GOP may finally succeed in unrelenting quest to kill two NASA climate satellites

GOP may finally succeed in unrelenting quest to kill two NASA climate satellites
Before satellite measurements, researchers relied on estimates and data from a smattering of air and ground-based sensors. An instrument on ...
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Rocket Report: Neutron’s pad opens for business; SpaceX gets Falcon 9 green light

Rocket Report: Neutron’s pad opens for business; SpaceX gets Falcon 9 green light
Welcome to Edition 8.09 of the Rocket Report! The biggest news of the week happened inside the Beltway rather than ...
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COVID vaccine locations vanish from Google Maps due to supposed “technical issue”

COVID vaccine locations vanish from Google Maps due to supposed “technical issue”
Results for the flu vaccine appear in Maps, but not COVID. The only working COVID results are hundreds of miles ...
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New AI model turns photos into explorable 3D worlds, with caveats

New AI model turns photos into explorable 3D worlds, with caveats
Training with automated data pipeline Voyager builds on Tencent’s earlier HunyuanWorld 1.0, released in July. Voyager is also part of ...
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reMarkable’s newest E-Ink writing tablet is a 7.3-inch, $449 handheld slab

reMarkable’s newest E-Ink writing tablet is a 7.3-inch, 9 handheld slab
Fans of reMarkable’s series of notepad-like note-taking E-Ink tablets have something new to get excited about today: a new version ...
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The new Dolby Vision 2 HDR standard is probably going to be controversial

The new Dolby Vision 2 HDR standard is probably going to be controversial
Dolby has announced the features of Dolby Vision 2, its successor to the popular Dolby Vision HDR format. Whereas the ...
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With new in-house models, Microsoft lays the groundwork for independence from OpenAI

With new in-house models, Microsoft lays the groundwork for independence from OpenAI
Since it’s hard to predict where this is all going, it’s likely to Microsoft’s long-term advantage to develop its own ...
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CDC spiraled into chaos this week. Here’s where things stand.

CDC spiraled into chaos this week. Here’s where things stand.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention descended into turmoil this week after Health Secretary and zealous anti-vaccine advocate ...
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Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed

Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
DOI: Archaeometry, 2025. 10.1111/arcm.70030  (About DOIs). DOI: Journal of Medieval History, 2025. 10.1080/03044181.2025.2546884  (About DOIs). Snails with eyes that grow ...
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Earth models can predict the planet’s future but not their own

Earth models can predict the planet’s future but not their own
Meanwhile, experts say that funding cuts could mean modeling abilities migrate overseas, some science may never be realized, and expertise ...
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