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4-billion-year-old 'Rosetta Stone' found in Sahara Desert could unlock the secret history of water on Mars

November 7, 2026
A rose-colored rock discovered in the Sahara Desert may hold some clues to Mars’ ancient geological history. The meteorite, named Teghaza 001 after the salt plain in Mali where it was discovered in 2022, weighs roughly 1.8 pounds (800 grams) and formed more than 4.1 billion years ago. Blasted off Mars by an impact before eventually landing on Earth, it is one of the three oldest Martian…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Underdog shows off a 32MB speech model in new demo

November 7, 2026
AI companies across the world are racing to make bigger and better models, but the problem is all of them need massive amounts of processing power. On the other end, some researchers and startups are creating smaller models that can run on edge devices, like your phone or…
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Physicl raises $10M to make the digital world real enough for robots

November 7, 2026
Alex de Vigan’s last business got swamped by the rise of generative AI, but now he’s betting the tech that team had built, a platform for creating tempting product renderings for e-commerce, can be re-purposed to make robots more useful. His new venture, Physicl, has raised $10 million in seed funding led by Inovia Capital to help world model designers and robot builders solve thorny…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Toyota updates the 2027 RAV4 PHEV with an NACS port and up to 52 miles of EV range

November 7, 2026
The 2027 Toyota RAV4 is bringing a few major updates, including an added NACS charge port on all plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models. 2027 Toyota RAV4 prices and updates The RAV4 was Toyota’s best-selling nameplate in the US last year and consistently ranks among America’s most popular vehicles alongside the Ford F-Series and Chevrolet Silverado. For the 2027 model year, Toyota added several notable…
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DefenseNews

US Air Force eyes reviving WWII air bases in the Pacific

November 7, 2026
The U.S. Air Force hopes to conduct more than 6,000 aircraft operations annually at four airfields on three American islands in the northwest Pacific Ocean, including a major WWII-era airfield that is being refurbished, according to an announcement from the Department of the…
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Denmark, Lithuania latest Baltic navies to buy ‘Blocker’ mines through Finnish scheme

November 7, 2026
VIENNA — Denmark is the latest country to buy Finland’s “Blocker” naval mines, a day after Lithuania decided to go ahead with its own contract for the weapon.  The forces of Finland, where the mines are made, and Estonia already operate the proximity sea mines. Estonia bought them in 2021.  The Danish acquisition will take place as part of a pentalateral joint procurement agreement that…
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