In other news, some doctors are advocating for the renaming of certain cancers, blockchain technology is being used to shed light on early Earth, and Apple faces challenges in making face-worn computers popular. The newsletter also mentions the presence of taste buds in the human heart, Pope Francis's disapproval of AI-generated images of him, the decline of the computer mouse, and the enduring popularity of Pac-Man. The big story is NASA's efforts to make spacecraft as small as possible, despite the limitations of physics.
Key takeaways:
- Talon Metals has discovered one of America's densest nickel deposits in Minnesota and aims to create the country's first complete domestic nickel supply chain for electric vehicle batteries.
- Ring will stop the police from requesting doorbell footage from users, requiring forces to seek warrants for access.
- A spy tool has been tracking billions of phone profiles, with ads inside hundreds of thousands of apps tracking user behavior and location data.
- NASA is working on making spacecraft as small as possible, with the successful launch of twin Mars Cube One spacecraft, the size of cereal boxes, marking a new age in space exploration.