Cheap Iranian drone downed $25 million US Army helicopter—maybe by chance
The US military struck Iran again after an Iranian drone’s lucky midair strike.
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OB-GYNs release their own vaccine schedule, rejecting RFK Jr.’s meddling
Thirteen other medical groups have already endorsed the independent schedule.
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Valve kills its retail gift card program due to scammers
Move also cuts off a massive market of legit users who buy cards with physical cash.
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The 2026 Honda Prelude review: Didn’t expect such a head-turner
Honda’s $42,000 hybrid coupe looks great, handles well, and gets 44 mpg.
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Racist comments targeting politicians tripled since Meta relaxed its rules
Violent threats against lawmakers have also surged on Facebook.
WIRED
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GM Energy introduces V2G support and new energy storage battery chemistry
There are more than a quarter of a million V2G-capable GM EVs on the roads already.
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Starlink charges $10 monthly hardware fee in move away from one-time purchases
Starlink, SpaceX’s top moneymaker, also raised service prices by $5 to $10.
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Locked in heated rivalry with researcher, Microsoft fixes 0-day they disclosed
A separate zero-day also disclosed by Nightmare Eclipse appears to be patched as well.
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Commonwealth Fusion makes the physics case for its 400 MW reactor
Five peer-reviewed papers update the design and model its expected output.
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New frontier model refuses cybersecurity, biology, and chemistry queries.
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Google announces Gemini 3.5 Live Translate for instant voice-to-voice translation
Voice translations preserve speaker’s tone, pacing, pitch—with SynthID watermarks for security.
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NASA assigns crew for Artemis III, sets aggressive timeline for flying it
“Artemis III will be an extraordinary demonstration of what is possible.”
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Screwworms in US: Human risk is low—but they can burrow through your skull
The chances are low, but not zero.
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One day after discovery, Meta pulls facial recognition code from its smart glasses
Meta won’t say why or whether it’s coming back.
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Drone boat picked up downed US Army helicopter pilots—a first for sea rescues
US Navy’s Task Force 59 achieved the drone rescue at sea near Strait of Hormuz.
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High-severity vulnerability in Linux caused by a single faulty character
Use-after-free bug can be exploited to evade sandbox defenses.
Dan Goodin
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Gold isn’t inert, it just has bodyguards protecting it
Individual gold atoms move around to form oxidation-proof structures.
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Here’s Audi’s next Q7 SUV and US-only SQ7, now with an RS V8
At night, the car projects its turn signals onto the road to alert other road users.
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Apple says its AI is still private, even when it’s running on Google’s servers
Some models run in Google’s cloud, but without giving Google any kind of access.
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First Drive: The 2027 Rivian R2 entirely changes the EV game
Rivian’s second EV is the sub-$60,000 R2, and it was worth the wait.
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FCC lifts looming deadline for Amazon Leo satellite broadband constellation
The waiver “serves the public interest by promoting a second large satellite broadband constellation.”
Stephen Clark
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Tests suggest Russian satellites can jam GPS on a continental scale
Mystery of GPS interference across Europe raises questions about Russian motives.
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macOS 27 requires Apple Silicon, as Apple draws down the Intel Mac era
You’ll need an M1 or better to run the next release of macOS.
Andrew Cunningham
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iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 don’t drop support for any iPhones—and just a few iPads
This promises to be a solid release for aging iPhones.
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Meta alleges NSO violated spyware injunction with new WhatsApp attacks
WhatsApp disrupted spear phishing attempts, asks court to hold NSO in contempt.
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The fastest humans in the galaxy just got a spiffy patch to prove it
“It is actually challenging how you measure [Mach] from space.”
Robert Pearlman
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Say hi to “Siri AI"—Apple announces new, more “conversational” voice assistant
New features coming this fall alongside two-tiered, Google-powered AI model overhaul.
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Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity come to Google NotebookLM
NotebookLM is getting a big upgrade, but it’s only for AI Ultra and enterprise accounts right now.
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Your empty cuppa could capture carbon
Polystyrene can be upcycled into carbon sponge material.
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For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer
73 packages run self-replicating stealer as soon as they’re opened by an AI agent.
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Apple’s iOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, and other updates focus on refinement
Apple’s OSes come with Liquid Glass tweaks and performance optimizations.
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Man jailed for a month despite Flock showing he was 5 miles from crime scene
Cop seemingly ignored Flock camera timestamp to justify arrests.
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F1 in Monaco: Finally, the cars were flat-out in qualifying
The cars are too big to race well, but the competition for pole position is thrilling.
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A Falcon 9 booster turns 5 years old—and just set a remarkable reuse record
We take the Falcon 9 rocket for granted. But we probably shouldn’t.
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