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1. Intel Core i9-14900KF Breaks Single-Core Speed Record in PassMark

   Intel has yet to talk much about its upcoming desktop CPU lineup, but it's already putting up impressive numbers.

2. This Week in Space: Solar Storms, Optics, and 'Chaos Terrain'

   This weekend might be a great time to catch the aurora.

3. Astronomers Coin New Term to Emphasize the Issue of Light Pollution

   Noctalgia, meaning 'sky grief,' uses language to call attention to mismanaged lighting and its numerous consequences.

4. NASA Spacecraft to Return New Asteroid Sample to Earth on Sunday

   After scooping material from an asteroid, NASA's OSIRIS-REx is preparing to drop the sample off in Utah before continuing on to more adventures.

5. Get Babbel for Only $169.97 and Learn 14 New Languages

   This limited-time deal features lifetime access to 14 languages and top-rated speech recognition technology.

6. Microsoft Announces Refreshed Surface Laptop Studio 2 and Surface Laptop Go 3

   They're faster and more expensive, and the Laptop Studio 2 gets an all-new chassis and neural processor.

7. Asus ROG Matrix RTX 4090 GPU Arrives With Shocking $3,200 Price Tag

   One card will even be signed by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and auctioned off for charity.

8. FAA Denies Space Startup’s Spacecraft Reentry Request

   To bring its orbiting experiment capsule back to Earth, Varda Space Industries needs a reentry license—something it currently lacks.

9. OpenAI Announces Improved DALL-E 3 Image Generator With ChatGPT Integration

   The new model has a more nuanced understanding of language.

10. Former Apple Engineers Say It Can't Figure Out How to Make a Cellular Modem

    The company has been banging away at this project for many years with little to show for it.