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Space tested menstrual cup backs astronaut health on long missionshttps://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Space_tested_menstrual_cup_backs_astronaut_health_on_long_missions_999.htmlLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 Astrobiologist Ligia Coelho and collaborators have shown that a standard silicone menstrual cup can tolerate spaceflight conditions, opening another option for managing menstruation on long-duration missions. Coelho, a 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellow in astronomy in Cornell Universitys College of Arts and Sciences and a fellow at the Carl Sagan Institute, leads AstroCup, a volunteer groupDec 8, 2025 11:59 AM
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The World's Best Golf Resorts: Where Luxury Meets the Fairwayhttps://www.spacedaily.com/reports/The_Worlds_Best_Golf_Resorts_Where_Luxury_Meets_the_Fairway_999.htmlLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 For golf enthusiasts, a memorable round isn't just about the score - it's about the setting, the experience, and the atmosphere. The world's best golf resorts combine championship courses with luxury accommodations, breathtaking landscapes, and first-class amenities. From the windswept coastlines of Scotland to the tropical beauty of Hawaii, these top-tier destinations offer more than just a game they deliver an unforgettable escape and some even let players enjoyDec 8, 2025 9:14 AM
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TRAPPIST 1 flares mapped to probe planetary habitabilityhttps://www.spacedaily.com/reports/TRAPPIST_1_flares_mapped_to_probe_planetary_habitability_999.htmlBoulder CO (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 TRAPPIST-1, a small star about 40 light-years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius, produces flares roughly six times per day, and this activity complicates efforts to evaluate whether its planets could be habitable. A team led by the University of Colorado Boulder used NASAs James Webb Space Telescope together with detailed computer simulations to study how these flares arise and howDec 8, 2025 9:14 AM
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Blood pressure medication recalled for potential cross-contamination, reports sayhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8b6140725e43c1bfc5922f5a6c0f21&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fox19.com%2F2025%2F12%2F08%2Fblood-pressure-medication-recalled-potential-cross-contamination-reports-say%2F&c=2986768062168628269&mkt=en-us(Gray News) - Blood pressure medicine has been recalled because it may be cross-contaminated with another medication, according to reports. USA TODAY reported Glenmark Pharmaceuticals recalled more ...Dec 8, 2025 8:11 AM
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Best Medicare Advantage Providers for 2026http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a898036ac45417da0fc6ab3329e8338&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.investopedia.com%2Fthe-best-medicare-advantage-plans-8762203&c=8275241036495121668&mkt=en-usWe independently evaluate all of our recommendations. If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Jeanine Skowronski is an editor, writer, and journalist with more than 15 years of ...Dec 7, 2025 9:00 PM
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Bio-hybrid robots turn food waste into functional machineshttps://www.robodaily.com/reports/Bio_hybrid_robots_turn_food_waste_into_functional_machines_999.htmlLausanne Switzerland (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 EPFL scientists have integrated discarded crustacean shells into robotic devices, leveraging the strength and flexibility of natural materials for robotic applications. Although many roboticists today turn to nature to inspire their designs, even bioinspired robots are usually fabricated from non-biological materials like metal, plastic and composites. But a new experimental robotic manipuDec 7, 2025 5:02 AM
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Show HN: IntentusNet-A Secure IntentRouter and Runtime for Multi-Agent Workflowshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46179252Hi HN,Over the last few months I’ve been working on IntentusNet, a small, language-agnostic runtime for routing “intents” between agents and tools, with optional encryption and multiple transports.GitHub: https://github.com/Balchandar/intentusnetWhat problem this tries to solveMost multi-agent / tool-calling setups I’ve seen end up as a lot of ad-hoc glue:- custom message formats between each agent - hand-rolled routing and fallback logic - HTTP in one place, WebSocket in another, maybe ZeroMQ somewhere else - no consistent tracing or error model - no clear place to add security (encryption, provenance, identity chain)MCP is great for describing tools, but it doesn’t try to be a runtime or router. I wanted something that sits underneath or alongside MCP and other stacks, and just answers:“Given an intent, which agent should handle it, through which transport, with what fallback, and how do we wrap it securely?”What IntentusNet provides (today)At the core it has a few small primitives:-Dec 7, 2025 4:52 AM
