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Lando Norris’s McLaren during the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix, archive image.

Motorsport · Nov 8, 2026São Paulo Grand Prix: Norris on pole as penalties shake up the gridNorris set the fastest time at Interlagos, but rain and penalties have reshuffled the grid. Here’s what the qualifying order tells us — and what it doesn’t — ahead of the Grand Prix.

View of Dimorphos from images taken by the DART mission before the 2022 impact, archive image.

Space · Nov 8, 2026Hera observes Didymos: what remains to be understood after DART’s impactHera’s first close-up views open the investigation into the effects of DART. Dimorphos’s mass, structure and transformation remain at the heart of the measurements to come.

The Krafla geothermal power plant in Iceland, with a plume of steam, illustrative photograph.

Science · Nov 8, 2026Deep geothermal energy: why monitor earthquakes before and after operations?Injecting water deep underground can alter stresses in rocks and trigger earthquakes. Why do deep geothermal projects require monitoring before, during and sometimes after operations?

Gaël Monfils hits a backhand at the 2009 US Open, archive photograph.

Tennis · Nov 8, 2026Gaël Monfils as Davis Cup captain: a new role in service of the teamThe FFT has confirmed Gaël Monfils’s appointment as captain of the French Davis Cup team. His experience as a player becomes an asset to put at the service of the team, without prejudging the results to come.

Insulation and roofing panels being installed on a building site; illustrative photograph taken outside Luxembourg.

Society · Nov 7, 2026Renovating in Luxembourg: the order of works starts with an overall assessmentIn Luxembourg, the order of an energy renovation is determined by looking at the home as a whole. An assessment, coordination between insulation and heating, and the stages of the Klimabonus scheme: useful pointers before starting work.

A dugout canoe on the Lawa between Maripasoula and Suriname, in December 2013; archive photograph.

Nature and environment · Nov 7, 2026In Suriname, gold mining around Wayana villages puts far more than the forest at stakeAround the Lawa, gold mining threatens forest habitats and the resources on which the Wayana depend. The report also documents the limits of available knowledge about wildlife and mercury contamination.

A workstation with several screens, illustrating computer work.

Technology · Nov 7, 2026Mouse Without Borders: PowerToys fixes pairing failuresPowerToys 0.102.3101.0 fixes pairing failures in Mouse Without Borders. The tool shares a keyboard and mouse between up to four PCs, but does not turn one of them into an extra screen.

A customer looks at his phone behind a supermarket trolley; illustrative photograph.

AI · Nov 7, 2026Handing your shopping basket to an AI: the time saved depends on what you measureIn a trial reported by Clubic, ChatGPT filled a basket with no errors reported, but took thirty minutes and required several interventions. What this result does — and does not — tell us about the time actually saved.

A smartphone displays a conversation, illustrating messaging use.

Technology · Nov 7, 2026Fraudulent text messages: what NordVPN’s filter can detectOn iPhone, NordVPN’s Message Protection can detect signs of fraud and classify messages identified as scam attempts as junk. It requires a compatible device and subscription, and does not replace checking the sender or the recipient’s judgement.

Computer code on a screen, illustrating the evaluation of AI agents.

AI · Nov 7, 2026Reward hacking: when an AI agent passes the test without doing the taskAn agent can pass a metric without carrying out the intended task. An Anthropic study explores how this circumvention, known as reward hacking, was accompanied by other undesirable behaviours during an experimental training run.

Memory modules on a motherboard, illustrating Windows security.

Technology · Nov 7, 2026Windows 11: memory integrity also depends on driversWindows 11 is extending memory integrity to eligible PCs, but driver compatibility and user choices can make all the difference. Here’s where to check its status.

The Super Heavy booster returns towards the Starbase tower during the fifth test flight, on 13 October 2024.

Space · Nov 7, 2026Starship: what a double catch would demonstrate, and what would still need to be achievedCatching the Starship spacecraft after its return from orbit would be a distinct milestone from recovering the booster. And even a double catch would not yet prove that both vehicles can be inspected, refurbished and relaunched quickly.