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Mesh, Automattic’s CRM for everyone, comes to Android

August 13, 2026
Mesh, the relationship manager and personal CRM acquired by WordPress.com’s parent company, Automattic, last year, is now available to users on Android devices. The software allows users to privately visualize and keep track of the people in their personal and professional networks, add notes to people’s contact information, and be reminded when to reach out. On Android, the company…
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I photographed the Northern Lights and a Perseid meteor in the same frame – and I used one of the cheapest lenses in my bag

August 13, 2026
Astrophotography to me has always seemed like a mix between planning, technique – and sheer luck. I was photographing the Northern Lights a few days ago when I managed to capture another astrophotography phenomenon in the same frame: a Perseid meteor. While photographing the Northern Lights requires ideal conditions and the lights are often short-lived, that’s not entirely true for the…
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GM exits $3.5B Indiana battery plant as Samsung SDI takes full control

August 13, 2026
Samsung SDI is taking full control of its Indiana battery plant. The South Korean cell maker is buying out General Motors’ 49.99% stake in their joint venture, according to a regulatory filing, ending GM’s ownership in the $3.5 billion factory. That turns the New Carlisle, Indiana plant into Samsung SDI’s first wholly owned battery factory in North America. A joint venture that lasted about…
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DefenseNews

Army opens test ranges to private industry

August 13, 2026
The Army is opening military test ranges to private industry, the service announced this month, including a Michigan site where companies can test drones and counter-drone systems against electronic warfare conditions modeled after those in Ukraine. Companies will be able…
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Trump swaps planes via catering truck after Iranian threats, reports say

August 13, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he secretly switched planes in Turkey last month at the direction of the Secret Service, but that the plane he ultimately flew on was still more vulnerable than Air Force One. Following a NATO summit in Ankara, Trump was transferred from Air Force One to a military plane via a catering truck in an extraordinary deception prompted by an Iranian assassination…
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