$580 million undersea cable rerouted to avoid the grave of Dobby the House Elf — company caves to fan demands to safeguard Harry Potter filming location, will instead pass by Bronze Age burial site Science
AI data center bans surge past 500 nationwide as local US politicians begin blocking new developments — growing public outrage and bipartisan pushback threaten big tech expansion plans Science
Chinese startup claims its brain implant takes just 10 minutes to place, no skull surgery required Science
Europe expands its Starlink rival to 348 satellites as IRIS² moves into implementation — €15.6 billion network will boost EU government capacity by 60%, with launches starting in 2029 Science
Quote of the day by venture capitalist John Doerr on the Segway: ‘It’ll be bigger than the internet’ — a wild miscalculation about the future of mobility Science
Kansas town silences public comment on gigawatt AI data center after receiving death threats, moves to virtual meetings — shift follows physics teacher’s arrest for clapping at data center hearing Science
Quote of the day by Julian Assange: ‘If you want a vision of the future, imagine Washington-backed Google Glasses strapped onto vacant human faces — forever’ Science
NASA modded space station’s laptops so everyone could use the same charger — standardizing ISS chargers eliminated useless weight and reduced failure points Science
Intel’s proposed orbital data centers would manage thousands of simple LEO satellites — two-tier network puts the brains of satellite constellations in higher orbit Science
Korean lunar orbiter snaps first pics of the SpaceX Falcon 9 crash site on the moon – Engadget Science
Elon Musk’s massive Terafab chip-making facility starts to take shape — 100 million square feet of manufacturing space and $16.8B initial capital investment Science
This Bambu Lab P1S AMS 2 Pro Combo 3D printer deal is the ultimate excuse to level up your craft Science
NASA built the Roman Space Telescope to study dark matter, but it can also help protect Earth from killer asteroids Science
