A cross-party group of U.K. lawmakers has opened an inquiry into banking restrictions affecting crypto companies and their customers. The review will assess whether account closures, payment blocks and transfer limits threaten Britain’s digital asset ambitions.
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The APPG opened a 6-week inquiry after banks reportedly blocked or delayed 40% of crypto transfers.
HSBC and four rivals…
SpaceX launches satellite repair drone with 10-foot robotic arms to Earth orbit (video)
July 22, 2026
SpaceX launched a trailblazing satellite-servicing mission today (July 21).
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 5:15 p.m. EDT (2115 GMT).
SpaceX called today’s launch MRV-MEV, because it’s sending up a…
A massive crater was spotted on Google Earth. It could be a scar from an ancient meteorite impact
July 22, 2026
An amateur astronomer’s plans for a camping vacation two years ago transformed into a possible crater find in Canada’s north.
Amateur astronomer Joël Lapointe, using Google Maps to figure out his route for the 2024 vacation, saw some odd terrain in…
Galaxy cluster's magnetic field reconstructed for 1st time with record-breaking astronomy map
July 22, 2026
For the first time, astronomers have reconstructed the magnetic field of an entire cluster of galaxies, from its central nucleus to its outer limits.
The record-breaking achievement is the product of the deepest-ever observations of the galaxy cluster Abell 2255, located around a billion light-years away — and those observations are thanks to the European radio telescope LOFAR (Low Frequency…
Android 17 QPR2 Beta 1 Released for Pixel Devices, Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro Reach End of Life
July 22, 2026
Android 17 QPR2 Beta 1 has been released by Google for eligible Pixel phones. The new update brings a few bug fixes and comes at a time when QPR1 preview is now finished. The update will be released for the public in December this year. Google’s list of eligible…
AI and the rise of the universal entertainment app
July 22, 2026
All the big entertainment apps are starting to look the same, and that’s not an accident. For a decade, platforms fought over who would dominate a single format: music, video, podcasts, audiobooks. Now, powered by AI, they’re fighting over something bigger…
On Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. would examine open source models from China for signs of intellectual property theft, threatening sanctions against Chinese AI companies if IP theft is established.
“We’ve seen a lot of talk about open source models coming and threatening the large language models in the U.S.,” Bessent said on Fox Business Tuesday.
Gritt exits stealth with $32 million for robots to build solar plants - then, everything else
July 22, 2026
One of the most important things happening on Earth today is the solar energy build-out. Around the world, companies and countries are racing to deploy solar and batteries to achieve energy independence and limit the effects of climate change.
That build-out, though, is…
More than mountains: the human story of Chilean Patagonia told through these award-winning photos
July 22, 2026
Chilean Patagonia, an area famed for its towering granite peaks, crystalline glaciers, and vast, rugged wilderness so beautiful it almost seems like the picture-perfect South American region was crafted by an artist.
Yet two of the most highly commended images from this…
What makes a memorable photograph? Is it the way in which it was taken, or the lasting impression the scene itself makes? This is an age-old question in photography, and one which I think Australian photographer and photography historian Peter Adams answered definitively back in 1987.
Around this time, Adams said something so simple yet monumental that it has become one of the most-recognized…
