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STB Orders Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern to Publicly Disclose Employee-Impact Data in Merger Case

The Surface Transportation Board ordered Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to make employee-impact exhibits public, revealing projected job changes ahead of a filing deadline. ...Read more

$UNP, $NSC, #rail, #merger, #stb, #unionpacific, #norfolksouthern

Northrop Grumman Launches Robotic Servicer Toward Geosynchronous Orbit

The Mission Robotic Vehicle carrying DARPA-funded RSGS and three extension pods launched July 21 from Cape Canaveral to test robotic servicing in GEO. ...Read more

$NOC, #space, #satellites, #northropgrumman, #onorbitservicing

Juno Measures First Below‑Surface Temperatures on Io, Finds Intense Shallow Heating

Juno's microwave radiometer probed inches to tens of feet below Io’s surface and found unexpectedly strong shallow heating. ...Read more

#space, #juno, #io, #planetaryscience

White House Announces Expansion of Genesis Mission, Citing More Than $5 Billion in Federal Commitments

On July 22 the White House expanded the DOE-led Genesis Mission, citing more than $5 billion in federal commitments and 278 selected AI-for-science projects. ...Read more

#ai, #genesismission, #departmentofenergy, #federalpolicy

EU court ruling ties algorithmic control to loss of hosting exemption for online services

A June CJEU ruling found services using algorithms to decide rebroadcasting may lose Article 14 hosting protection, raising concerns for platforms. ...Read more

#europe, #cjeu, #techlaw, #platforms

TRM Labs Finds HTX Rotated Hot Wallets Hours After U.K. Sanctions on Huobi Global

TRM Labs found HTX rotated hot wallets across four blockchains after the U.K. sanctioned Huobi Global S.A., a tactic that can undermine static wallet screening. ...Read more

#crypto, #sanctions, #htx, #blockchain, #compliance

Analysis of 168 Gravitational-Wave Events Finds No Break in Einstein’s General Relativity

A LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA analysis of 168 high-confidence mergers finds no deviations from general relativity, tightening previous constraints. ...Read more

#gravitational-waves, #general-relativity, #ligo, #astrophysics

Amnesty: Pakistan’s March Strike on Kabul Rehab Center Should Be Investigated as Possible War Crime

Amnesty International urges an independent probe into Pakistan’s March 16 strike on Kabul’s Omid rehab center, saying evidence points to a civilian medical facility. ...Read more

#afghanistan, #pakistan, #amnestyinternational, #warcrimes, #humanrights

Teamsters Reach Agreement in Principle With United for 11,000 Mechanics, But Contract Not Final

Teamsters announce an agreement in principle with United for more than 11,000 mechanics, including a $54M signing bonus; ratification still required. ...Read more

$UAL, #teamsters, #unitedairlines, #labor, #aviation

Zelensky announces Mykhailo Drapatyi as Ukraine’s next commander-in-chief, pending formal decree

Zelensky named Col. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi as Ukraine’s next commander-in-chief on July 21, saying the appointment will be formalized later. ...Read more

#ukraine, #military, #zelensky, #drapatyi

Kyle Teel to miss 6–12 weeks with left high-ankle sprain; White Sox recall Edgar Quero

Kyle Teel will miss six to 12 weeks with a left high-ankle sprain after being injured July 20; Edgar Quero has been recalled to take his place. ...Read more

#white sox, #kyle teel, #mlb, #injury

NASA and ISRO Open First Broad Release of Calibrated NISAR Radar Data

NASA and ISRO have begun public release of calibrated L‑ and S‑band radar products from the NISAR satellite, giving researchers wider access to Earth and ice observations. ...Read more

#nisar, #satellite, #remote-sensing, #antarctica

Google DeepMind Expands Gemini Flash Lineup with 3.6 Flash and Security-Focused 3.5 Variant

Google DeepMind added Gemini 3.6 Flash plus two 3.5 variants, including a restricted 'Flash Cyber' model for defensive vulnerability discovery and repair. ...Read more

$GOOGL, $GOOG, #google, #ai, #gemini, #cybersecurity

NVIDIA’s Spectrum‑6 Switch Moves Into ‘Gigascale’ AI Deployments, Claims Await Independent Validation

NVIDIA says its 102.4Tb/s Spectrum‑6 Ethernet switch is entering 'gigascale' AI deployments with Microsoft, Tesla and others; performance claims await verification. ...Read more

$NVDA, #nvidia, #ai-infrastructure, #networking, #spectrum6

GAO: Medicare Advantage and VA Community Care Had More Than $24 Billion in Improper Payments in FY2025

GAO finds over $24 billion in improper payments in Medicare Advantage and VA Community Care for fiscal 2025, citing audit backlogs and missing fraud-risk plans. ...Read more

#medicare, #medicareadvantage, #va, #gao