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Space watchers enthralled by the live stream from NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft have noticed that even astronauts can have trouble with Microsoft software. BlueSkyer Niki Grayson clipped an amusing segment of the live stream, where a puzzled astronaut asks for support from Mission Control because they “have two Microsoft Outlooks, and neither one of those are working.”

Grayson was agog at NASA inflicting Outlook on astronauts. “I'm so sorry we've sent these souls to the moon and they're using Outlook?” they quipped.

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It was not a phone call. It was not a meeting. For thousands of Oracle employees across the globe, Tuesday morning began with a single email landing in their inboxes just after 6 a.m. EST — and by the time they finished reading it, their careers at one of the world’s largest technology companies were over.

Oracle has launched what analysts believe could be the most extensive layoff in the company’s history, with estimates suggesting the cuts will affect between 20,000 and 30,000 employees — roughly 18% of its global workforce of approximately 162,000 people. Workers in the United States, India, and other regions all reported receiving the same termination notice at nearly the same hour, sent under the name “Oracle Leadership.”

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The Iranian Army has announced a new wave of drone operations targeting strategic industrial and communication centers linked to Israel.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Army said its forces had launched retaliatory strikes in response to recent attacks by Israel and the United States on Iran’s vital infrastructure.

According to the statement, since early Tuesday, the Iranian forces have carried out drone strikes against key industrial, telecommunications, and communications facilities associated with companies such as Siemens, Telecom, and AT&T.

The targets were located in areas including Ben Gurion Airport and Haifa.

The statement said an industrial software center affiliated with Siemens, situated in central occupied territories near Ben Gurion Airport, focuses on advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and industrial automation.

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