Ground system issue scrubs first launch of SpaceX’s Starship V3 rocket
SpaceX got within 40 seconds of launching the first flight of a taller, more powerful version of its Starship rocket Thursday, but a pesky problem
IoT gadget maker AcuRite shares reasoning for killing customers’ favorite app
AcuRite must kill its customers’ favorite companion app due to “obsolete technology,” VP of product development Jeff Bovee tells Ars Technica. AcuRite, which makes smart
Australian man dies after falling down ravine on hike to Machu Picchu
The body of Matthew Cameron Paton, 53, was found on Thursday, about 300m down a steep slope.
Musk’s SpaceX postpones Starship launch as mega share sale looms
It comes just a day after the firm revealed plans for a record-breaking stock market debut.
Fans react to Stephen Colbert’s final show
The late-night host will appear behind his CBS desk for the final time after the network announced last summer that the show would end after
‘I didn’t know where DR Congo was’: Latin Americans deported by US tell BBC of their shock
The 15 deportees describe the uncertainty they face in a country they had never seen before.
Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users’ accounts to post fake content, an apparently novel tactic.
Screening all kids for type 1 diabetes can catch more cases early
Identifying children with early signs of type 1 diabetes makes a difference to their health. A new study suggests wider screening is effective.
Seabirds weren’t fooled by a scarecrow-like buoy with rotating eyes
A tall buoy with a rotating pair of eyes was supposed to scare birds away from caught fish. Like scarecrows, it didn’t work for long.
Family says suspect in San Diego mosque shooting was influenced by hateful content online
The family of one of the suspects in a deadly shooting at a San Diego mosque this week said his exposure to hateful and extremist
Pressure on DNC Chair Ken Martin builds amid questions over how he handled the 2024 autopsy
The Democratic National Committee plunged into a fresh round of chaos Thursday after Chair Ken Martin was forced to release an autopsy report he commissioned
Competitive Eater Joey Chestnut Pleads Guilty To Misdemeanor Battery
The reigning champion and 17-time winner of Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, will compete in the July 4 spectacle while on probation.
Ex-girlfriend of boyband singer charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot
The ex-girlfriend of a boyband singer has been accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill him as part of a custody dispute over
Two-time NASCAR champion dies aged 41
Kyle Busch, a two-time NASCAR champion, has died aged 41 after being taken to hospital with a “severe illness”.