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  1. Distribution

    Before installing OpenWrt 25.12.6, match the router and plan its recovery

  2. Science

    After Swift’s re-entry, follow one cosmic burst through its archive

  3. Reviews

    Check the board before buying memory for an early Framework Laptop 13

  4. Reviews

    Natura’s Interface ring is on Kickstarter. What should backers check?

  5. Reviews

    Samsung's Art Basel Paris collection: check the TV, then the plan

  6. Reviews

    Samsung’s Intelligent Eyewear has two compatibility checks before you pick a frame

  7. Distribution

    Paratus brings a Starlink business offer to Malawi. Test the backup before relying on it

  8. Science

    Blender 5.3 can render your Gaussian splat. Keep the source file.

  9. Science

    At the Design Museum, follow the power behind a compost computer

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The Eko Atlantic entrance in Lagos behind a metal fence and palm trees beneath a cloudy sky.

African tech spotlight

At the Lagos Biennial, follow a workshop drawing into a projected room

The Biennial opens to the public on 14 November. An EU pavilion project lists 21 and 22 November for adding material made by artists, designers and students.

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At London Museum, follow the old market from street to railway

At London Museum, follow the old market from street to railway

Before London Museum’s planned 28 November opening, follow three routes through Smithfield’s General Market and see what the conversion keeps of the building’s working past.

15 Nov 2026
John Akomfrah smiles in a dark jacket with a clip-on microphone, in front of a pale stone wall in Cardiff.

In John Akomfrah’s Arcadia, look from one screen to the next

The Ghanaian-born filmmaker brings five screens to London’s Natural History Museum. Follow the links between the images, then check the dates and entry details for the Jerwood Gallery.

15 Nov 2026

Innovation →

NASA's annotated astronaut photograph shows the San Juan River curving through deep canyons in orange Utah terrain, with Goosenecks State Park, river and north-arrow labels.

Utah's Goosenecks from space: follow the river, then check the record

A new NASA image feature shows the San Juan River's tight curves. Read the actual photograph alongside its dates, processing note and geological sources to see what each can explain.

15 Nov 2026
A long red magnet assembly rests on fixtures in a CERN workshop beneath a yellow overhead crane.

How CERN gets its new focusing magnets ready for the LHC tunnel

Eight CERN-built magnets have passed validation. The project’s own reports show what the power test established, when tunnel work is expected and how to follow the next milestones.

15 Nov 2026

Networks →

Three DE-CIX-branded mesh-front switch racks containing network equipment and yellow cables, in an archival 2011 photograph.

A backup internet route can stay online and still slow you down

A new IXP research account separates reachability from performance. For businesses and publishers, the useful next step is to ask what a backup connection actually preserves.

15 Nov 2026
The Tor Project illustration places a dark Appearance settings window behind a light Connection window on a pastel background; the pictured interfaces carry Tor Browser Alpha labels.

Tor™ Browser 16.0: find the setting, then check what it changes

A recent settings redesign moves familiar controls. This source-based guide separates the interface, website-feature trade-offs and platform requirements before the next browser handover.

15 Nov 2026

Gadgets →

Before trying iroh on RP2350, check the board behind the demo

Before trying iroh on RP2350, check the board behind the demo

Raspberry Pi's new spotlight follows an earlier networking experiment. A source-based guide to the board, memory and software requirements that make the reported setup specific.

15 Nov 2026
Angled view of the blue Arduino VENTUNO Q board, with pin headers, USB and Ethernet ports and the VENTUNO Q label.

How to trace a sensor value through Arduino’s VENTUNO Q ROS 2 bridge

Arduino’s new bridge connects a sketch to ROS 2 through Linux. Start with a Linux-only example, then trace one harmless message from the microcontroller.

15 Nov 2026

People, ideas & the things they make

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A watercolor design for a lamp with red and yellow flowers, green foliage, a dark stem and a leaf-shaped base, with a handwritten client annotation and signature on the paper.

From the People desk

A Tiffany lamp drawing shows why the object record matters

Start with an actual watercolor, then follow the names, dates and uncertainties attached to it. Current Met research offers a useful comparison, with each object and image source kept distinct.

By Buchi Henry Mbagwu

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