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[Ars Technica] SDCC teaser gives us our first good look at Blade Runner 2099

Also: Forging the One Ring in Rings of Power S3 teaser; new Lanterns trailer; Spaceballs: The New One panel.

[Ars Technica] SpaceX eyes tower catch for next Starship after auspicious end to 13th flight

SpaceX will likely attempt to catch Starship back at the launch pad on its next flight.

[Ars Technica] With help from data, art museums are reframing the visitor experience

Museums are embracing data-driven curation and a shifting technology landscape.

[Ars Technica] Big Tech accused of stonewalling European social media researchers

Researchers say TikTok, X, and Meta aren't providing data they're legally required to.

[Ars Technica] Wildfire forces evacuation of NASA's Deep Space Network complex in Spain

"Any potential damage will be assessed when it is safe to do so."

[Ars Technica] Paramount/WBD merger delayed for months as states' lawsuit moves toward trial

“Halting this merger while our case proceeds is a critical victory," NY AG said.

[Ars Technica] Canadian legislator reads out apparent LLM response in floor speech

"Here’s a more natural, flowing version of that section..."

[Ars Technica] Anthropic's Opus 5 is about token efficiency, not a capability leap

Models are improving quickly, but the cheaper options are often good enough.

[Ars Technica] European Union grants US request to restrict satellite images of Iran War region

New delay on Copernicus satellite pics comes as US ramps up war with Iran again.

[Ars Technica] Team uses AlphaFold AI to redesign gene-editing proteins to make them safer

Google's AlphaFold can help ID what parts of a gene editing protein enable mistakes.