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- 1FCC holds sweeping power over projects that could alter the night sky●"The U.S. Federal Communications Commission can single-handedly green-light massive spaceflight projects that could comp
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission can approve massive spaceflight projects on its own, even ones that could permanently change how the night sky looks for everyone on Earth. Space law experts note that despite protests from astronomers and dark-sky advocates, the agency is effectively the only gatekeeper, leaving little room for other authorities to block or shape such projects.
- 2Astronomers warn Reflect Orbital's mirror satellites would harm night skies●"'They're saying we want to launch 50,000 mirrors by 2035,' Benvenuti said. 'That would be catastrophic for astronomy, t
Reflect Orbital, a US company planning to sell sunlight by reflecting it from orbiting mirrors, has drawn an FCC filing and sharp criticism from astronomers. A plan to launch tens of thousands of mirrors by 2035 would, experts say, be catastrophic for astronomy, flooding the night sky with artificial bright flashes that interfere with telescopes and dark-sky observations.
- 3Environmental groups petition FCC to halt space sunlight project●"Four environmental organizations filed a petition Thursday asking the Federal Communications Commission to reverse appr
Four environmental organizations filed a petition Thursday asking the Federal Communications Commission to reverse its approval of a startup's plan to beam on-demand sunlight from space to Earth. The groups argue the agency failed to consider the project's potential impacts on wildlife and astronomy, opening a new front in debates over commercial use of orbit and the environmental review of space-based ventures.
- 4Canada Pension Plan criticised for gas power investments tied to AI data centres▼# AI # DataCentres # canada Gas Power Plants for AI Data Centres Are a Risky Bet with Your Retirement Savings The Canada
Critics are accusing the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board of risking the retirement savings of 22 million Canadians by backing gas power plants meant to serve AI data centres. The argument is that the pension fund should act in contributors' best interest, not gamble on fossil fuel infrastructure whose value could erode as clean energy advances and AI demand shifts.
- 5Gas Power Plants for AI Data Centres Called a Risky Pension Bet●Gas Power Plants for AI Data Centres Are a Risky Bet with Your Retirement Savings
A commentary argues that the wave of new gas-fired power plants being built to supply electricity to AI data centres could expose ordinary workers' retirement savings to significant financial risk. The piece raises concerns that pension funds backing this infrastructure may face losses if demand projections for AI-driven energy use do not materialise, tying household retirement security to speculative tech expansion.
- 6Oransky says publish-or-perish incentives flood medical literature with junk●"If medical schools and universities don't want the literature to be overwhelmed with garbage," Oransky said, "then they
Ivan Oransky, co-founder of Retraction Watch, argues that medical schools and universities are themselves to blame for junk science filling academic journals. He says admissions processes that reward applicants for publications give students an incentive to publish large volumes of low-quality research, overwhelming the medical literature with what he calls garbage.
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