NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed a 60-foot-wide crater left by a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage that struck the moon on Aug. 5. The uncontrolled impact was a rare artificial collision with the lunar surface.
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Disney and ABC sued the FCC, accusing the agency of retaliating against ABC programming by forcing eight owned stations to seek early license renewals. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has said the action concerns broadcasters’ public-interest obligations, not retaliation.
Meta goes to trial in California over claims it designed Instagram and Facebook to addict children, misled the public and violated child privacy law. States are seeking massive penalties and product changes that could alter how young users experience the platforms.
Flock Safety apologized and announced new safeguards after reports that police officers misused its license-plate reader network for unauthorized tracking. The company is shortening default data retention, requiring more oversight and adding search limits, while privacy advocates questioned whether the changes go far enough.
Trump Media reported a $238 million second-quarter loss as cryptocurrency holdings weighed on results. The company says it will refocus on social media while rolling out a paid service giving traders faster access to Truth Social posts.
A federal appeals court ruled that more than 3,000 lawsuits alleging addictive social media design can proceed against Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap. The court rejected the companies’ early Section 230 argument and declined to delay a trial brought by 29 state attorneys general against Meta.
The FAA has ordered inspections of certain Boeing 737 Max aircraft after cracks were found in a structural reinforcement component on older 737 models. The directive covers 471 U.S. planes and 1,429 worldwide, though no cracks have been found so far in Max jets.
U.S. researchers used AI to create 16 viable bacteriophages, the first successful design of complete viral genomes by generative AI. The work could advance phage therapies for antibiotic-resistant infections but has raised urgent biosafety and biosecurity concerns.