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Ukraine’s drones still lose Starshield above 161 km/h, Zelenskyy says

“We lose Starlink and lose the interceptor,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters on 17 October, Bloomberg reported. Zelenskyy said speed limits on Starshield, SpaceX’s military satellite network, remained in place across Ukraine.

Excerpt from The Next Web
The Next Web
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This Hidden Device Could Free Up Gigawatts of Grid Power

This article was originally published by Canary Media . America’s energy supply crunch is driving a surge of federal and private investment in new electricity generation — from polluting gas turbines to cleaner developments like solar farms and geothermal plants .

Excerpt from IEEE Spectrum
IEEE Spectrum
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The Leap Second Is No More

The metric might not mean much to laypeople, but leap seconds have been a source of contention in the timekeeping community for years. Now, they’re dead.

Excerpt from Wired
Wired
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NASA Names Stephen Cash Marshall Space Flight Center Director

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has named Stephen Cash director of the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, effective Monday, Oct. 19. Cash, a veteran NASA engineer and aerospace executive, returns to lead the center where he began his career more than four decades ago.

Excerpt from NASA
NASA
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HomeView will include these Apple apps at launch

Apple’s HomeView is available to pre-order now and ships November 13. Here are the Apple apps you’ll be able to use on HomeView at launch.

Excerpt from 9to5Mac
9to5Mac
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IEEE Offers More Services to Cities That Want to Be Smarter

More and more city governments are using advanced technologies to improve livability for their residents. Municipalities use data from smartphones and sensors for traffic enforcement, traffic control, and waste management.

Excerpt from IEEE Spectrum
IEEE Spectrum