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Björk to Launch Environmental Sound Installation at Paris’ Pompidou Centre

Björk to Launch Environmental Sound Installation at Paris’ Pompidou Centre

Björk and the French artist Aleph have collaborated on an immersive, AI sound piece that recreates extinct animal calls, set to run at the Pompidou Centre in Paris from November 20 until December 9. It will play as visitors travel on escalators in the art museum, as part of its “Biodiversity: Which culture for which […]

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Johnny Drille & Don Jazzy Debut "Hard Guy Confessions" EP–You Might Rethink Love

Johnny Drille & Don Jazzy Debut “Hard Guy Confessions” EP–You Might Rethink Love

Credit: Johnnydrille/Instagram What happens when Johnny Drille and Don Jazzy come together to create music? Pure magic–and in this case, an entire EP titled, “Hard Guy Confessions.” Leading up to the release of the EP, Johnny Drille teased fans with video snippets of  him and Don Jazzy in the studio before finally spilling the news,

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Profitable Fincra believes Africa needs more cross-border startups

Profitable Fincra believes Africa needs more cross-border startups

If you shake any tree, an Africa-focused remittance startup will fall out; so goes the joke. There’s a roll call of recognisable names in the sector: Lemfi, NALA, Raenest, and Leatherback. Yet these well-known companies rely on lesser-known payment businesses to succeed.  Take Fincra, a B2B startup providing payment infrastructure that enables remittance companies to

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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab to lay off 5% of its workforce

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab to lay off 5% of its workforce

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which is responsible for various robotic missions exploring Earth, the solar system, and the universe, has announced it will be laying off approximately 325 employees, or roughly 5% of its workforce,   The announcement was made by Laurie Leshin, JPL Director, on November 12, 2024. The layoffs will begin on November

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Strike, fixed-price contracts leave Boeing defense bleeding cash

Strike, fixed-price contracts leave Boeing defense bleeding cash

Boeing’s ongoing problems with a crippling machinist strike and costly fixed-price development contracts left the company — and especially its defense sector — hemorrhaging cash in the third quarter of 2024. The troubled aviation firm reported nearly $6.2 billion in net losses in its quarterly earnings call with investors. That included a $2.4 billion loss

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Secret X-37B spaceplane maneuvers could impact future space operations

Secret X-37B spaceplane maneuvers could impact future space operations

Ten months into its latest and largely classified mission, the Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane is embarking on a new set of maneuvers that could inform future space operations for the service. The Boeing-built spacecraft has functioned as a testbed for Pentagon and NASA technologies since 2010. The spacecraft’s current mission, OTV-7, began in December with

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Hope and pragmatism compete on Ukraine’s front amid Trump’s election

Hope and pragmatism compete on Ukraine’s front amid Trump’s election

KYIV, Ukraine — Soldiers in a Ukrainian artillery battery on the front lines of the country’s east were only vaguely aware of American election results pointing to Donald Trump’s victory Wednesday — but firm in their hopes for the next president of the United States. Their entrenched artillery battery fires on Russian forces daily —

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Airbus reveals concept for wheelchair tie-down and companion travel

Airbus reveals concept for wheelchair tie-down and companion travel

Airbus has developed a flexible new concept that would enable a wheelchair user to remain in their own chair onboard aircraft, whilst also providing seating for their flying companions. The so-called Multi Purpose Compartment, which facilitates a wheelchair tie-down, is still very much in the concept phase, but Airbus is soliciting feedback from airlines, Airbus

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Colorado Students to Connect with NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station

Students from Colorado will have the opportunity to hear NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams answer their prerecorded questions aboard the International Space Station on Thursday, Nov. 14. Watch the 20-minute space-to-Earth call at 1 p.m. EST on NASA+. Learn how to watch NASA content on various platforms, including social media. The JEKL Institute

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