NASA announced the crew for the Artemis III mission, planned for no earlier than summer 2027. Officials shared plans for the crew to dock with lunar landers from Blue Origin and SpaceX while in low-Earth orbit, and discussed progress on the Space Launch System rocket and other mission components.
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Artemis III is scheduled to fly no earlier than summer 2027.
The crew will dock with two landers: one from Blue Origin and one from SpaceX.
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and mobile launcher are being prepared, with stacking expected to start in July.
NASA is redesigning seals on the rocket’s tail service mast umbilicals and plans a “wet dress rehearsal” test without the Orion spacecraft.
A second stage simulator called a “spacer” is being built and will arrive at Kennedy Space Center by December.
Blue Origin’s lunar lander prototype, called a “lander test article,” will test avionics, flight software, and life support systems but will not have operational cryogenic engines.
The mission aims to test key systems needed for landing on the Moon and support human spaceflight in lunar orbit.
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A German court ruled that Google is responsible for false statements made by its AI-powered summaries, called AI Overviews, which wrongly accused publishers of scams. The court said AI search tools make their own claims, unlike traditional search engines, and must fix misleading information or face consequences.
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Google’s AI Overviews linked two publishers to scams without proof.
The publishers sent Google a cease-and-desist letter, but Google did not correct the errors.
The court said Google’s AI summaries make “new and independent” statements, not just show links.
Google cannot hide behind disclaimers that AI output might be inaccurate.
The court banned Google from spreading these false claims in AI summaries.
This ruling could have global effects on how AI companies handle misinformation.
The court said AI is not needed to search the internet since normal search engines still work fine.
Users generally trust AI summaries without checking sources, increasing the risk of harm.
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Valve is ending the production of its physical Steam gift cards because scammers have been abusing them. Although physical cards can still be used and sold while supplies last, new cards will no longer be made after 2026.
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Valve started selling physical Steam gift cards in 2012 at retail stores.
Scammers trick people into buying gift cards and sharing the security PIN, then resell these details on unofficial websites.
Valve tried limiting redemptions and added warnings to cards, but scammers adapted and kept causing problems.
Because of this ongoing fraud, Valve decided to stop making new physical gift cards for store sale.
Existing gift cards can still be used and sold in stores until they run out, expected by the end of 2026.
Physical gift cards had a strong market, with $80 million redeemed in just 11 days at the end of 2023.
Physical gift cards are expensive for Valve to manage due to printing, shipping, and handling scam-related issues.
Customers can still buy digital gift cards directly from Steam or use prepaid debit cards linked to an address for adding funds.
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A Florida man, Robert Dillon, is suing police agencies after being wrongly arrested based on faulty AI facial recognition software that mistakenly identified him in a child luring case. The charges were dropped, but Dillon claims the police ignored evidence proving his innocence and did not apologize for the error.
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Robert Dillon was wrongly identified by AI facial recognition with a 93% probability as a suspect in a child luring case.
Dillon lives over 300 miles away from the crime scene and said he never visited Jacksonville Beach.
The case against Dillon was dismissed and charges dropped in 2024.
Dillon is suing the Jacksonville Beach police, Jacksonville sheriff’s office, and Pinellas county sheriff related to the AI system called Faces.
The lawsuit states police ignored evidence like license plate data showing Dillon’s vehicles were nowhere near the crime scene.
The arrest affidavit omitted important proof and relied on poor-quality images and eyewitness misidentification.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) supports Dillon and says faulty AI identification has harmed many others nationally.
Another case also reported involved a man wrongly jailed based on AI facial recognition despite work records proving his location elsewhere.
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Honda released the new 2026 Prelude, a sporty-looking hybrid car with a 200 horsepower engine. While it is not designed as a traditional sports car, it offers advanced technology features like a hybrid powertrain and adjustable driving modes for efficiency or sportiness.
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The 2026 Honda Prelude is a three-door hatchback with a sporty design.
