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IGARSS 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #100) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below. MONDAY, AUGUST 10 3:00 PM Technology Enabling the Future of Earth ScienceMike Seablom3:15 PM Discovery Earth: New Missions & Technical Innovation Advancing Earth System InsightsKaren St. Germain TUESDAY, AUGUST 11 10:00 AMSTELLA: Open-Source Multisenor Platforms For Real-Time Environmental MonitoringMike Taylor10:15 AMNOAA Geostationary Satellites: Valuable Data for both Research and Operational UseDan Lindsey3:00 PM Discovering Mineral Resources with NASA Imaging SpectroscopyRobert O. Green3:15 PM The Importance of Satellite Ocean Observations at NOAAPaul Chang WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 10:00 AMEnabling Earth Science Data to Serve SocietyJoel Scott10:15…

The first device I added to my smart home was a light bulb. It seemed like the safest possible place to start. I could turn it on from anywhere, put it on a schedule, and eventually work it into routines with everything else. Then I tapped the button in the app and waited. The delay was only about half a second, but half a second is surprisingly noticeable when the alternative is a wall switch that responds immediately and has never once asked for a firmware update. Using my phone was worse. I had to unlock it, find the app,…

For a while, 4K UHD Blu-ray was poised to fall into obscurity as a medium. The overwhelming majority of movie and TV watchers made the leap to streaming services, leaving physical media ownership behind. Some of the physical media enthusiasts that remained chose cheaper standards like DVD or Blu-ray to invest in rather than 4K UHD Blu-ray. The 4K UHD Blu-ray already had a niche following, and it was shrinking. Until it started growing again. Physical media sales are still in a downturn overall, according to the Digital Entertainment Group’s report analyzing consumer spending on digital and physical home entertainment…

I’ve been a fan of Zoner Studio since first reviewing it in 2025 – it’s a fusion of Lightroom and Photoshop-style tools for photographers, with some compelling advantages over both.My team recently re-reviewed the photo editing and organizing software, complete with its big summer updates roll-out, where it earned an even higher score for 2026 (read our Zoner Studio review).I spoke to Zoner’s Thomas Urban to find out what’s new in this Windows-only photo editor, why the devs prefer meaningful features over flashy gimmicks, and how the software handles the messy realities of shooting.Latest Videos FromTechRadar Thomas Urban Social Links…

Google on Thursday rolled out a fresh Chrome 151 update that patches 41 critical- and high-severity vulnerabilities. Over two dozen security defects are memory safety bugs that could lead to data corruption, crashes, and arbitrary code execution. The latest Chrome update resolves six critical-severity flaws, including five use-after-free issues in WebGL, Aura, Skia, and Views, and an out-of-bounds write in the ANGLE graphics engine. Google credited external researchers for finding the two WebGL security defects, but has yet to determine the bug bounty rewards for them. The other four weaknesses were found by Google. All the remaining 35 vulnerabilities resolved…

FutureShould AI Labs Be Treated Like the Owners of Dangerous Animals?Staff | The Economist ($)”Gabe Weil of the Institute for Law and AI, in Massachusetts, proposes a system of strict liability. As with rules around keeping wild animals, it would assume that any harm is always the fault of the party carrying out the risky activity.”TechGoogle Overhauls AI Leadership as Longtime Chief Scientist Joins Wave of ExitsMeghan Bobrowsky | The Wall Street Journal ($)”Demis Hassabis is stepping down as chief executive of Google DeepMind to become chairman and chief scientist, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in a post on X. Google DeepMind technology chief Koray Kavukcuoglu is…

It’s not uncommon for Caviar to kick off pre-orders on customized unannounced hardware. That has happened in the past. However, this time the way things are laid out seems a bit bold even for the Russian company. It already has its custom designs listed for both the iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max and the much-anticipated iPhone Ultra. We’ll certainly go over these renders, but first things first: Caviar boldly and unequivocally proclaims that the Apple launch event will be held on September 9. To be fair, that date is a pretty good guess, based on historical evidence and particularly Apple’s avoidance…

Tech giants are spending tons of R&D money on building new smart glasses that fill various categories. However, based on the results from last week’s poll, all of them are solutions looking for a problem. The outcome couldn’t be more clear – the vast majority of voters are not using smart glasses. To be fair, regional availability is preventing some people from trying them out. But even then it’s clear that most people haven’t found a compelling use-case for them. Less than 5% of voters report that they are actively using smart glasses. Some like them as a replacement for…

Unlimited Technology Systems is notifying over 3.8 million individuals that their personal information was stolen in a data breach. Based in Montgomery, Ohio, Unlimited provides advanced financial and revenue cycle technology to healthcare providers and organizations. It claims to be working with more than 4,500 oncology offices and over 6,500 specialty providers. The incident, it says, was discovered in October 2025 and involved one of its commercial data centers. The company’s investigation determined that hackers stole certain data from its systems between October 5 and October 10, 2025. The stolen data, Unlimited notes in a notification letter to the affected…

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech If you feel like the internet is turning into a place for bots — not to mention by bots — you’re not alone. Social media platforms have been flooded with low-effort AI slop, while even once renowned publications are doubling down on the tech by outsourcing writing and editing responsibilities to the tech. In June, Cloudflare found that website traffic from AI agents and bots had overtaken human-generated traffic for the first time — even earlier than predicted. In the latest sign of…