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A 10-year sky survey begins filming a 'cosmic movie,' cyborg cockroaches go for a dive and more science stories
https://www.engadget.com/2207998/vera-c-rubin-observatory-begins-cyborg-cockroaches-nasa-clps-moon-base-missions/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T19:52:04+00:00This Week In Techdirt History: June 28th – July 4th
http://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/04/this-week-in-techdirt-history-june-28th-july-4th/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T19:12:20+00:00How your smartwatch and AI might detect early signs of illness
https://www.engadget.com/2206130/how-smartwatch-use-ai-to-detect-sickness/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T18:32:05+00:00Review: Supergirl is not the disaster its low box office suggests
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/07/review-supergirl-is-not-the-disaster-its-low-box-office-suggests/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T18:12:59+00:00Tesla expands robotaxi service to small section of Miami
https://www.engadget.com/2207974/tesla-expands-robotaxi-service-to-small-section-of-miami/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T17:32:06+00:00 50-feet-long fiber optic HDMI cable and Steam Controller 2 is enthusiasts' answer to the Steam Machine — dismisses Valve's new console for a DIY Bazzite setup with a controller
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/50-feet-long-fiber-optic-hdmi-cable-and-steam-controller-2-is-enthusiasts-answer-to-the-steam-machine-dismisses-valves-new-console-for-a-diy-bazzite-setup-with-a-controller?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T17:13:02+00:00NASA mission to rescue the falling Swift observatory has launched
https://www.engadget.com/2207959/nasa-boost-mission-rescue-falling-swift-observatory-launched/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T16:12:52+00:00Tesla driver charged with manslaughter for Texas crash that killed a woman in her home
https://www.engadget.com/2207957/tesla-driver-charged-manslaughter-texas-crash-killed-woman-in-home/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T15:52:14+00:00Only these iPhone models are getting the new Siri AI this fall
https://www.engadget.com/2206159/iphone-models-getting-new-siri-ai/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T15:32:58+00:00 Sony crammed an entire PS1 into a DualShock controller that connects to your TV, but killed the project — PlayStation Puga offered game studios a mere 10 cents per unit sold
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/sony-crammed-an-entire-ps1-into-a-dualshock-controller-that-connects-to-your-tv-but-killed-the-project-playstation-puga-offered-game-studios-a-mere-10-cents-per-unit-sold?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T15:32:47+00:00 Chinese YMTC SSDs make their way into retail Lenovo laptops — media outlet slams YMTC PCIe 4.0 drive for 'below average for an SSD in an office laptop' in review
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/chinese-ymtc-ssds-make-their-way-into-retail-lenovo-laptops-media-outlet-slams-ymtc-pcie-4-0-drive-for-below-average-for-an-ssd-in-an-office-laptop-in-review?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T15:12:52+00:00 Meta data center water discharges suspended after contaminating the city's water supply with bacterium — closed-loop cooling system purge spread rare metal-resistant bacterium in Cheyenne’s water system
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/cheyenne-suspends-data-center-fill-and-flush-and-closed-loop-discharges-after-meta-contractor-contaminated-its-reuse-water-system?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T14:12:19+00:00Router brands could be misleading you with that Wi-Fi 7 label
https://www.engadget.com/2206012/router-brands-could-be-misleading-you-with-that-wi-fi-7-label/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T13:32:06+00:00When the ability to smell goes away
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/when-the-ability-to-smell-goes-away/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T12:13:22+00:00A martian rock has lots of carbon on it, and it's not clear why
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/a-martian-rock-has-lots-of-carbon-on-it-and-its-not-clear-why/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T12:13:11+00:00Midjourney wants the Hollywood studios that sued it to show the court how they use AI
https://www.engadget.com/2207936/midjourney-wants-studios-that-sued-show-court-ai-use/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T11:52:18+00:00 Memory price surge begins to cool as consumers hit affordability limit — AI demand still keeps DRAM and NAND prices climbing through Q3 2026
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/memory-price-surge-begins-to-cool-as-consumers-hit-affordability-limit-ai-demand-still-keeps-dram-and-nand-prices-climbing-through-q3-2026?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T11:52:04+00:00 Windows guru uses 19th-century Stirling Engine tech for auxiliary cooling on AMD Threadripper 3970X system — waste heat energy spins the $40 engine's flywheel