It has a combined power of 200 horsepower from a four-cylinder hybrid engine.
The car uses an electric motor and a 2.0-liter gasoline engine to balance power and fuel efficiency.
It achieves an estimated 44 miles per gallon, allowing up to 466 miles between fuel stops.
The Prelude includes multiple drive modes: Comfort, GT, Sport, and an S+ mode for more responsive driving.
The S+ mode simulates an eight-speed gearbox by adjusting throttle and braking behavior.
The car is more focused on efficiency and technology than outright speed.
Honda has a history of using the Prelude to showcase new technologies like four-wheel steering and variable valve timing.
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Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has collected over 5,000 community reports about concerns related to data centers across the U.S. These reports highlight issues like water use, electricity demand, and noise as data centers expand rapidly to support artificial intelligence (AI) development.
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Erin Brockovich created a website to track community concerns about data centers.
By early June 2024, more than 5,000 reports had been added to the map, with over 6,000 people contacting her overall.
Data centers support AI but use large amounts of electricity and water.
A single large data center can use up to 5 million gallons of water daily.
U.S. data centers use about 4.4% of the nation’s electricity, possibly increasing to 12% by 2028.
Common community worries include high power and water usage, noise, infrastructure strain, and e-waste.
Some cities, like Seattle, have paused new data center projects to study their impact.
Lawmakers are proposing rules to better manage data center growth and environmental effects.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new sunscreen ingredient called bemotrizinol for the first time in over 25 years. This ingredient has been used in Europe and Asia for many years, and experts say it offers benefits for sun protection.
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Bemotrizinol is a sunscreen ingredient newly approved by the FDA.
It is the first new sunscreen ingredient approved in the U.S. in more than 25 years.
Bemotrizinol has already been in use for decades in Europe and Asia.
The ingredient helps protect skin from UV rays.
Dermatologists note it is different from existing sunscreen ingredients.
The approval process took many years before the FDA gave permission.
This approval may improve options and effectiveness of sunscreens for consumers.
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Meta changed its rules last year to allow more types of speech on its platforms, saying it had been too strict before. New research shows that since these changes, abusive and racist comments aimed at U.S. politicians have tripled, and violent threats have increased four times. The research found many harmful comments that Meta did not remove, including serious threats against President Trump.
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Meta relaxed its content rules in 2025, aiming to allow more political debate and reduce censorship.
Researchers analyzed about 8 million Facebook comments on posts by 100 U.S. House members with the most followers.
Abusive and racist comments targeting politicians tripled in the six months after the new rules took effect.
Violent threats and hate speech comments increased four times during the same period.
Threats against President Trump more than doubled, some including potential criminal threats to his life.
The rise in harmful comments corresponded with a roughly 50% drop in Meta’s proactive content enforcement efforts.
Meta said hateful content did not increase in 2025, but did not directly address the new research findings.
Lawmakers and researchers link reduced moderation to the increase in harmful and violent speech online.
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The article highlights a special edition of "20/20" that celebrates the 30th anniversary of the movie "Toy Story" and shares details about its creative history. It also mentions upcoming projects like "Toy Story 5" and related cultural events.
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"Toy Story" is 30 years old in 2026.
A special "20/20" TV program explores the story behind the creation of "Toy Story."
The program covers the creative secrets and history of the "Toy Story" franchise.
"Toy Story 5" is in development, with new songs featured.
The celebration ties into the wider impact of the franchise on animation and digital storytelling.
Other news unrelated to "Toy Story" appears in the article but is not part of the main focus.
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GM has introduced support for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology that allows electric vehicles (EVs) to send power back to the electric grid, helping to balance energy demand. The company is also developing new sodium-ion batteries for energy storage to improve grid support and has partnered with utility companies PG&E and DTE Energy for this effort.
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GM Energy products now support bidirectional charging, including vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and vehicle-to-home power flow.
V2G lets EV owners provide electricity from their car batteries back to the grid, helping manage energy use during peak times.
