newsThursday, July 16, 2026
SpaceX is having a big day with two launches: Starship's 13th test flight this evening and a Falcon 9 carrying military data-transport satellites this afternoon. Meanwhile, a new report shows police using Flock cameras to track people by description, not just license plates, raising privacy concerns.
SpaceX is pulling off two major launches today, one for the military and one for Starship's test campaign.
Starship is stacked and ready for Flight 13 today, with a 90-minute window opening at 6:45 p.m. EDT. Both stages passed engine tests, and the Super Heavy booster is back on the pad.
SpaceX is also launching 21 satellites for the US military's Tranche 1 Transport Layer from California this afternoon, ahead of the Starship test.
Two stories highlight how technology is being used for tracking, by police and by hackers.
Police have used Flock's FreeForm search hundreds of times to track people by physical description, not just cars, according to data reviewed by 404 Media. That's a significant expansion of how the camera system is being used.
A jailbroken Gemini AI did 90% of the work in a cyberattack, spinning up a C2 server in six minutes. The human operator just managed the AI, which wrote code and targeted Trump supporters.
Marc Guehi interrupts Lionel Messi interview and makes telling comment after Argentina beat Englandwww.sportbible.com
White House teleprompter operator made more than $100K betting on Trump's speeches: Sourcesabcnews.com
Extreme Heat, Extreme Costs: How Danger Season Exacerbates the Affordability Crisisblog.ucs.org
Cesc Fabregas tells England's Thomas Tuchel exactly what he would NEVER do as managerwww.mirror.co.uk
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India's Maruti to Fight Order to Replace Car Over Ethanol Damagefinancialpost.comHelloNet campaign: a threat via the ViPNet update systemsecurelist.com
Kaspersky researchers discovered a new Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attack campaign dubbed "HelloNet" that began at least in May 2026 and remains active. The attack is notable for using previously unknown tooling and targeting large Russian organizations through the ViPNet up
Entirely New Monkey Species Discovered in The Congo Rainforest, And It Doesn't Look Impressedwww.sciencealert.com
Primatologists have confirmed the discovery of a new monkey species, Colobus congoensis, in the rainforest of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The species had evaded scientific detection despite living within the range of local human populations. The discovery highlights how eve
Labour’s Gagging Acts | James Martin Charlton | The Critic Magazinethecritic.co.uk
The article criticizes the UK Labour government's approach to regulating social media and online speech, drawing historical parallels to Pitt the Younger's repressive measures. It discusses Lisa Nandy's Media Green Paper, which proposes promoting "trusted news sources" on social
Anthony Michael Hall, star of 1980s John Hughes classics like The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles, returns to a classroom setting as a contestant on FOX's new celebrity game show Nation's Dumbest. The show features 12 high-profile contestants from various fields — actors, real
Cardiologists Reveal 5 Things They Do Every Day To Protect Their Heartswww.newsweek.com
Cardiologists share five daily habits they personally follow to protect their heart health, including staying hydrated, owning a dog, eating dark chocolate, taking the stairs, and practicing stress management. The article emphasizes that while genetics and age are uncontrollable
Super-loud gravitational waves offer a new way to study black hole event horizonsphysicsworld.com
An exceptionally loud gravitational wave signal (GW250114) from the merger of two black holes has provided unprecedented observational access to the region near a black hole's event horizon — the "surface of no return." Previously, this region could only be studied through theore
Gay Men Flocked to Goose for Friendship. Some Still Feel Excludedwww.wired.com
WIRED investigates Goose, an "anti-algorithm" dating app marketed as a friendship-focused alternative to hookup culture. Despite its inclusive mission, users report issues including fake profiles, harsh acceptance standards, and feelings of exclusion — particularly among gay men
Trump is taking longer to approve disaster aid and denying Democratic states more frequently | WBUR Newswww.wbur.org
The article reports that President Trump has been taking longer on average to approve major disaster declarations than any previous president, and is denying requests at a higher rate. An analysis shows these denials disproportionately affect Democratic-leaning states. Since taki
Piers Corbyn for Clacton in the UK Parliament electionswhocanivotefor.co.uk
Piers Corbyn, a lifelong campaigner and scientist, is standing as an independent candidate in the Clacton by-election for the UK Parliament. His platform focuses on bringing genuine independent scrutiny back to Parliament, questioning official narratives, and advocating for trans
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New polling from Public First reveals that British voters are skeptical of Nigel Farage and Reform UK's anti-establishment messaging. The research shows that Farage's decision to trigger a by-election has not resonated strongly with the public, and that voters are increasingly qu
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