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A colossal ancient impact may have reshaped the Moon far more deeply than scientists once realized.
By analyzing rare lunar rocks brought back by China’s Chang’e-6 mission from the Moon’s largest crater,
researchers found unusual chemical fingerprints pointing to extreme heat and material loss caused by a giant impact.
The collision likely stripped away volatile elements,
reshaped volcanic activity,
and left a lasting chemical signature deep belo…

Chang’e-6 lunar samples reveal a giant impact reshaped the Moon’s interior
A colossal ancient impact may have reshaped the Moon far more deeply than scientists once realized. By analyzing rare lunar rocks brought back by China’s Chang’e-6 mission from the Moon’s largest crater, researchers found unusual chemical fingerprints pointing to extreme heat and material loss caused by a giant impact. The collision likely stripped away volatile elements, reshaped volcanic activity, and left a lasting chemical signature deep below the surface.

High levels of forever chemicals found in Svalbard reindeer #environment

High levels of forever chemicals found in Svalbard reindeer
Svalbard reindeer live in a place so remote they have actually evolved to become a subspecies. But that remoteness isn't enough to protect them from contaminants from the industrial world.

Indian edtech startup upGrad plans to acquire rival Unacademy in an all-stock deal; Unacademy was valued at less than $500M in 2025, down from $3.5B in 2021 (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/15/unac

Unacademy to be acquired by upGrad in share-swap deal as India’s edtech sector consolidates | TechCrunch
The deal comes after Unacademy’s valuation plunged from $3.5B to under $500M, as India’s once-booming edtech sector struggles.

EPA may ease regulation of chemical plastic recycling, and environmentalists worry
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-epa-ease-chemical-plastic-recycling.html

Brückenschlag über den Atlantik: Deutschland und Kanada schmieden KI-Allianz
Am Rande der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz unterzeichnen Berlin und Ottawa ein Abkommen für souveräne Infrastruktur, ethische KI und wirtschaftliche Synergien.

Formula 1 cancels races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia amid Middle East conflict (Gregory Svirnovskiy/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/14/formula-1-cancels-races-middle-east-00829213
http://www.memeorandum.com/260314/p72#a260314p72

After surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety
Following mounting pressure and a questionable Super Bowl ad,
the Amazon-owned company walked back its plan to integrate with the controversial
law-enforcement technology company.
https://www.theverge.co…

Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Amazon-owned Ring has canceled its proposed integration with Flock

Voters in Festus, Missouri, ousted all four incumbent council members running for reelection last week, days after the council's approval of a $6B data center (Jeff Tomich/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/missouri-city-council-data-ce…

The gaming industry is shaping up to be one of the AI boom's biggest casualties, from job losses to rising console prices due to the global RAM shortage (Helen Vogelsong-Donahue/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/gamers-ai-nightmares-are-coming-true/

Gamers’ Worst Nightmares About AI Are Coming True
From the global RAM shortage driving up console prices to job loss in the industry, gaming is shaping up to be one of the AI boom's biggest casualties.