This might become the largest modern business investment in Texas ever.
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Mathematical framework solves asteroid route planning exactly for first time
A new publication from Bielefeld University sets a benchmark in optimization research. Together with an international team, Professor Michael Römer from the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics has developed a mathematical framework that solves a complex problem from space logistics exactly for the first time: the optimal planning of a route to visit several asteroids under conditions that are as close to reality as possible. The study is published in the INFORMS Journal on Computing.
At the center of the research is the so-called Asteroid Routing Problem. It addresses the question: In what order should a spacecraft visit multiple asteroids if both travel time and fuel consumption are to be minimized? The challenge is that, unlike in classical routing problems, the travel time between destinations is constantly changing because all celestial bodies are in continuous motion.
The idea for the study originated in Bielefeld, sparked by a success in a competition organized by the European Space Agency (ESA). During a research stay in Bielefeld, lead author Isaac Rudich revisited the topic and, together with the team, developed a new solution approach.
Why Doctors Say OpenEvidence Is A ‘Game Changer’
What is Open Evidence? It is a chatbot specialized for doctors to use to help speed up their work. 50 percent of all American doctors so far are signed up for it.
Chatbots, when utilized properly have great potential to help in the field.
From oncology to cardiology, AI platform OpenEvidence is helping physicians keep pace with medical breakthroughs while focusing on their patients. The software is used by around half of all American doctors, and is proving a game changer for physicians.
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Home security giant ADT data breach affects 5.5 million people
The ShinyHunters extortion group stole the personal information of 5.5 million individuals after breaching the systems of home security giant ADT earlier this month, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned.
Founded in 1874 as American District Telegraph, ADT is the oldest and largest home security company in the United States, currently providing monitored security and smart home solutions to over 6 million residential and small-business customers.
ADT has previously disclosed two other data breaches in August 2024 and October 2024 that exposed employee and customer information.
DNA Can Be Built in a Way We’ve Never Seen Before, Study Finds
Scientists have just discovered an entirely new way that DNA can be synthesized.
The business of constructing DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, to give it its full name) usually requires a template that builder proteins called enzymes can work from.
But now, a team from Stanford University has found that a type of enzyme known as a polymerase can work without a blueprint. Its shape itself acts as a mold that new DNA can be synthesized from, with no external reference materials required.
Sovereign AI: Why Owning The Full Stack Is The New Strategic Imperative
By Chuck Brooks
Artificial intelligence has entered a new phase of strategic consequence, and executives, policymakers, and small business owners can no longer afford to treat it as a back-office technology decision. The central question is no longer whether an organization will use AI. It is how much of that AI the organization will actually own.
Sovereign AI—the end-to-end ownership of the data, the model, and the interaction layer that connects them to the people who depend on them—is rapidly moving from a geopolitical discussion into a board-level and Main Street requirement.
Sovereign AI has largely been framed as a national concern, but that framing is incomplete. The same logic that compels a nation to own its AI stack compels a hospital system, a regional bank, a defense supplier, and a mid-sized manufacturer to do the same.
Toei Company launches publishing label Toei Games
Japanese entertainment company Toei has established Toei Games, an in-house publishing label.
The company aims to make its games business a new pillar alongside its film, television, and events divisions.
Toei Games will initially release titles on Steam, entering the PC market. The company plans to expand soon to home consoles such as the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox.
LOL…not my title! Old picture! But fun interview
For this episode, I’m joined by Rick Tumlinson, co-founder of the Space Frontier Foundation and one of the most influential figures in the commercial space industry.
In this episode, we slice the conversation into four categories: the social history of the space movement and how we got here; the business of space and the astropolitics shaping who controls the final frontier; the genetics and ethics of humanity becoming a multi-planetary species; and the deeper philosophy of why leaving Earth isn’t just raw and blind ambition but something closer to destiny (for some people).
Timestamps:
0:00 Social History.
30:19 Business and Astropolitics.
45:20 Genetics and Ethics.
56:02 Philosophical.
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LinkedIn: / ricktumlinson.
Website: https://www.ricktumlinson.com.
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Google Blocks 8.3B Policy-Violating Ads in 2025, Launches Android 17 Privacy Overhaul
Google this week announced a new set of Play policy updates to strengthen user privacy and protect businesses against fraud, even as it revealed it blocked or removed over 8.3 billion ads globally and suspended 24.9 million accounts in 2025.
The new policy updates relate to contact and location permissions in Android, allowing third-party apps to access the contact lists and a user’s location in a more privacy-friendly manner. This includes a new Contact Picker, which offers a standardized, secure, and searchable interface for contact selection.
“This feature allows users to grant apps access only to the specific contacts they choose, aligning with Android’s commitment to data transparency and minimized permission footprints,” Google said.