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A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon next week, and scientists aren't sure what to expect

July 31, 2026
On Aug. 5, Earth’s moon is due for a human-made, high-speed impact from an identified flying object: a spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage. The event will lead to a literal “dust up” on the lunar landscape. That Falcon 9 upper stage is a leftover from the launch that sent Firefly’s Blue Ghost-1 lander to the moon on Jan. 15, 2025. Onboard the same flight was the Hakuto-R…
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Dili raises $21.7M to bring AI compliance to the infrastructure boom

July 31, 2026
We already know that making AI work will mean bringing a lot of new data centers and power infrastructure online. But all those infrastructure projects may also need a bit of help from AI. On Thursday, a new AI compliance company called Dili that squarely targets the new crop of U.S. infrastructure projects, said it had raised $15 million in Series A funding. The round comes on the heels of a $6.7…
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Hyundai reveals IONIQ 3 prices start at $30,000, and it already looks like a hit

July 31, 2026
Hyundai says the IONIQ 3 is attracting more customer interest than any vehicle it’s ever launched. With over 300 miles of range, Hyundai’s new high-tech infotainment system, and a starting price around $30,000, the electric hatch checks all the boxes. Hyundai IONIQ 3 prices revealed in the UK After the electric hatch made its first public debut “on the road” in the UK at the Goodwood…
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DefenseNews

DARPA challenge pushes limits of heavy-lift drone technology

July 31, 2026
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency next week will kick off its inaugural Lift Challenge, a weeklong competition that aims to “revolutionize heavy vertical-lift aviation” by finding a drone capable of lifting and transporting a payload four times its own…
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Ukraine’s F-16s are being worn out from intercepting Russian drones

July 31, 2026
Ukraine’s F-16 fighters have become a crucial defense against Russian drones, but repeated interceptions are wearing out the country’s small fleet. Ukrainian F-16s have destroyed more than 2,500 Geran and Gerbera one-way attack drones, wrote airpower expert Justin Bronk in an analysis of the Ukraine air war for the Royal United Services Institute, a British think tank. “[The] use of fighters…
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