The redrawn congressional district lines that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon sign into law are intended to help Republicans pick up as many as four U.S. House seats in November — a scenario that would cost some Democrats their seats
Pediatric allergist and immunologist Dr. Zachary Rubin uses social media to combat scientific and medical misinformation, aiming to empower critical thinking about health claims and evidence.
Katalyst Space Technologies launched its Link satellite via a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket to rescue NASA's Swift satellite, which is at risk of falling out of orbit. This marks the first mission of its kind, demonstrating a commercial capability for in-space servicing.
Anthropic removed a secret tracker from Claude Code after a researcher exposed it. The AI firm used "prompt steganography" to hide code that flagged Chinese users' timezone, proxy, and potential ties to Chinese AI labs accused of distillation attacks. Anthropic claims it was an experiment to prevent account abuse and distillation, but privacy advocates view it as a serious breach of trust.
Compulsion Games is returning to independent management after its time with Xbox. The studio will retain the rights to its games: Contrast, We Happy Few, and South of Midnight. They expressed gratitude for their years with Xbox and excitement for the future.
Apple has reinstated card payments for Apple Account purchases in India, over four years after suspending the option. This move adapts to India's digital payment regulations, allowing users to use Visa and Mastercard for subscriptions and App Store purchases.
AI stocks led a rebound on Wall Street, sending the S&P 500 and Nasdaq higher, despite a majority of stocks falling. Broadcom, Micron, and AMD saw significant gains. Oil prices drifted after OPEC+ announced production increases, while global markets showed mixed performance.
