Month: August 2022

One of my favorite stories about my great-uncle, Tío Roy, involves an argument he had with his first wife. (Or maybe she was his second. Or one of his girlfriends. My late tío had a long and interesting life.) Tía Whomever was complaining he spent too much time with his family and away from her—admittedly,
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Photons on demand: Helen Zeng performing optical measurements to characterize the hBN-solid immersion lens integrated single-photon source. (Courtesy: Helen Zeng) Single photons are a key foundation for many emerging quantum technologies, but creating the perfect single-photon source is challenging. This is particularly true when trying to develop compact systems that can operate outside the carefully
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Aerospace study: ‘In crises and conflicts, commercial space actors risk getting caught in the middle of a tense and escalatory environment’ WASHINGTON — Experts have labeled the Ukraine conflict the first commercial space war due to the extensive use of private-sector satellites for imagery and for communications, with companies like SpaceX and Viasat becoming targets
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Fire-Boltt Hulk smartwatch has been launched in India today. The smartwatch comes with several features including Bluetooth calling, 1.78-inch AMOLED display, and inbuilt voice assistant. The wearable from Fire-Boltt also supports over 100 sports modes and multiple health tracking features including heart rate tracking, SpO2 monitoring, and sleep monitoring among others. The Fire-Boltt Hulk also
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Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y (L) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., Democratic candidate for New Yorks 12th Congressional District, greet voters while campaigning in Manhattan, on Saturday, August 20, 2022. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Two powerful House Democrats from New York City are fighting for political survival in Tuesday’s primary election
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Kodak Black earned a platinum plaque for this year’s hit “Super Gremlin” — a passionate accusation of betrayal toward his former Sniper Gang artist Jackboy, but now Jackboy’s clearing the air. He’s just dropped a new track … “Renegade Freestyle (Closure),” which samples Jay-Z and Eminem’s legendary duet. Kodak and Jackboy had a public falling
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On the morning of August 10th, in Aurora, Colorado, Margarita Flores Velasquez opened the door to her bathroom and discovered her 13 year old grandson, Jose, bent over with his head in the sink. She recalls, “I said ‘Jose, Jose,’… I tried moving him. He was limp, cold, his mouth and fingers were purple.”  She
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In this article M Macy’s Herald Square Flagship Department Store in Midtown Manhattan New York. Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty Images Macy’s on Tuesday cut its full-year forecast, saying it anticipates deteriorating consumer spending on discretionary items like apparel that will force the department store chain to use heavy markdowns to move items off
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TAMPA, Fla. — SpaceX has decided to use a mix of Falcon 9 and Starship rockets to launch the 30,000 satellites in its proposed second-generation Starlink broadband constellation. Launching some of the satellites with SpaceX’s “tested and dependable Falcon 9” will accelerate the constellation’s deployment to improve Starlink services. SpaceX director of satellite policy David
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