Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found the strongest evidence yet for an atmosphere on a rocky exoplanet. The planet, TOI-561 b, is an ultra-hot super-Earth with a dayside temperature of 3,200°F, cooler than expected, hinting at a volatile-rich, thick atmosphere.
TIME Magazine has broken from tradition, naming a group of tech CEOs its 2025 Person of the Year. The “Architects of AI” includes figures like OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, highlighting their immense influence on global competition and policy. The choice reflects a year where the de
Cisco Systems’ stock finally surpassed its dot-com bubble peak after 25 years, eight months, and 13 days. The parallel to Nvidia’s current AI-fueled rise is too obvious—and potentially ominous—to ignore.
Washington state is providing a $350,000 grant to support Portal Space Systems’ expansion into a new 50,000-square-foot satellite manufacturing facility in Bothell. The funding aims to help the company move from development to production, with a goal of building four spacecraft monthly by 2027. The
Security researchers at watchTowr disclosed a .NET framework vulnerability enabling remote code execution in enterprise apps. Microsoft’s response? It’s not a bug, and developers should know better than to allow untrusted inputs. The fallout could be widespread.
According to The Economist, physicist Vlatko Vedral is tackling the century-old “biggest problem” in physics: the inconsistent boundary between the quantum and classical worlds. In a podcast marking 100 years of quantum theory, he lays out a radical vision to build a consistent understanding of the
Slovakia has launched its first national quantum communication infrastructure, a project led by IonQ’s ID Quantique and the Slovak Academy of Sciences. The network uses a hybrid of Quantum Key Distribution and post-quantum cryptography to secure links between critical sites like the Presidential Pal
A startup called Overview Space has come out of stealth after a successful test of its space solar power technology. The company transmitted “multiple thousands of watts” via a near-infrared laser from an aircraft at 5,000 meters to a ground receiver. This is a key step toward its goal of beaming so
New benchmarks pit the freshly released FreeBSD 15.0 against Ubuntu Linux on modern AMD EPYC hardware. The results show a competitive landscape, but one OS had a clear edge in several key tests. Here’s how they stacked up.
Citi and PYMNTS have launched a new podcast, “Stable State,” aimed at corporate leaders. The show, co-hosted by PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster and Citi’s Ryan Rugg, will focus on practical, real-world applications of stablecoins in business.
