The temporary block was granted after groups filed a class-action lawsuit after the Supreme Court limited the ability of judges to block orders nationwide through other means.
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More banks cut mortgage rates with some deals dipping below 4%
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Meet the 5 space tech firms vying to be Europe’s next launch provider
Five rocket companies will compete for contracts to provide Europe’s next launch services — and boost the continent’s troubled access to space. The European Space Agency (ESA) selected the quintet, who will now contend for two types of contracts: Providing launch services for ESA between 2026 and 2030. Demonstrating upgraded launch capabilities, including at least one flight test. The initiative — named the European Launcher Challenge (ELC) — aims to expand Europe’s pathways into the cosmos. In recent years, these routes have been painfully limited. When the Ariane 5 rocket was retired in July 2023, ESA was left with no independent…This story continues at The Next Web
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Gemini can now turn your photos into video with Veo 3
wGoogle’s Veo 3 videos have propagated across the Internet since the model’s debut in May, blurring the line between truth and fiction. Now, it’s getting even easier to create these AI videos. The Gemini app is gaining photo-to-video generation, allowing you to upload a photo and turn it into a video. You don’t have to pay anything extra for these Veo 3 videos, but the feature is only available to subscribers of Google’s Pro and Ultra AI plans.
When Veo 3 launched, it could conjure up a video based only on your description, complete with speech, music, and background audio. This has made Google’s new AI videos staggeringly realistic—it’s actually getting hard to identify AI videos at a glance. Using a reference photo makes it easier to get the look you want without tediously describing every aspect. This was an option in Google’s Flow AI tool for filmmakers, but now it’s in the Gemini app and web interface.
To create a video from a photo, you have to select “Video” from the Gemini toolbar. Once this feature is available, you can then add your image and prompt, including audio and dialogue. Generating the video takes several minutes—this process takes a lot of computation, which is why video output is still quite limited.
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Ars Technica and GOG team up to bring you a pile of our favorite games
Greetings, Arsians! We love games here at the Ars Orbiting HQ, and I’m not just talking the latest AAA blockbusters—we love all kinds of games, from modern to ancient and all points in between.
With that in mind, we’re trying something different for the next few months to see how it goes: We’ve partnered with the folks at GOG.com to create a store page featuring a hand-curated list of some of our favorites from GOG’s catalog. At the end of every month, we’ll rotate a couple of titles off the list and add a few new ones; altogether, we have a list of about 50 games to set in front of you.
(Please forgive the messy affiliate link—it points to
https://www.gog.com/en/partner/ArsTechnicaif you’d prefer to go there directly, but arriving on GOG’s site via that affiliate link gives Ars a small portion of revenue for anything you buy during your session once you’re there. This helps us out quite a bit!)