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Avi Loeb’s UAP appointment exposes science’s credibility problem

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb will head the UAP Science Advisory Council established by the White House, the Pentagon, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the FBI, and "the intelligence community." The Council will provide scientific reports and advice to the UAP Governing Board,

The Verge·July 11, 2026

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Fiat’s tiny Topolino exposes America’s EV affordability crisis

When searching for an affordable electric vehicle these days, there are always tradeoffs. How much range are you willing to sacrifice, how much leg room and storage space, how many features, in the pursuit of that magic sticker price that won't break the bank? The Fiat Topolino is basically the ulti

The Verge·July 8, 2026

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OpenAI’s new voice model shows why listening matters as much as talking

OpenAI is overhauling ChatGPT's voice mode with a new model that it says is more like "talking to another person." The new GPT-Live-1 is designed to interrupt you less and will also wait for you to continue speaking if you pause mid-conversation. During a press briefing, OpenAI research lead Kundan

The Verge·July 8, 2026

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Commercial rescue attempt tests new model for saving aging space telescopes

The Swift Observatory was launched in 2004, but recent solar storms have pushed its orbit lower, and it's in danger of burning up in Earth's atmosphere as soon as this year. To try and stave off its demise, NASA has enlisted Katalyst Space Technologies. The company's Link spacecraft launched Friday

The Verge·July 4, 2026

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Warner Bros. Discovery’s DC rebuild stalls after Superman’s promising start

While Kara Zor-El's appearance at the end of James Gunn's Superman was a very pleasant surprise, Warner Bros. Discovery's plan to fast-track a standalone Supergirl feature always felt a little dubious. It seemed odd that, after Superman, the studio wanted to flesh out its new cinematic universe with

The Verge·June 29, 2026

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Relativity Space’s Mars contract signals NASA’s shift to commercial deep-space operations

Relativity Space, the rocket company led by former Google executive Eric Schmidt, was picked to launch NASA's Aeolus payload to Mars in 2028, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. Under a new public-private partnership, Relativity Space will provide the "spacecraft, rocket, and cruise operations" to fl

The Verge·June 19, 2026

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Sugar season 2 tests whether Colin Farrell’s detective can sustain the show without its sci-fi secret

When Colin Farrell was doing press for the first season of the detective series Sugar, he had to be very careful with how he spoke. Sugar is a story about a quirky private detective, but it's also secretly a work of science fiction, something that doesn't become clear until halfway through the seaso

The Verge·June 19, 2026

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White House pressure on Anthropic signals shift in AI governance strategy

Hello and welcome to Regulator, an email for Verge subscribers about technology, politics, and what happens when science crashes headlong into self-interest. Not a subscriber? Sign up here today! Got the scoop on a petty feud that's going to somehow fundamentally reshape the entire field of frontier

The Verge·June 17, 2026

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Amazon’s security research shaped White House AI export controls on Anthropic

According to the Wall Street Journal, the export control directive that led to Anthropic cutting off access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 was triggered in part by cybersecurity research from Amazon and conversations between CEO Andy Jassy and the White House. According to the report, the paper from Amazon

The Verge·June 13, 2026

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Nvidia’s RTX Spark could reshape Windows computing if the price is right

Nvidia's announcement that it's getting into the consumer laptop chip space with RTX Spark is huge. Apple has proved for years that Arm-based chips can perform incredibly well while also delivering great battery life - at least on the Mac. In the Windows world, performance hasn't fully matched up un

The Verge·June 1, 2026

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NASA’s South Pole strategy reveals lunar base ambitions beyond symbolic missions

On Tuesday, NASA announced several upcoming lunar missions to the Moon's South Pole region. These missions will pave the way for the crewed Artemis landing slated for 2028, starting with three Moon Base missions NASA says are "the first of more than a dozen missions that will be announced this year.

The Verge·May 26, 2026

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How science and history are reshaping nature writing for modern readers

Hiking is one of life's great joys. Turning off the screens and stepping out into nature for an extended period of time, perhaps even several days, is rejuvenating. Unfortunately, as someone with two young kids and a bad back, I'm not really able to go backpacking anymore. So I often find myself try

The Verge·May 24, 2026

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