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- Here’s how engineers plan to save the satellite sent to save NASA’s Swift missionby Stephen Clark on August 1, 2026 at 6:20 pm
“We believe that a capture of Swift, an attempted capture of Swift, is very much in the cards.”
- Review: Yes, we’re still arguing about Nolan’s The Odysseyby Jennifer Ouellette on August 1, 2026 at 3:19 pm
Christopher Nolan’s impressionistic remix of Homer’s epic poem finds the man behind the myth.
- As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google’s AI Overviewsby Samuel Axon on August 1, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Reddit may still be considering ending its licensing deal with Google.
- After noise complaints, judge orders Waymo to stop overnight charging in Santa Monicaby Cyrus Farivar on August 1, 2026 at 11:30 am
Autonomous vehicle giant disturbs residents’ sleep.
- Defcon’s new badge is a security key you can see insideby Kim Zetter, wired.com on August 1, 2026 at 10:05 am
A removable chip lets hackers inspect their badge—and keep using it after Defcon.
- How fruit flies chase invisible ribbons of smell to get to their sourceby Jacek Krywko on August 1, 2026 at 10:00 am
Tracking smells in turbulent air takes a keen sense of direction and sharp memory.
- Not just Neanderthals: Ghost lineage in Africa left its mark on our DNAby John Timmer on July 31, 2026 at 10:17 pm
Some group with no modern descendants contributed a lot to our genomes.
- Doctors took a look at man’s painful shoulder—they found the joint was missingby Beth Mole on July 31, 2026 at 9:51 pm
The term “Milwaukee Shoulder Syndrome” was coined in 1981, based on cases in four women.
- Google plans to exempt sanctioned nations from Android developer verificationby Ryan Whitwam on July 31, 2026 at 9:35 pm
Someone in Cuba or Iran can keep installing APKs with no new restrictions, but devs will suffer.
- Reddit keeps its strange DMCA fight over Google search results aliveby Ashley Belanger on July 31, 2026 at 9:19 pm
Reddit advances lawsuit accusing Perplexity AI of conspiring with web scraper.









