July 2026

This Chinese startup believes soda gas can make rocket launches dramatically cheaper and cleaner

Supercritical CO₂ could eliminate some of the rockets’ most expensive infrastructure requirements Cold launches avoid exposing launch pads to destructive exhaust temperatures in excess of 3,000°C Engine ignition occurs only after the rocket has safely cleared the launch pad Chinese aerospace startup Z-Trak Space is exploring an unusual launch system that uses carbon dioxide (CO₂), […]

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Egypt finds 2,000-year-old coastal tombs and deserted Byzantine city

Recently uncovered archaeological remains shed light on Egypt’s Greco-Roman and Byzantine past. — Facebook/@tourismandantiq Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered a series of nearly 2,000-year-old tombs on the Mediterranean coast and the remains of a planned Byzantine city in the Western Desert, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said. The coastal find was made at Marina El-Alamein,

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NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Sunday, July 5 (Game #854)

Looking for a different day? A new NEW Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people always play ‘today’s game’ while others play ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for the Saturday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Saturday 4th July (Game #853). Strands is

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The death toll from the earthquake in Venezuela rises to almost 3,000

A volunteer rests next to rubble in La Guaira, Venezuela on July 4, 2026, following the twin earthquakes on June 24. — AFP Tens of thousands remain missing after devastating twin quakes. More than 16,000 people remain homeless in the affected areas. Hospitals are facing increasing strain due to concerns about disease outbreaks. Venezuela’s devastating

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Prince Harry is making a shrewd chess move for the UK trip next week

The Palace reiterates that security decisions are independent of the King Prince Harry is expected to return to Britain next week for a packed schedule of charity engagements, but a notable absence is set to overshadow the visit. According to Sky News, the Duke of Sussex will undertake a series of engagements in the capital,

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How white hat hackers with a $3,000 server found a bug that could have put $70 billion in crypto at risk

Meanwhile, Grego AI, which independently verified Hexens’ proof-of-concept, calculated that approximately $250 million in Aptos-native TVL was directly at risk based on a nearly 90% success rate, separate from broader cross-chain exposure. The $70 billion risk The vulnerability, discovered by Vahe Karapetyan, CTO and co-founder of Hexens, if left unchecked, could have exposed a much

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Morocco Ends Historic Canadian Run; moves on to the WC quarter

Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, Brahim Diaz and Neil El Aynaoui celebrate after their Fifa World Cup 2026 win over Canada at Houston Stadium in Houston, Texas, United States, July 4, 2026. — Reuters Azzedine Ounahi’s second-half brace helped Morocco overcome a lukewarm start to a 3-0 win over Canada in Houston on Saturday to advance to

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A clean GitHub repo with zero malicious code just proved that Claude Code can be tricked into opening a hidden reverse shell

Claude Code ran the dangerous command while treating it as routine recovery A single fake error message triggered the entire hidden attack chain Static scanners and firewalls saw nothing more than normal DNS resolution Researchers at Mozilla’s 0din team have shown how Claude Code can be manipulated to open a hidden reverse shell on a

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Tokenization’s next use case is personal portfolios, says NYLIM director

NYLIM was the latest entrant in the list of asset management giants to take steps into tokenization, teaming up with Centrifuge (CFG) to bring one of its high-yield corporate bond strategies on-chain. For NYLIM, tokenization is less about launching blockchain versions of existing funds than about improving how portfolios are assembled. Sy said customized investment

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