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Artemis II pilot talks about what it was really like to fly and land in Orion

ERIC BERGER

"I've been thinking about reentry for three straight years."

Meta's AI spending spree is helping make its Quest headsets more expensive

KYLE ORLAND

Prices for "critical components" are surging because of massive data center investments.

Amazon won’t release Fire Sticks that support sideloading anymore

SCHARON HARDING

The two newest Fire Sticks block apps from outside of Amazon's store.

Hackers are abusing unpatched Windows security flaws to hack into organizations

LORENZO FRANCESCHI-BICCHIERAI

A security researcher published details of three security vulnerabilities in Windows Defender, and the code used to exploit them. Now, hackers are taking advantage of the vulnerabilities in real life attacks, according to a cybersecurity firm.

Satellite and drone images reveal big delays in US data center construction

JEREMY HSU

Data centers face construction delays and energy bottleneck as resistance grows.

$25,000 buys plenty of used EVs: Here are some options

JONATHAN M. GITLIN

Is $20,000–$25,000 a sweet spot for secondhand electric cars? We think so.

“Tokenmaxxing” is making developers less productive than they think

TIM FERNHOLZ

There's a lot more code—but it's a lot more expensive and requires a lot more rewriting.

Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges

MARINA TEMKIN

Returning backers a16z and Thrive are expected to lead the round.

Trump picks qualified, normal health leader to head CDC; experts still cautious

BETH MOLE

She's well qualified but will need to navigate RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine agenda.

OpenAI Executive Kevin Weil Is Leaving the Company

MAXWELL ZEFF

The former Instagram executive is departing the ChatGPT-maker, and the company is sunsetting its “OpenAI for Science” application.

Man who hacked US Supreme Court filing system sentenced to probation

LORENZO FRANCESCHI-BICCHIERAI

Nicholas Moore hacked into three U.S. government networks using stolen credentials, and then bragged about it and posted victims' personal data on Instagram under the handle @ihackedthegovernment.

Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles exit OpenAI as company continues to shed ‘side quests’

REBECCA BELLAN

Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles are leaving OpenAI as the company shuts down Sora and folds its science team, signaling a sharp pivot away from consumer moonshots toward enterprise AI.

Man with @ihackedthegovernment Instagram account tells judge, “I made a mistake"

JON BRODKIN

Probation for man who used stolen logins and posted private info on social media.

Russia-friendly exchange says "western special service" behind $15 million cyberattack

DAN GOODIN

Grinex says needed hacking resources "available exclusively to ... unfriendly states."

Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder.

LUCAS ROPEK

World, which has raised eyebrows (but also a lot of interest) with its Orb-centered anonymous verification project, is looking to expand its influence via a bevy of new partnerships.