MISSION SUCCESS | ZhuQue-3 Y2 Reusable Launch Vehicle Achieved Full Success in Orbital Insertion and First-Stage Recovery
On August 19, 2026, at 07:35 (UTC+8), the ZhuQue-3 (ZQ-3) Y2 reusable launch vehicle lifted off from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone. Approximately 137 seconds after lift-off, the first and second stages separated. The second stage continued its flight and successfully delivered the Honghu 03 satellite, independently developed by Hongqing Technology, into its designated orbit. At approximately 07:41, the first stage performed a successful soft touchdown at the LandSpace Landing Site#1 in Minqin County, Gansu Province, following the planned trajectory — marking the full success of the flight test mission.
On Earth, solar eclipses happen when the Moon passes in front of the Sun as seen from the ground. On Mars, sometimes one of its moons does the same thing…but they’re too small to fully cover the Sun’s disc. Perseverance captured this look at Phobos transiting the Sun in 2024.
SL2T is our breakthrough sign language-to-text model powering new features for Deaf and hard of hearing users on @Android.
Starting with American Sign Language-to-English on Pixel 11, people can sign directly into Gboard and Live Transcribe instead of typing.
Predicting cyclones accurately can help save lives - and every hour of lead time counts.
Published in @Nature, our AI model WeatherNext achieves state-of-the-art accuracy in forecasting a storm’s track and intensity, giving us a critical extra 24 hours to prepare on average. 🧵
Built a private digital wardrobe with Codex + Sites ✨
Camera upload → GPT Image-powered catalogue cleanup → metadata review → add to collection
I can browse everything I own, find outfit combinations, ask “What should I wear?”, and add new clothes using my camera. 👗
I turn 79 today.
I don’t want any gifts. Instead, my team and I decided to revolutionize the fitness industry — and we’re doing something crazy to celebrate.
Here it is: https://t.co/qL6ECpWWYH
Between today and Sunday, August 9, when you join the Pump Club app and complete four workout programs in your first year, you pay nothing.
Zero. Nada. Zilch.
No fine print. If you show up and do the work, your first year is free. The payments are automatically sent back to your card.
If that feels shocking, then let me say it even more plainly.
Sign up for the app through that link. Try it free for 7 days. After your trial, pay $100 for your first year. Complete four workout programs. Get $100 back automatically: $50 after your first, and $50 after your fourth.
PlayStation fans are planning a “PS5 Blackout” after Sony announced it will stop releasing games on physical discs in 2028.
The idea is simply not to play, buy or log in on your PS5 for one week in August.
Fans hope that if enough people join, Sony will notice the drop in activity and rethink its decision.
Cactus is the future of Leather
Cactus leather is a sustainable, cruelty-free alternative to animal leather. Made from the Nopal (prickly pear) cactus, it is durable, flexible, and breathable, making it suitable for fashion, automotive, and furniture use
This waterfall is located outside the Peruvian city of Cajamarca and resembles the shape of a woman wearing a bridal dress: it's called La Cascada de la Novia.
Madagascar has been isolated for about 88 million years and is home to an abundance of plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth: 90% them are found only there.
It literally looks like another world.
There is a narrow window to embed structural security protocols before multi-agent systems scale globally.
We believe this multilayered approach to agent security should be a collaborative priority for AI labs, government, and academia.
See the framework → https://t.co/TiMXiCCFEi
@Maarten710@RyanTanaka Hey guys. I believe he is a net positive to our planet, but nobody is perfect.
Eg. I've seen his tweets spread hatred for immigrants in Scotland. I don't know anyone in my country who's had issues with immigrants (not to say there are no issues), but the replies are vile hatred.