GM is working with utilities PG&E in California and DTE Energy in Michigan to launch V2G programs.
By 2030, GM and PG&E aim to have 52,000 vehicles in the PG&E area contributing power to the grid.
GM is partnering with Peak Energy to create sodium-ion batteries designed specifically for storing energy on the grid.
Over 250,000 GM electric vehicles currently support bidirectional charging.
Implementing V2G widely depends on cooperation between automakers, utilities, and standard adoption like ISO 15118-20 for plug-and-charge.
PG&E views bidirectional EVs as crucial to lowering energy costs and managing increasing electricity needs from AI data centers.
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NASA announced the four astronauts selected for its Artemis III mission, which will launch next year. The crew includes three Americans and one Italian, and they discussed the mission and its main challenge in an interview.
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NASA revealed the crew for the Artemis III mission.
The mission is planned for launch next year.
Four astronauts will be on the mission.
Three of the astronauts are from the United States.
One astronaut is from Italy.
The astronauts talked about the mission with a CBS News reporter.
They mentioned the main challenge they expect to face during the mission.
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The article reviews recent livestreams from major video game events like Summer Game Fest, PlayStation, and Xbox. It highlights key trends in the gaming industry, such as a return to single-player games, a rise in horror-themed games, and growing nostalgia for early-2000s gaming styles.
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Many new single-player games were announced, including God of War: Laufey and Marvel’s Wolverine.
There were fewer new live-service or online multiplayer games shown.
A large number of new horror games appeared, including titles like Silent Hill: Townfall and Resident Evil Veronica.
Some horror games use unique styles, such as pixel art with live-action cutscenes.
Marketing for some games showed a lot of graphic violence and gore.
Retro trends focus on early-2000s gaming, including console designs and game styles.
Classic games and characters like Crazy Taxi and Spyro the Dragon are being revived.
Chinese-made action games are becoming more prominent and look polished.
Most of the games shown were pre-recorded trailers, with very little live gameplay demonstrated.
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This article reviews the history of James Bond video games from the first official game in 1984 through the 1990s. It describes various games based on James Bond movies, noting their features, technical issues, and how closely they followed the films.
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The first official James Bond video game was released in 1984 by Parker Brothers and combined elements from four Bond movies.
The 1985 game A View to a Kill featured three levels that recreated key scenes from the movie but had technical problems.
Live and Let Die (1988) was praised as one of the best early Bond games despite having little connection to the film’s story.
Q’s Armoury (1989) was a lightgun game bundled with the Magnum Light Phaser accessory for home computers.
The Spy Who Loved Me (1990) included vehicle levels and cutscenes, showing progress in game technology.
007 James Bond: The Stealth Affair (1990) was a point-and-click game with unusual story changes like Bond working for the CIA.
Domark’s James Bond 007: The Duel (1993) was the last game featuring Timothy Dalton as Bond and had an original storyline.
The article notes the games varied widely in quality and faithfulness to the movies through the years.
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Patrick Gibson stars as James Bond in the new video game 007 First Light, providing both his voice and likeness for the first time in the franchise. The game is an origin story for Bond and has sold 2.7 million copies since its release two weeks ago.
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Patrick Gibson plays James Bond in the video game 007 First Light.
Gibson is the first actor to lend both his voice and face to James Bond in a video game.
The game 007 First Light has sold 2.7 million copies since its recent release.
The story in the game is an origin story, showing Bond early in his career.
Gibson used motion capture technology involving head-mounted cameras and face tracking dots for his performance.
The game developers aimed to focus on the character’s personality, not just traditional Bond stereotypes like martinis and tuxedos.
Gibson did not try to imitate previous James Bond actors but developed his own portrayal.
The game’s narrative director emphasized taking the character seriously to create a strong story.
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Computing power, called "compute," is essential for developing artificial intelligence (AI). However, the limited availability of this power is slowing down progress as AI technology becomes more common in everyday life.
