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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.

 
LinkedIn is testing a Frequent Viewer tool...
Every single day, I get an email or two telling me who visited my LinkedIn profile. It has almost become a fun daily routine, and I often joke to myself that life might occasionally throw me a curveball, but LinkedIn’s “who viewed your profile” emails will always arrive on time. Whether or not you like these emails, LinkedIn is now testing a new “frequent viewer” label that tells you if someone is repeatedly visiting your profile. Numerous LinkedIn users...

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What to know about this year’s UN...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY It’s that time of year again: Thousands of delegates, lobbyists, and journalists are gathered for the annual UN climate talks, taking place this time in Antalya, Turkey. COP31 officially kicked off on November 8, marking the beginning of negotiations on one of the biggest stages of the climate world. Turkey and Australia are cohosting this year’s talks, which are scheduled to wrap up on November 20. This annual gathering can often serve as an indicator of where...

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AliExpress 11.11 sale offers up to 90%...
AliExpress is bringing discounts of up to 90% across its platform as part of its 11.11 Sale, with additional promotional codes offering savings of up to $155. The shopping event also includes extra discounts for customers using PayPal Pay Later, giving gadget enthusiasts another opportunity to save on cameras, gaming devices and 3D printers. The sale runs until November 18, 2026, and features a selection of products from AliExpress’s bestselling Double 11 collection. The updated deal selection includes the...

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Huawei Watch D3 review: Nothing else on...
Huawei Watch D3 MSRP $500.00 “The Watch D3 hides some of the most revolutionary health hardware I’ve seen inside a smartwatch that somehow still feels completely normal on my wrist.” Genuine cuff-based blood-pressure monitoring Excellent 24-hour ABPM implementation Excellent AMOLED display Strong battery life Broad health and fitness tracking Works with Android and iOS Limited third-party app ecosystem Cuff comfort may vary between users No official US availability Premium price if you don’t need BP tracking Recommended Videos I’ve...

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Digital Trends’ CES 2027 Editors’ Choice Awards...
Every January, thousands of products launch at CES with the same promise: this one changes everything. For years, Digital Trends has told readers which tech is worth their money. Not which booth had the biggest screen, and not which brand bought the most ad space, but which products held up once our editors actually got their hands on them. Now we’re bringing that same approach to the show floor. Introducing the Digital Trends CES 2027 Editors’ Choice Awards, our...

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[EXCLUSIVE] ARRI is redefining smartphone filmmaking with...
These days, almost every smartphone brand out there loves parading the cinema-grade capture chops of their hardware. From concerts to live events, we’re increasingly seeing rigs with a smartphone leading the charge. Every flagship promises Hollywood-worthy videos, film-like colours, and enough AI magic to make a director do a double take. In the hands of an average person, however, it’s a whole different story. My tech-savvy teenage brother, for example, wants his phone to shoot great videos without forcing...

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Apple’s new touchscreen MacBook Pro isn’t exactly...
I’ve cracked exactly one laptop screen in my life. It was in 2020, when I broke the IPS screen on my Lenovo laptop, and boy do I remember the repair bill. It looks like Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro could be just as painful to repair, especially if you need to get past that gorgeous new OLED display. iFixit has just published its teardown of Apple’s new 14-inch touchscreen MacBook Pro. Among the many things it covers (including how the...

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How to choose the right cooling mattress...
This post is brought to you in paid partnership with Sleep Number. Getting comfortable at bedtime is one thing, but staying that way all night can be tough if you tend to sleep warm. Waking up hot interrupts your rest, leaving you tossing and turning and feeling tired the next day. Feeling that a good night’s sleep is out of reach can be frustrating. The right mattress can help manage your sleeping temperature and make it easier to stay comfortable...

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Mental health app are not here just...
Finding a job is hard enough without having to deal with rejection, financial uncertainty, and the emotional drain of unemployment. A new study led by Northwestern University suggests a smartphone-based program that combines mental health exercises with practical job-search guidance could help people get back to work. After six weeks of the trial, 68.3% of people using the program had found jobs, compared with 50.8% of those receiving standard job-search advice. The program, called DRIVEN (Distress-Informed Return-to-Work Intervention), addresses...

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The Download: preserving minds and weighing open...
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Six wild ideas for perpetuating your mind As we age, we forget most of what we’ve experienced, yet there’s still undeniable continuity: At 30, or 50, or 70, you will still be you.  To preserve that elusive continuity of self, some far-thinking technologists are exploring ways to keep the brain going, even beyond death. Their...

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The Download: Pelosi’s successor targets AI and...
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Nancy Pelosi’s replacement is ready to regulate AI —Grace Huckins As a California state senator, Scott Wiener authored legislation aimed at curbing the risks of advanced AI. Now, after winning a tight congressional race for Nancy Pelosi’s open San Francisco seat, he could play a key role in setting federal AI policy. I spoke with...

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Evolving metal extraction processes
Provided byOutokumpu The metals industry has experienced transformational moments before: the Bessemer process, flash smelting, electric arc furnaces, and modern continuous casting all changed what was possible. Yet, for more than a century, most extraction processes rely on techniques and pathways that would be familiar to metallurgists from generations ago. Processes have become larger and control systems smarter, but the fundamental science behind separating metals from ores has changed less than many realize. Today’s materials challenges are different from...

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Security Flaws Across UK Government Sites Exposed...
A security researcher has found more than 100 serious vulnerabilities in publicly available UK government code, putting sensitive data at risk as a result of poor cyber hygiene. The UK government has defaulted to openly publishing code it produces with public money for around a decade because it’s transparent, and making it easier for code to be reused is cost-efficient. This includes within the Department of Health and Social Care, and the Home Office, as well as local authorities....

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A New AI Tool From Google DeepMind...
Google DeepMind researchers used agentic AI to mathematically prove, or “formally verify,” a number of the Signal protocol’s key cryptographic guarantees—a landmark development for the widely used cryptography and AI itself. Conducted as a sort of proof-of-concept project in just four weeks, the work is significant in two ways. It serves as further independent validation of the cryptography that protects massive quantities of the world’s communications on platforms like the Signal app, Google Messages, and WhatsApp. And it demonstrates...

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The backlash about data centers might really...
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. As voters went to the polls across the US last week, I was in Ashburn, Virginia, part of what’s known as Data Center Alley—the world’s largest data center hub. It’s also where the backlash now sweeping the country arguably first began taking shape. Driving through it is surreal. Concrete monolithic buildings loom along every major road,...

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