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cooling/windows-guru-uses-stirling-engine-to-cool-amd-threadripper-3970x-waste-heat-energy-spins-the-engines-flywheel?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T11:33:21+00:00 Enthusiast hides gaming PC inside living room fan using 3D-printed parts — disassembled AtomMan G7 cooled by Dreo tower fan that shifts air at 28 feet per second
https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/enthusiast-hides-gaming-pc-inside-living-room-fan-using-3d-printed-parts-disassembled-atomman-g7-cooled-by-dreo-tower-fan-that-shifts-air-at-28-feet-per-second?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T11:12:26+00:00 Startup unveils 3D-printed nuclear reactor module to power AI data centers —touted as ‘the world’s first subcritical, solid-state, factory-built thorium nuclear reactor’
https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/startup-unveils-3d-printed-nuclear-reactor-module-to-power-ai-data-centers-touted-as-the-worlds-first-subcritical-solid-state-factory-built-thorium-nuclear-reactor?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T11:12:15+00:00 Companies join hands to collectively dunk on PlayStation's all-digital future — Domino's pizza, KFC, and GameSir all threaten an end to physical production
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/companies-join-hands-to-collectively-dunk-on-playstations-all-digital-future-dominos-pizza-kfc-and-gamesir-all-threaten-an-end-to-physical-production?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T10:12:29+00:00 Fire hydrant signs with Starlink antennas tested for emergency Wi-Fi in disaster-prone Japan— existing widespread grid of street-level furniture can be used for communications network fallback
https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/fire-hydrant-signs-with-starlink-antennas-tested-for-emergency-wi-fi-in-disaster-prone-japan-existing-widespread-grid-of-street-level-furniture-can-be-used-for-communications-network-fallback?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T10:12:19+00:00Confidential computing's core trust mechanism is broken. The fix may not exist
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/04/confidential-computings-core-trust-mechanism-is-broken-the-fix-may-not-exist/5266056?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T10:12:05+00:00NASA says it will isolate volunteers from the outside world for a year
https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/07/04/nasa-says-it-will-isolate-volunteers-from-the-outside-world-for-a-year/5266558?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-04T06:32:09+00:00‘Hobbit’ hominins scavenged meat left over by Komodo dragons
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2532777-hobbit-hominins-scavenged-meat-left-over-by-komodo-dragons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home&utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T20:52:09+00:00The Space Shuttle Endeavour goes on public display later this year
https://www.engadget.com/2207813/space-shuttle-endeavour-goes-on-public-display-later-this-year/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T19:53:03+00:00Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Making The Best Of A Ban Situation
http://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/03/ctrl-alt-speech-making-the-best-of-a-ban-situation/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T19:12:08+00:00International Google Pixels are different than American models - here's how
https://www.engadget.com/2205901/how-international-google-pixel-phones-different-american/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T18:32:04+00:00A volcano has erupted remnants of Earth's primordial magma ocean
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2532929-a-volcano-has-erupted-remnants-of-earths-primordial-magma-ocean/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home&utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T18:12:08+00:00Audacious mission to rescue NASA's falling telescope has launched
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2532627-audacious-mission-to-rescue-nasas-falling-telescope-has-launched/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home&utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T17:52:08+00:00David Potter, the man who put Psion in the palm of your hand, logs off at 82
https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/07/03/david-potter-the-man-who-put-psion-in-the-palm-of-your-hand-logs-off-at-82/5266624?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T17:32:19+00:00Amazon Leo constellation nears 400 satellites as broadband launch looms
https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/07/03/amazon-leo-constellation-nears-400-satellites-as-broadband-launch-looms/5266588?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T17:32:09+00:00How to watch Summer Games Done Quick 2026
https://www.engadget.com/2207676/how-to-watch-summer-games-done-quick-2026/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T16:13:03+00:00 Intel reportedly adding two new 22-core SKUs with game-boosting cache to Nova Lake-S lineup — 125W unlocked and 65W locked part rumored to be part of single-tile Core Ultra 5 tier
