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Let’s stop going into space. There’s nothing to see and no one to talk to | Zoe Williams

Tuesday at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

I’ve nothing against astronauts or scientific innovation. But what’s the point of Artemis II?

It is absolutely self-evident to me that space exploration is pointless, and the more urgent the crises besetting this planet we live on, the more pointless it becomes. I can see why people got excited about it in the 1960s, back when the world was young and we still thought there might be little green...

Key moments from the Artemis II lunar flyby – video

Tuesday at 11:55 AM, via The Guardian

The astronauts of Artemis II flew further from Earth than any human beings before them, breaking Apollo 13’s distance record at 1.57pm ET on Monday.

Across a six-hour flyby, on the sixth day of a lunar mission that has reinvigorated Nasa’s space exploration programme, the crew of the Orion spacecraft captured views of the moon’s far side that have never been seen before

Blackouts, broken...

Endeavor SA Closes R230M Harvest Fund III For Growth

Tuesday at 11:10 AM, via Tech Financials

Endeavor South Africa has announced the close of Harvest Fund III at R230 million. This venture fund brings together both entrepreneurs and institutional investors focused on backing and scaling the next generation of high-growth technology businesses across South Africa – and paying their successes forward. Harvest Fund III is a rules-based co-investment fund that invests […]

How Accurate Are Google’s A.I. Overviews?

Tuesday at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

The company’s A.I.-generated answers look authoritative, but they draw on an array of sources, from trustworthy sites to Facebook posts.

Hormuz Closure Threatens The Global Food Supply – Why Grocery Price Hikes Are Coming

Tuesday at 10:33 AM, via Tech Financials

The global energy crisis caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is only the beginning of the economic cost of the war with Iran. I study how institutions affect businesses and supply chains, and I expect food prices to rise next, with high prices lasting even after whatever point hostilities end. Along with […]

Keeping The Pulse In The Machine: The Case For Human-Centric AI Disclosures

Tuesday at 09:09 AM, via Tech Financials

Artificial Intelligence is no longer confined to the back office. From chatbots handling complex queries to robo-advisers producing portfolio summaries, AI increasingly functions as a primary channel for communicating financial information. While this shift delivers efficiency and scale, it dilutes the “human touch” in explaining risk, a human advisor can gauge a client’s hesitation and […]

China Flies World’s First Megawatt-Class Hydrogen Turboprop Engine

Tuesday at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader walterbyrd shares a report from Fuel Cells Works: China says the AEP100, a megawatt-class hydrogen-fueled turboprop engine developed by the Aero Engine Corporation of China, has completed its maiden flight on a 7.5-ton unmanned cargo aircraft in Zhuzhou, Hunan. The 16-minute test covered 36km at 220km/h and 300 meters altitude, with the aircraft returning safely after...

When silicon got serious about security

Tuesday at 08:59 AM, via ITWeb

Early network break-ins in the 1970s, growing databases and political scandals made it clear that information was becoming valuable, and vulnerable.

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