NASA has a Dragon dilemma, and there appear to be no good answers

So is SpaceX just being selfish or what?
Here's what actually happened in OpenAI's Australian gov't server hack

Without a “full set of safeguards,” agent accessed “system information and source code.”
Apple pressured to explain Trump role in ICE-tracking app removals

Lawmaker rejects Apple excuse for banning ICE-tracking apps as unconstitutional.
This study looks at how and with whom connected cars share your data

Between the cars and their companion apps, you’re exposed to a lot of trackers.
Less protein for maggots means longer lives for fruit flies

Eating less protein as larvae may limit their ability to produce proteins as adults.
OpenAI says planned GPT-6.1 is too insecure to release

Similar performance, security trade-offs also seen in current public models.
Anthropic’s IPO pitch includes a warning about human extinction

The Claude maker warns its own models could resist shutdowns and cause catastrophic harm.
Interview: Firefox's chief on why he hopes a redesign will help win users from Chrome

Mozilla’s Ajit Varma explains why a redesign suits the fight for the open web.
The Download: climate tech companies to watch and AI’s discovery problem

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Coming soon: our 2026 list of Climate Tech Companies to Watch With the…
Coming soon: Our 2026 list of Climate Tech Companies to Watch

Earlier this month, the UN announced the planet will tip past 1.5 ˚C of warming, “likely within the next few years,” squashing any lingering hope that nations would cut emissions fast enough to achieve the loftiest …