Zhang Wei

Scientists In Germany Released The GlobalBuildingAtlas, The Most Detailed 3D Map Of Earth’s ~2.75B Buildings At 3×3m Resolution, Surpassing The Earlier ~1.7B Map. It Improves Coverage In Underserved Regions, Aiding Urban Planning, Climate & Disaster Research; Adds A “Building Volume Per Capita” Metric, & Is Openly Available Under CC BY 4.0.

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China’s DeepSeek Math-V2 Is The First Open-Weight A.I To Achieve IMO Gold-Level Math Scores, Matching Rivals Google DeepMind And OpenAI. Unlike Them, It’s Free On Hugging Face/GitHub And Can “Self-Verify” Solutions. Despite Acclaim, It Faces Bans In Multiple U.S. States/Agencies & GDPR Restrictions In Italy Over Security & Privacy Concerns.

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Scientists in France Using NASA’s Perseverance Rover SuperCam Detected “Mini Lightning” On Mars, Seen As Static Discharges In Dust Devils Linked To Dust Friction. The Discovery May Reshape Views Of Mars Chemistry, Climate, & Habitability. Though Debate Continues, Mars Now Joins Earth, Jupiter & Saturn With Atmospheric Electrical Activity.

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The U.K Approved The Build Of Its Largest Floating Solar Farm, The Barrow Energydock (40 MWp, 46.5K Panels Farm) On Cavendish Dock, Built By Associated British Ports. It Will Power 14k Homes, Support Industries Including BAE Systems, Cut Carbon, & Protect Port Land. Ecological Features Are Planned, Though Bird Groups Object To Habitat Loss.

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For The First Time, China’s Tiangong Station Achieved Artificial Photosynthesis In Orbit. The Shenzhou-19 Crew Used A Catalyst To Turn CO₂ & Water Into Oxygen & Ethylene (A Rocket Fuel Precursor) At Room Temp & Normal Pressure. It’s More Energy-Efficient Than The ISS’s Electrolysis, Marking A Major Step For Sustainable Air & Fuel In Space.

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Lee Soon-jae, South Korea’s Beloved ‘TV Dad,’ Died At 91. With Over 70+ Yrs & 140 Roles Across Stage, Film, & TV, He Was The Nation’s Oldest Active Actor & Oldest KBS Award Winner. Known For What On Earth Is Love & High Kick! He Was Also A Professor, Actors’ Union Leader, Lawmaker, & Cultural Icon Honored With The Prestigious Eungwan Order.

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U.S Based Star Catcher (SC) Set A World Record By Beaming 1.1kW+ Of Energy 1km+, Beating DARPA. SC Used Solar Panels To Generate Power, Converted It Into A Laser, & Beamed It To Off-The-Shelf Panels For Reconversion To Electricity. Tested At NASA’s KSC, It Marks A Major Step For Space-Based Solar Power For, E.G., Satellites, & Earth Grids

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Sweden’s Largest Solar Farm, Hultsfred Solar Farm, Built By Neoen & Alight Near Hultsfred Airport, Spans 185 Football Fields & Produces 100GWh/Yr, Enough For 18K Homes. It Was Built Without Subsidies, Enabled By A PPA In Which Fashion Retailer H&M Agreed To Buy 95% Of Its Power, Securing Investment For The Emissions & Cost Cutting Project.

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Lebron James, 40, Made History With The Lakers, Becoming The First NBA Player To Log 23 Consecutive Seasons, Surpassing Vince Carter’s 22. Back From Sciatica, He Logged 11 Points, 12 Assists, & 3 Rebounds In The Lakers’ Win Over Utah. He Is Also The Only NBA Player To Play With His Son, Bronny, & Has Climbed To 6th All-Time In Three-Pointers.

Two Newly Authenticated Music Organ Works By Johann S. Bach (1685–1750), Regarded As The World’s Greatest Composer & “Father Of Modern Music,” Were Performed For The First Time In 320 Yrs At Leipzig’s St Thomas Church, Germany. The Chaconnes (BWV 1178 & 1179), Found In 1992 And Confirmed After Decades Of Research, Are Now In His Catalogue.

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