A ratings board wouldn't let Valve release a trailer. It "leaked" it instead.

“I think we can’t get in trouble for that now. It’s like 20 years ago.”
Second complete map of a fruit fly brain completed

Every neuron and connection in the brain of a fly has been mapped—twice.
Anthropic’s $2 trillion IPO puts powerful external trustees in spotlight

Public-market scrutiny will intensify pressure on the Claude maker’s unusual attempt to balance profit and purpose.
Musk wins court order to block use of “Twitter,” but not “tweet” and bird logo

Saying X is “formerly Twitter” in App Store lets Musk block use of Twitter name.
Trump White House just tossed a grenade into international space relations

“Let me be clear: America is not only welcome—we want you there.”
Rocket Report: Engines installed for Artemis III; Long March 6C breakup in LEO

Two of Europe’s leading launch startups announced new fundraising this week.
The Download: selling battlefield drone data and AI reshaping language

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. Data from drones in Ukraine is fueling a new Wild West marketplace —…
Data from drones in Ukraine is fueling a new Wild West marketplace

Battlefields in Ukraine are littered with the remnants of drones, which are now firmly established as a critical weapon of modern warfare. But behind all that wreckage, there’s a new gold mine for the defense sector. T…
Reports: RFK Jr. ordered measles deaths deletion; CDC still secretly counts them

CDC staff had already accepted the measles death reports when RFK Jr. meddled.
Xbox imposes harsh new time limits for Game Pass game streaming

Over 1 million Game Pass subscribers will have to pay more for their heavy streaming use.