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Geostationary orbit simulation in GlowScript VPython: A practical tutorial

Geostationary orbit simulation in GlowScript VPython: a practical tutorial that demonstrates orbital mechanics and physics-based visualization of satellites maintaining a fixed position relative to ...
Ars Technica

GPS is vulnerable to jamming—here’s how we might fix it

In September 2025, a Widerøe Airlines flight was trying to land in Vardø, Norway, which sits in the country’s far eastern arm, some 40 miles from the Russian coast. The cloud deck was low, and so was ...
MacTech

What Are GPS Trackers vs AirTags—And Why the Confusion?

GPS trackers and AirTags look like they do the same thing. They don’t. One is a live-positioning tool; the other is a Bluetooth breadcrumb. A GPS tracker talks directly to satellites orbiting 12,000 ...
The Economist

America is upgrading GPS to catch up with rivals

THE TROUBLE with first-mover advantage is that it devalues quickly. Once the hard work of inventing a technology has been done, others are free to copy and improve it. Take the Global Positioning ...
PBS

What to know about Russia’s GPS jamming of a European official’s plane

LONDON (AP) — Bulgaria will not investigate suspected Russian electronic interference with a top European official’s plane, officials said Monday — because this kind of GPS jamming is now so common.
Defense News

NATO takes aim at Russia’s GPS hacking after EU leader’s plane jammed

A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, seen here, lost GPS navigation midair in Bulgarian airspace on Aug. 31. (Pascal Bastien/AP) NATO is working to thwart Russian ...
Tom's Guide

Here are 7 ways I get the most out of my Garmin watch when training for a race

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The New York Times

21 Ways People Are Using A.I. at Work

A burst of experimentation followed ChatGPT's release to the public in late 2022. Now many people are integrating the newest models and custom systems into what they do all day: their work. Chefs are ...
Alaska Public Media

Anchorage airport employee charged with using GPS trackers to stalk female coworkers

An Alaska Airlines plane is parked at a Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport gate on Jan. 5, 2022. An Anchorage airport employee has been arrested and charged with stalking and tampering with ...
Bleeping Computer

Hackers target Python devs in phishing attacks using fake PyPI site

The Python Software Foundation warned users this week that threat actors are trying to steal their credentials in phishing attacks using a fake Python Package Index (PyPI) website. PyPI is a ...
InfoWorld

Use UV to run Python packages and programs without installing

Astral's uv utility simplifies and speeds up working with Python virtual environments. But it has some other superpowers, too: it lets you run Python packages and programs without having to formally ...