carrier KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has revealed the first five routes on which it plans to deploy its brand-new Airbus A350-900s from its hub at Amsterdam Schiphol. The SkyTeam member plans to put the type into service on October 30, which, according AeroRoutes, is a week later thanContinue Reading

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A chain of vulnerabilities in Google’s Chrome browser could have enabled researchers to take control of one billion Windows machines worldwide — and it cost them just $40,000 in AI compute time to discover it. Researchers at Xbow USA worked for six days on developing the exploit, which earned themContinue Reading

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Due to the global memory shortage, 8 gigabytes has once again become the standard among computer manufacturers. Fortunately, Microsoft has spent the past few months optimizing Windows 11 for computers with limited RAM. According to a post on the official Windows blog, the company has, among other things, improved backgroundContinue Reading

‘It really does change you’: SpaceX Crew-12 commander wishes we could all see our fragile Earth from space

NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-12 mission commander Jessica Meir snapped this photo of northern Africa from the International Space Station. She posted it on X on Sept. 27, 2026. (Image credit: NASA/Jessica Meir) The astronauts of SpaceX’s Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station wish that we could all see Earth as they just did.Continue Reading

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Vietnamese mobility brand Green SM has launched an all-electric taxi service in Los Angeles—the company’s first entry into North America and its ninth global market. The company’s Los Angeles fleet consists entirely of VinFast EVs, featuring VinFast VF 8 models. Customers in LA can book rides through the Green SMContinue Reading

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Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) has released test data showing that its fast-charging G CELLS completed 1,000 six-minute charge and discharge cycles with no performance reduction as of October 7, 2026. Indiana’s Battery Innovation Center built the 1.5 Ah pouch cells and collected the data. GMG developed, manufactured and supplied theContinue Reading

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Investors are pouring more into AI data center infrastructure than they can hope to recoup by 2030, according to Gartner. “Enterprise and consumer AI revenue will be insufficient to support profitable returns on all planned AI capital expenditures during this period,” said Gartner Senior Director Analyst Will Sommer. AI dataContinue Reading