Science & Tech

NASA Opens First Major New Wind Tunnel at Langley in Over 40 Years

NASA opened the Flight Dynamics Research Facility at Langley Research Center, a modern wind tunnel to test aircraft, drones and reentry vehicles.

#nasa, #windtunnel, #aeronautics, #langley

EU to Begin Enforcing AI-Transparency Rules on Aug. 2, 2026

From Aug. 2, companies serving the EU must disclose AI interactions and mark synthetic audio, image, video and text under Article 50 — violations face heavy fines.

#ai, #eu, #regulation, #transparency

Coinkite Warns Weak Randomness in Coldcard Firmware May Have Exposed Some Bitcoin

Coinkite says a 2021 firmware bug weakened seed randomness on older Coldcard devices, possibly exposing wallets; affected users must generate new seeds.

#bitcoin, #coldcard, #hardwarewallet, #security, #randomness

AI agents can run experiments and draft papers but fail to produce publishable research, study finds

A new preprint shows AI agents can handle engineering tasks—code, experiments and paper drafts—but failed to make publishable advances in two NeurIPS case studies.

#ai, #research, #machinelearning, #neurips

Microsoft brings Halo to PlayStation for first time with Campaign Evolved remake

Microsoft released Halo: Campaign Evolved on July 28 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC — the first official Halo release on PlayStation, a ground-up remake focused on the single-player campaign.

$MSFT, #halo, #microsoft, #gaming, #playstation

Preprint: Larger LLMs May 'Snowball' Hallucinations Faster in Long Factual Answers

A July arXiv preprint finds larger language models start stronger but may compound hallucinations faster within long factual responses.

#ai, #language-models, #hallucinations

Meta signs EU transparency code for AI‑generated content ahead of Aug. 2 rules

Meta signed the EU's voluntary Code of Practice on transparency for AI‑generated content, seeking a clearer path to comply before Aug. 2.

$META, #meta, #ai, #eu, #transparency

NVIDIA Launches Open Secure AI Alliance to Build Open Tools for AI Security

NVIDIA on July 27 launched the Open Secure AI Alliance, teaming with major tech and security firms to build open models, tools and incident-response capabilities for AI security.

$NVDA, #nvidia, #ai-security, #open-source, #cybersecurity

SpaceX Starship suborbital test deploys functioning Starlink V3 satellites but loses Super Heavy booster

In a July 24 Boca Chica suborbital test, SpaceX deployed functioning Starlink V3 satellites that returned telemetry — but the Super Heavy booster was lost.

#spacex, #starship, #starlink, #spaceflight

Wallet Cluster Linked to April Drift Exploit Moves $44M of Ether into Sanctioned Tornado Cash

Wallets tied to the April 1 Drift Protocol exploit resumed activity, sending about 23,095 ETH (~$44.4M) into sanctioned mixer Tornado Cash.

#drift, #tornado_cash, #crypto, #ethereum

FAA’s Quiet Approval Surge Clears Path for Nationwide Drone-as-First-Responder Programs

A surge in FAA BVLOS waivers means more than 1,000 U.S. public-safety agencies can run remote drone-as-first-responder operations.

$AXON, #drone, #publicsafety, #faa, #privacy

Northrop Grumman Launches Robotic Servicer Toward Geosynchronous Orbit

The Mission Robotic Vehicle carrying DARPA-funded RSGS and three extension pods launched July 21 from Cape Canaveral to test robotic servicing in GEO.

$NOC, #space, #satellites, #northropgrumman, #onorbitservicing

EU court ruling ties algorithmic control to loss of hosting exemption for online services

A June CJEU ruling found services using algorithms to decide rebroadcasting may lose Article 14 hosting protection, raising concerns for platforms.

#europe, #cjeu, #techlaw, #platforms

TRM Labs Finds HTX Rotated Hot Wallets Hours After U.K. Sanctions on Huobi Global

TRM Labs found HTX rotated hot wallets across four blockchains after the U.K. sanctioned Huobi Global S.A., a tactic that can undermine static wallet screening.

#crypto, #sanctions, #htx, #blockchain, #compliance

Google DeepMind Expands Gemini Flash Lineup with 3.6 Flash and Security-Focused 3.5 Variant

Google DeepMind added Gemini 3.6 Flash plus two 3.5 variants, including a restricted 'Flash Cyber' model for defensive vulnerability discovery and repair.

$GOOGL, $GOOG, #google, #ai, #gemini, #cybersecurity