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Compute means the processing power of computers needed to run AI programs.
AI development depends heavily on having enough compute to train and operate models.
The demand for compute is growing rapidly as AI gets used in more applications.
There is a limited supply of the hardware and energy needed to provide this compute.
This shortage of compute resources creates a bottleneck in advancing AI technology.
Companies and researchers are looking for ways to use compute more efficiently.
The balance between AI growth and compute supply will affect how fast AI improves.
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The article discusses proper phone etiquette in public places such as theatres, restaurants, and public transport. Experts recommend turning off phones or keeping them out of sight to avoid disturbing others and suggest ways to handle urgent calls respectfully.
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Texting during a theatre performance is seen as disrespectful because it distracts actors and other audience members.
Some people with disabilities use phones as aids, so blanket phone bans can unintentionally exclude them.
Phones should be off or on silent in places like theatres and cinemas to avoid disturbing others.
Keeping phones on the table in restaurants is discouraged because notifications can interrupt social interaction.
If you expect an important call, inform your company beforehand and take the call away from the group.
Taking calls on loudspeaker in public forces others to listen and is considered rude.
Most phone notifications are not urgent and can wait without causing problems.
Good phone etiquette is about respecting people around you and not assuming your phone activity is more important.
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A Chinese activist living in the UK was targeted with abusive deepfake images and false posts on the social media platform X. Despite complaints and police advice, X initially said the posts did not break its rules, only suspending the offending account after media attention.
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Apple Peiqing Ni is a Chinese activist based in the UK and founder of the China Dissent Network.
She was targeted on X with deepfake images showing her in a false, abusive way and tagged in 12 posts.
The posts falsely accused her of drug use, promiscuity, and being beaten in London.
The posts appeared after Ni announced her participation in a Tiananmen massacre commemoration.
Ni complained to X and the UK police, but X’s automated system said the posts did not violate rules at first.
X suspended the abusive account only after media inquiries.
Ni’s parents in China have reportedly been harassed due to her activism.
X has agreements with UK regulators to act faster on hate and terror content but has not applied the same focus to harassment against Chinese dissidents.
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NASA announced the four astronauts for the Artemis III mission, which will launch next year. The mission will test how spacecraft meet and connect in Earth orbit using moon landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin.
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NASA named the four astronauts for the Artemis III mission.
The mission is set to launch next year.
Artemis III will test rendezvous (meeting in space) and docking (connecting spacecraft).
The tests will use moon landers made by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
The goal is to prepare for future moon landings.
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NASA announced the crew for its Artemis III mission, which will test space docking technology around Earth but will not land on the moon. The mission is planned for 2027 and aims to prepare for a future astronaut landing on the lunar surface.
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The Artemis III crew includes NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas, and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano.
The crew will orbit Earth and practice docking the Orion capsule with two different lunar landers.
Artemis II recently completed a record-breaking trip around the moon, surpassing Apollo 13’s distance record.
The Artemis III mission is a step toward NASA’s goal to return astronauts to the moon’s surface, targeted for 2028.
SpaceX and Blue Origin are competing to provide the lunar landers for the mission.
Blue Origin experienced a rocket explosion during a test but NASA remains confident the rocket will be ready on time.
NASA awarded contracts to four companies to develop landers, rovers, and drones for a future moon base.
The moon base will support future missions, including a planned expedition to Mars.
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OpenAI has quietly filed paperwork to become a publicly traded company. SpaceX is also expected to launch its initial public offering (IPO) this week, which may be one of the biggest ever.
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OpenAI has submitted a confidential filing to go public through an IPO.
SpaceX plans to start its public offering this week.
SpaceX’s IPO could be the largest in history.
Anthropic, a company valued near one trillion dollars, filed to go public last week.
Both OpenAI and Anthropic are leading companies in artificial intelligence.
Jon Krohn, CEO of Y Carrot, commented on these events in a CBS News segment.
Going public means these companies will sell shares to the public through stock markets.
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