There’s an old saying: “What hardware engineers create, software engineers take away.” That’s not the fairest way to look at the situation — modern computers can do far more than old ones — but the struggle to keep systems responding quickly while ramping up their complexity is not a series of unbroken triumphs.
The discovery of a Ring of Fire galaxy. The birth of a new planet. The invention of a "bioshield USB key." A LOT has been happening in space and computing this week and we've got it all covered right here.