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Victoria Monét Delivers Some ‘Juicy’ News: The Frequency of Love Tour & a New Song
Victoria Monét has released a new single, “Juicy,” and announced the 27-date Frequency of Love Tour, set to begin on 27 October in Raleigh, North Carolina, and run through mid-December. The release builds on a strong run for the Grammy-winning singer, whose forthcoming album Frequency of Love is due out on 2 October via Lovett…
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NASA and IBM open source lunar mapping tools
NASA and IBM have jointly released an open-source AI model of the Moon, designed to help researchers make new discoveries about Earth’s natural satellite. The NASA-IBM Lunar Foundation Model, now available on Hugging Face, is described as the first AI model to combine lunar observations captured in multiple data formats, viewing angles and spatial scales,…
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NASA-IBM AI improves detection of lunar ice and craters
NASA and IBM have released an open-source AI system called the NASA-IBM Lunar Foundation Model, designed to help scientists study the Moon ahead of future Artemis missions. The tool, available on Hugging Face, is particularly effective at spotting potential ice deposits on the lunar surface and identifying and classifying craters, offering researchers a faster, more…
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Artemis II commander and pilot become NASA’s first astronaut emeriti
Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover, the commander and pilot of NASA’s Artemis II mission, have become the first astronauts to join the agency’s new emeritus programme, five months after returning from their lunar flyby. The status allows them to formally step back from active astronaut duty while continuing to train and mentor NASA’s workforce and…
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Best Bluetooth Speaker (2026): JBL, Sonos, Marshall, and More
WIRED has published its updated (September 2026) guide to the best Bluetooth speakers, covering a range of budgets and use cases from beach days to home listening. The overall top pick remains the JBL Flip 7, praised for its compact size, durable IP68-rated build and strong sound quality at an affordable price, reflecting JBL’s continued…
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5 of the Greatest Sci-Fi Space Opera Books of All Time, Ranked
Collider has published a ranking of five of the greatest science-fiction space opera novels, a subgenre the outlet describes as blending large-scale conflict between empires and civilisations with strong character-driven storytelling. The list spans both “hard” and “soft” sci-fi, reflecting how the genre uses space settings to explore human fears, morality and the unknown, often…
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How to build your Orbital Base in deep space in No Man’s Sky
No Man’s Sky’s new Cosmos update introduces Orbital Bases, letting players construct settlements on habitable asteroids in deep space rather than being restricted to planetary surfaces. This expands the game’s long-standing base-building system into a new environment, giving players fresh options for where and how they establish outposts, and ties into the update’s broader overhaul…
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First Look: The Wandering Earth: The Last Full Moon
IGN has published a first look at The Wandering Earth: The Last Full Moon, a narrative-driven shooter based on the original novella by Hugo Award-winning author Liu Cixin, rather than the 2019 blockbuster film it inspired. The game is being developed by Studio Surgical Scalpels in partnership with Starry Dome, which holds the licensing rights,…
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Novel Blue Moon kit targeting Chrome and Windows reflects new reality of AI-driven exploits
Security researchers at Proofpoint have identified a new exploit kit, dubbed BlueMoon, that chains flaws in Chromium-based browsers and Microsoft Windows to compromise organisations’ networks. At least four espionage-linked groups, most with suspected ties to China, have used the kit since late August, targeting fewer than 20 known organisations across the US and Southeast Asia,…
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Europe may finally have found a space entrepreneur who is meeting the moment
French entrepreneur Hèlene Huby is emerging as a rare bright spot in Europe’s troubled space sector, gaining prominence just as the continent faces mounting concerns about falling behind the United States and China. Her company, The Exploration Company, has raised $450 million in Series C funding, the largest such round ever secured by a Europe-based…