NASA Ames’ Contributions to Roman’s MissionSet to launch on Sunday, Aug. 30, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will empower astronomers to explore vast regions of the cosmos and settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, dark matter, planets outside our solar system, and the formation and growth of galaxies over cosmic time. Key contributions to Roman’s mission […]
What’s More Than ‘Maximum’? Trump Faces Limits on Iran Sanctions.President Trump’s “Economic D-Day” is intended to break the stalemate with Iran. But decades of sanctions have done little to change the country’s behavior.
Spanish government says sorry to people of Ceuta for migrant crisisSeveral thousand migrants remain in the enclave after a mass crossing from Morocco in late July.
NASA’s Pandora Mission Begins Study of Exoplanets, Host StarsPandora, NASA’s newest exoplanet mission and the first satellite to launch through the agency’s Astrophysics Pioneers program, is now making unique observations of worlds beyond our solar system and the stars they orbit. The mission will determine the atmospheric make-up of at least 20 exoplanets, including the presence of hazes, clouds, and water. “Pandora’s data […]
Default Authentication - Microsoft Entra ID Transitions To PasskeysMicrosoft Entra ID Transitions to Passkeys as Default Authentication ### Entra ID defaults to passkeys from September, moving away from SMS and voice-based authentication for improved security.
E.P.A. Moves to Curb Public Input on Air Pollution Permits for Data CentersUnder the proposal, states would no longer need to provide public notice or solicit comments on air pollution permits for data centers and other projects.
Apple decides undermining its own email privacy feature was a bad idea after allApple decides undermining its own email privacy feature was a bad idea after all.
Man Utd's midfield spending is done - now for a left-back?After spending £155m on three midfielders, now Manchester United must decide whether to try to buy a left-back
Iran offers $10 million to kill Trump's sonIranian state media has aired a video that appears to threaten the life of Barron Trump, US President Donald Trump's youngest son. Since the start of the war in February, Iranian media have on multiple occasions circulated content threatening the president and family members. The US Secret Service has confirmed it is aware of the video.
The Supreme Court’s Mail-In Ballot Ruling Is a Step Toward Chaos in the MidtermsThe Supreme Court has removed one roadblock from the Trump administration’s attempts to impose severe restrictions on voting.
Who does Iran trade with and what could Trump's 'economic D-Day' mean?Iran is no stranger to US sanctions and has developed deep economic ties with several countries.
BIA Reads Dictionary, Finds that a ‘Departure’ on Advance Parole Is a ‘Departure’ - Center for Immigration StudiesBIA Reads Dictionary, Finds that a ‘Departure’ on Advance Parole Is a ‘Departure’ Center for Immigration Studies
US economic D-Day sanctions: 'Repeated attacks of bombing across Iran failed to change the calculus'Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Imran Bayoumi, Deputy Director & Resident Fellow at the Atlantic Council. He sees the Trump administration’s new sanctions strategy toward Iran as an attempt to seek economic leverage where military force has so far failed to produce any results. But its effectiveness rests on several unresolved assumptions. Chief among them is whether Washington can compel China, Iran’s largest oil customer, to comply despite Beijing’s growing economic resilience. Iran, meanwhile, has decades of experience curtailing sanctions and is again threatening regional escalation.
US economic D-Day sanctions: 'Repeated bombing attacks across Iran failed to change the calculus'Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Imran Bayoumi, Deputy Director & Resident Fellow at the Atlantic Council. He sees the Trump administration’s new sanctions strategy toward Iran as an attempt to seek economic leverage where military force has so far failed to produce any results. But its effectiveness rests on several unresolved assumptions. Chief among them is whether Washington can compel China, Iran’s largest oil customer, to comply despite Beijing’s growing economic resilience. Iran, meanwhile, has decades of experience curtailing sanctions and is again threatening regional escalation.
With sanctions and tariffs, US bets on its economic power to get what it wantsThe US has announced a new wave of sanctions on Iran and has promised to sanction any countries trading with it - including China. It also comes as the US deepens a trade war with its neighbour Canada. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.
Show HN: Wirespan, a daily power grid optimization puzzle I made for my sonThis was a lot of fun to build! I have an autistic son who is extremely interested in power lines, electrical transmission towers, and how the grid works. I decided to build a little game for him. When I finally showed it to him with bated breath, he rolled his eyes and said, “Is it 3D? I’ll only like it if it’s 3D!” So, I decided to polish it up and release it to the world!You get a 9x9 map with one power plant, three houses, and terrain obstacles, and the goal is to connect the power plant to the houses with an optimal path.Beneath the coat of paint, it’s a graph theory optimization puzzle, very nearly a Steiner-tree puzzle. Any two nodes within Chebyshev distance 2 are wired together automatically. But the wires travel in Euclidian space, so reach is measured on a square and wire on a circle. The skill is balancing that asymmetry to find the shortest route to light up the whole map.Because the original goal of this project was to provide joy to my son, I’ve done my best to make it a
Integrating Model-Based Systems Engineering and Fault Management to Enable Autonomous Space MissionsFully autonomous space mission operations require the ability to detect faults and compensate for them without human intervention. To address this challenge and provide model-based support for system design and operations, it is important to connect fault management (FM) and model-based systems engineering (MBSE). This approach was successfully demonstrated with the model-based generation of a […]
Apple Mac Mini M6 and Mac Studio M5 Ultra: Specs, Price, Release DateApple’s Mac Mini and Mac Studio have been tough to buy for months, but updated versions have arrived. Both include new chips optimized for AI, with the M6 Mac Mini getting a $200 price bump.
Apple refreshes Mac mini and Mac Studio with new M6 and M5 Ultra chipsApple is finally refreshing the Mac mini and Mac Studio, which will sport new M6 and M5 Ultra chips.
Trump may hope an 'economic onslaught' will pressure Iran - its leaders are betting otherwiseThe US says new sanctions are an "economic D-Day", but Tehran's leaders have survived restrictions before.


















