Author: Zach_Wilson
‘Global, 24/7, all-weather reconnaissance coverage’: China deployed “Eye of Sauron” satellite that can track ships — and the US Navy — from its safe sky abode
China successfully demonstrates geosynchronous satellite tracking of moving maritime targets Persistent surveillance from orbit reduces reliance on low Earth satellite constellations Three satellites could provide continuous global monitoring of high-value naval assets China has released radar images showing a geosynchronous orbit satellite successfully tracking a moving maritime target for the…
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NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, April 18 (game #1042)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers…
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Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, April 18 (game #1545)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Friday,…
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NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, April 18 (game #776)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers…
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‘Essentially no human intervention’: Chinese AI solves 12-year-old math problem in just 80 hours — and even proves it
The dual agent AI system autonomously solved Anderson’s conjecture from 2014 Rethlas explores problem-solving strategies like a human mathematician would Archon transforms potential proofs into projects for the Lean 4 verifier A research team led by Peking University developed a dual-agent AI system capable of solving advanced mathematical problems while…
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‘We can lose three [computers] and still ride through’: Inside the 8-CPU brain of NASA’s Artemis II that ‘votes’ on every move
The Orion spacecraft uses eight processors running identical instructions simultaneously A fail-safe design prevents faulty computers from sending incorrect commands Triple redundant memory corrects single-bit errors automatically on access The NASA Artemis II mission relies on a computing system built to remain operational under extreme conditions and hardware faults. Unlike…
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