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Text • Tereza Ondráčková, wired.com

A 1,000-mile cloud on Mars may reveal physics never seen in nature

A 1,000-mile cloud on Mars may reveal physics never seen in nature

A new model suggests Mars may host ice-forming physics never directly observed before.

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Text • Jacek Krywko

Ice sheet expansion may have started 2,000 years ago, but we canceled that

Ice sheet expansion may have started 2,000 years ago, but we canceled that

The tiny remains of the Laurentide Ice Sheet began getting somewhat less tiny.

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Text • Eric Berger

NASA updates lander plans for Moon landings, finally solves long-festering Orion issue

NASA updates lander plans for Moon landings, finally solves long-festering Orion issue

"We have the mandate, we have the resources, and the support from our stakeholders."

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Text • Jon Brodkin

Pentagon memo on prediction markets says insider bets put troops' lives at risk

Pentagon memo on prediction markets says insider bets put troops' lives at risk

Pentagon memo: Insider trading gives US enemies key intel on military operations.

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Text • Ryan Whitwam

Updated Google privacy policy says your Gmail might be used for advertising

Updated Google privacy policy says your Gmail might be used for advertising

Turning on Personal Intelligence gives the company more data for ad targeting.

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Text • Stephen Clark

Senior commander says Space Force needs new spaceport by 2030

Senior commander says Space Force needs new spaceport by 2030

Space Force considering options: public-private, federal installation, state land.

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Text • Nick Indge

Spotify ramps up policy enforcement on family plans

Spotify ramps up policy enforcement on family plans

If you share Spotify sub with family, you may need to scan QR code to prove it.

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Text • Jacek Krywko

Crows can evaluate visual info twice as fast as mammals

Crows can evaluate visual info twice as fast as mammals

Birds' compact nervous system seems to help them handle tasks very quickly.

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Text • Jeremy Hsu

Intel gets waiver after worries fuzzy US ban on foreign-made robots may hit fabs

Intel gets waiver after worries fuzzy US ban on foreign-made robots may hit fabs

Company says foreign-made robotic vehicles are crucial to US chip production.

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Text • Beth Mole

RFK Jr.’s vaccine injury clinic could damage NIH hospital, board warns

RFK Jr.’s vaccine injury clinic could damage NIH hospital, board warns

"Trust is slow to build and quick to lose," board chair Jack Leslie said.

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Text • Jon Brodkin

Knicks sent employees fake offer of championship rings in phishing test: Report

Knicks sent employees fake offer of championship rings in phishing test: Report

Corporate phishing tests are common, but this one was especially cruel.

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Text • Kyle Orland

Everybody panic: A Valve developer said "HLX" in public

Everybody panic: A Valve developer said "HLX" in public

Sound designer lets Half Life-related codename slip at a conference.

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Text • Jamie Smyth

The reactor meant to showcase nuclear’s comeback keeps hitting problems

The reactor meant to showcase nuclear’s comeback keeps hitting problems

A contractor fell into a reactor cavity and a bundle of fuel rods almost fell over.

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Text • Jeremy Hsu

Ukraine learns to fight without Starlink as Musk plays politics with satellites

Ukraine learns to fight without Starlink as Musk plays politics with satellites

Ukraine has changed drone and war-fighting tech to reduce reliance on Starlink.

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Text • Ashley Belanger

Review: Crystal Lake suffers a bit from its obsession with Pam Voorhees

Review: Crystal Lake suffers a bit from its obsession with Pam Voorhees
Friday the 13th prequel series based on Jason’s mom drags at first, then hits a vein.

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Text • Eric Berger

Rocket Report: SpaceX says no thanks to military launches; Spanish rocket nearly ready

Rocket Report: SpaceX says no thanks to military launches; Spanish rocket nearly ready

"We believe Canada should be able to reach orbit on its own terms."

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Text • Kyle Orland

Switch 2 jailbreak gives hackers new ways to run homebrew and mod games

Switch 2 jailbreak gives hackers new ways to run homebrew and mod games

"Userland" exploit relies on integer overflow found in "SmileBasic" interpreter.

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Text • Beth Mole

Personalized mRNA cancer vaccine cut melanoma death, recurrence by 42%

Personalized mRNA cancer vaccine cut melanoma death, recurrence by 42%

Markers released top-line results today after previously reporting the trial succeeded.

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Text • Eric Berger

Latest estimate for Starship launches required to support a Moon landing? 22.

Latest estimate for Starship launches required to support a Moon landing? 22.

"We need to keep our eyes on numerous required fuelings for the lander."

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Text • Jon Brodkin

Comcast loses more customers, claims other ISPs' cheap prices are "irrational"

Comcast loses more customers, claims other ISPs' cheap prices are "irrational"

Comcast plans job cuts and more AI agents for its shrinking cable customer base.

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Text • Dan Goodin

Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business following certificate debacle

Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business following certificate debacle

Flubbed key signing "ceremony" allowed minting of Web credentials for any site.

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Text • Kyle Orland

Leaked Mass Effect: Universe trailer gives a taste of what we're all missing

Leaked Mass Effect: Universe trailer gives a taste of what we're all missing

We can't have nice things, but at least we can get trailers for them.

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Text • Jennifer Ouellette

Meet the 2026 winner of Nikon's Small World photomicrography contest

Meet the 2026 winner of Nikon's Small World photomicrography contest

Ole Bielfeldt of Germany captured a microscopic view of an inkjet printer depositing ink onto paper.

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Text • Beth Mole

"Disillusioned" MAHA leader quits as Trump admin's food agenda spoils: Report

"Disillusioned" MAHA leader quits as Trump admin's food agenda spoils: Report

The departure comes amid turmoil in Kennedy's Make America Healthy Again movement.

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Text • Jonathan M. Gitlin

Electric or gas? BMW goes both ways with new 2027 X5 and iX5.

Electric or gas? BMW goes both ways with new 2027 X5 and iX5.

460 kW charging and 435 miles of range are among the reasons the EV is the one to get.

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Text • Ryan Whitwam

Samsung all but confirms iPhone Duo is goosing Galaxy Z8 sales

Samsung all but confirms iPhone Duo is goosing Galaxy Z8 sales

Searches for Samsung foldables just happened to skyrocket following iPhone Duo unveiling.

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Text • Stephen Clark

Russia claims its stalker satellite is "purely peaceful in character"

Russia claims its stalker satellite is "purely peaceful in character"

The Russian official who called commercial satellites "legitimate targets" now says concerns are "unfounded."

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Text • Ashley Belanger

Meta whines New Mexico is “impossible” to please after historic $25 billion fine

Meta whines New Mexico is “impossible” to please after historic $25 billion fine

Meta will appeal a ruling imposing the largest fine Mark Zuckerberg’s ever seen.

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Text • Beth Mole

"Unethical" vaccine trial on babies backed by RFK Jr. is formally canceled

"Unethical" vaccine trial on babies backed by RFK Jr. is formally canceled

The decried trial was canceled last week before police seized vaccine doses.

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Text • Kyle Orland

This emulator reimagines Nintendo’s Virtual Boy with a full color display

This emulator reimagines Nintendo’s Virtual Boy with a full color display

Tile-based color palettes go way beyond the four shades of red on original hardware.