The good, the bad, the ugly
Two U.S. missions and international probes are now on track to launch to Venus in the early 2030s, ending a 30-year gap in NASA's Venus exploration.
Flock's CEO stated the company has not ended relationships with law enforcement customers despite numerous arrests of officers for misusing its license plate reader database.
FCC leadership has opened a rulemaking to consider limiting or sunsetting E-Rate, prompting widespread pushback from schools, libraries, and education groups who say the program remains essential.
After sales tanked following the cancellation of federal tax credits, electric vehicle sales have grown for three consecutive quarters, with improved pricing and new competitive models driving recovery.
Microsoft and Japan's National Police Agency shut down YAM Store and related phishing kits that sent over one billion scam messages globally since January 2026.
After falling behind in generative AI competition, Google and Meta have each released frontier models claiming competitive parity with leading offerings from OpenAI and Anthropic.
OpenAI's latest models have jumped from solving 2% to 35% of theory problems in physics, statistics, and other fields between mid-2024 and mid-2026.
A new peer-reviewed analysis led by Oregon State University researcher Bill Ripple shows Earth's climate is deteriorating across multiple measures, with warming pace tripling since 2010.
