Science & Tech

Artemis II Crew Returns to Houston After 10-Day Lunar Flyby, Setting Distance Record

NASA’s Artemis II crew returned to Houston after a 10-day lunar flyby that made them the farthest humans from Earth and tested Orion and SLS systems.

#nasa, #artemis, #space, #moon

H5N1 RNA detected in semen of California dairy bull, study finds

Researchers detected H5N1 genetic material in semen from a California dairy bull — the first such finding in cattle; no live virus was recovered and risks remain unclear.

#h5n1, #avianinfluenza, #dairy, #biosecurity

Google paper sharply lowers hardware estimate for quantum attacks on elliptic-curve crypto

Google researchers estimate a quantum computer could break 256-bit elliptic-curve signatures with under 500,000 qubits, raising urgency for post-quantum migration.

#quantum, #cryptography, #blockchain, #algorand

JWST data suggest powerful galactic wind 300 million years after the Big Bang

JWST spectra show extended CIII] around a z≈14 galaxy, implying strong, metal‑rich outflows moved gas 300 million years after the Big Bang.

#astronomy, #jwst, #galaxies, #cosmicdawn

NVIDIA open-sources Nemotron 3 Super, a 120B Mixture-of-Experts LLM tuned for its GPUs

NVIDIA released Nemotron 3 Super, a 120B Mixture-of-Experts hybrid Mamba‑Transformer LLM with a 1M‑token context, open checkpoints and GPU‑optimized formats.

$NVDA, #nvidia, #ai, #llm, #moe

Amazon to Acquire Globalstar and Move Apple iPhone, Watch Satellite Services to Amazon Leo

Amazon agreed to buy Globalstar and will migrate Apple’s Emergency SOS and other iPhone/Watch satellite features onto its Amazon Leo LEO network.

$AMZN, $GSAT, #amazon, #apple, #satellites, #globalstar

FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Using Next-Generation Sequencing to Assess Genome-Editing Safety

FDA's draft guidance explains how developers should use next-generation sequencing to detect off-target edits and chromosomal damage before human trials.

#geneediting, #fda, #ngs, #genetherapy

Overwatch Season 2 'Summit' launches with new hero Sierra, post‑match accolades and Switch 2 upgrade

Blizzard launches Overwatch Season 2 ‘Summit’ with new damage hero Sierra, return of post‑match accolades, map reworks, cosmetics and a Switch 2 release.

#overwatch, #blizzard, #gaming, #nintendoswitch2

Study: Cygnus X-3 Emits Petaelectronvolt Gamma Rays, Hinting at Galactic 'PeVatron'

LHAASO reports variable gamma rays up to petaelectronvolt energies from Cygnus X-3, suggesting the microquasar may be a Galactic PeVatron.

#astrophysics, #gammarays, #cosmicrays, #lhaaso, #cygnusx3

Preprint: Reinforcement-learning controller trained in surrogate flows cuts simulated wing drag in zero-shot tests

A preprint reports an RL controller trained in surrogate channel flows cuts simulated NACA4412 skin-friction ~29% and total drag ~11%; simulation-only, unreviewed.

#ai, #aerodynamics, #turbulence, #reinforcementlearning

ShinyHunters Leak Linked to Rockstar Mostly Reveals Cloud Analytics, Not GTA 6 Assets

ShinyHunters exposed Rockstar-related cloud analytics via an Anodot–Snowflake integration on April 13, not GTA 6 code or player data.

$TTWO, #cybersecurity, #gaming, #cloud, #data-breach

Amazon Unveils Amazon Leo Aviation Antenna for Planes; Delta and JetBlue Agree to Use It

Amazon unveiled a 58‑inch 'Leo' aviation antenna promising gigabit in‑flight Wi‑Fi; Delta and JetBlue signed deals as Amazon races to meet an FCC deadline.

$AMZN, #amazon, #inflightwifi, #starlink, #aviation

Engineered miniature CRISPR achieves >80% editing in human cells and could fit inside AAV

Engineered miniature CRISPR raised editing in human cells from <10% to >80% and stays small enough to fit in AAV vectors — tests remain in cells.

#gene-editing, #crispr, #aav, #biotechnology

Brazil launches e‑SUS AF, national platform to manage medicines across SUS pharmacies

Brazil's Health Ministry launched e‑SUS AF, a national platform to modernize how medicines are bought, stocked and dispensed across the public SUS system.

#brazil, #health, #pharmacy, #healthit

Brazil's new cancer framework promises free advanced therapies through SUS and a push for domestic production

Brazil approved a framework to expand free access to advanced cancer therapies via SUS, speed regulatory reviews and favor domestic production.

#brazil, #healthcare, #cancer, #anvisa