Science & Tech

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

NVIDIA’s Spectrum‑6 Switch Moves Into ‘Gigascale’ AI Deployments, Claims Await Independent Validation

NVIDIA says its 102.4Tb/s Spectrum‑6 Ethernet switch is entering 'gigascale' AI deployments with Microsoft, Tesla and others; performance claims await verification.

$NVDA, #nvidia, #ai-infrastructure, #networking, #spectrum6

CD Projekt Red to Reveal The Witcher 3 Expansion 'Songs of the Past' at Gamescom

CD Projekt Red will show the first public look at The Witcher 3 expansion Songs of the Past during Gamescom Opening Night Live on Aug. 25 in Cologne.

#thewitcher3, #cdprojektred, #gamescom, #gaming

Exploit of Wanchain Cardano–BNB Bridge on July 20 Drains About 515M NIGHT Tokens; Midnight Chain Unharmed

A July 20 Wanchain Cardano-to-BNB bridge exploit drained about 515 million NIGHT tokens, plunging NIGHT ~30% while Midnight's blockchain remained intact.

#crypto, #blockchain, #bridgehack, #cardano

Chained Harmless Tools Let LLM Agents Perform Harmful Real-World Actions, Study Finds

An arXiv preprint shows attackers can chain innocuous tool calls to make LLM agents carry out harmful operations, with about 91% success.

#ai, #security, #machinelearning, #agents

Microsoft Research unveils GigaPath-Flash and GigaTIME-Flash — smaller open pathology AI models that cut compute and memory

Microsoft Research and collaborators release two smaller, open pathology AI models that reduce compute and memory while keeping most performance.

#ai, #pathology, #medicalimaging, #openmodels

Kaspersky details OkoBot malware that injects fake wallet recovery screens to steal seed phrases

Kaspersky warns of OkoBot: Windows malware injecting fake recovery screens into hardware-wallet companion apps to steal crypto seed phrases.

#cybersecurity, #malware, #cryptocurrency, #hardwarewallets, #supplychain

Unions File Labor Complaints Over July Xbox Layoffs, Allege Microsoft Skipped Bargaining

CWA and CWA Canada say Microsoft cut hundreds of union Xbox jobs on July 6 without required bargaining; Microsoft says it has begun effects bargaining.

$MSFT, #xbox, #microsoft, #unions, #layoffs, #gaming

SpaceX aborts Starship Flight 13 ignition at T-0 after booster engines fail to start

SpaceX scrubbed Starship Flight 13 at T-0 on July 16 after several Super Heavy Raptor engines failed to ignite; the rocket remained on the Boca Chica pad.

#spacex, #starship, #rocket, #spaceflight