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'If it's possible, it must be done': Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has his eyes on missions to Mars and Venus

September 23, 2025
Rocket Lab wants to bring NASA’s Perseverance rover samples back from Mars. As interest in Mars Sample Return (MSR) resurfaces, Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck says his company already has experience with the spacecraft and hardware needed to get the interplanetary job done. The MSR mission has taken on new urgency since a Sept. 10 NASA announcement that a Martian surface sample…
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Oppo Find X9 Series Global Launch Confirmed: What We Know So Far

September 23, 2025
Oppo Find X9 Series global launch has been confirmed to take place soon, and the company has already confirmed that the series will feature the newly announced flagship MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chipset. The Find X9 series China launch will take place on October 16. While the Oppo Find X9 series global launch date hasn’t been confirmed, the devices will now officially come to markets outside…
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The Oakland Ballers let an AI manage the team. What could go wrong?

September 23, 2025
There’s a classic Simpsons episode in which the sly businessman Mr. Burns recruits real Major League Baseball players to join his company softball team in order to win a bet. But when the championship is on the line, Mr. Burns pulls eight-time National League all-star Darryl Strawberry for a substitute, Homer Simpson. “You’re a left-hander, and so is the pitcher. If I send up a…
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I left my bag of pro gear at home and took a cheap mirrorless camera and superzoom on vacation. Here’s how it went…

September 23, 2025
As I was packing for a brief three-day weekend away, I eyed my camera backpack that has two bodies and several bright prime lenses tucked safely inside – and then I grabbed a cheap mirrorless camera and an all-in-one superzoom lens, tucked it into a small bag, and left. I didn’t take my usual and much beloved Fujifilm camera gear on my last vacation; instead, I grabbed the Nikon Z50 II and the…
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