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Japan’s iQPS lines up eight SAR launcheshttps://spacenews.com/japans-iqps-lines-up-eight-sar-launches/ST. LOUIS — Japan’s Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, iQPS, plans to launch eight additional synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites through the end of 2026. Rocket Lab, the U.S. launch […] The post Japan’s iQPS lines up eight SAR launches appeared first on SpaceNews.May 19, 2025 3:19 PM
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As Washington rethinks broadband strategy, satellite solutions deserve equal considerationhttps://spacenews.com/as-washington-rethinks-broadband-strategy-satellite-solutions-deserve-equal-consideration/At the end of April, I testified before the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. The hearing aimed to gather recommendations on how Congress can strengthen networks and ensure secure, […] The post As Washington rethinks broadband strategy, satellite solutions deserve equal consideration appeared first on SpaceNews.May 19, 2025 1:00 PM
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Introducing NLWeb: Bringing conversational interfaces directly to the webhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cfa29c3c64a43b1da2c6c8fddc8ed&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.microsoft.com%2Fsource%2Ffeatures%2Fcompany-news%2Fintroducing-nlweb-bringing-conversational-interfaces-directly-to-the-web%2F&c=3730757234184014187&mkt=en-usNLWeb is an open project developed by Microsoft that aims to make it simple to create a rich, natural language interface for websites using the model of their choice and their own data. Our goal is ...May 19, 2025 9:07 AM
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The WSJ Top 250 Board Directorshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89fc43e823411eb0bbfba25b4594f1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Frankings%2Ftop-board-of-directors-rankings%2Ftop-board-of-directors-rankings-2025&c=9030171824069843938&mkt=en-usExplore our Top Corporate Board Directors of 2025 database. Search the 250 most influential and effective S&P 500 leaders and explore data-driven rankings.May 18, 2025 5:31 PM
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World of Warcraft: Why You Should Play a New Class in 2025http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a2b4c4b804ebe8e2001a916312999&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgamerant.com%2Fworld-warcraft-new-class-restart-2025-benefits-rewarding-variety%2F&c=2589985109287703182&mkt=en-usFatemah grew up playing all kinds of games, initially finding a home in the very first installments of Counter-Strike and Warcraft. From there onward, it was pure grind — all day, all night.May 18, 2025 9:01 AM
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Show HN: Low-backlash Angular gearbox and 3D-printed wrist differential [video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXcuryyRGboI recently spent several months designing and prototyping a low-backlash angular gear drive. The goal was to create a compact transmission for robotic wrists that avoids bevel gears and belts — while still transmitting torque smoothly at various angles.The design was inspired by roller pinion linear systems, but adapted for angular motion. Paper: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/11/5620To be honest, I couldn’t figure out the tooth profile for the straight pinion variant, so I brute-forced it — by writing a script that rotates two bodies at a set gear ratio and performs boolean cuts between them.I 3D-printed several prototypes, including a working wrist differential with embedded reducers and a double hollow shaft drive.Here's a video about it: https://youtu.be/VXcuryyRGboWould love to get feedback — especially from those working in robotics or mechanical design.May 17, 2025 11:25 AM
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How KPMG is using AI to revamp their audit practicehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cff4685b4497fbfc711131324fc52&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fkpmg-using-ai-revamp-audit-102641672.html&c=17388261158060850825&mkt=en-usAs audit partner in charge of the firm's Global Solutions Group and U.S. audit chief technology officer, Thomas Mackenzie is responsible for the rollout and updates of KPMG Clara. This global ...May 16, 2025 3:26 AM
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NASA Welcomes Norway as 55th Nation to Sign Artemis Accordshttps://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-welcomes-norway-as-55th-nation-to-sign-artemis-accords/Following an international signing ceremony Thursday, NASA congratulated Norway on becoming the latest country to join the Artemis Accords, committing to the peaceful, transparent, and responsible exploration of space. “We’re grateful for the strong and meaningful collaboration we’ve already had with the Norwegian Space Agency,” said acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro. “Now, by signing the […]May 15, 2025 8:01 PM
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Even with athletics background, Michael T. Benson to leave WVU sports to Wren Bakerhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d054ddc814d38826b265afdcbacdf&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsports.yahoo.com%2Farticles%2Feven-athletics-background-michael-t-023700828.html&c=5581789704089402379&mkt=en-usA Pac-12 media poll is released, could some seniors return for fall camp?!, Maxwell Watch List and more from Monday ‘BYU is ... where I want to win the most’: Newly returned missionary Brooks Bahr is ...May 15, 2025 7:36 PM
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Let’s Bake a Cosmic Cake!https://science.nasa.gov/missions/roman-space-telescope/lets-bake-a-cosmic-cake/To celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday of Dr. Nancy Grace Roman — NASA’s first chief astronomer and the namesake for the agency’s nearly complete Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope — we’re baking a birthday cake! This isn’t your ordinary birthday treat — this cosmic cake represents the contents of our universe and everything […]May 15, 2025 6:43 PM
