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Is Luna 25 alive? Russia says an "emergency situation" has occurred

A photograph of the Luna 25 mission released by Roscosmos on August 16, 2023.
A photograph of the Luna 25 mission released by Roscosmos on August 16, 2023. (Credit: Roscosmos)

In a terse update posted on the social media network Telegram Saturday, the Russian space corporation Roscosmos said that an "emergency situation" had occurred on board its Luna 25 spacecraft.

The 1.2-ton lunar lander entered orbit around the Moon three days ago, and since that time Russian engineers have been sending commands for small engine burns to correct the spacecraft's orbit. Roscosmos sent another of these commands on Saturday to put Luna 25 into a "pre-landing orbit," ahead of a landing that had been due to occur as soon as Monday.

However, during the maneuver at 14:10 Moscow time (11:10 UTC) on Saturday a problem occurred, which did not allow the operation to be carried out successfully. "The management team is currently analyzing the situation," concluded the short statement from Roscosmos.

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We're asking educators and students how they are using new A.I. chatbots for teaching and coursework.

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AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted, rules a US Federal Judge

An illustration of a cartoon brain with a computer chip imposed on top.
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

United States District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell ruled on Friday that AI-generated artwork can't be copyrighted, as noted by The Hollywood Reporter. She was presiding over a lawsuit against the US Copyright Office after it refused a copyright to Stephen Thaler for an AI-generated image made with the Creativity Machine algorithm he'd created.

Thaler had tried multiple times to copyright the image "as a work-for-hire to the owner of the Creativity Machine," which would have listed the author as the creator of the work and Thaler as the artwork's owner, but he was repeatedly rejected.

After the Office's final rejection last year, Thaler sued the Office, claiming its denial was "arbitrary, capricious ... and not in accordance with the..."

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Elon Musk claims "block is going to be deleted as a 'feature', except for DMs", without giving any details

Elon Musk says X's (formerly Twitter's) block feature is on the chopping block, except for DMs.

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