Friday · July 10, 2026 Vol. I · No. 190
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Luis Arraez Open To Extension With Giants Harper, Schwarber become latest teammates to duel in Derby Pages an All-Star in just his 3rd season -- and the honor might be overdue Penguins’ Top 15 Prospects – 2026-27 Preseason Edition Wild Re-Sign Caedan Bankier, Carson Lambos Wolves Close In on Third Summer Arrival Man City's Lewis on faith, football and helping the homeless Burnley appoint Hayen as new head coach Luis Arraez Open To Extension With Giants Harper, Schwarber become latest teammates to duel in Derby Pages an All-Star in just his 3rd season -- and the honor might be overdue Penguins’ Top 15 Prospects – 2026-27 Preseason Edition Wild Re-Sign Caedan Bankier, Carson Lambos Wolves Close In on Third Summer Arrival Man City's Lewis on faith, football and helping the homeless Burnley appoint Hayen as new head coach

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Technology · Hardware & Devices

Mighty Cuphead Adventure makes the jump from hand-drawn animation to pixel art

Don't worry, StudioMDHR is working on another hand-drawn Cuphead game, too.

Technology · Hardware & Devices

Pilot a giant robot head in 'gen Atlas,' the new game from the creator of Ico

Just remember that Ueda's last game took nine years to get here.

Technology · Hardware & Devices

Alien Isolation 2's first trailer takes the horror to a colony planet

The abbreviated name, "AI 2," is the scariest thing about it so far.

Technology · Hardware & Devices

Capcom's Resident Evil: Code Veronica remake is coming in 2027

It's just Resident Evil: Veronica now.

Technology · Hardware & Devices

Looks like Minecraft Dungeons II is coming in September

A new Nintendo eShop page announced the game's release date early.

Technology · Software & Apps

Highly reviewed speaker can be hacked over the air to infect connected devices

Seller of the Sound Blaster Katana V2X doesn't consider the behavior a vulnerability.

Technology · Hardware & Devices

OpenAI rolls out a Lockdown Mode for extra protection against prompt injection attacks

OpenAI has announced more robust security features for the small set of users who might need them.

Technology · Software & Apps

Small modular nuclear reactor reaches criticality in first test

The reactor, from a startup called Antares, isn't ready to generate power yet.

Technology · Hardware & Devices

Bungie extends Marathon's open play week amid Deluxe Edition confusion

There's a lot of confusion among Marathon players at the moment.

Technology · Software & Apps

The saga of the International Space Station air leak took a worrying turn Friday

"We look forward to working with Roscosmos on a collaborative approach to address the leaks."

Technology · Software & Apps

S&P 500 blocks fast SpaceX entry, won’t waive rule for unprofitable AI firms

SpaceX won’t get easy access to billions of dollars from passive investors.

Technology · Software & Apps

"We pissed off a lot of people": Giant data center plan cut 50% amid protests

Developer felt "beaten up," with "no choice" but to shrink data center.

Technology · Cybersecurity

IronWorm and New Miasma Worm Variant Hit npm in Supply Chain Attacks

Multiple software supply chain attacks have hit the npm ecosystem, with threat actors using both malicious and poisoned versions of over 50 legitimate packages to distribute a Rus…

Technology · Software & Apps

Review: Spider-Noir recaptures the magic of a bygone era

Nicolas Cage was born to play 1930s PI Ben Reilly/The Spider: part Bogart, part Bugs Bunny, 100% Cage-y.

Technology · Hardware & Devices

Google shuts down the AI image app Pixel Studio

Google's AI app Pixel Studio launched less than two years ago, but is now being shut down.

Technology · Software & Apps

Trump admin tries again to revive dying coal industry

Money would keep coal plants open, build the first new plants in over a decade.

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ISS astronauts had to shelter in place in the SpaceX Dragon capsule because of an air leak

We're waiting to learn more about what happened aboard the International Space Station.

Technology · Software & Apps

The Fitbit Air is a good wearable weighed down by a chatty AI "coach"

The Air succeeds as a minimalist, reliable fitness tracker, but Google's AI Health Coach feels unnecessary.

Technology · Cybersecurity

Android Spyware Asin Targets Arabic Users via Fake News, PDF and War Map Apps

Arabic-speaking users have emerged as the target of a new Android spyware codenamed Asin, according to findings from ESET. The Slovakian cybersecurity company said it first detect…

Technology · Software & Apps

Not the next R8? Audi reveals mid-engined plug-in hybrid V8 Nuvolari.

The Huracan gave us the R8s, now the Temerario lends itself to a new Audi.

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The University of Cambridge says it successfully tested a vaccine with an AI-designed antigen

It's the first instance of an vaccine antigen designed exclusively by artificial intelligence.

Technology · Software & Apps

Rocket Report: Blue Origin explosion still making headlines; Impulse raises money

NASA expects to begin stacking the SLS rocket this summer for next year's Artemis III launch.

Technology · Software & Apps

Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do

Overpressure from the Blue Origin blast shattered windows at a hangar about a mile away from the pad.

Technology · Hardware & Devices

Engadget Podcast: What does NVIDIA's RTX Spark mean for PCs?

This week on the Engaadget Podcast, we dive into NVIDIA's RTX Spark chip and the many ways it could reshape the world of Windows PCs (or not).