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Space
NASA's Roman Space Telescope left 39A on Falcon Heavy at 7:26
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on 30 August. It's heading to an orbit about 1.5 million km from Earth.
Tesla
Tesla Robotaxi expands its Dallas service area
Tesla Robotaxi has expanded its Dallas service area. Rides run from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week, and it's still using Model Ys.
Live · Breaking
Nepal glacier collapse: 788 dead and about 2,500 missing
Nepal's disaster agency counted 788 dead and about 2,500 missing on Sunday after Wednesday's glacier collapse. China reported 16 dead in Tibet.
Tech
Intel's Nova Lake-S needs the new LGA1954 socket
Intel’s Design-In Tools store listed an ILM kit for LGA1954 NVL-S on 30 August. Nova Lake-S will not drop into today’s LGA1851 boards.
Tech
Plaud's One earbuds put a 4G radio in the charging case
Plaud's One Explorer Edition earbuds come with a charging case that has 4G LTE and an eSIM. Only 2,000 are being made, at US$249.99.
Australia
ASIC: cash settlements in at least 63% of final home claims
ASIC’s Monday review found cash settlements in at least 63 percent of final home claims. IAG and Allianz each used cash in more than 80 percent.
United States
Trump says Venezuelan crude will refill the US oil reserve
President Trump says Venezuelan crude will refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which held about 290 million barrels on 21 August.
AI / LLM
Judge Rita Lin vacates Pentagon's risk label on Anthropic
Judge Rita Lin has vacated the Pentagon's supply-chain risk label on Anthropic, granting summary judgment in California. The D.C. case is still open.
Computing
Intel put LGA1954 on the store
An Intel Design-In Tools listing names the LGA1954 socket next to Nova Lake-S, so Arrow Lake's LGA1851 won't carry the next desktop chips.
How-to
Print one cycloidal actuator first
Berkeley Humanoid Lite builds should start with one 3D-printed 6512 cycloidal actuator, which costs $188 in US parts. Get that turning before the robot.
Hacking
Microsoft named TerminalFix
Microsoft's 28 August Threat Intelligence post names TerminalFix, a ClickFix variant that sends the paste to Windows Terminal or PowerShell.