Polaris Dawn astronauts successfully perform the first commercial spacewalk

Polaris Dawn astronauts Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis successfully ventured out of the confines of their Crew Dragon vehicle to perform the first-ever commercial spacewalk on Sept. 12. The SpaceX and Polaris crews began preparing for the event at 6:01 a.m. Eastern time, checking that all their belongings were in order and putting on the … Read more

Meta and the Mental Health Coalition launch a data-sharing program

September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time to recognize those affected by suicide and suicidal thoughts, as well as the importance of working together to raise awareness and take preventive steps. A new collaboration with Meta aims to accomplish the latter, teaming up with the Mental Health Alliance to create a signal-sharing program called Thrive. … Read more

iFixit wants to fix the soldering iron

iFixit embodies the “no problem, I’ll do it myself” spirit that has always been a characteristic of some tech lovers. As one of the supporters of the Right to Repair movement, the company is now flexing its muscles with an electronics product of its own. The FixHub is a USB-C powered soldering iron designed to … Read more

Google’s AI notebook can generate a podcast about your notes

The latest update to Google’s AI-powered research tool NotebookLM lets you turn the content you want to pay attention to into a podcast-like audio discussion. The new feature, called Audio Overview, takes information from documents you upload and then generates an “in-depth discussion” between two AI hosts. In addition to summarizing your sources, Google says … Read more