Voyager 1 is approaching a remarkable milestone in its interstellar journey. The spacecraft will officially be one light-day from Earth on November 15, 2026, despite traveling at just 11 miles per second compared to light’s 186,000 miles per second. Mission engineers continue communicating with the
NATO’s Communications and Information Agency has signed a deal with Google Cloud for sovereign cloud capabilities. The agreement involves Google Distributed Cloud’s air-gapped version, completely disconnected from the internet.
Researchers have witnessed plants creating rare earth element crystals for the first time. The Blechnum orientale fern forms nanoscale monazite crystals within its tissues. This phytomining process could offer a cleaner alternative to traditional mining.
Google has quietly confirmed that Assistant will remain available on Android until March 2026. This marks the official sunset timeline for one of Google’s most defining consumer-tech features. The transition to Gemini is now officially timed.
A Penn State study found ChatGPT performs better when given rude prompts, with accuracy jumping from 80.8% to 84.8%. My own testing confirmed that blunt instructions strip away unnecessary details and get straight to the point.
GoTo is replacing CEO Patrick Walujo after shareholders pressured for his removal. The leadership change signals renewed momentum for a long-discussed merger with rival Grab that would dominate Indonesia’s ride-hailing market.
The existential AI risk debate misses the real point: we’re still in control. The technology reflects our choices about safety, deployment, and governance. The question is whether we’ll exercise that agency wisely.
The 47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft is approaching a new cosmic milestone. By late 2026, it will be so distant that communications with Earth will take a full day each way. This creates unprecedented challenges for NASA’s mission controllers.
Scientists at Cambridge have developed a way to electrically power insulating nanoparticles using molecular antennas. This breakthrough enables a new class of exceptionally pure near-infrared LEDs with major implications for medical diagnostics and optical communications. The technology operates at
Thailand’s newly-appointed central bank governor Vitai Ratanakorn says the baht should be weaker to reflect economic fundamentals. The currency has gained around 5% this year, making it Asia’s second-best performer.
