Branson’s Virgin Galactic to fly its first customers to space today
After years of setbacks, Virgin Galactic's commercial debut is finally here.

Steam mods reportedly blocking games that use AI-generated artwork
Valve cites unclear legal status, copyrighted training data in rejection message.

Linda Yaccarino’s vision for Twitter 2.0 emerges
Staff should be ready for "hand-to-hand combat" as company preps new ad offering.

Speed matters: How Ethernet went from 3Mbps to 100Gbps… and beyond
One of the biggest computing inventions of all time, courtesy of Xerox PARC.

US public wants climate change dealt with, but doesn’t like the options
People want both action and to keep using fossil fuels.

Brave will soon control which sites can access your local network resources
Brave will allow users to choose which sites can access local network resources.

NANOGrav picks up signal of cosmic “choir” of supermassive black holes
Array of exotic stars called millisecond pulsars serves as celestial metronomes.

Rotting human torso takes center stage in wild medical waste lawsuit
The suit also alleges deceit, staged photos, and hidden hazardous waste.

Google reportedly gives up on making AR glasses—for the third time
Project Iris said to be scrapped as Google focuses on AR software.

Major Sony PlayStation budget figures leaked because of poor Sharpie redactions
It's not a good week for gaming companies trying to submit sensitive data.

Waze, Google’s other mapping app, gets hit with layoffs
Waze, no longer independent at Google, continues its merger with the Geo division.

TikTokers confirm: TikTok is funding lawsuit to block Montana ban
In Montana, TikTok follows the same playbook that beat Trump's ban.

F1 battery tech features in Mercedes-AMG’s new S 63 plug-in hybrid
Mercedes offers two S-Class PHEVs, and this is the one for going fast.

Apple says UK Online Safety Bill is “serious threat” to end-to-end encryption
UK gov't defends bill: Tech firms must "prevent abhorrent child sexual abuse."

ULA shipping Vulcan upper stage back to factory for more work
ULA's Vulcan rocket is likely at least a year away from becoming operational.

Planet that should have been swallowed by its star somehow still orbits
Why is a planet orbiting a star that should have gone through a giant phase?

Guidemaster: Track your health without ditching your mechanical watch
There are options for tracking your health without ditching your mechanical watch.

Cyberstalkers shielded by SCOTUS ruling on speech and online threats
Victims must prove cyberstalkers recklessly disregarded harms of online threats.

Devs find that Vision Pro can’t do true room-scale VR, but that’s no surprise
Opinion: Safety features limit Vision Pro for VR—but VR isn't its purpose.

Cuttlefish camouflage gets complicated
They receive constant feedback about their skin pattern and adjust camouflage accordingly.
