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ISRO's GSLV-F18 rocket carrying the NVS-03 satellite on its launch pad between red-and-white lightning towers

Science & Breakthroughs · 4 min read

India's NVS-03 satellite clears the step where its sister NVS-02 failed

ISRO's NVS-03 satellite fired its engine for 36 minutes and is healthy, passing the step where NVS-02 failed. Here is what it means for NavIC.

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India's NVS-03 satellite clears the step where its sister NVS-02 failed

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AI

Mistral releases Mistral Large 4's open weights: a trillion-parameter AI anyone can download

Computer science enrollment poster in deep blue with a graduation cap and the words 'Picking a degree? CS down 12%'

Computer science enrollment falls about 12% at US colleges as more students pick health

Google's Genie 4 builds worlds you can walk into and talk to, but only testers can try it

Big Tech & Business

DoorDash Instacart acquisition poster with both company logos and the words 'Two apps, one membership'

DoorDash agrees to buy Instacart for about US$17bn, promising one membership instead of two

Reddit earnings: revenue jumps 53%, but search visits fall and logged-out browsing faces a test

Amazon Q3 2026 earnings: AWS grows 39% and margins hit a record, but AI building turns cash flow negative

Science & Breakthroughs

Poster in blue with a bird symbol and the words 'Even birds get jet lag'

Even birds get jet lag: fast flights skew seabirds' Sun compass, Oxford study finds

The Hubble Space Telescope in orbit above Earth's blue horizon and white clouds, ahead of a possible reboost

NASA asks companies how to save Hubble: boost it higher, upgrade it, or bring it down safely

Microscope view of a thin slice of Martian meteorite Teghaza 001, with cracked grey mineral grains

One of the oldest Mars meteorites ever found shows water once moved through the planet's crust

Phones & Gadgets

The 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro OLED models side by side, with a Dynamic Island at the top of each screen

Apple's first touchscreen Mac is an OLED MacBook Pro, and it starts at US$2,899

Apple's new 14-inch M6 MacBook Pro, half open, in front of a glowing M6 chip name

Apple's M6 MacBook Pro and iMac arrive at last year's prices, with older Macs in their sights

Close-up of the iPhone Duo's metal hinge, half folded, from Apple's launch images

iPhone Duo screen cracks: iFixit's teardown points to the hinge, but Apple hasn't explained why

Apps & Software

Northflank hack: every stored secret may be exposed, as stolen AI keys spread across developer platforms

Binance hack: withdrawals paused as billions leave its hot wallets, and Binance says user funds are safe

Google's privacy policy now lets connected Gmail and Photos data shape ads

Launches

GTA 6 leads Jason and Lucia escaping on a dirt bike as a police car and helicopter chase them through Vice City

GTA 6 launch trailer lands: Grand Theft Auto VI arrives 19 November on PS5 and Xbox, with no PC date

The new white Tesla Roadster with both doors open and a large rear wing, in a dark studio

Tesla's new Roadster flew in a Texas demo, but buyers still have no price or delivery date

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