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Mae Jemison built one of the most extraordinary careers in modern science: chemical engineer, physician, Peace Corps medical officer, NASA astronaut, educator and technology leader. Her work is still active. At NASA’s September 15–17, 2026 Innovative Advanced Concepts Symposium, Jemison delivered a special address as a member of the NIAC External Council. NASA’s 2026 symposium…

SpaceX Super Intelligence announced a new unified subscription in an X post on October 12, 2026, bringing Grok, Grok Bot, Cursor and paid X features under one plan. The company’s official announcement says The X Subscription has a free tier plus paid plans at $8, $30, $100 and $200 per month. Grok and Cursor draw…

Learn operational-space control for redundant robots: task-space dynamics, Cartesian control, dynamically consistent mappings, null-space projectors, secondary objectives, joint-limit avoidance, and troubleshooting.

Deezer will let listeners globally hide fully AI-generated music from search results before the end of 2026.

Learn industrial robot encoder and backup battery service: position retention, controller memory batteries, model-specific power-state rules, mastering risks, safe replacement planning, and recovery checks.

Germany’s Ubitium raised $14 million after demonstrating first silicon for a reconfigurable RISC-V processor that combines signal processing, AI inference and real-time control.

Learn optical transceiver installation and troubleshooting: SFP/QSFP families, wavelength and fiber matching, DOM, Tx/Rx power, cleaning, polarity, known-good swaps, and link-down fault isolation.

Learn data center UPS and battery engineering: double-conversion topology, VRLA vs lithium-ion, runtime sizing, BMS, monitoring, generator transfer, maintenance, and UPS-vs-BESS architecture.

QuickLogic secured a six-figure eFPGA IP design win for a 16nm automotive SoC targeting battery management, precision motor control and industrial robotics.

Doug Field is joining Mind Robotics as president, taking over product, engineering and operations as the industrial AI startup moves toward factory-scale deployment.

Learn server FRU replacement and verification: hot-swap versus cold-service procedures, drives, PSUs, fans, DIMMs, NICs, ESD, BMC validation, serial tracking, and ticket closeout.