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Suborbital space tourism finally arrives | FCC prepares to run public C-band auction | The big four in the U.S. launch industry — United Launch Alliance, SpaceX, Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman — hope to be one of two providers that will receive five-year contracts later this year to launch national security payloads starting in 2022. | China’s launch rate stays high | The International Space Station is the largest ever crewed object in space.

 
ADWEEK Brand Advantage: Prediction Markets Grabbed Midterm...
In mid-October, a Times Square billboard displayed the odds of Democrats winning the Senate in the U.S. midterm elections. The sign didn’t belong to a polling firm or cable broadcaster; it was an ad for prediction platform Kalshi.  The poster was a glowing reminder of how prediction market platforms—which let traders buy and sell ‘yes’ or ‘no’ contracts on a range of outcomes—are going mainstream. Kalshi’s rival Polymarket went big on marketing in October too, and so far the...

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Cancer-fighting chewing gum slashes HPV levels by...
A specially engineered chewing gum could offer an unexpected new weapon against viruses and bacteria linked to head and neck cancer. In laboratory tests using samples from cancer patients, researchers found that extracts from the gum reduced levels of human papillomavirus, or HPV, by as much as 93%. An enhanced version also nearly eliminated two harmful bacterial species while leaving beneficial bacteria unharmed. The findings, reported in Scientific Reports, suggest that this experimental approach could eventually help prevent certain...

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Even occasional marijuana use linked to 40%...
New preliminary research involving more than 440,000 American adults has uncovered a concerning association between cannabis use and cardiovascular disease, particularly stroke. The findings suggest that even occasional marijuana use may be linked to higher odds of cardiovascular problems, raising new questions about the health effects of a substance that is becoming increasingly common across the United States. The research, presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2026, found that the association was not limited to people who...

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Scientists discover why some mosquitoes love you...
Some people seem to attract mosquitoes wherever they go, but new research reveals that being a mosquito magnet depends on which species is doing the biting. In a study published in iScience, researchers at Florida International University (FIU) tested how three of the world’s most dangerous mosquito species responded to 119 human volunteers. Surprisingly, not a single participant attracted all three species. Instead, each species favored a different group of people, largely based on their individual body chemistry and...

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Scientists discover a giant 66-pound rodent that...
An ancient rodent of extraordinary size has been identified from fossils uncovered in a mine in southern Thailand. The discovery, made by an international team of paleontologists that includes scientists from McGill University, provides new evidence that giant rodents appeared much earlier and in more parts of the world than previously believed. The researchers found “remarkably large” fossilized teeth belonging to a previously unknown species called Yakamys sirindhornae. This prehistoric rodent lived approximately 34 million years ago, during the...

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237-million-year-old fossils reveal a bizarre armored sea...
A remarkable fossil discovery in China has revealed an ancient amphibian that lived entirely in the ocean, something no amphibian alive today is known to do. The unusual animal, named Gerrothorax maritimus, had a broad, flattened body protected by bony armor and was roughly the size of a giant salamander. Researchers believe it spent much of its life on the seafloor, waiting to ambush passing prey. The discovery comes from an international team at the University of California, Davis,...

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Astronomers discover hidden alien planet in James...
The Milky Way is believed to contain billions of planets beyond our solar system. These distant worlds, known as exoplanets, offer astronomers an opportunity to explore other planetary systems, identify potentially habitable environments, and perhaps eventually discover evidence of life elsewhere in the universe. Finding these planets is one challenge. Actually seeing them is another. Most exoplanets orbit stars that shine so brightly that the planets become nearly impossible to distinguish from the surrounding glare. Even the most advanced...

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School of Engineering welcomes new faculty in...
The MIT School of Engineering welcomes new faculty members across six of its academic units in 2026. This new cohort of faculty members, who have recently started their roles at MIT, conduct research across a diverse range of disciplines. “I’m pleased to welcome these talented colleagues to our engineering faculty,” says Paula T. Hammond, dean of engineering and an Institute Professor. “They bring fresh perspectives that will open new directions for research and create opportunities for our students to...

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MIT Schwarzman College of Computing welcomes seven...
The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing welcomes seven new faculty members in core computing and shared positions to the MIT community in 2026. They’re inventing and using artificial intelligence and computing technologies in new ways to transform areas such as environmental science, quantum computing, human-AI interaction, and macroeconomics and finance. “It’s a pleasure to welcome these outstanding faculty members to MIT, whose innovative research is leading advances in AI and computing and its impact on society,” says Dan Huttenlocher,...

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Trump Says It’s Fine for a CEO...
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Should Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang be exonerated of any wrongdoing after his affair with an alleged spy? Maybe now that he has a morally upstanding character witness like president Donald Trump on his side. During a presser Monday night, Trump defended Huang as an “honorable guy” after revealing that Huang had personally told him that he didn’t know that the Chinese businesswoman...

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MIT student leaders: Q&A with men’s football...
A senior studying mechanical engineering and finance, Dominic Hess is an Academic All-American with a packed study schedule. But he and his teammates still make room for about 20 hours a week of football during the regular season. (“It’s a little less in the spring,” he notes.) All this time practicing, working out, and playing in games, he says, doesn’t take away from his academic experience at MIT — it amplifies and improves it. In this interview, Hess discusses...

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Nvidia Pulled Strings to Shut Down a...
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Over the weekend, tech billionaire and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang publicly admitted that he had cheated on his wife with a suspected Chinese spy. The news sent markets rocking wildly, with investors worrying he could be forced to step down — a move that could trigger even more volatility. One person who was seemingly unsurprised by the revelation was president Donald Trump....

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Democrats Preparing Crackdown on Prediction Markets
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech With a broad mandate to mop up the corrosive graft seeping out of Washington DC under Donald Trump’s second administration, Democrats are reportedly preparing to bring the legislative hammer down on prediction markets — tech moneymakers era with deep ties to the White House. That’s according to Politico, which reports that Democrats are preparing to curb what California representative Maxine Waters called...

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The Company That Published Fake Journalists in...
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Paradium.AI, the recently-rebranded media company formerly known as The Arena Group, announced staggering third-quarter losses yesterday as it continues to go “all in” on AI. Paradium’s stock has been declining for years, though it experienced a drop of about 14 percent today after the company revealed that it had sustained a net loss of $3.6 million in the Q3 of 2026 — a...

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Thursday, Nov. 5 Daily Cable News Ratings:...
Highlights – Thursday, November 5, 2026 (Nielsen Big Data + Panel) Normalcy returned in primetime, as Fox News was the No. 1 network in total viewers. MS NOW’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell was the most-watched program in the Adults 25-54 demo.  Total Viewers (BD+P x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 1.112 | CNN: 669 | MS NOW: 991Prime: FNC: 1.716 | CNN: 1.051 | MS NOW: 1.505 Thu 11/5 · Total Viewers (P2+, 000s) Fox NewsCNNMSNOW Hover or tap a point...

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