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LokiVector: An Embedded Document Vector DB Crash-Tested Durabilityhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46178312Hey HN/Reddit/dev community,I'm excited to open-source *LokiVector* - an embedded document database with vector search capabilities, built for modern AI applications.### What Makes It DifferentMost vector databases are either: - Cloud-only services (expensive, vendor lock-in) - Complex to deploy (require Kubernetes, lots of moving parts) - Missing durability guarantees (what happens if it crashes?)LokiVector solves this by being: - *Embeddable* - Runs in Node.js or browser, no external services - *Crash-Safe* - Validated with automated E2E crash recovery tests - *Simple* - JSON documents + vector search, no schema migrations - *Fast* - In-memory performance with disk persistence### The Durability StoryThis is what I'm most proud of. We test crash recovery across: - Documents and collections - Vector indexes (HNSW) - Partial writes and idempotencyAll validated with 7 comprehensive E2E test scenarios. You can literally kill the process mid-write and it recovers correctly.*Note:* ReplicatDec 7, 2025 1:11 AM
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Why Jermaine Jackson’s hairdo is going viralhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cc27917c640e281434c2358951a9e&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fmusic%2Fnews%2Fwhy-jermaine-jackson-s-hairdo-is-going-viral%2Far-AA1RQcfR&c=9923475783795300511&mkt=en-usJermaine Jackson doesn’t do a lot of press these days, but the original lead singer of The Jackson 5 stepped back into the spotlight for a recent interview that has lots of people talking. And while ...Dec 6, 2025 2:30 AM
spaceflightnow.com
International Space Station prepares for new commander, heads into final five years of planned operationshttps://spaceflightnow.com/2025/12/05/international-space-station-prepares-for-new-commander-heads-into-final-five-years-of-planned-operations/NASA astronaut Mike Fincke will take command of the orbiting outpost as Expedition 74 begins with the undocking of Soyuz MS-27 on Monday, Dec. 8. The International Space Station is set to be de-orbited around 2030 or soon thereafter.Dec 5, 2025 2:52 PM
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Turned a simple idea with friends into an actual apphttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46160226Hey everyone! I’m a first-year university student and I just finished building an app I really needed myself. It’s in waitlist mode for now, and the App Store launch is coming next week — but you can already check it out here: getcravit.com.When I moved from my hometown to Milan, I kept having the same experience: 1. Trying to find “our pub” with a friend — our own McLarens from How I Met Your Mother. 2. With another group, trying every smash burger in the city to find the real #1. 3. With my roommate, searching for the best Sunday breakfast spot. Every time, we ended up creating random notes, spreadsheets, IG saves… nothing that made the experience fun or organized. After doing this three times in three completely different ways, I thought: why isn’t there an app for this?So… I built one. It’s called Cravit.The idea is super simple: * You create a “Cravy,” which is basically a personal food mission. * You choose your criteria (taste, vibe, price, etc.). * You add all the spots you wanDec 5, 2025 12:11 PM
moondaily.com
Congress warned that the U.S. faces a new space race with Chinahttps://www.moondaily.com/reports/Congress_warned_that_the_U_S__faces_a_new_space_race_with_China_999.htmlWashington DC (UPI) Dec 4, 2025 The United States has entered a consequential new era of competition with China in space - one that lawmakers said will shape global power, economic security and military advantage for generations. House Science, Space and Technology Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Chairman Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., posed the issue during a hearing Thursday as a question for the future. "Will humaDec 5, 2025 9:21 AM
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NASA extends ISS National Lab management contract through 2030https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/NASA_extends_ISS_National_Lab_management_contract_through_2030_999.htmlWashington DC (UPI) Dec 4, 2025 The Center for Advancement of Science in Space will continue to manage the International Space Station National Laboratory for at least another five years, CASIS announced on Thursday. CASIS has managed the ISS National Lab since 2011, after Congress created it to enable researchers to build a "robust market" in low Earth orbit by leveraging the unique environment that exists in space, CASDec 5, 2025 9:21 AM
