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Did a giant object collide with Earth to form the moon?

October 20, 2026
For as long as humans have watched the night sky, we have wondered about the moon, pondering everything from its alien appearance to its influence over phenomena on Earth such as ocean tides, climate stability, and even the natural rhythms of many organisms. Among the many questions we have about Earth’s lone natural satellite, one remains preeminent: what are the moon’s origins, and…
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People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again

October 20, 2026
The latest use case for AI? Dumbing down your smart TV to get rid of the bloat. A number of developers and vibe coders have recently been sharing solutions for “vibe-coding” your TV to get rid of sponsored ads, speed up the app launcher, redesign the home screen…
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Nvidia launches new open models to run agents in the enterprise and on PCs 

October 20, 2026
Nvidia on Thursday launched new open-weight models designed for always-on agents and edge computing. The Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is a large, 120-billion-parameter model geared for agents used by the enterprise. While it uses fewer parameters than the Nemotron 3 Ultra model, Nvidia says it can deliver similar accuracy in instruction-following and tool-use tasks. At the other end of the spectrum…
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A compact Nikon mirrorless “videographer’s dream” and a tiny viral keychain camera have just won a major design award in Japan –but one camera company swept 35 awards

October 20, 2026
Two consumer cameras sit among Japan’s Good Design Award top rankings, as the Nikon ZR and Kodak Charmera earn a spot in the competition’s top 100 designs. But for the eighth year in a row, the brand with the most accolades from the international product design competition is a camera company: Fujifilm. The Good Design Award gives out a badge to every entry that passes a quality and value…
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Tesla (TSLA) proxy shows a board getting ready for a SpaceX merger

October 20, 2026
Tesla’s proxy for its 2026 annual meeting, filed today, confirms that one of its supposedly independent directors now sits on SpaceX’s board. Ira Ehrenpreis, who chairs both Tesla’s compensation committee and its governance committee, joined SpaceX’s board in February. That’s one of several details in the filing that line up with a Tesla-SpaceX merger. There’s a three-item ballot, an…
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