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NASA Following the success of its Artemis II crewed mission, NASA is now turning its focus to the next milestones in its plan to put astronauts back on the moon. The space agency has been eyeing a moon landing in 2028, and it’s tapped Blue Origin and SpaceX to provide the landers that could support humans on the surface (though neither company has demonstrated a moon landing yet). This week, NASA shared that it now has a full-scale prototype of the crew cabin of Blue Origin’s Mark 2 lander so…
After three people died on a cruise ship struck by a hantavirus, authorities are actively tracking down 29 people who had left the ship. They’re trying to trace the spread of the virus. It’s a long, arduous, global process to find and notify people who might be at risk of infection.Hey, wasn’t there supposed to be an app for that?Contact-tracing apps were a global effort starting in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. Enabled by phone companies like Apple and Google, contact tracing was designed to use Bluetooth connections to detect when people had come in contact with someone who had…
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Brand loyalty is at an all-time low, with buyers pivoting at the first sign of discomfort. What space does hyper-personalization amidst this tension? We’ve all seen the version of personalization that stopped working. The name in the subject line. A “recommended for you” carousel that recycles the product you bought three months ago. A birthday discount from a brand you barely remember subscribing to. Technically personalized but completely forgettable. McKinsey found that 71% of consumers expect personalized experiences- and even worse, that 67% get frustrated when they don’t get it. It’s execution that’s the problem, not the demand. Most organizations…
Ravie LakshmananMay 08, 2026Android / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered fraudulent apps on the official Google Play Store for Android that falsely claimed to offer access to call histories for any phone number, only to trick users into joining a subscription that provided fake data and incurred financial loss. The 28 apps have collectively racked up more than 7.3 million downloads, with one of them alone accounting for over 3 million downloads, before they were taken down from the official app storefront.The activity, codenamed CallPhantom by Slovakian cybersecurity company ESET, primarily targeted Android users in India and the broader…
If you’ve ever wished your work desk had a dedicated screen for reviewing your system’s performance, chat windows, or streaming controls, so that you don’t have to disturb your main monitor, Asus has heard you. The ROG Strix XG129C is a 12.3-inch secondary display with a touchscreen, designed to sit beneath your primary monitor and handle everything that could be a distraction on your main screen, and it costs $199. Asus What exactly does the Strix XG129C do? The Strix XG129C is a 1920 x 720 IPS panel carrying a 24:9 aspect ratio, making it wide but short in height,…
Singapore’s low TFR is more than just a financial problem Singapore’s total fertility rate (TFR) hit an all-time low of 0.87 in 2025. To put that in perspective, a country needs a TFR of at least 2.1 to maintain its population without immigration. Singapore is now well below that threshold—and the decline shows little sign of slowing. Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong called it an existential issue, warning that “over time, it will be practically impossible to reverse the trend because we will have fewer and fewer women who can bear children.” Demographers project that by 2050, seniors aged…
Unlike the other glasses I tested, Even doesn’t sell a subscription plan; everything’s included out of the box.The only downside I could find with the G2 is that it is largely devoid of offline features, so the glasses have to be connected to the internet to do much of anything. Considering the G2’s capabilities, it’s a trade-off I am more than happy to make.Other Captioning Glasses I TestedThere are plenty of capable captioning eyeglasses on the market, but they are surprisingly similar in both looks and features. While many are quite capable, none had the combination of power and affordability…
Tracy Drinkwater, founder of the Seattle Universal Math Museum, accepts the 2026 GeekWire Award for STEM Educator of the Year, presented by First Tech Federal Credit Union, at the Showbox SoDo in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Conversations with finalists and special guests at the annual GeekWire Awards about AI, innovation, startups, and the forces reshaping their industries. Guests on this episode include: Luis Poggi, CEO of HouseWhisper AI, winner of CEO of the Year Tracy Drinkwater, founder of the Seattle Universal Math Museum, one of our STEM Educator of the Year honorees (along…
RingCentral Inc.‘s latest quarter shows a company that has quietly turned artificial intelligence from a future story into its primary engine for product differentiation, operational leverage and, increasingly, growth. What started as a unified-communications-as-a-service provider is evolving into an AI-first customer engagement platform, with RingCentral AIR and related products at the front door of every conversation. Steady top line, accelerating AI In Q1 2026, RingCentral reported total revenue of 644 million, up about 5% year over year, with subscription revenue of 623 million, up 6% and still representing 97% of the mix. GAAP operating margin reached a record 7.8%, up from 1.7% a…