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SpaceX takes down Dragon crew arm, giving Starship a leg up in Florida
12 February 2026 @ 2:23 am
SpaceX's crew missions will now launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Trump orders the military to make agreements with coal power plants
12 February 2026 @ 12:02 am
The administration's "reasoning" for doing so has little connection to reality.
El Paso airport closed after military used new anti-drone laser to zap party balloon
11 February 2026 @ 11:50 pm
"I want to be very, very clear that this should’ve never happened."
Once-hobbled Lumma Stealer is back with lures that are hard to resist
11 February 2026 @ 10:11 pm
ClickFix bait, combined with advanced Castleloader malware, is installing Lumma "at scale."
Byte magazine artist Robert Tinney, who illustrated the birth of PCs, dies at 78
11 February 2026 @ 9:51 pm
He became one of the first to visualize personal computing by painting vivid cover art.
Yes, Rocket Lab is blowing up engines. No, it's not a big deal, CEO says.
11 February 2026 @ 9:04 pm
"We are in the part of the program where we are doing very nasty things to the engine."
Did seabird poop fuel rise of Chincha in Peru?
11 February 2026 @ 8:55 pm
Guano dramatically boosted the production of maize, and the surplus helped fuel the Chincha Kingdom’s economy.
OpenAI researcher quits over ChatGPT ads, warns of "Facebook" path
11 February 2026 @ 8:44 pm
Zoë Hitzig resigned on the same day OpenAI began testing ads in its chatbot.
"Windows 11 26H1" is a special version of Windows exclusively for new Arm PCs
11 February 2026 @ 8:28 pm
Arm PCs have enjoyed special treatment from Microsoft for the past two years.
Google recovers "deleted" Nest video in high-profile abduction case
11 February 2026 @ 8:15 pm
Users only get three hours of free Nest video storage, but Google can retrieve videos much later.