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FDNY Discusses Drone Technology for Emergency Response Use in New York City – HSToday
On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker joined leaders from partner agencies in Manhattan to discuss the effectiveness of existing drone options, according to a news release. The FDNY and the NYPD, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL), held a weeklong comprehensive…
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Jim Lovell: Astronaut who guided Apollo 13 safely back to Earth dies aged 97
Watch: Moment Jim Lovell told earth “Houston, we’ve had a problem” as Apollo 13 suffered a fault Astronaut Jim Lovell, who guided the Apollo 13 mission safely back to Earth in 1970, has died aged 97. Nasa said he had “turned a potential tragedy into a success” after an attempt to land on the Moon…
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The Myth of Settled Science
Date:August 11, 2025 Host:Jim Schneider Guest:Jay Seegert MP3|Order How many times have you heard the phrase: settled science. It’s been used in regard to man-caused climate change, the use of COVID masks, social distancing, and more. We’re told that the debate is over and we must act now because if we don’t, there will be…
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Dame Stephanie ‘Steve’ Shirley, technology pioneer, dies aged 91
BBC To many women in tech, myself included, Dame Stephanie Shirley, who has died aged 91, was inspirational. Her pioneering and controversial decision to hire exclusively women coders and data inputters, working from home, was way ahead of its time and changed many lives. She had a difficult life, and it made her tough. She…
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Muse Knoxville plans to expand children’s science museum into historic Jacob Building
With plans to open by summer 2028, Muse Knoxville tackles capacity issues at the children’s science museum by expanding into the Jacob Building next door. Author: wbir.com Published: 5:43 PM EDT August 11, 2025 Updated: 5:43 PM EDT August 11, 2025
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Viant Technology Grew Sales And Got Wall Street’s Attention
What’s going on here? Viant Technology just reported a surge in second-quarter sales, fueled by record connected TV ad spend and fresh AI-driven features, pushing the digital ad specialist into Wall Street’s limelight. What does this mean? Programmatic advertising is shifting rapidly, and Viant Technology is keeping pace. The company’s Q2 revenue hit $77.85 million,…
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Wikipedia loses challenge against Online Safety Act verification rules
Wikipedia has lost a legal challenge to new Online Safety Act rules which it says could threaten the human rights and safety of its volunteer editors. The Wikimedia Foundation – the non-profit which supports the online encyclopaedia – wanted a judicial review of regulations which could mean Wikipedia has to verify the identities of its…
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Earth System Science Oral Histories – NASA
Mark R. Abbott 6/22/09 Earth Observing System (EOS) Investigators Working Group; Chief Scientist, Mission to Planet Earth Chair, EOS Payload Panel EOS Science Executive, Committee EOS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Science Team National Academy of Sciences, Committee on the Role and Scope of Mission-Enabling Activities in NASA’s Space and Earth Science Eric Barron 7/1/10 Chair,…
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Would newer technology solve Wake County schools’ HVAC problems?
The cost of installing newer technology, such as heat pumps that both warm and cool indoor spaces, is less than it used to be thanks to new federal incentives that will last until at least 2035. Web Editor : Mark BerginReporter : Destinee Patterson Posted2025-08-11T18:40:44-0400-Updated2025-08-11T18:40:44-0400
