What Can We Actually Find on an Exoplanet? Part 4: Looking For Us
Some signs of an alien civilization are easier to spot than signs of life itself. On technosignatures, from CFCs and industrial gases to the pandemic dip...
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Get an astonishing OLED 5090 gaming laptop for $3,599, $800 off — Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 features a 24-core Arrow Lake CPU, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD
Get $800 off this RTX 5090 gaming laptop with Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, 32GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD.
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LatConnect 60 selects Transcelestial’s Space Optical Network for SWIRSAT imaging constellation
SAN FRANCISCO / PERTH, 20 AUGUST 2026: LatConnect 60 (LC60) has signed a commercial contract with Transcelestial for an optical communications terminal on its SWIRSAT-1 mission,...
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Draper Selects Proteus Space for Advanced On-Orbit Mission
LOS ANGELES, CA, September 8th, 2026. Proteus Space, a dual-use aerospace company delivering rapid, end-to-end access to space, today announced it has been selected by The...
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Federal judge strikes down ATF 'ghost gun' rule for 3D printed parts — says restrictions violate Fifth Amendment and historical tradition of DIY gunsmithing
Judge Reed O'Connor of the Northern District of Texas said that the ATF ruling that putting part kits that can easily be turned into firearms in...
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How Teen ‘After-Prom’ Kings in LA Monetized the High School Rager
The West Coast house-party scene has long been iconic. For these young, tech-savvy entrepreneurs, it was also inspiration for MyPlots, a party-promotion empire.
Read moreThe next big thing in hydrogen could be underground
There’s a hunt for new sources of hydrogen, and the gas (or at least the right conditions to make it) could be hiding beneath our feet....
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EA's Saudi takeover wouldn't have happened if the company's culture "had any semblance of a moral backbone", say staff fearing layoffs and ownership meddling
Now the ink's starting to dry on the Saudi Arabian government and Jared Kushner-backed takeover of EA, which has seen the company go private, staff are...
Read moreKDE Gear 26.08 Delivers The Latest KDE App Experience
KDE Gear 26.08 was released today to deliver the latest collection of KDE application updates...
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Jonathan Dowland: Bauer X4 inline skates
I’m really enjoying getting back into ice skating, but I can only get to the rink once a week (at least over the summer -- I'm...
Read morePolice Are Hiding Their Use of Flock Surveillance Cameras
A usage policy for Flock license plate reader cameras tells police not to talk about the cameras: When cops use Flock to arrest someone in Wapello...
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Unlocking hidden revenue streams with market models
Each day, an airline transports tens of thousands of passengers on hundreds of flights. Often these are not straightforward point-to-point routes, with passengers requiring multiple connections....
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