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Launch HN: Tinfoil (YC P25): Verifiable Privacy for Cloud AIhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43996555Hello HN! We’re Tanya, Sacha, Jules and Nate from Tinfoil: https://tinfoil.sh. We host models and AI workloads on the cloud while guaranteeing zero data access and retention. This lets us run open-source LLMs like Llama, or Deepseek R1 on cloud GPUs without you having to trust us—or any cloud provider—with private data.Since AI performs better the more context you give it, we think solving AI privacy will unlock more valuable AI applications, just how TLS on the Internet enabled e-commerce to flourish knowing that your credit card info wouldn't be stolen by someone sniffing internet packets.We come from backgrounds in cryptography, security, and infrastructure. Jules did his PhD in trusted hardware and confidential computing at MIT, and worked with NVIDIA and Microsoft Research on the same, Sacha did his PhD in privacy-preserving cryptography at MIT, Nate worked on privacy tech like Tor, and I (Tanya) was on Cloudflare's cryptography team. We were unsatisfied with band-aid techniques lMay 15, 2025 4:19 PM
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Microsoft Store is missing, not showing or not installed in Windows 11http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88ce4952ea44d1989aa9bfb643cd79&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thewindowsclub.com%2Fwindows-store-app-missing-windows-10&c=15196134855388583881&mkt=en-usThe recent updates have made Microsoft Store applications in a Windows 11/10 PC important as the users can directly head over to the store and download any application they want to. The Windows Store ...May 15, 2025 9:40 AM
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Star Valentina Comes Out as a Transgender Woman: ‘I Welcome All the Love’http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d0c0cb0084ed8b54c4d74a4c3fcb1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fculture%2Fpride%2Fvalentina-comes-out-trans-drag-race-1235972298%2F&c=940591474652566150&mkt=en-usThe former Drag Race Mexico co-host revealed that she has been in transition "for some time." By Stephen Daw Pride Editor For her 34th birthday, RuPaul’s Drag Race star Valentina decided to give ...May 15, 2025 7:55 AM
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Eclipses, Auroras, and the Spark of Becoming: NASA Inspires Future Scientistshttps://science.nasa.gov/learning-resources/science-activation/eclipses-auroras-and-the-spark-of-becoming-nasa-inspires-future-scientists/In the heart of Alaska’s winter, where the night sky stretches endlessly and the aurora dances across the sky in a display of ethereal beauty, nine undergraduate students from across the United States were about to embark on a transformative journey. These students had been active ‘NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassadors’ in their home communities, nine […]May 14, 2025 9:33 PM
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NASA Studies Reveal Hidden Secrets About Interiors of Moon, Vestahttps://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/asteroids/vesta/nasa-studies-reveal-hidden-secrets-about-interiors-of-moon-vesta/Analyzing gravity data collected by spacecraft orbiting other worlds reveals groundbreaking insights about planetary structures without having to land on the surface. Although the Moon and the asteroid Vesta are very different, two NASA studies use the same technique to reveal new details about the interiors of both. In the lunar study, published May 14 […]May 14, 2025 3:08 PM
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M&S Cyber Incident Apologyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43984532Dear XXX, I’m Jayne Wall, and I look after Customer Service here at M&S. I am sure that you will have seen in the news that we have been dealing with a cyber incident and I wanted to write to you about what this means for you. What has happened? To proactively manage the incident, we immediately took steps to protect our systems and engaged leading cyber security experts. We also reported the incident to relevant government authorities and law enforcement, who we continue to work closely with. Unfortunately, the nature of the incident means that some personal customer data has been taken, but there is no evidence that it has been shared. The personal data could include contact details, date of birth and online order history. However, importantly, the data does not include useable card or payment details, and it also does not include any account passwords. For more detail, see our FAQs. How does this affect me and what should I do? You do not need to take any action, but you might receiMay 14, 2025 1:50 PM
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NASA Glenn Engineer Highlights Research for Hubble Servicing Missionshttps://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/glenn/nasa-glenn-engineer-highlights-research-for-hubble-servicing-missions/April 24 marked the 35th anniversary of the launch of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The iconic space observatory remains a household name —the most well-recognized and scientifically productive telescope in history. Engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland played a significant role in how the telescope functions today. NASA Glenn researchers assisted in all […]May 14, 2025 12:10 PM
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Space-based solar power startups are banking on Starship’s successhttps://spacenews.com/space-based-solar-power-startups-are-banking-on-starships-success/A new generation of space companies is thinking bigger. From kilometers-wide orbital data centers to solar power stations requiring even larger structures in space, some of the most ambitious space […] The post Space-based solar power startups are banking on Starship’s success appeared first on SpaceNews.May 14, 2025 11:00 AM
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HBR’s Top 10 Uses Of AI Puts Therapy And Companionship At The No. 1 Spothttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cc011ff9444eba73e07b58e26c01a&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Flanceeliot%2F2025%2F05%2F14%2Ftop-ten-uses-of-ai-puts-therapy-and-companionship-at-the-1-spot%2F&c=17593023223591608819&mkt=en-usForbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I take a close look at Harvard Business ...May 14, 2025 7:46 AM
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HBR’s Top 10 Uses Of AI Puts Therapy And Companionship At The No. 1 Spothttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8ab9aab9434e38a2ddfa1163bcdace&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Flanceeliot%2F2025%2F05%2F14%2Ftop-ten-uses-of-ai-puts-therapy-and-companionship-at-the-1-spot%2F&c=17593023223591608819&mkt=en-usForbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I take a close look at Harvard Business ...May 14, 2025 7:46 AM
