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The Trump administration shut down the major federal climate website climate.gov , but former climate.gov staff members launched climate.us, a nonprofit organization working to archive the resources p

President Trump signed an executive order on June 22, 2026, mandating a complete migration to post-quantum cryptography by the end of 2031, four years earlier than originally planned. The order direct

Starfall is a proposed reentry vehicle designed by SpaceX to provide uncrewed, point-to-point cargo delivery from orbit by safely returning payloads to Earth. The design focuses on precision delivery

Chevrolet's Corvette ZR1X, powered by a hybrid all-wheel drive system with 1,250 horsepower, set a new Pikes Peak production car record at the 104th running of the hill climb. Driven by IndyCar vetera

AMD removed Transparent Secure Memory Encryption (TSME) from consumer Ryzen CPUs through a silent AGESA 1.2.7.0 firmware change, but reversed this decision after user backlash. AMD confirmed in June t

General Motors temporarily laid off 1,300 workers at its Factory Zero EV plant due to sluggish demand for battery-powered vehicles , following the discontinuation of the $7,500 federal EV tax credit .

The US government ordered Anthropic to cut off foreign access to its Mythos 5 and Claude Fable 5 AI models in June 2026, citing national security concerns related to jailbreak vulnerabilities that cou

Lucid announced a workforce reduction of approximately 18 percent across full-time employees, contractors, and production workers , with the second shift at its AMP-1 factory being eliminated . The re

A young man used a percussive massage gun directly on both his eyes for several minutes every week over three months to relieve eye tiredness . Close examination revealed multiple retinal tears and br

Polymarket paid online creators to post deceptive videos showing lucrative bets filmed on near-perfect copies of the Polymarket website featuring fake trades and winnings. A Wall Street Journal invest

A report indicates that Kennedy Space Center faces significant infrastructure and operational challenges in preparing for the arrival of super heavy-lift rockets like SpaceX's Starship-Super Heavy, wh

A profile of a former hacker who has undergone a transformation and shifted focus to a new passion . Based on the headline's wordplay about 'seeing the light' and 'collecting all of it,' the article l

The Trump administration funded 12 coal plants, at least three of which have been repeatedly cited for violating environmental regulations. The administration invested approximately $500 million in ta

The UK Home Office is testing facial age estimation technology throughout 2026, with plans to implement it at the border in 2027 to help determine whether undocumented asylum seekers are adults or chi

Five prominent obesity scientists, including the editor-in-chief of a leading diabetes journal, were kicked out of the American Diabetes Association's annual meeting while handing out an editorial cri

GM Energy is activating vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capability for existing customers without requiring new hardware, with development currently focused on software and finalizing utility partnerships. The

Logitech's Mobi Fold is the company's first foldable mouse, featuring a unique hinged design that automatically powers on when unfolded and off when folded, addressing the 'on-the-go productivity gap'

A U.S. court ruling against Google recognizes the need to prevent Google from using anticompetitive tactics for its GenAI products and requires that remedies reach GenAI technologies . The court order

After Meta relaxed its content moderation policies in January 2025, analysis of nearly 8 million Facebook comments showed that abusive and racist comments targeting lawmakers from both parties tripled

The 2026 Honda Prelude is a revived compact sports coupe featuring a hybrid powertrain from the Civic Hybrid paired with chassis components from the high-performance Civic Type R. The new Prelude offe

Valve discontinued its physical Steam gift card retail program, with all retailers expected to be fully out of stock by the end of 2026. The company cited persistent scammer abuse of the cards; despit

Anthropic has implemented safeguards on Fable 5 that restrict responses on cybersecurity, biology, and chemistry topics due to their advanced capabilities in these areas. When users ask about these se

Apple is expanding its Private Cloud Compute (PCC) beyond its data centers, partnering with Google and NVIDIA to run Apple Intelligence workloads on Google Cloud. Apple says it worked with Google and

