The Download: the risk of falling space debris, and how to debunk a conspiracy theory
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What
Adaptive Power in iOS 26 boosts iPhone battery life
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Aerospace tech startup lets you design your own personal aircraft
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The dream of personal flight has always felt just out of
NASA, Blue Origin Launch Two Spacecraft to Study Mars, Solar Wind
A pair of NASA spacecraft ultimately destined for Mars will study how its magnetic environment is impacted by the Sun.
ESA actively monitoring severe space weather event
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Singapore begins construction of Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vessels
The first mine countermeasures unmanned surface vessel is planned for delivery to the Republic of Singapore Navy in 2027.
“Our Current Models Are Being Put to the Test”: Researchers Say Our Solar System is Moving Impossibly Fast
Our solar system appears to be breaking the cosmic speed limit, according to new research from Bielefeld University, casting fresh doubt on the Standard Model of Cosmology.
Measuring the speed and direction of our solar system against the broader universe is a key test that the Standard Model has failed, the researchers report in a new paper in Physical Review Letters. Their research aligns with previous observations by other teams, suggesting their findings are not mere measurement error.
“Our analysis shows that the solar system is moving more than three times faster than current models predict,” says lead author Lukas Böhme. “This result
Adaptive Power in iOS 26 boosts iPhone battery life
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Battery life matters more than ever as your iPhone takes on heavier workloads from streaming and gaming to AI-driven tasks. Every extra minute of charge now makes a difference in how smoothly your day runs.With iOS 26, Apple introduced Adaptive Power, an intelligent feature that quietly learns how you use your phone and adjusts performance to stretch battery life when you need it most. It is designed to keep your iPhone
NASA, SpaceX Launch US-European Satellite to Monitor Earth’s Oceans
About the size of a full-size pickup truck, a newly launched satellite by NASA and its partners will provide ocean and atmospheric information to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect infrastructure, and benefit commercial activities, such as shipping.
The Sentinel-6B satellite lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in central California at 9:21 p.m. PST on Nov. 16. Contact between the satellite and a ground station in northern Canada
TikTok malware scam tricks you with fake activation guides
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Cybercriminals are again turning TikTok into a trap for unsuspecting users. This time, they’re disguising malicious downloads as free activation guides for popular software like Windows, Microsoft 365, Photoshop and even fake versions of Netflix and Spotify Premium.Security expert Xavier Mertens first spotted the campaign, confirming that the same kind of scheme was seen earlier this year. According to BleepingComputer, these fake TikTok videos show short PowerShell commands and instruct viewers
How AI is making IVF more predictable
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In-vitro fertilization (IVF) can take a serious toll on families, not only emotionally but financially, especially when every cycle comes with new bills and no clear sense of what the full journey might cost. Gaia Family aims to change that by removing the guesswork around pricing with a blend of tech and AI-driven forecasting. Instead of worrying about unpredictable costs, couples pay a fixed upfront price or monthly installments that cover
The evolution of rationality: How chimps process conflicting evidence
In the first step, the chimps got the auditory evidence, the same rattling sound coming from the first container. Then, they received indirect visual evidence: a trail of peanuts leading to the second container. At this point, the chimpanzees picked the first container, presumably because they viewed the auditory evidence as stronger. But then the team would remove a rock from the first container. The piece of rock suggested that it was not food that was making the rattling sound.
NASA, European Partners Set to Launch Sentinel-6B Earth Satellite
Set to track sea levels across more than 90% of Earth’s ocean, the mission must first get into orbit. Here’s what to expect.
Sentinel-6B, an ocean-tracking satellite jointly developed by NASA and ESA (European Space Agency), is ready to roll out to the launch pad, packed into the payload fairing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Launch is targeted at 12:21 a.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 17 (9:21 p.m. PST, Sunday, Nov. 16). Once it lifts off
Evening Brief: China Escalates Feud with Japan, Two Dead, Three Wounded in Newark Shooting, Spain Nabs Ecuadorian Drug Lord
China Turns Up the Heat on Japan over the Senkakus and Taiwan
China is not hiding what it is doing in the East China Sea. On November 16, Chinese Coast Guard ships pushed through the waters around the Senkaku Islands, which Japan administers and China claims as the Diaoyu. Beijing branded this a “rights enforcement patrol.” In reality, it was a political shot across Tokyo’s bow after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan could respond militarily if China attacks Taiwan.
Evening Brief: China Escalates Feud with Japan, Two Dead, Three Wounded in Newark Shooting, Spain Nabs Ecuadorian Drug Lord
China Turns Up the Heat on Japan over the Senkakus and Taiwan
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MBDA receives new order for CAMM from Sweden
MBDA has signed a contract amendment with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration – FMV (Försvarets MaterielVerk) – to enable follow-on
“Our Current Models Are Being Put to the Test”: Researchers Say Our Solar System is Moving Impossibly Fast
Our solar system appears to be breaking the cosmic speed limit, according to new research from Bielefeld University, casting fresh doubt on the Standard Model of Cosmology.
