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By Allison Dries-Padilla, Missions Operations Specialist at Malin Space Science Systems Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 14, 2026 This week of Curiosity Mars rover operations takes us back to our “regularly scheduled programming.” After taking a slight detour to investigate the “erosional surface” we are back on course to ascend Mount Sharp. As we transition into fall in Gale Crater, temperatures and the likelihood of dust storms begins to drop, but Curiosity is still on the lookout for the last gasp of late-season local and regional dust storms. Monday’s plan for Sols 4982 to 4985 began with Curiosity standing face…
We noticed that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is now down to €1,810 for the base 12/256GB model – it was €2,120 last week and it has an MSRP of €2,200 (here it is on Samsung.com). This also makes it cheaper than the Galaxy Z Fold8, which is €1,945 for the base 12/256GB model, pretty much the same price as last week. If you need help deciding between the two, check out our Galaxy Z Fold8 vs. Z Fold8 Ultra video (below) and written review. The Google Pixel 11 series launched this week, including in several EU…
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator is commonly used in enterprise environments to access storage hosted on a Storage Area Network (SAN), an iSCSI-enabled Network Attached Storage (NAS) device, or a Windows Server configured as an iSCSI target. The tool is built into Windows 11, but it requires the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service to be running before you […] This article How to enable and use Microsoft iSCSI Initiator in Windows 11 first appeared on TheWindowsClub.com.
Here’s a recap of this past week’s top stories. Huawei previewed its Pura X View featuring a 6.39-inch OLED and a wide 16:9.5 aspect ratio. This is a proper wide boy, with Huawei advertising its expanded horizontal real estate for more immersive reading, gaming and other content consumption. It will be available in four color options. We did not get its full spec sheet yet, but we did get confirmation of a sizeable 7,000mAh battery despite the phone’s relatively slim 6.68mm profile. It’s set to arrive on August 28, featuring 12GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage. Rumors…
Microsoft on Thursday announced the rollout of 22 new security updates that resolve severe vulnerabilities across multiple products, including a critical Entra ID zero-day exploited in attacks. The exploited Entra ID flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-69836, and it could have been exploited for remote code execution (RCE). Microsoft discovered the issue internally and patched it on the server side, with no action required from customers. The tech giant has not shared any information about the attacks involving exploitation of CVE-2026-69836. Most of the other patches address critical and high-severity flaws in Microsoft Azure, Entra ID, Exchange, Fabric, and Partner Center…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech A new prediction market has entered the fold, seemingly determined to give the rampant insider trading that its competitors have become known for a run for its money. Called “CRSHMARKET,” the platform purportedly allows users to bet on potentially any event that happens in a livestream. Gamers playing on Twitch and weird “IRL streamers” that film themselves being a public nuisance on Kick are now effectively fodder for gamblers. “What if any livestream could become a prediction market?” the company asked in a…
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. The xTool M2 is priced at the entry level of the company’s fully enclosed machines, but as ever there’s no mistaking it for anything other than an xTool laser engraver. As I got into using the machine, I could see just how finely tuned it is. Whilst it’s lighter weight than many of its more expensive siblings, the laser engraving power, even from the 10W laser in my review…
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Megan Ellis / Android AuthorityI’ve been an Android user since pretty much the beginning, and in that time I’ve used a lot of different apps. While some of these apps come and go out of my life, there are some staples I’ve consistently kept around for a decade or more.To be honest, this list would likely reach into the two dozen mark if I included every older app I still use. That said, many of these apps are well-known staples like Spotify, YouTube, Google Keep, and the list goes on. Below are just six apps that I’ve used for about…
Two industry surveys released this week paint a consistent picture of the defense industrial base: contractors say they’re more confident in their cybersecurity compliance than ever, even as their ability to prove that compliance lags behind. Kiteworks surveyed 273 defense contractors in the days following the Pentagon’s July suspension of CMMC 2.0 Phase 2 third-party assessments. Ninety-six percent said they were confident their self-attested Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) score would hold up under review, but only 29% could back that claim with both a current SPRS submission and a FedRAMP-authorized platform. Kiteworks combined its two readiness measures — one…