US allocates $42B in broadband funding—find out how much your state will get
Texas and California lead way as 19 states will get at least $1 billion each.

Supreme Court rejects Genius lawsuit claiming Google stole song lyrics
SCOTUS won't overturn ruling that US copyright law preempts Genius' claim.

Couple develops rare disease after beetles eating their furniture get mites
When your pests have pests, you're in for a bad—and very itchy—time.

The tiniest hitchhikers: Nematodes leap onto bumblebees via electric fields
Worms lept at an average speed of 0.86 meters per second, close to human walking speed.

SpaceX making more than 1,000 changes to next Starship rocket
"Hot staging" and engine upgrade to debut on SpaceX's next Starship test flight.

Prominent cryptocurrency exchange infected with previously unseen Mac malware
It's not yet clear how the full-featured JokerSpy backdoor gets installed.

World’s largest predatory shark had elevated body temperature
A warmer body would have made for a faster shark.

The one-shot drug that keeps on dosing
What if a single shot lasted for months?

Bethesda exec was “confused” over double standard for multi-console Call of Duty
CoD policy was "the opposite" of what Bethesda was "told to do... What's the difference?"

EV startup Lordstown Motors files for bankruptcy protection
Struggling company accuses Taiwanese group Foxconn of reneging on commitments.

Tesla on Autopilot crashed into stopped truck during highway lane closure
Tesla hit truck that was providing traffic control for a highway lane closure.

Twitter gets buggier: Followers don’t display, users restricted in error
Twitter looking into a bug restricting some users from liking and retweeting.

Malaria spreading in Texas and Florida; first US-based cases in two decades
Despite cases in Texas and Florida, the overall risk is considered "extremely low."

It’s summer and that means disturbing swim advisories. Here’s our top 5
Behold the most nauseating and mesmerizing swim advisories floating around.

Employee finds SSD stolen last year from corporate data center for sale on eBay
How can third-party marketplaces prevent stolen goods from being listed?

X-ray “light echoes” hint at outburst from Milky Way’s central black hole
The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy hasn't always been quiet.

“Stunning”—Midjourney update wows AI artists with camera-like feature
Midjourney v5.2 features camera-like zoom control over framing, more realism.

UK Police blame Android for “record number” of false emergency calls
Google says it's working on a fix, but as usual, manufacturers will need to update.

Windows 11 preview adds better passkey support, rolls back File Explorer changes
User pushback deters Microsoft from even tiny changes to ancient Windows menus.

Lawyers have real bad day in court after citing fake cases made up by ChatGPT
Lawyers fined $5K and lose case after using AI chatbot "gibberish" in filings.
