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• A near-total abortion ban from 1864 will soon take effect in Arizona.
• GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake bashed the law as "out of step with Arizonans."
• But two years ago, she called the law "great" and said it could pave the way for other states.

Kari Lake, the Trump acolyte

Destiny 2’s The Final Shape expansion has a lot riding on it. It’s the culmination of a 10-year story and the conclusion of Destiny’s light and darkness saga. After a four-month delay, fans haven’t really seen much of The Final Shape, but today, Bungie delivered a preview of what’s to come. The teaser left me thinking that Destiny 2 is about to feel very

• A whistleblower has come forward with allegations about the safety of at least 1,400 Boeing planes.
• He said production shortcuts have led to misaligned fuselages on Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 jets.
• Boeing said the complaint does not represent the "quality and long-term safety" of its planes.

Another Boeing whistleblower

This week, SwitchBot announced that almost its entire line of smart home devices can now work with Matter through its SwitchBot Hub 2. This includes its mini K10 Plus robot vacuum — one of The Verge’s picks for best robot vacuum — as well as the soon-to-be-launched Swit

The Pretendo Network, an open-source Nintendo Network alternative, no longer requires a hacked Wii U console. With Nintendo’s servers for the obsolete console shutting down on Monday, the Pretendo Network shared a new workaround that provides (limited) access to its homebrew servers without jailbreaking your dusty old console.

An SSL (secure sockets layer) is a protocol that encrypts the

• Google Docs that are publicly available have been used to train Google's AI.
• But just what is a "publicly available" Google Doc? 
• Don't worry. Google says it won't be scraping your docs if they're set to "anyone with the link."

I use Google Docs like a chaos gremlin: constantly and with a nihilistic approach to organization and

With House of the Dragon’s return coming in a few short months, and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight having just cast its Dunk and Egg, Game of Thrones fans might be curious about the status of Kit Harington’s long-teased Jon Snow spin-off. We finally have an update, and it’s not looking good for our…

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• An Israeli warship downed a drone this week by firing a new air-defense system for the first time.
• The IDF confirmed the "first operational interception" of its C-Dome defense system.
• The C-Dome is the naval version of the Iron Dome and is outfitted on the Sa'ar 6-class corvette.

An Israeli warship shot down an

Arturia just released a new standalone synthesizer called the AstroLab. This 61-key stage keyboard is basically the company’s Analog Lab software in hardware form, which makes it perfect for live performances. The synth boasts ten dedicated sound engines and access to 35 virtual instruments, including the vast majority of the emulations found with the iconic V Collection. It also costs $2,000.

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• Private chef Olivia Tiedemann shared her discount-store shopping tips for high-quality cookware.
• She said that quality cookware doesn't have to be expensive.
• Tiedemann recommends buying stainless-steel pans, name-brand

• Arizona's Supreme Court has reinstated a near-total abortion ban from 1864.
• The ruling effectively bans abortion, except if the pregnant person's life is in danger.
• The decision could influence the 2024 Senate races, as abortion rights is likely to be a key issue.

Arizona's Supreme Court

We were hoping for something like this to happen. For a brief moment yesterday, the Sun waved to us from afar, telling us that it’s in the midst of a vibrant and dynamic phase of its 11-year cycle when solar eruptions and other phenomena are at their peak and more likely to occur.

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