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• Jennifer Ouellette

SDCC teaser gives us our first good look at Blade Runner 2099

SDCC teaser gives us our first good look at Blade Runner 2099

Also: Forging the One Ring in Rings of Power S3 teaser; new Lanterns trailer; Spaceballs: The New One panel.

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• Stephen Clark

SpaceX eyes tower catch for next Starship after auspicious end to 13th flight

SpaceX eyes tower catch for next Starship after auspicious end to 13th flight

SpaceX will likely attempt to catch Starship back at the launch pad on its next flight.

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• Mureji Fatunde-Iloeje

With help from data, art museums are reframing the visitor experience

With help from data, art museums are reframing the visitor experience

Museums are embracing data-driven curation and a shifting technology landscape.

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• Anna Desmarais, wired.com

Big Tech accused of stonewalling European social media researchers

Big Tech accused of stonewalling European social media researchers

Researchers say TikTok, X, and Meta aren't providing data they're legally required to.

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• Stephen Clark

Wildfire forces evacuation of NASA's Deep Space Network complex in Spain

Wildfire forces evacuation of NASA's Deep Space Network complex in Spain

"Any potential damage will be assessed when it is safe to do so."

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• Jon Brodkin

Paramount/WBD merger delayed for months as states' lawsuit moves toward trial

Paramount/WBD merger delayed for months as states' lawsuit moves toward trial

“Halting this merger while our case proceeds is a critical victory," NY AG said.

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• Kyle Orland

Canadian legislator reads out apparent LLM response in floor speech

Canadian legislator reads out apparent LLM response in floor speech

"Here’s a more natural, flowing version of that section..."

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• Samuel Axon

Anthropic's Opus 5 is about token efficiency, not a capability leap

Anthropic's Opus 5 is about token efficiency, not a capability leap

Models are improving quickly, but the cheaper options are often good enough.

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• Scharon Harding

Roku raises streaming stick prices by up to 60 percent

Roku raises streaming stick prices by up to 60 percent

Roku blames RAM shortage after CEO called it "great" for business in May.

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• John Timmer

RFK Jr.'s hand-picked committee approves manufacture of peptides he uses

RFK Jr.'s hand-picked committee approves manufacture of peptides he uses

There's no human safety or efficacy data, but that no longer seems to matter.

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• Jon Brodkin

Judge rebuffs Trump admin demand for phone records from NYT reporters

Judge rebuffs Trump admin demand for phone records from NYT reporters

"We can quash the subpoenas, or you could withdraw the subpoenas,” judge told US.

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• Jeremy Hsu

European Union grants US request to restrict satellite images of Iran War region

European Union grants US request to restrict satellite images of Iran War region

New delay on Copernicus satellite pics comes as US ramps up war with Iran again.

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• John Timmer

Team uses AlphaFold AI to redesign gene-editing proteins to make them safer

Team uses AlphaFold AI to redesign gene-editing proteins to make them safer

Google's AlphaFold can help ID what parts of a gene editing protein enable mistakes.

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• Stephen Clark

This is the world's most advanced robotic servicing satellite—that we know about

This is the world's most advanced robotic servicing satellite—that we know about

"These are things that tend to be really hard."

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• Stephen Clark

Rocket Report: Lightning strikes in China; Starship launch on deck

Rocket Report: Lightning strikes in China; Starship launch on deck

Relativity Space announced plans to build a second rocket factory near Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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• Molly Taft, wired.com

AI firms want more data centers; Trump's EPA may give neighbors less say

AI firms want more data centers; Trump's EPA may give neighbors less say

Rule would allow states to decide how much—if any—public input there can be.

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• Jeremy Hsu

Robot snakes searched for Venezuela earthquake survivors in collapsed buildings

Robot snakes searched for Venezuela earthquake survivors in collapsed buildings

US robotics researchers flew to Venezuela with snakebots after getting a call.

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• Scharon Harding

Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows

Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows

App is installed through Windows Update when certain LG monitors connect to a PC.

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• Beth Mole

FDA reports new outbreak of explosive diarrhea with 72 cases identified

FDA reports new outbreak of explosive diarrhea with 72 cases identified

The FDA hasn't said where the cases are or how they're linked.

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• Ryan Whitwam

Forgot your Google password? Now you can log in with a selfie.

Forgot your Google password? Now you can log in with a selfie.

Google's selfie videos can be used for account access, AI Avatars, and age verification.

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• Jon Brodkin

AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems

AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems

Bill would let Homeland Security chief decide when an AI should be shut down.

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• Jennifer Ouellette

Final Coyote vs. Acme trailer drops at SDCC

Final Coyote vs. Acme trailer drops at SDCC

Also, the full trailer for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil features a likable everyman.

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• Beth Mole

A woman got a UTI. Two years later, the bacteria had evolved, invaded her brain.

A woman got a UTI. Two years later, the bacteria had evolved, invaded her brain.

The case provides a novel report of the emergence of heterovirulence.

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• Ashley Belanger

Google hit with $1 billion in fines as EU braces for Trump battle

Google hit with $1 billion in fines as EU braces for Trump battle

Google becomes third tech giant to face huge fines under the Digital Markets Act.

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• Kyle Orland

Sony's decision to ditch discs was practically inevitable, data shows

Sony's decision to ditch discs was practically inevitable, data shows

Circana numbers show US gamers overwhelmingly voting with their wallets.

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• Ryan Whitwam

Google just had its first negative cash flow quarter due to massive AI spending

Google just had its first negative cash flow quarter due to massive AI spending

Google continues to report big quarterly revenue, but its AI spending has skyrocketed.

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• Cristina Criddle and Tom Wilson, Financial Times

AI arms race in line for a reckoning after OpenAI hacking incident

AI arms race in line for a reckoning after OpenAI hacking incident

Aggressive training techniques sharpens threat of bad behavior by leading models.

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• John Timmer

White House report says Trump can usher in a "new golden age" of science

White House report says Trump can usher in a "new golden age" of science

The resulting report is a near-random mixture of real problems and grievances.

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• Lee Hutchinson

I wanted a clock that never needed setting. Things escalated.

I wanted a clock that never needed setting. Things escalated.

Sure, maybe your clock has a backup battery, but mine has a deployment pipeline!

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• Jennifer Ouellette

Orcas team up to ram sunfish until they explode

Orcas team up to ram sunfish until they explode

“We think this may help younger orcas feed more easily, or it could also just be for fun.”