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Getting Back to the Moon Before China No Sure Bethttps://spacepolicyonline.com/news/getting-back-to-the-moon-before-china-no-sure-bet/Republicans and Democrats on a House committee today shared common ground on not letting China outpace the United States in space, but witnesses were generally pessimistic that NASA is on […]Dec 5, 2025 4:32 AM
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Martian butterfly crater reveals low angle impact and buried lava historyhttps://www.marsdaily.com/reports/Martian_butterfly_crater_reveals_low_angle_impact_and_buried_lava_history_999.htmlParis, France (SPX) Dec 04, 2025 ESA's Mars Express orbiter has observed an impact crater in Mars's northern lowlands whose shape resembles a butterfly, created when an incoming space rock struck the surface at a shallow angle. The main crater, which appears somewhat like a walnut from orbit, measures about 20 km east to west and 15 km north to south and sits within the Idaeus Fossae region. The impact threw material preferentiDec 5, 2025 3:20 AM
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Google Cloud: Disclosure of Information to the European Commissionhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46151830Received a few minutes ago by e-mail:We’re notifying our customers about the mandatory disclosure of certain information to comply with a formal Request for Information from the European Commission.Hello Google Cloud customer,On November 18, 2025 the European Commission (EC) launched three market investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), focusing on Microsoft Azure, AWS, and whether there exist practices that limit competitiveness and fairness in the cloud computing sector in the EU (the Investigations).In connection with these Investigations, the EC issued a Request for Information (RFI) legally requiring Google to provide certain information regarding our Google Cloud customers:The EC has informed us that it intends to contact some of our customers to find out more about how such customers choose, buy and use cloud services. To this end, the EC has requested that we provide them with contact details for contacts at certain of our EU customers (comprising the organisation’s Dec 4, 2025 7:37 PM
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NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Jonny Kim, Crewmates Returnhttps://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-sets-coverage-for-astronaut-jonny-kim-crewmates-return/NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, is preparing to depart the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft and return to Earth. Kim, Ryzhikov, and Zubritsky will undock from the station’s Prichal module at 8:41 p.m. EST on Monday, Dec. 8, headed for a parachute-assisted landing at […]Dec 4, 2025 4:41 PM
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NASA-JAXA XRISM Finds Elemental Bounty in Supernova Remnanthttps://science.nasa.gov/missions/xrism/nasa-jaxa-xrism-finds-elemental-bounty-in-supernova-remnant/For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) spacecraft. The Resolve instrument aboard XRISM, pronounced “crism,” discovered these elements in a supernova remnant called Cassiopeia A or Cas A, for short. […]Dec 4, 2025 3:01 PM
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The AI revolution in SaaS is here—but won’t arrive all at oncehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cb45922ac4c48b68aa1bbc3155d6b&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fmoney%2Fgeneral%2Fthe-ai-revolution-in-saas-is-here-but-won-t-arrive-all-at-once%2Far-AA1RJGFY&c=17909867498877080281&mkt=en-us"There will be a phase lag between the talk today and the reality that will happen," Dr. Ranjit Tinaikar told Newsweek.Dec 4, 2025 2:39 PM
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Show HN: I built a free security scanner for your domainhttps://deft.is/When I started freelancing, I was shocked how many small businesses had no idea their servers were exposed. Basic stuff, open database ports, expired SSL certs, missing security headers. The tools to find this existed, but they were either enterprise-priced or required security expertise to use.I built Deft to make security scanning accessible. Point it at any domain, checks certificate, analyzes email security (SPF/DKIM/DMARC), and grades your security headers – all in about some seconds.Features:- Port scanning with service detection across main domain + top 10 subdomains- Subdomain discovery via certificate transparency and passive recon- Email security analysis with actionable grades (A-F)- Security headers audit (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, etc.)- Executive summary for non-technical stakeholders- No signup required for the free scanThe free tier gives you a solid overview. Paid reports ($29) add full CVE vulnerability detection, complete subdomain scanning, and a detailed PDF repoDec 4, 2025 10:15 AM
