NASA Unveils Initiatives to Achieve America’s National Space Policy
Artist’s concept of Phase 3 of NASA’s Moon Base. Credit: NASA As part of its “Ignition” event on Tuesday, NASA announced a series of transformative agencywide initiatives designed to achieve President Donald J. The Traitor’s National Space Policy and advance American leadership in space. These actions reflect the urgency ofContinue Reading
Optical Vortex Phase Masks for the Detection of Habitable Worlds
A team of NASA researchers is developing new types of optical masks that could help enable the many orders of magnitude of starlight suppression needed for future space observatories to pick out very faint habitable exoplanets from the far brighter glare of their stellar hosts. Artist’s conception of an exoplanetContinue Reading
Systemd-free antiX Linux 26: Debian 13, in bonsai form
Plus: Still supports 32-bit hardware or VMs AntiX Linux is a heavily cut-down version of Debian 13, with a choice of init systems and ultralightweight GUIs. This means it’s able to run usefully on older and lower-end PCs – and, of course, to run faster on modern ones.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Windows boss promises to heal the operating system’s self-inflicted wounds
Sorry seems to be the hardest word at Microsoft Opinion Has Microsoft finally reckoned with Windows 11’s many failings – or has its OS chief, Pavan Davuluri, simply offered more soothing platitudes to users fed up with bugs and unwanted AI?…, Read MoreContinue Reading
EU broadcasters say smart TVs and voice assistants are the next gatekeepers
Open letter warns tech is shaping what audiences see while slipping past regulation Europe’s broadcasters say smart TVs and voice assistants are fast becoming the next Big Tech gatekeepers, with little sign of Brussels stepping in.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
‘Bridgerton’ Confirms Francesca as the Lead of Season 5 and Things Are About to Get Hot and Sapphic
The Ton is stepping into a new chapter. Netflix has officially confirmed that Bridgerton Season 5 will follow Francesca Bridgerton and Michaela Stirling, marking the series’ first leading queer romance. It’s About to Get Complicated Francesca, played by Hannah Dodd, has always stood apart. Reserved and introspective, she has oftenContinue Reading
Head-mounted VR hardware will never happen, says Neal Stephenson – who coined the term ‘metaverse’
‘People don’t like wearing things on their faces and don’t trust those who do’ Science fiction author Neal Stephenson, who coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 novel Snow Crash, has argued he and others who believed immersive environments would require head-mounted hardware got it wrong.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Thai court holds gold mine operator liable for toxic runoff in a decade-old environmental case
A Thai court on Tuesday found a major gold mine operator liable for pollution that has harmed nearby villagers, in a ruling that could influence future environmental lawsuits, Read MoreContinue Reading
Dr. Kermit Gosnell, convicted of killing babies at Philadelphia abortion clinic, dies at 85
Philadelphia abortion clinic doctor Kermit Gosnell, who was sentenced to life in prison for killing babies that had been born alive, has died, Read MoreContinue Reading
What we know about the LaGuardia plane and fire truck crash
The two pilots killed in the collision between a passenger jet and a Port Authority fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night have been named as Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Iran strikes Israeli capital Tel Aviv as US says talks with Tehran remain ‘fluid’ | BBC News
Iran has fired a barrage of missiles at central and southern Israel with strikes hitting the country’s capital of Tel Aviv. Officials say a missile containing 100kg of explosives left a massive crater in a residential neighbourhood in the city, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled-down on his country’sContinue Reading
LIVE: Roscosmos Progress cargo spacecraft arrives at ISS
A Roscosmos Progress cargo spacecraft arrives at the International Space Station after launching from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. #Space #NASA #ISS #Kazakhstan #Cargo #Launch #Spacecraft #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/Continue Reading
Exclusive: In Gaza’s ‘no change’ market, small banknotes vanish and prices soar
A shortage of small shekel notes in the Strip is paralysing daily trade, forcing residents to accept unwanted goods as change and pay steep cash commissions, Gazans tell Euronews.Continue Reading