NASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year - Space: the hour's strongest signal
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Research & Discovery/Global/Signal 46
NASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year - Space
gov) Scientists extend instrument life on Voyager 2 probe NewsNation NASA grants Voyager 2 probe another year of power with risky 'Big Bang' maneuver. Now, will it work for Voyager 1?
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 44
Remains of 56 people found decomposing at Chicago funeral home
Officials describe ‘deplorable conditions’ at home run by pair linked to crematory closed due to mishandled remains The remains of 56 people were found improperly stored and decomposing on Thursday at a Chicago funeral home run by a couple who previously operated a crematory…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Ancient olive trees damaged in wildfires given new life, rehabilitated into bonsai trees
The rehabilitated trees will eventually be displayed to the public at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens in Givat Ram and at KKL-JNF's Eshtaol Nursery.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Europe’s summer heatwave reveals Ice Age mammoth bones, sunken Nazi relics in receding Danube River
Near Opatovac, Croatia,receding water levels have also begun to reveal a shows the wreckage of the Hungarian cargo ship Fulton which sunk in the Danube in 1937 while transporting coal.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Egypt uncovers first complete bath complex, ancient hydraulic system north of Suez Canal
Leithy added that the layer is marked by remnants of ancient Cypriot pottery and Greek amphorae, confirming that settlement of the site began before the construction of the bathing complex.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Sonic's Focus on the UX of Pencil Cases
Here Japanese stationery manufacturer Sonic rethinks the humble pencil case, which is typically a form-follows-function rectangle.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Chinese Autonomous Buses are Spreading Around the World
S. was the dominant industrial power. We enjoyed conveniences and luxuries not readily available in other parts of the world, from air conditioning to appliances to cutting-edge vehicles.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Meet Fusion Forward Competition Juror Michelle Lee, Partner at IDEO San Francisco
As a Partner and Executive Managing Director at IDEO San Francisco , Michelle Lee leads multidisciplinary teams of researchers, designers, and engineers across sectors ranging from healthcare and workplace culture to responsible digital design and the circular economy.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Roof Racks That Automatically Lift and Lower the Load For You
These powered arms eliminate the single biggest hassle of a roof rack: The loading and unloading. They're made by multiple Chinese manufacturers you've never heard of, like Sionto and Kayjay.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Combining Computational Design with Wicker
Wicker story is the name of an initiative by architect Priyanka Narula and her firm, Hyderabad-based Prelab Design Studio. "The project was a response to a prolonged quest to define the future of design in the Indian context," Narula writes.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Unitree's Impressive Off-Road Dog-Bot/Pack Mule
It might seem silly to develop a dog robot that can breakdance, as Chinese robotics brand Unitree has done. However, they've put all that agility to practical use.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Second White's Sleek Folding Electric Scooter
This strange-looking suitcase… …is actually a piece of portable mobility. "It is a lightweight 3-stage folding electric kickboard that can be easily carried with one hand," writes South Korean design firm Second White.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 40
Why a prosecution of Anthony Fauci could face challenges in court - The Washington Post
Why a prosecution of Anthony Fauci could face challenges in court The Washington Post Exclusive | Senate Panel Says It Has Obtained Copy of Fauci’s Covid-Era Phone WSJ Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress The New York Times Trump did many of the things…
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 39
Judge orders Virginia county to replace Confederate names it restored to schools in 2024
A federal judge has sided with the Virginia NAACP in its lawsuit against a county school board's reinstatement of Confederate military names to two schools, saying the decision discriminated against Black students and ordering the board to change the schools' monikers again.
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Technology/Global/Signal 39
Mythos social engineering AISI INC-2026-07-28-01
Hacker News reports on this developing story.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 37
US Senate passes Russia sanctions that could hurt India and China
The US Senate approved its strongest move against Russia under Trump.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 37
Erdogan says Mecca Defence Agreement open to 'other friendly nations'
Erdogan says Mecca Defence Agreement open to 'other friendly nations' Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan was open to the participation of “other friendly nations”, Turkish media…
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 35
Union Workers Strike at BHP’s Port Hedland Iron Ore Export Hub
Unionized workers at BHP Group’s Port Hedland iron ore export hub in Western Australia have started rolling 24-hour strikes, escalating a pay dispute ahead of further meetings with the company.