North Korean hackers ran US-based “laptop farm” from Arizona woman’s home North Korea made millions from the scheme. https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/north-korean-hackers-ran-us-based-laptop-farm-from-arizona-womans-home/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Ukrainians arrest alleged admin of major crime forum XSS Intercepted Jabber messages lead to arrest of suspected admin of cybercrime hub. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/ukrainians-arrest-alleged-admin-of-major-crime-forum-xss/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

What exactly is Golden Dome? This Space Force general owes Trump an answer. "Basically, I've been given 60 days to come up with the objective architecture." https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/what-exactly-is-golden-dome-this-space-force-general-owes-trump-an-answer/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

UK backing down on Apple encryption backdoor after pressure from US UK officials fear their insistence on backdoor endangers tech deals with US. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/uk-backing-down-on-apple-encryption-backdoor-after-pressure-from-us/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

The director of NASA’s largest science center is leaving government Makenzie Lystrup's departure from Goddard comes soon after the resignation of the director of JPL. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/the-director-of-nasas-largest-science-center-is-leaving-government/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

China claims Nvidia built backdoor into H20 chip designed for Chinese market US semiconductor giant is trying to revive sales in the country. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/china-claims-nvidia-built-backdoor-into-h20-chip-designed-for-chinese-market/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Mercedes-AMG gives us a ride in its next high-performance EV Mercedes-AMG is following the Ioniq 5 N playbook with simulated shifting and sounds. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/07/mercedes-amg-gives-us-a-ride-in-its-next-high-performance-ev/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Google reveals the Pixel 10, and yep, it looks like the Pixel 9 Google's next smartphone keeps the same design. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/google-reveals-the-pixel-10-and-yep-it-looks-like-the-pixel-9/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices Analysis of broadband affordability deemed "extraneous" by FCC chair. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/fcc-to-eliminate-gigabit-speed-goal-and-scrap-analysis-of-broadband-prices/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

SharePoint vulnerability with 9.8 severity rating is under exploit across the globe Ongoing attacks are allowing hackers to steal credentials giving privileged access. https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/sharepoint-vulnerability-with-9-8-severity-rating-is-under-exploit-across-the-globe/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Google DeepMind earns gold in International Math Olympiad with new Gemini AI DeepMind followed IMO rules to earn gold, unlike OpenAI. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/07/google-deepmind-earns-gold-in-international-math-olympiad-with-new-gemini-ai/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Here’s why there are so few new cars for under $30,000 Five years ago it was a lot easier to buy a car for less than $30,000. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/07/heres-why-there-are-so-few-new-cars-for-under-30000/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Experimental surgery performed by AI-driven surgical robot In experimental surgery on pig organs, the robot performed well. https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/07/experimental-surgery-performed-by-ai-driven-surgical-robot/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social