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Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed
Other July stories: Solving a 150-year-old fossil mystery and the physics of tacking a sailboat.
Citing “market conditions,” Nintendo hikes prices of original Switch consoles
Switch 2 and online membership pricing "will remain unchanged at this time."
Google releases Gemini 2.5 Deep Think for AI Ultra subscribers
This ultra-powerful AI is ultra-expensive.
Backpage survivors will receive $200M to cover medical, health bills
Backpage victims can share texts and emails to cover expenses and lost wages.
Lotus still knows how to make a driver’s car: The 2025 Emira V6, driven
Forget the Chinese-made Lotus EVs, its UK-made mid-engine sports car still rules.
After just five years, Microsoft will end support for low-cost Windows 11 SE
Windows 11 SE was made for school laptop fleets where ChromeOS has made inroads.
The military’s squad of satellite trackers is now routinely going on alert
"I hope this blows your mind because it blows my mind."
Vast majority of new US power plants generate solar or wind power
The grid is becoming cleaner thanks to projects that have been in the works for years.
Rocket Report: NASA finally working on depots, Air Force tests new ICBM
"I didn't expect that we would get to orbit."
The King Is Watching condenses kingdom-building strategy to a single screen
Frantic positional resource management is engrossing without becoming overwhelming.
Developer survey shows trust in AI coding tools is falling as usage rises
"AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite" lead to more debugging work.
Man had a cross tattooed on his neck—it vanished, then his flesh started dying
The man needed surgery to remove the lesion and to have his neck reconstructed.
Microsoft catches Russian hackers targeting foreign embassies
End goal is the installation of a malicious TLS root certificate for use in intel gathering.
YouTube’s selfie collection, AI age checks are concerning, privacy experts say
Any YouTuber wrongly labeled a teen must provide an ID, credit card, or selfie.
Google loses app store antitrust appeal, must make sweeping changes to Play Store
Google's failed appeal could open up the market for Android apps.
Formula E cars keep getting faster and faster: What’s next for the sport?
We hope downforce doesn't ruin the racing when it arrives in a couple of years.
Blame the governor! Oklahoma’s “board meeting porn” scandal goes gonzo.
Also, a cybersecurity firm analyzes the smart TV in question.
US moves to ban shady subscription auto-renewals after FTC court loss
Canceling subscriptions should be easy, lawmakers say, reviving FTC fight.
Trump suspends trade loophole for cheap online retailers globally
US spiking costs to import cheap goods from anywhere rattles e-commerce giants.
Nvidia announces end of GPU driver updates for GeForce 10-series, Windows 10
Nvidia will cover gamers who take advantage of Windows 10's extended updates.
China claims Nvidia built backdoor into H20 chip designed for Chinese market
US semiconductor giant is trying to revive sales in the country.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 review: Quantum leap
Samsung's new flagship foldable is a huge improvement over last year's model.
In search of riches, hackers plant 4G-enabled Raspberry Pi in bank network
Sophisticated group also used novel means to disguise their custom malware.
Senate confirms CDC director as top FDA official resigns under political pressure
Senate confirmed Susan Monarez to CDC while Vinay Prasad made a quick exit from FDA.
St. Paul, MN, was hacked so badly that the National Guard has been deployed
"A deliberate, coordinated digital attack."
Substack’s “Nazi problem” won’t go away after push notification apology
Substack may be legitimizing neo-Nazis as "thought leaders," researcher warns.
Google tool misused to scrub tech CEO’s shady past from search
Google has fixed the bug, which it says affected only "a tiny fraction of websites."
Peacock feathers can emit laser beams
The feathers can emit two frequencies of laser light from multiple regions across their colored eyespots.
$15 billion in NIH funding frozen, then thawed Tuesday in ongoing power war
NIH leaders got funding-pause memo Tuesday afternoon. Trump admin then backpedaled.
So far, only one-third of Americans have ever used AI for work
AP survey shows most Americans treat AI chatbots like a search engine replacement.
How to get another free year of updates for your Windows 10 PC
Buying Windows 10 a one-year stay of execution doesn't have to cost anything.
Making Roman concrete produces as much CO2 as modern concrete
Roman concrete produces as much, if not more, CO as modern concrete, fewer air pollutants.
India safely launches a $1.5 billion satellite for NASA
"We are at the threshold of fulfilling the immense scientific potential NASA and ISRO envisioned."
Australia’s first orbital-class rocket stalled seconds after liftoff
"I thought best case was maybe 40 seconds of flight time, but I'll take 14 as a win."
Google confirms it will sign the EU AI Code of Practice
The company is not looking to make new enemies in Europe.
Not (just) seeing red: Virtual Boy emulator adds full color support
Red Viper on the 3DS makes Nintendo's failed '90s experiment look like new.
VPN use soars in UK after age-verification laws go into effect
Proton VPN signups originating in the UK increased by over 1,400 percent.
Tesla picks LGES, not CATL, for $4.3 billion storage battery deal
The lithium iron phosphate cells will be made in Michigan.
Flaw in Gemini CLI coding tool could allow hackers to run nasty commands
Beware of coding agents that can access your command window.
AI in Wyoming may soon use more electricity than state’s human residents
Proposed data center would demand 5x Wyoming's current power use at full deployment.
“It’s shocking”: Massive raw milk outbreak from 2023 finally reported
The outbreak occurred in 2023-2024, but little information had been shared about it.
“It’s shocking”; Massive raw milk outbreak from 2023 finally reported
The outbreak occurred in 2023-2024, but little information had been shared about it.
Trump claims Europe won’t make Big Tech pay ISPs; EU says it still might
EC spokesperson denies network-fee issue is settled, says it must be legislated.
EPA plans to ignore science, stop regulating greenhouse gases
"Largest deregulatory action" in the history of US would be one of the unhealthiest.
The case for memes as a new form of comics
Both comics and memes rely on the same interplay of visual and verbal elements for their humor.
Apple releases iOS 18.6, macOS 15.6, and other updates as current gen winds down
Photos app fix and a pile of security updates.
ChatGPT’s new Study Mode is designed to help you learn, not just give answers
New set of system prompts promote understanding with guided questions, "Socratic dialogue."
Acquisition sends thousands of Whistle pet trackers to IoT graveyard
Whistle pet monitors will stop working on August 31.
2025 Polestar 3 drives sporty, looks sharp, can be a little annoying
We spend a week with Polestar's SUV flagship.
Microsoft is revamping Windows 11’s Task Manager so its numbers make more sense
Changes are rolling out to Windows Insider testers in the Dev and Beta channels.
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