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Submission + - Russian Satellite's Close Shadowing of Radar Imaging Satellite Is A Big Deal (twz.com)

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schwit1 writes: Russia's Kosmos 2612 came very close to ICEYE X36, which reportedly has Ukraine connections, after weeks of highly unusual maneuvering.

Kosmos 2612, may have passed within approximately 85 feet (26 meters) of a U.S.-registered satellite belonging to commercial imagery provider ICEYE. This would be an extraordinarily close and potentially dangerous pass-by for two objects in space traveling at thousands of miles per hour. For weeks beforehand, ICEYE-X36, which would be of special interest to Russia, had already found itself in increasingly close orbital alignment with its pursuer. The two satellites now look to be drifting further and further apart, but the episode has been a clear sign of what is to come as the potential for conflict in space only continues to grow.

Publicly available space tracking data from the satellitemap.space and orbitalradar.com websites show that Kosmos 2612 (also written sometimes Cosmos 2612 and abbreviated K2612) and ICEYE X36 had their especially close encounter at approximately 16:07 UTC today. Private space services company LeoLabs also told TWZ today that it could not "confirm or contradict what other data sources have stated publicly," but that it has "high-confidence that the objects came within approximately [emphasis in the original] 500 meters [1,640 feet] of each other." Kosmos 2612 had been making progressively closer passes by ICEYE X36 in recent days.

Submission + - EU plans to fast-track antitrust approval of SpaceX rival (archive.is)

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schwit1 writes:

The European Union is working toward fast-track antitrust approval for a satellite joint venture between Leonardo SpA, Airbus SE, and Thales SA, which is positioned as Europe's response to SpaceX.

Over the past year, discussions have focused on identifying and resolving potential competition concerns before the project receives formal notification for approval, according to the person who requested anonymity. The companies have not yet filed their application, but EU officials anticipate a submission in the coming weeks, the report said.

The initiative, called Project Bromo, has received praise from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as a potential European champion worthy of high-level support. Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera, who serves as von der Leyen's second-in-command, cautioned that the project would not receive automatic approval from regulators.

Comment Re:Communists lying (Re:Good luck with that.) (Score -1) 72

by mi (#66379454) Attached to: Kroger to Lay Off 3,000 Corporate Employees In AI Restructuring
Statistical contortions might provide copium, but don't prove anything. I gave you a straightforward parameter median household income. Something economists have been using for generations. You had to cherry-pick — and your cherry is rotten, because you complained about the period of COVID lock-downs, much of it presided over by your champion.

And you provided no citations. No wonder, your moderation is so high :)

Submission + - 'WandaVision' Creator Jac Schaeffer to Develop 'Stargate' Series at Amazon (variety.com)

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An anonymous reader writes: Amazon's Stargate SG-1 revival under the helm of the original creators like Brad Wright got shut down, and fans had a big mail in campaign to try and save it.

But after nixing the original creators, Amazon is putting it under the control of Jacqueline Schaeffer in pursuit of the [reverb] modern audience [/reverb].

Along with her is Joby Harold, who wrote the horrible Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series that destroyed a lot of Star Wars lore, and which was nearly peak Kathleen Kennedy, and Joby's wife, Tory Tunnell, who hasn't done anything to speak of.

Submission + - The Old Bulbs Are Back on the Table (thehighwire.com)

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An anonymous reader writes: Light is not just something that we see. Light is biological information, and every cell in our body evolved under the sun and the fire, both of which pour out a full, continuous spectrum that is heavy in warm reds and invisible near-infrared light. The incandescent bulb, for all of its efficiency, is itself a small, tamed fire. They called that waste. But the “wasted” heat that regulators scolded for its infrared radiation is the same frequency that has bathed our bodies for centuries.

LED light is altogether different, making light through a narrow electronic process that spikes strong in the blue part of the light spectrum, and emits almost no infrared at all. Even worse, it flickers rapidly, switching on and off hundreds of times per second. The flicker is too fast to register with our conscious eye, but it is not too fast to wreak havoc on our nervous system.

