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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

Apple unveiled Siri AI at WWDC 2026, a completely rebuilt digital assistant designed to move beyond traditional voice commands and become a more conversational assistant capable of understanding perso

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and Stanford University identified Russian early-warning satellites in Molniya orbit as the source of GPS interference affecting Europe, Canada, and

NASA's Artemis II crew are the fastest people alive and now have the patch to prove it. The Mach 39 patch updates the 40-year-old original Mach 25 patch, an honor given to astronauts who achieve extre

A student injured in the January 2025 Antioch High School shooting has filed a lawsuit against Omnilert, the company behind the school's AI gun detection system. The school had an Omnilert AI-powered

Five scientists, including the editor-in-chief of America's leading diabetes journal, were removed from the American Diabetes Association's annual conference in New Orleans on June 5, 2026, after dist

Scientists studying Ötzi the Iceman have discovered that the 5,300-year-old ice mummy still hosts an active microbial ecosystem. Researchers found metabolically active cold-loving yeasts and growing G

A multistate outbreak of infant botulism affected 48 infants across 17 states and was linked to ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula . The CDC declared the outbreak over on February 26, 2026 , thoug

A security researcher discovered that attackers can silently flash custom firmware to a Creative Sound Blaster USB speaker over Bluetooth without physical contact, and the malicious firmware can explo

Audi has unveiled the Nuvolari, a limited-production mid-engined plug-in hybrid supercar that will begin deliveries in early 2027 with only 499 units made. The supercar features a twin-turbo 4.0-liter

AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE is priced at 549—the same launch price as the full RX 9070—despite featuring significantly reduced specifications with 85% of the cores, 75% of memory, and 66% of memory bandw

Spider-Noir is a Prime Video superhero series based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man Noir, following an older web-slinger living in New York City during the Great Depression. The series combi

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket experienced an anomaly during a hot-fire test on May 28 at Cape Canaveral, resulting in a spectacular explosion that damaged the launch facility . The explosion represen

Safety officials gained detailed data on the impact of large rocket explosions when Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket experienced an anomaly during a hot-fire test at Cape Canaveral on May 28, causing a

Antares Nuclear completed a zero-power criticality test for its Mark-0 demonstrator reactor at Idaho National Laboratory on June 4, 2026, becoming the first company in the Energy Department's Reactor

S&P Dow Jones Indices decided against changes to S&P 500 eligibility requirements, meaning SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic must wait 12 months and become profitable before inclusion. S&P said it will no

The Fitbit Air is a screenless health tracker with sensors that connect to Google's new Health app , offering hardware for just 100, compared to Whoop's subscription models costing 200-$360 annually .

A worsening air leak aboard the International Space Station prompted five astronauts to temporarily take shelter and prepare for evacuation on Friday as Russia attempted to fix a crack on its portion

The Trump administration announced $700 million in funding for coal plants and a new export terminal , utilizing Cold War-era authority to support existing facilities and build new coal plants. This i

A proposed Utah data center backed by Kevin O'Leary was drastically scaled back after pressure from lawmakers. The original project would have consumed 9 gigawatts of power—more than double what Utah

NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) spacecraft has ended after more than 11 years in orbit at Mars, far exceeding its original one-year mission. The spacecraft was last heard from on

The Supreme Court rejected Verizon and AT&T's constitutional challenge to FCC fines exceeding 100 million combined for illegally sharing customers' location data with third parties, ruling 8-1 that no

A study published in Science found that bumblebees can solve a completely novel object-manipulation task without training. The bees spontaneously moved a ball underneath an out-of-reach flower and cli