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The 247th meeting of the American Astronomical Society #AAS247 is underway, coming with 8 press conferences - https://aas.org/meetings/aas247/press-kit#briefings - streaming on https://www.youtube.com/@AASPressOffice. There were already two yesterday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gAjRP1xLtQ about Galaxies Big and Small, covering e.g. https://public.nrao.edu/news/hidden-giants-of-the-early-universe/ / https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2026/astronomers-reveal-hidden-activity-early-universe’s-most-massive-galaxies / https://keckobservatory.org/aas247-magaz3ne/ and https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ae1584 (The First RELHIC? Cloud-9 is a Starless Gas Cloud) -> https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-examines-cloud-9-first-of-new-type-of-object/ / https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Cloud-9_a_new_celestial_object_found_by_Hubble / https://public.nrao.edu/news/starless-dark-matter-failed-galaxy-near-m94/.
And https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvpDVq-7h6E about Stars and Their Behavior, covering e.g. https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.00470 (Betelgeuse: Detection of the Expanding Wake of the Companion Star) -> https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/cfa-scientists-detect-wake-betelgeuses-elusive-companion-star / https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasa-hubble-helps-detect-wake-of-betelgeuses-elusive-companion-star/ and https://aas.org/sites/default/files/2026-01/Steven and Tyler AAS Press Release.pdf and https://public.nrao.edu/news/alma-devours-cosmic-hamburger-reveals-potential-for-giant-planet-formation/

Dude. What the...? 😜
#Azure
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https://infosec.exchange/@alevsk/11549

Lenin alevski 🕵️💻 (@alevsk@infosec.exchange)
Attached: 1 image Ever thought of tunneling traffic over Azure Blob Storage? 🤔☁️ ProxyBlob lets you run a SOCKS5 proxy using Azure Storage as the communication channel. Useful in restrictive networks where only `*.blob.core.windows.net` is accessible. #Azure #Proxy #Networking --- Why does ProxyBlob need Azure Storage? 💡📦 It creates a clever detour: Agents in target networks poll Azure Blob for tasks, while the proxy writes requests there. This avoids direct network conne…

🚨 New preprint out🚨 now, why has Antarctica stopped (net) losing mass?
We explore how declining sea ice but mostly increasingly heavy and frequent atmospheric rivers have actually led to a small increase in the mass of #Antarctica, in spite of increased discharge from outlet glaciers.
The increase is unlikely to be sustained, and a small increase in calving or discharge over the grounding line can easily turn it upside down, but nevertheless another long-term prediction about the Antarctic appears to becoming true.
Lots of important subtleties in this one!
In review at Nature communications but I feel it's too important to wait for the review process.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.03590

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra:
🎵 Kiss the Sky
#ShawnLeesPingPongOrchestra
https://ubiquityrecords.bandcamp.com/track/kiss-the-sky
https://open.spotify.com/track/2MBlKZ8cSN8OmsIhWBH9ci
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Simular, which is building AI agents for Mac and Windows PCs, raised a $21.5M Series A led by Felicis; Simular has released its 1.0 version for macOS (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/02/simular-relea…

Simular's AI agent wants to run your Mac, Windows PC for you | TechCrunch
Simular, a startup building AI agents for Mac OS and Windows, has solved the AI hallucination problem in a compelling way.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #WoPop
Connan Mockasin:
🎵 It’s Choade My Dear
#ConnanMockasin
https://connanmockasin.bandcamp.com/track/its-choade-my-dear
https://open.spotify.com/track/3oywgoPXVNr4MgGkP8je54

A look at Nvidia's Level 2 driving system, set to roll out to more carmakers in 2026, after a ~40-minute drive around San Francisco in a Mercedes-Benz CLA sedan (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/852880/nvidia-autonomous-driving-demo…

I tested Nvidia’s Tesla Full Self-Driving competitor — Tesla should be worried
Nvidia’s new point-to-point automated driving system is coming in 2026. The company hopes to challenge Tesla and Waymo in the race for self-driving vehicles.

Variations of the Ca ii K line profile parameters with solar latitude and time observed from Kodaikanal Solar Observatory: #Kodaikanal Solar Observatory data helps tracing solar magnetic activity influencing satellite communication: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2197904&reg=3&lang=2

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Grace Cummings:
🎵 Ramona
#GraceCummings
https://gracecummings.bandcamp.com/track/ramona
https://open.spotify.com/track/3jP5pUJsLMgWsD3TZVx6xm

Seattle-based Yoodli, which sells AI-powered communication training software, raised a $40M Series B led by WestBridge Capital, valuing the startup at $300M (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/05/ex-g

Ex-Googler's Yoodli triples valuation to $300M+ with AI built to assist, not replace, people | TechCrunch
Yoodli counts Google, Snowflake, and Databricks among its customers.