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Introduction The Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) project represents a strategic initiative designed to address critical satellite data needs identified by federal agencies. Established in 2021 by the NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), OPERA responds to priorities identified by the Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG), an interagency body convened by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). SNWG surveys federal agencies every two years to determine their top satellite data needs. This article summarizes OPERA, including its mandate, and then presents a case study demonstrating how the…

Imagine Santa dropping you into a gear heaven where you are free to pick up any component and build your dream performance phone. You can go as brash as the hardware fitted inside your laptop, and even borrow some tricks — such as a physical fan and liquid cooling – from gaming laptops. Sounds dreamy and outlandish, right? Well, that’s essentially what the Red Magic 11 Pro is all about. Red Magic has made some over-the-top phones over the years, but its latest one takes things to the next level. See those blue tunnels at the back of the phone?…

If you’ve followed any of my writing here, you’ve probably seen me give Apple a lot of flak, most recently over the iPhone Air. I stand by my criticism. I’m not doing it just because controversy draws clicks — I’m doing it because Apple gets so many things right that it’s frustrating when it goes off-course. Or what I consider off-course, naturally. “Other opinions are available,” as one of my favorite podcasters would say, and Apple has business considerations that even market analysts can’t peek into. We may never know exactly why the Apple Car project was canceled. For a…

We have some bad news for your conspiracy-brained antivaxxer uncle — one virologist claims he’s come up with a way to administer vaccines through a frothy mug of beer. By day, virologist Chris Buck works for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Maryland, where he’s discovered four of the 13 polyomaviruses we know to affect humans, Science News reports. But by night, he runs Gusteau Research Corporation, a one-man shell company he established so he could experiment on his bubbly inoculation: an ingestible polyomavirus vaccine. To make the beer, Buck engineered a special strain of yeast infused with polyomavirus-like particles.…

Ahead of CES 2026, Samsung has announced the 2026 range of Odyssey gaming monitors. There are a total of five models and they offer features such as 6K glasses-free 3D support and up to 1,040Hz refresh rate. Samsung has introduced the Odyssey 3D, the Odyssey G6, and three variants of the Odyssey G8. Starting with the Odyssey 3D (G90XH), Samsung claims it is the world’s first gaming monitor to offer a 6K-resolution, glasses-free 3D display. It comes with a 32-inch panel and supports refresh rates of up to 165Hz, along with HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 2.1 connectivity. The monitor uses…

Apple TV+ has unofficially become the new sci-fi channel, spending hundreds of millions of dollars crafting huge elaborate science fiction shows that often run for years even if they aren’t hugely popular: For All Mankind, Foundation, Invasion, Dark Matter, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Silo, See, Murderbot…it’s clear that the people who run this studio are giant sci-fi dorks, and I couldn’t be happier about it. But two such shows have risen above the rest: Severance and Pluribus, which, for my money are the two best sci-fi shows running right now. You can, of course, enjoy both of these series without…

South Korea adds facial recognition to SIM registration to choke off scam-driven phone numbersStolen personal data has made mobile fraud cheap, and regulators want higher barriersTelecom security failures forced government to rethink how phone accounts are approvedSouth Korea is moving to tighten how new mobile accounts are created by adding facial recognition to the signup process.A new government post (via The Register) outlined how the change will reduce scams that rely on fraudulently registered phone numbers.Under the new policy, buyers will still present official identity documents, but they will also complete a facial scan through carrier-backed mobile applications. You may…

Torrance, United States / California, December 19th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Criminal IP (criminalip.io), the AI-powered threat intelligence and attack surface monitoring platform developed by AI SPERA, is now officially integrated into Palo Alto Networks’ Cortex XSOAR. The integration embeds real-time external threat context, exposure intelligence, and automated multi-stage scanning directly into Cortex XSOAR’s orchestration engine, giving security teams higher incident accuracy and faster response than conventional log-centric approaches. For Palo Alto Networks, widely regarded as the global leader in cybersecurity, Cortex XSOAR is a central hub for SOC automation. With Criminal IP added as an integration through the Cortex Marketplace, Cortex XSOAR…

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Cosori 5L Rice Cooker: one-minute reviewNowadays, rice cookers aren’t simply rice cookers. Many double as multicookers, offering a multitude of cooking functions that make them multifaceted kitchen appliances. The Cosori 5L Rice Cooker is one such rice cooker, offering more than 10 cooking modes that cover sautéeing, steaming, and even jams and cakes. However, this appliance falls short in what it should do best.During our testing, we found the…

After a federal judge on Tuesday blocked Texas from implementing a new age-verification law for app stores, Apple announced it will pause previously announced plans for the state as it continues to monitor the “ongoing legal process.” Apple said its previously announced developer tools for age assurance would remain available for testing and use. The law, SB 2420, or the App Store Accountability Act, would have required app stores, like those run by Apple and Google, to verify user ages and require parental consent for those under 18 to download apps or make purchases. In addition, it would have required…