Target 7

New measurements show AST SpaceMobile's satellites average seven times the brightness of mitigation targets the company cited in its FCC filings, with peak brightness over 200 times the International Astronomical Union's recommended threshold of magnitude 7. Astronomers, including John Barentine, warn that upcoming deployments will worsen interference with ground-based observations and that voluntary mitigation commitments are not being met.

A check fraud ring is accused of stealing $7 million from nine banks and credit unions, according to a newly unsealed indictment. The indictment names all nine victim institutions where the stolen money moved, which no prior account of the investigation has done, drawing attention in banking circles to the scale and details of the scheme.

Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine using missiles and drones, killing seven people and striking energy infrastructure, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The strikes targeted the country's power grid, raising renewed concerns about the strain on Ukraine's electricity supply and civilians' ability to endure another winter under sustained Russian bombardment.

Russian airstrikes across Ukraine have killed at least seven people and damaged infrastructure, according to reports. The attacks add to a continued pattern of strikes targeting Ukrainian cities and critical facilities. The specific locations hit and the extent of the damage have not been detailed beyond the reported death toll.