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Exomoon Candidate Reported Orbiting Brown Dwarf CD-35 2722

Astronomers using the VLT have found evidence of a giant exosatellite orbiting a brown dwarf that itself orbits a star about 73 light-years away, with the candidate’s mass near Jupiter and an orbital period around 170 days. The discovery challenges traditional labels of planet, moon, and even star, prompting ongoing debate over nomenclature and definitions of exomoons as researchers describe the object as an exosatellite while many favor calling it a moon.

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Intel foundry lands first named external customer Fortinet

Intel secures Fortinet as its first named external silicon customer for a security-focused ASIC, the Fortinet Security Processor 6 (SP6), to be manufactured on the Intel 4 process, highlighting a strategic shift toward external foundry work and potential chiplet-based design for security workloads. Details on production timelines and specifications remain forthcoming, underscoring a broader push to justify capital-expenditure in domestic fabs and expand collaboration with cybersecurity partners.

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