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A woman in central Ohio was surprised by a line of moving lights in the night sky, which was later identified as a series of Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The inflatable attraction billed as the "world's biggest bounce park" is returning to central Ohio this week for a summer-long run at Polaris Fashion Place. Funbox is scheduled to open on Friday near the shopping center's entrance, across from BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse and Mitchell's Steakhouse, according to information released by [...]

GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) – An Indian restaurant is slated to take over a recently closed Mexican eatery in Gahanna.  Durbar Nepali and Indian Cuisine plans to open at 64 Granville St. on June 19, according to Sagar Dhital, who owns the restaurant alongside his business partner Himod Sharma. The address was previously home to Blue [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- An Ecuadorian immigrant is suing the jail that holds most ICE detainees from Columbus and central Ohio, alleging an officer assaulted him and left him unable to use his arm. Luis Tenelanda is suing the Butler County Jail and Sheriff's Office, Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones and Sgt. Corneal Rowe for [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require county boards of elections to reduce the amount of time voters who have difficulty standing for prolonged periods must wait while voting. House Bill 893, introduced on May 12 by Reps. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) and Jennifer Gross (R-West Chester), would require boards [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One person is dead and another is critically injured after two separate early morning shootings were reported in north Columbus. According to Columbus police, one person was pronounced dead at 4:45 a.m. after a shooting occurred about 45 minutes prior, near the 4100 block of Migration Lane in the Strawberry Farms [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- China has surpassed the U.S. in research and development, and an Ohio State University professor said the consequences of China leading the world in scientific research instead of the U.S. go beyond world rankings. "The lead county in science has also historically been the lead country in power," said Caroline Wagner, [...]

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) —  Emergency crews are still investigating an overnight fatal crash that occurred on a west Columbus interstate early Wednesday morning. According to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, a blue 2006 Volvo VNL semi-truck was traveling south on Interstate 270 South, just north of the Tuttle Crossing exit in Dublin. The truck was [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A central Ohio man has created a national missing persons database with a social media-style design that allows users to swipe through cases and enables law enforcement to issue local alerts. Brad Lucas, 45, of Galloway, works in social media management and has experience in the information technology field. But in [...]

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson sparked one of the Knicks' greatest postseason comebacks, a rally from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter, and finished with 38 points as New York beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. After a record-setting run through [...]

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- The fate of three Whitehall city officials will be decided on June 23. On Tuesday, Whitehall City Council set the special election date for the recall effort targeting Mayor Michael Bivens and councilmembers Lori Elmore and Amy Harcar. “Overwhelmingly, we've been seeing concerns about the recall, about what it's going to [...]

OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google are racing to unleash next-gen AI that hunts for software vulnerabilities and hacks at scale. This episode explores how these advancements could shake up everything we thought we knew about cybersecurity.

• Microsoft rethinks Edge's "intended behavior" after it gets press.
• Chaotic Eclipse hacker strikes again with a Bitlocker bypass.
• Google's threat analysis group documents malicious AI use.
• Canada hasn't learned the lessons of the EU and the UK.
• AI chatbots may be far more addictive than social media.
• Project: Hail Mary now available to stream.
• An apparently-serious zero-point quantum vacuum energy source.
• A bit of listener feedback.
• OpenAI's & Microsoft's vulnerability discovery systems

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1079-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus City Schools district is cutting more jobs in an effort to reach $50 million in budget cuts. In a unanimous vote, the school board voted on Tuesday to eliminate 299 positions within the district. According to Columbus Superintendent Dr. Angela Chapman, 187 of those positions are currently open, leaving [...]

ANS-140 May 20, 2026

In this special edition:

* OrigamiSat-2 is Designated Fuji-OSCAR 126

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OrigamiSat-2 is Designated Fuji-OSCAR 126

The OrigamiSat-2 satellite was launched April 23rd, 2026, on an Electron launch vehicle from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. Developed by the Institute of Science Tokyo, the satellite will demonstrate on-orbit high-gain antenna technology for small satellites and a 5.8 GHz downlink transmitter.

“OrigamiSat-2” Credit: ORIGAMI PROJECT  origami.titech.ac.jp

 

At the request of the Institute of Science Tokyo, AMSAT hereby designates OrigamiSat-2 as Fuji-OSCAR 126 (FO-126). We congratulate the Institute of Science Tokyo, thank them for their contribution to the amateur satellite community, and wish them continued success on this and future projects.

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NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) — A central Ohio advocate and athlete has been recognized by the National Down Syndrome Society. Will Gibson, a New Albany graduate, was awarded the Champions of Change Self Advocate of the Year award at the NDSS' advocacy conference in Washington, D.C. Tennis has been a big part of Gibson’s life, [...]