Indeed, the concern over LED light is mainstream and growing. Dr. Glen Jeffery at UCL’s Institute of Ophthalmology has found that the blue-heavy light from typical LEDs lowers the membrane potential in our mitochondria, thus impacting the electrical charge that lets our mitochondria produce ATP, the energy currency of the cell. Along with that, blue light in the evening suppresses melatonin and disrupts circadian rhythms, which in turn affects sleep, hormone balance, and overnight cellular repair. And studies on animals reveal that blue light causes retinal damage. Eye damage is significant because half of the human brain is wired, either directly or indirectly, to process what it receives through the eyes. Stare too long at a device and, yes, your eyes are wrecked. Think about it. The notion that it was safe to rewire the light—swap out the bulb—in every home, school, office, street, and so on, and see absolutely no biological cost is absurd

Dr. Jack Kruse and others in the holistic world have been warning us about this for years. Kruse maintains that light, not food, is the master signal for human health. He has stated his concerns plainly around this topic for over a decade. He insists that our mitochondria respond directly to the light that hits our skin and eyes, and that the red and near-infrared wavelengths they need are exactly those emitted by incandescent light. The LED light does not have this. Indeed, long-wavelength red and near-infrared light support cellular energy, recovery, and sleep. And those key elements were both inside the incandescent bulb. But now, our bodies are starved of them all day under blue-heavy light, leading to exhaustion, shallow sleep, and a dry, dead feeling behind the eyes, with no explanation for where it came from.

The sheer absurdity of the incandescent-to-LED fiasco warrants attention. As red-light therapy panels are sold to people, often at a hefty price, to nourish our bodies with the very same wavelengths that incandescent bulbs put out for free, it will be interesting to see if the choice to use incandescent bulbs will once again be an easy option.

Submission + - Saudi OpenAI employee arrested for planting recording device in conference room (cnbc.com)

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An anonymous reader writes: An OpenAI employee was arrested after a “sophisticated recording device” was found hidden inside the executive conference room.

Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, who is a national of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was arrested in connection with the matter, the DOJ said.

Alfozan was fired from OpenAI after the incident, the company said.

Submission + - Man jailed 30 days after Flock used to tie him to shooting he didn't commit (substack.com)

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An anonymous reader writes: Atlanta Police Department investigators utilized Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras to track vehicles in the vicinity at the exact time of the shooting. The system flagged an Infiniti SUV driven by Ladavious McNair. However, McNair is an Army veteran who was a doctoral student at Clark Atlanta University at the time; his car was only in the area because he was driving to campus. At the exact time of the shooting, he was actively sitting in class—a fact later corroborated by his professor and classmates.

On October 30, 2024, the victim came forward to defense counsel stating they were not confident that the student was the gunman. Recognizing the error and the total lack of credible evidence, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis signed a motion to drop the charges. On November 1, 2024, McNair was released, and a judge dismissed the criminal case with prejudice, ensuring the charges could never be refiled.

McNair's defense attorney, Marsha Mignott, initiated a warrant application hearing in Fulton County court accusing Detective Mustapha of perjury and false swearing. The defense presented evidence showing the detective knowingly disregarded the solid school alibi and actively falsified the arrest affidavit to tie McNair to the scene.

Driven in part by the fallout from McNair’s case, the Atlanta Police Department conducted an expansive audit of over 115,000 Flock camera searches in 2026. The audit flagged 79 searches for formal review, prompting the City of Atlanta to draft new, stricter citywide operational standards governing automated license plate readers and public safety surveillance.

McNair's case has become a focal point in a broader national debate on systemic automated surveillance. A U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing examined Flock Safety’s nationwide network over concerns regarding data-sharing loopholes, lack of federal oversight, and the rising trend of false arrests.

Submission + - FBI arrests cybersecurity executive in major hack on agents' data (cnn.com)

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schwit1 writes: The FBI arrested a Canadian cybersecurity executive and ransomware expert as part of the investigation of a damaging hack that exposed the sensitive data of current and former FBI employees, according to court documents and people familiar the investigation.

Edward Dubrovsky was arrested in the Philadelphia area in recent days and appeared in federal court there Thursday, where a magistrate judge appointed a federal public defender to represent him. Dubrovsky is facing charges related to extortion and making threats. He has been transferred to Texas’s Eastern District for a scheduled detention hearing, according to court records and a law enforcement official.

FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrest on Friday but did not disclose where it occurred or what role the man is suspected of playing in the hack. Patel also didn’t name Dubrovsky, but CNN confirmed the defendant is believed to be tied to the FBI hack through multiple people familiar with the investigation.

A LinkedIn profile under Dubrovsky’s name lists years of experience in the Canadian cybersecurity industry and describes Dubrovsky as a “globally recognized cybersecurity expert.” An Ed Dubrovsky is also the author of a book on handling ransomware negotiations with cybercriminals.

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