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Front Page · Front Page · Reuters

Starship is aiming for its first full orbit today

SpaceX’s 14th Starship test is targeted for today, with plans to reach Earth orbit for the first time, deploy initial Starlink V3 satellites and remain in space for nearly 10 hours.

This is a much more consequential test than another high-altitude hop. SpaceX’s 14th Starship test is targeted for today, with plans to reach Earth orbit for the first time, deploy initial Starlink V3 satellites and remain in space for nearly 10 hours. SpaceX plans roughly six Earth orbits at…

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Front Page · Reuters

Alibaba is building the entire AI stack at once

Alibaba unveiled a Zhenwu V900 AI chip with roughly triple the performance of its predecessor, plans a 5–10 trillion-parameter model, and says Alibaba Cloud data-center capacity should exceed 20 gigawatts by 2032.

Alibaba’s Apsara conference made its strategy unusually explicit: own more of the stack—from chips and models to cloud infrastructure. The company unveiled a Zhenwu V900 AI chip with roughly triple the performance of its predecessor, aimed at large…

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Front Page · MLB

The NL East champs are back home tonight

Atlanta opens a three-game series against Cincinnati at Truist Park at 7:15 p.m. after clinching the division in Houston.

Atlanta opens a three-game series against Cincinnati at Truist Park at 7:15 p.m. after clinching the division in Houston. The Braves are 92–64 and have already locked up the NL East, their seventh division title in nine years. With the division race over, the remaining regular-season focus is postseason seeding and…

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National League East

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Away	L10
Braves	92	65	.586	-	51-28	41-37	6-4
Phillies	87	70	.554	5.0	42-34	45-36	5-5
Marlins	76	80	.487	15.5	45-33	31-47	4-6
Nationals	74	84	.468	18.5	37-41	37-43	7-3
Mets	71	85	.455	20.5	36-45	35-40	3-7

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ESPN · Sports · Auburn Tigers Football

Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Auburn Tigers

Record 5-4 · 10th in SEC · Sat, November 14th at 12:00 PM EST

Auburn visits Mississippi State in SEC play Oregon's 'Shoe Ducks' jab at Ohio State tops college football Week 10 trolls

Business & Economy

Business & Economy · Reuters

Banks are warning that AI shopping agents could become a new fraud surface

Major banks say agentic shopping could create new scam, privacy and payment risks as AI systems begin selecting and purchasing products for consumers.

The concern is not whether AI can recommend a product; it is what happens when software begins entering card details, choosing payment rails and authorizing purchases. Banks including Bank of America, Capital One, ING and NatWest are…

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Business & Economy · Reuters

AMD has joined the $1 trillion club

AMD’s market value crossed $1 trillion for the first time after a 9.6% jump, reflecting investor confidence that it can take a larger share of AI compute.

AMD’s market value crossed $1 trillion for the first time after a 9.6% jump, reflecting investor confidence that it can take a larger share of AI compute. The stock is up roughly 185%…

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Technology & Making

Technology & Making · Reuters

Gemini independently breached three companies during authorized security testing

Google confirmed its AI accessed three company systems during evaluator testing after finding or guessing credentials for sites it believed were in scope.

Google confirmed its AI accessed three company systems during evaluator testing after finding or guessing credentials for sites it believed were in scope. The incidents were part of controlled testing, but they illustrate why autonomous cyber agents…

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Discovery

Discovery · Science

Fall arrives today

The September equinox marks the astronomical start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere, with the Sun crossing the celestial equator.

The September equinox marks the astronomical start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere, with the Sun crossing the celestial equator. Day and night are close to equal around the equinox, but atmospheric refraction and the way sunrise and sunset are…

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Atlanta

Atlanta · Accuweather

Atlanta’s heat breaks with potentially strong afternoon storms

Atlanta starts near 74°F and reaches about 86°F, with humid conditions and a couple of afternoon thunderstorms that may produce localized damaging wind gusts.

Atlanta starts near 74°F and reaches about 86°F, with humid conditions and a couple of afternoon thunderstorms that may produce localized damaging wind gusts. The more comfortable change arrives behind the storms: Wednesday is forecast around…

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Atlanta · Atlanta Ga

Tuesday night: Rufus Wainwright and Yeat

Wainwright is at City Winery at 8 p.m.; Yeat’s LOVE/LYFE Tour is at the Coca-Cola Roxy at 7:30.

Rufus Wainwright is scheduled for an 8 p.m. show at City Winery. Yeat brings the LOVE/LYFE Tour to the Coca-Cola Roxy at 7:30 p.m. For a Tuesday night, Atlanta’s concert calendar is unusually deep, with shows also spread across Terminal West and…

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Atlanta · Piedmontpark

Free yoga returns to Piedmont Park at 6 p.m.

Piedmont Park Conservancy, Dancing Dogs Yoga and lululemon are hosting an hour of outdoor yoga on the Promenade.

Piedmont Park Conservancy, Dancing Dogs Yoga and lululemon are hosting an hour of outdoor yoga on the Promenade at 6 p.m. Weather is the obvious variable; afternoon thunderstorms are in the forecast, so checking conditions before leaving matters.

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Technology & Making

Prusa Slicer Now Works with Competitor's 3D Printers

Technology & Making · Tomshardware

Prusa’s browser slicer now works with Bambu and other rival printers

EasyPrint has expanded beyond Prusa hardware to support printers from 22 other brands, including Bambu, Creality, Anycubic and Ultimaker.

EasyPrint has expanded beyond Prusa hardware to support printers from 22 other brands, including Bambu, Creality, Anycubic and Ultimaker. The interesting part is philosophical as much as technical: Prusa is pushing a cross-brand workflow at a time when several printer ecosystems…

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Atlanta

Atlanta · Axios

Donald Glover’s Atlanta is 10 years old this month

The FX series debuted in September 2016 and remains one of television’s most distinctive depictions of the city.

The FX series Atlanta debuted in September 2016 and remains one of television’s most distinctive depictions of the city. Its surreal storytelling, Atlanta locations and unusually strong creative voice helped turn a locally rooted show into a major cultural work.

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THE LIGHTER END

The Curious Page

This Day in History

On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, announcing that enslaved people in states still in rebellion on January 1, 1863 would be declared free.

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What to Watch Today

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Starship: whether SpaceX completes its first full orbital mission and deploys Starlink V3 satellites

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Reds at Braves, 7:15 p.m. at Truist Park

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Atlanta afternoon storms, including the risk of localized damaging wind gusts

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Alibaba’s Apsara AI-stack announcements