Science & Technology — June 15, 2026

NASA’s quiet supersonic jet hits speed and altitude targets. The X-59 experimental aircraft reached its design speed and altitude for the first time Friday, a key milestone before planned flights over U.S. communities test its reduced sonic boom.

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Oral GLP-1 pill produces significant weight loss in trial. A new once-daily GLP-1 pill — the drug class behind Ozempic injections — cut blood sugar and drove major weight loss in a large clinical trial of type 2 diabetes patients.

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Calcium and vitamin D supplements don’t prevent fractures, review finds. A review of 154,000 people found the supplements provide little measurable protection against fractures or falls in older adults, challenging decades of standard medical advice.

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PeopleSoft zero-day exposes hundreds of organizations to data theft. If your university, employer, or government agency runs Oracle’s PeopleSoft, check for patches: attackers exploited a critical unpatched flaw to steal gigabytes of sensitive data from hundreds of organizations.

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