Total Eclipse: Italian Scientists to Test New Solar Tool

Italian scientists are deploying a novel Circular Slit Spectrometer (CISS) during the August 12 total solar eclipse to capture the entire spectrum of the sun’s corona in a single photograph, according to Reuters and the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics. Funded by the institute, the experiment aims to overcome the limitations of older linear spectrometers … Read more

1666: Amsterdam Release Date Revealed by Assassin’s Creed Creator

According to games.tiscali.cz, Patrice Désilets, the creative director behind the original Assassin’s Creed series, is officially reviving his long-delayed dark action-adventure game 1666: Amsterdam under the Panache Digital Games banner. Following more than a decade of development turbulence, corporate bankruptcies, and legal battles, the project will launch an Early Access phase on PC via Steam … Read more

Jampot Productions & Sony Partner for Cinematic Podcasts

Jampot Productions has built its video-first podcast production pipeline around Sony’s Cinema Line cameras to support a fast-turnaround, multi-camera workflow. According to the production team, the technical setup relies on shared colour science and automated ingest to manage up to 700GB of footage per episode. Multi-Camera Workflows and Shared Colour Science Jampot’s shoots frequently run … Read more

Five Riau Cultural Heritage Sites Upgraded, Three from Siak

According to RiauKepri.com, five historical and cultural heritage sites from Riau have been approved for promotion to National Heritage status following the 5th Plenary Session for the Review and Designation of National Cultural Heritage held from July 29 to 31, 2026. The designations span multiple regencies, adding to the region’s total recognized sites for the … Read more

Moon Likely Formed From Collision Between Early Earth and Theia

Earth’s Moon is unusually large compared with the planet it orbits, and the leading explanation begins with catastrophe

Earth’s unusually large moon likely formed from a violent collision with a Mars-sized planet named Theia about 4.5 billion years ago. New geochemical analyses of Apollo lunar samples and terrestrial rocks indicate that Theia and early Earth originated from a similar region of the inner solar system. For decades, astronomers debated how Earth acquired a … Read more

How PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch 2 Are Changing Gamer Choices

Console gaming in Indonesia is experiencing a rapid market shift as regional players move beyond traditional mobile dominance, according to market reports released on August 11, 2026. According to VIVA, the domestic landscape is transforming due to the arrival of new hardware generations like the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2, which … Read more

Perseid meteor shower peaks as solar eclipse occurs

Ancient statues are seen during the Perseid meteor shower atop Mount Nemrut in southeastern Turkey, Sunday, Aug.11, 2024

On August 12, 2026, skywatchers across the Northern Hemisphere will experience a rare astronomical double feature: a daytime total and partial solar eclipse followed immediately by the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower, enhanced by unusually dark skies from a new moon. A Rare Day-and-Night Astronomical Alignment on August 12, 2026 Most years, celestial … Read more

Pass-ta-key Attack: New Passkey Vulnerabilities Revealed

Passkeys stored in applications like the Google Password Manager app for Windows can be extracted by malware, according to security firm Palo Alto Networks. While recent research sparked user confusion regarding whether passkeys are exclusively protected inside hardware-based trusted platform modules, industry specifications managed by the FIDO Alliance do not mandate dedicated hardware storage for … Read more

Rimini Street Launches Rimini Govern For AI Enterprise Solution

Rimini Street, Inc. launched Rimini Govern for AI on July 30, 2026, offering a new 24/7 managed service designed to help organizations secure, govern, and monitor autonomous AI agents and enterprise workflows. According to corporate announcements and independent reports from ITWire and Rimini Street’s press disclosures, the platform addresses a critical enterprise control gap by … Read more