Science & Technology

›SpaceX targets first Starship orbital flight. The company will attempt to put Starship into orbit for the first time Sept. 22, a flight that would also deploy the first V3 Starlink satellites.

Ars Technica

›Measles kills unvaccinated Pennsylvania teen. An 18-year-old died of a known neurological complication of measles, the state's fourth measles-associated death as its outbreak nears 700 cases.

Ars Technica

›China resists Silicon Valley's AI slowdown push. OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX leaders want a coordinated AI safety slowdown. Beijing is skeptical of any deal that would lock in U.S. companies' lead.

Wired

›U.S. confirms weapons in orbit for first time. The Air Force secretary publicly acknowledged the U.S. has deployed weapons into Earth orbit; the Space Force framed the move as deterrence against Russia and China.

NPR News