No tropical cyclones as of Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:10:10 GMT

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Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton leads the way in practice at the British Grand Prix before sprint qualifying later on Friday.

Source: Hamilton fastest in Silverstone practice session

The Red Planet and Uranus will appear close together before dawn on Independence Day morning.

Source: Want to see Uranus? July 4 could be your best chance in decades

No tropical cyclones as of Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:48:21 GMT

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No tropical cyclones as of Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:48:21 GMT

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No tropical cyclones as of Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:48:21 GMT

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Godot’s New Contributing Policy Adds Barriers for AI Slop
Like so many large and popular open source projects these days, the Godot game engine struggles with an influx of pull requests. The situation has become increasingly dire due to …read more
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/godots-new-contributing-policy-adds-barriers-for-ai-slop/

A Nasa-funded robot has blasted off to catch a falling telescope in mid-orbit and blast it back to safety before it burns up.

Source: Nasa launches mission to save falling space telescope

A Nasa-funded robot has blasted off to catch a falling telescope in mid-orbit and blast it back to safety before it burns up.

Source: Nasa launches mission to save falling space telescope

Forecasters are warning of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days.

Source: France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather

Forecasters are warning of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days.

Source: France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather

When the U.S. was born, humanity was still seven years away from balloon-borne flight. Where might we be another 250 years from now, should the nation be fortunate enough to survive that long?

Source: America at 500: Where will we be in space in 2276?

Eyemouth's gull ranger hopes for a more harmonious existence between gulls and humans.

Source: Scotland's first gull ranger wants to boost their image

Modern E-Ink Dashboards, Kindle and Otherwise
People have been attempting to turn Kindles into more than e-readers since the first devices came out nearly two decades ago. The e-ink displays are low-power and great for displaying …read more
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/modern-e-ink-dashboards-kindle-and-otherwise/

Porting The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess to the 3DS
After the Nintendo 3DS saw various Nintendo 64-era titles like Super Mario 64, Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask ported to it, there was a lot of speculation that the GameCube/Wii title of Twilight …read more
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/02/porting-the-legend-of-zelda-twilight-princess-to-the-3ds/

Dead eels, sticklebacks, gudgeon and stone loach were discovered in a stretch of the River Pool.

Source: Thousands of fish killed in park pollution mystery

Chain-of-Thought Spoofing Targets Reasoning AI Models
Researchers [Charles Ye], [Jasmine Cui], and [Dylan Hadfield-Menell] have shown that AI Large Language Models (LLMs) can fail to correctly distinguish between different instruction sources because they prioritize writing style …read more
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/02/chain-of-thought-spoofing-targets-reasoning-ai-models/

Claude Fable 5 isn’t permanently leaving subscriptions, Anthropic says
Anthropic says Claude Fable 5 won't be accessible via Claude subscriptions after July 7, but it's not a permanent change, and the company expects the model to return outside the usage-based plan soon. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/claude-fable-5-isnt-permanently-leaving-subscriptions-anthropic-says/

Celebrate America's birthday by marathoning three classic action movies on one streaming service.

Source: There's A Perfect Trio of '90s Acti..., And They're All Streaming In One Place

Claude Fable relaunch disappoints users with nerfed performance
Claude Fable, the company's most powerful model, is now available to all users, but early impressions are disappointing, as it appears to be nowhere near the original release. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/claude-fable-relaunch-disappoints-users-with-nerfed-performance/

Source: the final touches ... 2

If you've got six-pack abs, you might as well show them off.

Source: Off Campus' Stephen Kalyn Gets Real About Playing A Character Who Is Shirtless All The Time

Leading AI researcher Yan LeCun has a start-up which is developing a more flexible AI system.

Source: AI is 'not smart' so what's next in artificial intelligence?

This approach makes a lot of sense.

Source: Zach Cregger Bluntly Described His ... Now I Get Why It Can't Be Like The Game

Bubbles, Belts, and Bulbs: How the Scantron Works
Many of us remember back in our school days taking tests and filling out answers on a Scantron sheet, those long rows of A, B, C, D, and E that …read more
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/02/bubbles-belts-and-bulbs-how-the-scantron-works/