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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Pentagon issued a “letter of concern” to Microsoft documenting a “breach of trust” over the company’s use of China-based engineers to maintain sensitive government computer systems, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced this week. At the same time, …

The European Space Agency (ESA) is breathing easier after communications with Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) were restored – the spacecraft is currently barreling toward Venus for a gravity-assist flyby on August 31. ESA backs five rockets in Launcher Challenge – only some have exploded READ MORE The probe, which was launched in April 2023, began giving controllers the silent …

This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Ritvika Nagula, a senior software engineer at Microsoft Azure. She’s worked at the company since 2019. Her employment and promotions were confirmed by Business Insider. This story has been edited for length and clarity. I think I learned the strategy of getting promotions the hard way. When I first joined Microsoft …

IN A NUTSHELL 🥁 Researchers have developed a humanoid robot that can play complex drum patterns with high precision. ☕ The idea for the Robot Drummer emerged from a casual coffee chat among researchers. 🎵 The robot achieved over 90% precision in genres ranging from jazz to metal. 🤖 The project aims to bring robotic performers to the live music …

Low Earth orbit, or “LEO,” is convenient, but it’s getting crowded with over 9,000 metric tons of space junk, which raises the risk of a devastating collision that could kill everyone on board an orbital craft. The moon is close but has no breathable air, hardly any atmosphere to protect against deadly space radiation, and nights there can last up to two …

General Motors (GM) engineers managed to get 1,059 miles out of the Chevy Silverado EV on just a single charge for the pickup truck. Electric pickup trucks are becoming more common, with Ford, Chevrolet, Rivian, and Tesla all producing one. The push for as much range as possible is still ongoing, too, with all companies wanting their trucks to go …

Ken Pillonel has a history of developing clever projects that add USB-C support to gadgets that have less common, outdated port types. After creating the first ever USB-C iPhone back in 2021, the engineer has returned his attention to that concept. He’s created an iPhone case that can provide older device models with a USB-C port, and you can browse …

Social media is awash with speculation that Sony engineers are helping Rockstar to achieve 60fps in GTA 6 on PS5 Pro. In the hotly anticipated sequel’s most recent trailer, the footage was running at 30fps on a bog-standard PS5. But in a widely shared X (or Twitter) post, user Detective Seeds claims to have sources telling him that the game …

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Microsoft says it has stopped using China-based engineers to support Defense Department cloud computing systems after ProPublica revealed the practice in an investigation this week. “In response to concerns raised earlier this week about US-supervised foreign engineers, Microsoft …

Microsoft to stop using engineers in China for tech support of US military, Hegseth orders review  Reuters Microsoft stops relying on Chinese engineers for Pentagon cloud support  CNBC US senator seeks details from Defense Department on Microsoft’s Chinese engineers  Reuters A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers  ProPublica GOP senator asks Pentagon for information on Microsoft’s Chinese engineers  The Hill …