Senate passes minibus bill funding NASA, rejecting Trump’s proposed cuts

After a tumultuous 2025 that saw it lose around 4,000 employees, NASA finally has an operating budget for 2026, and one that largely preserves its scientific capabilities. On Thursday, the Senate passed an appropriations bill funding NASA, alongside the National Science Foundation and a handful of other federal agencies.  Going into the appropriations process, the … Read more

Bluesky’s ‘Live Now’ badge is available to everyone

Bluesky’s ‘Live Now’ badge is available to everyone

After testing the feature in a limited beta, Bluesky is making its “Live Now” badge for streamers available for everyone on the social network to try. Live Now is included as part of Bluesky’s v1.114 update, alongside “cashtags,” a separate type of hashtag for collecting conversations about publicly-traded companies. Bluesky first started testing its Live … Read more

Flaw in 17 Google Fast Pair audio devices could let hackers eavesdrop

Flaw in 17 Google Fast Pair audio devices could let hackers eavesdrop

Now would be a good time to update all your Bluetooth audio devices. On Thursday, Wired reported on a security flaw in 17 headphone and speaker models that could allow hackers to access your devices, including their microphones. The vulnerability stems from a faulty implementation of Google’s one-tap (Fast Pair) protocol. Security researchers at Belgium’s … Read more

Amazon is making a Fallout Shelter competition reality TV show

Amazon is making a Fallout Shelter competition reality TV show

The second season of Amazon’s excellent Fallout show is currently airing, but the company is already looking to expand its programming around the popular franchise. Prime Video has greenlit a unscripted reality show titled Fallout Shelter. It will be a ten-episode run with Studio Lambert, the team behind reality projects including Squid Game: The Challenge … Read more

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