Measuring the speed and direction of our solar system against the broader universe is a key test that the Standard Model has failed, the researchers report in a new paper in Physical Review Letters. Their research aligns with previous observations by other teams, suggesting their findings are not mere measurement error.
Lucifer Bees, Fortean Cat, Idaho Bigfoot, Killer Goblins and More Mysterious News Briefly
A roundup of mysterious, paranormal and strange news stories from the past week.
The pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three famous pyramids of the Giza necropolis near Cairo, Egypt, but the stature of the 200-foot-tall pyramid has grown recently when scans by researchers from Egypt’s Cairo University and the Technical University of Munich detected two hidden voids which may resolve the mystery of a lost entrance to Menkaure, which was completed around 2510 BCE; using georadar,
Bizarre Zones of High Strangeness
There seem to be certain places in this world that, for whatever reasons, just have strangeness gravitate towards them. Perhaps it is due to lying on some sort of Earth energy line. Maybe it’s because of portals for aliens. Or possibly it is some innate quality of the land itself that draws in these bizarre forces. Whatever the case may be, these places in a way lie outside of normal reality, steeped in mystery and surrounded by strange phenomena. Here
Alone and an Easy Target: UFO and Alien Encounters on Desolate Roads
For reasons that are not fully known, many cases of UFO sightings and even alien abduction encounters take place on quiet, lonely roads, often when the respective witnesses are the only motorists on the highway, meaning they are vulnerable to such encounters. Indeed, this vulnerability of being alone on long stretches of road might be a large part of why these potentially otherworldly vehicles, or more to the point, their occupants, focus on such targets in the first place.
Another Comet?
November 7, 2025 – NASA’s JPL, Harvard’s Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams, and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) confirm the presence of a newly discovered comet.
C/2025 V1 (Borisov) is a comet discovered by Gennadiy Borisov, currently located in the constellation Virgo, approximately 108 million kilometers from Earth. It is expected to reach its closest approach to the Sun, or perihelion, on November 16, 2025.
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FAA Updates Controller Manual to Reflect New UAP Reporting Policy
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has formally replaced the term “Unidentified Flying Object” (UFO) with “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena” (UAP) in its core air traffic control manual, marking a notable procedural update that aligns with recent federal terminology and U.S. code. The change was highlighted by Americans for Safe Aerospace (ASA) and its founder, former Navy pilot Ryan Graves, who praised the revision as a step toward transparency and improved aviation safety reporting.
The update was issued under FAA Notice
The Download: the risk of falling space debris, and how to debunk a conspiracy theory
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What is the chance your plane will be hit by space debris? The risk of flights being hit by space junk is still small, but it’s growing. About three pieces of old space equipment—used rockets and defunct satellites—fall into Earth’s atmosphere every day, according to estimates by the European Space Agency. By the mid-2030s, there may
What is the chance your plane will be hit by space debris?
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. In mid-October, a mysterious object cracked the windshield of a packed Boeing 737 cruising at 36,000 feet above Utah, forcing the pilots into an emergency landing. The internet was suddenly buzzing with the prospect that the plane had been hit by a piece of space debris. We still don’t know exactly
How AI is making IVF more predictable
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In-vitro fertilization (IVF) can take a serious toll on families, not only emotionally but financially, especially when every cycle comes with new bills and no clear sense of what the full journey might cost. Gaia Family aims to change that by removing the guesswork around pricing with a blend of tech and AI-driven forecasting. Instead of worrying about unpredictable costs, couples pay a fixed upfront price or monthly installments that cover
Geek Squad scam email: How to spot and stop it
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You open your inbox and see a message titled “Payment order settled” with an official-looking invoice from Geek Squad. At first glance, it looks legitimate. It includes your email address and even a phone number for help. That is exactly what happened when I received one of these messages this week.This new Geek Squad scam email is designed to make you panic, call the fake number and share sensitive information before
Fox News AI Newsletter: Russian robot faceplants in humiliating debut
The humanoid robot AIdol fell down during its Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, debut in Moscow. (Moscow News Agency via AP)NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
Welcome to Fox News’ Artificial Intelligence newsletter with the latest AI technology advancements.IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- Russia’s first AI robot faceplants on stage in humiliating Moscow debut- Actor George Clooney claims the rise of AI technology is dangerous, says ‘genie is out of the bottle’- OpenAI accuses NY Times of wanting to invade
Texas startup raises $5.5M for revolutionary solar towers that produce 50% more energy
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Texas startup Janta Power has secured $5.5 million in seed funding to expand its next-generation solar power towers, a vertical alternative to flat solar farms. The funding round was led by MaC Venture Capital with support from Collab Capital. The investment shows strong confidence in 3D solar systems that can reshape renewable energy worldwide.Why flat solar panels are no longer enoughTraditional solar panels cover large flat areas on rooftops or open