Commonwealth Fusion Systems published five peer-reviewed physics basis papers on its ARC fusion power plant in June 2026 in the Journal of Plasma Physics. The analysis validates that the ARC plant wil

A US military autonomous surface vessel marked the first publicized use of an unmanned drone boat to locate and retrieve downed aircrew in real-world warfare. The unmanned vessel helped rescue two Arm

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted Amazon Leo a waiver of its July 2026 satellite deployment deadline, while retaining its July 30, 2029 final deployment deadline. Under the condition

The 2027 Rivian R2 is a compact electric SUV aimed at the Tesla Model Y, featuring a smaller shape, sharper design, and starting price from $44,490 . It is fantastic to drive on- and off-road, thought

Gemini 3.5 Live Translate is Google's latest audio model delivering near real-time speech-to-speech translation in over 70 languages. The model automatically detects 70+ languages and generates smooth

Audi introduced a redesigned Q7 SUV lineup for 2026, with the SQ7 performance variant powered by a 4.0-liter biturbo V8 engine producing up to 500 HP. The SQ7 features S-specific exterior styling and

CVE-2026-23111 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Linux's nf_tables packet-filtering subsystem caused by a single inverted character that allows unprivileged local users to escalate privileges to ro

Microsoft engaged in a public feud with security researcher Nightmare-Eclipse, who released multiple Windows zero-days along with proof-of-concept exploit code. Microsoft initially threatened legal ac

NASA announced the four prime crew members and a backup for the Artemis III test flight , with commander Randy Bresnik and mission specialists Andre Douglas and Frank Rubio from NASA, along with pilot

Paramount's chief legal officer accused Netflix of conducting a 'scorched-earth campaign' to derail the merger in a letter to the Department of Justice . The letter claimed Netflix is trying to 'poiso

New World screwworms were detected in the United States in June 2026 for the first time in decades , with no reported human infestations and low human risk . When humans are infected, infestations cau

Researchers have identified three key vital signs of urban pulse: urbanization is spiky (development occurs in intense bursts rather than smoothly), cyclical (neighborhoods go through boom-and-rest cy

SpaceX has broken its rocket reuse record by launching Falcon 9 booster B1067 for its 35th time , marking a significant achievement in the company's reusability program. The Falcon 9 rocket carried 29

Apple announced iOS 27 at WWDC 2026 with a focus on faster performance, enhanced polish, and new Apple Intelligence features including redesigned Siri AI. macOS 27 Golden Gate emphasizes performance i

OpenAI is preparing its biggest ChatGPT overhaul yet, aiming to transform it into a superapp that combines AI agents, coding tools, and third-party services. The change affects all 900 million weekly

Monaco's lack of battery management during qualifying allowed drivers to experience a more 'natural' driving style without energy constraints , contrasting with other 2026 races where the current powe

Microsoft's durabletask PyPI package was poisoned in May 2026 with credential-harvesting malware that steals secrets from AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, and 90+ developer tools . In June, 73 Microsoft r

Google upgraded NotebookLM with Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity, a coding tool that provides more accurate information and adds code execution capabilities through a secure cloud computer with over 100 cur

iOS 27 maintains compatibility with all iPhones supported by iOS 26, starting from the iPhone 11 and extending to the iPhone 17 Pro, with no devices dropped from support. iPadOS 27 discontinues suppor

macOS 27 will be compatible with Apple silicon Macs only, requiring an M-series chip or newer. macOS 26 Tahoe is the final major macOS version for Intel-based Macs. The incompatibility stems from the

A San Diego man spent one month in jail for a crime he didn't commit after San Diego Police misinterpreted a Flock license plate reader hit. The man was five miles away from the crime scene at the tim

Meta has asked a federal judge to hold Israeli spyware maker NSO Group in contempt of court after claiming it caught the surveillance vendor targeting WhatsApp users again despite a permanent injuncti

Michigan lawmakers Elissa Slotkin and Haley Stevens announced a joint effort to ban all entry of Chinese nameplate vehicles from Canada and Mexico into the United States, even for temporary visits to