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Katalyst launches a robotic rescue craft for NASA’s Swift telescope
The company’s Link spacecraft is chasing Swift before the aging NASA observatory sinks too low for a safe orbital boost.
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Anthropic pulls hidden Claude Code tracker after China user backlash
A researcher found prompt markers in Claude Code that flagged Chinese users, proxies and possible links to AI labs, prom...
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TCL’s 85-inch RM9L shows mini RGB TV still needs tuning
WIRED’s review found TCL’s large mini RGB set bright, colorful and gamer-friendly, but pricey and fussy enough to make O...
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Scientists map Earth’s underground mycorrhizal fungal network
A Science study estimates arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi span 110 quadrillion kilometers and move large amounts of carbon...
By Dana Voss
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FAA proposes ending US ban on quiet supersonic flights over land
The agency would replace a 1973 prohibition with an interim sonic-boom limit, opening a narrow path for overland superso...
By June Castellano
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Errant F1 safety-car message muddles Leclerc’s British GP win
Charles Leclerc won at Silverstone, but an automated safety-car graphic wrongly suggested a final-lap restart that race...
By Riley Okafor
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Smithsonian’s Starstruck VR show puts astronomy inside a headset
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By June Castellano
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Microsoft lets Double Fine and Compulsion keep their game rights
Two Xbox studios leaving Microsoft will retain their catalogs, while Ninja Theory and Undead Labs are set for new owners...
By Dana Voss
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New York’s Summer of Ludd takes anti-platform organizing offline
A week of no-phone events in the East Village is channeling frustration with social platforms, AI and data centers into...
By June Castellano
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Wing Commander IV shows why FMV games looked like the future in 1996
Origin Systems spent big on film, actors and CDs, but its landmark space sim now reads as a preserved branch of gaming t...
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Dr. Zachary Rubin’s anti-misinformation work gets a Verge spotlight
The pediatric allergist and immunologist uses Instagram, TikTok and YouTube to push back on junk science and medical mis...
By Riley Okafor
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ICE watchdog office probes online critics as speech fights widen
Court filings and subpoenas show ICE’s internal oversight office has pursued online posts about agency employees, raisin...
By Riley Okafor