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-reportedly-adding-two-new-22-core-skus-with-game-boosting-cache-to-nova-lake-s-lineup-125w-unlocked-and-65w-locked-part-rumored-to-be-part-of-single-tile-core-ultra-5-tier?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T15:53:15+00:00Amazon's Fire HD 10 tablet just got a refresh with a bit more RAM
https://www.engadget.com/2207669/amazon-fire-hd-10-ram-refresh/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T15:52:08+00:00Rocket Report: Indian startup nears first launch; SpaceX's millenary milestone
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/07/rocket-report-indian-startup-nears-first-launch-spacexs-millenary-milestone/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T15:32:32+00:00 Intel confirms price hikes on select consumer and server CPUs citing supply costs and demand — select Xeon processors now over $1,000 more expensive
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-confirms-price-hikes-on-select-consumer-and-server-cpus-citing-supply-costs-and-demand-select-xeon-processors-now-over-usd1-000-more-expensive?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T14:53:09+00:00AdaptHealth says attackers sweet-talked their way into cloud systems and stole patient data
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/03/adapthealth-crooks-stole-our-passwords-patient-health-data/5266512?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T14:32:08+00:00 Brand new Steam Machine hit with 'red line of death' GPU failure after playing No Man's Sky for just five minutes — console 'bricked itself' following update in failure that echoes the horror of the Xbox 360's infamous RROD
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/brand-new-steam-machine-hit-with-red-line-of-death-gpu-failure-after-playing-no-mans-sky-for-just-five-minutes-console-bricked-itself-following-update-in-incident-eerily-reminiscent-of-xbox-360-launch?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T14:12:37+00:00 Blackstone-owned QTS abandons planned world’s largest data center campus after years of lawsuits — 2,100-acre Virginia Digital Gateway project dies over a newspaper-notice technicality
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/blackstone-owned-qts-abandons-planned-worlds-largest-data-center-campus-after-years-of-lawsuits-2-100-acre-virginia-digital-gateway-project-dies-over-a-newspaper-notice-technicality?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T14:12:27+00:00Startup targets datacenters with 3D-printed nuclear reactor module
https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/07/03/startup-targets-datacenters-with-3d-printed-nuclear-reactor-module/5266480?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T13:53:40+00:00Engadget Podcast: Who needs Valve's Steam Machine?
https://www.engadget.com/2207598/engadget-podcast-who-needs-valve-steam-machine/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T13:53:28+00:00Inside the Luddite festival harnessing Gen Z’s rage against Big Tech
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/07/inside-the-luddite-festival-harnessing-gen-zs-rage-against-big-tech/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T13:33:46+00:00Despite the darkness, I still see signs of hope in America
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/07/at-250-years-there-are-still-reasons-for-hope-in-america/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T13:33:36+00:00Visiting the stars (and planets, and telescopes) in VR
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/07/smithsonian-starstruck-vr-exhibit-lets-you-stroll-through-the-stars/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T13:33:25+00:00Wing Commander IV and the FMV future that never quite was
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/07/wing-commander-iv-and-the-fmv-future-that-never-quite-was/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T13:33:15+00:00How to claim a WhatsApp username
https://www.engadget.com/2207358/how-to-claim-whatsapp-username/?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T13:32:18+00:00 SK hynix, Samsung, Micron among semiconductor industry group lobbying against government intervention on domestic memory chip supply — says move would worsen situation, suggests tax deductions on consumer electronics instead
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/sk-hynix-samsung-micron-among-semiconductor-industry-group-lobbying-against-government-intervention-on-domestic-memory-chip-supply-says-move-would-worsen-situation-suggests-tax-deductions-on-consumer-electronics-instead?utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T13:32:07+00:00Orangutan mothers seem to plan playdates for their offspring
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2532880-orangutan-mothers-seem-to-plan-playdates-for-their-offspring/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home&utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T12:52:59+00:00This thoughtful book will make you look at the wonders of trees anew
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2530952-this-thoughtful-book-will-make-you-look-at-the-wonders-of-trees-anew/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home&utm_source=rss1.0&utm_medium=feed
2026-07-03T12:52:49+00:00