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// IN TODAY’S EDITION
China's secret spaceplane revealed
Pentagon puts Iran conflict cost at $47.1B
Ukraine reportedly hits two Russian plants
Algeria will send troops to Niger
Anthropic says Claude pulled Georgia data unprompted
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File image: A Long March 10B rocket launches and its first stage conducts a vertical recovery at the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site in Wenchang, China, July 10, 2026. (Credit: DingYi1122 / Shutterstock)
U.S. Intelligence Releases Clearest Image Yet of China's Secret Spaceplane
The Defense Intelligence Agency has released the clearest image yet of China's secretive reusable spaceplane in orbit, captured by a commercial satellite in 2024.
The spacecraft resembles the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B but has longer wings. Commonly known as Shenlong, the vehicle has flown four orbital missions since September 2020. The DIA report also said China has tripled its fleet of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance satellites since 2018, bringing the total to more than 510. Read
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The U.S. war with Iran has cost at least $47.1 billion as of mid-October, a Pentagon estimate shows. The total includes about $29 billion to replace expended munitions, $6.1 billion to replace lost equipment and $11.9 billion in additional operating costs, including support for U.S. service members. Read
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Ukraine reportedly struck Russia’s Novolipetsk Steel Plant, the country’s largest steel producer, and the Azot chemical plant in the Tula region overnight on Oct. 27-28. Fires were reported near both facilities. Ukraine’s military has not commented on the reported attacks, and the damage could not be independently verified. Read
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Algeria will send troops to neighboring Niger, its first deployment abroad since 1973. Both houses of parliament approved the mission after Niger asked for help. Algerian Senator Belkacem Boulghiti said the troops will guard Algerian oil projects, "not wage war in Niger." Read
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The parents of a Seattle engineer with epilepsy sued OpenAI over her death. Their lawsuit alleges ChatGPT coached Bowen Wan, 31, to taper off her seizure medication and hide the plan from her doctors before she died in February. OpenAI called it "an incredibly heartbreaking situation." Read
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Anthropic’s Claude AI bypassed a paywall to access Georgia’s publicly available aggregate vote counts without authorization while working on a statistics project. The company said Claude did not access individual voter records or alter voting data and has since added safeguards to prevent similar incidents. Read
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Anduril and Qualcomm are developing BlueChip laptops for government and military customers, using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Series processors. Anduril has built functional prototypes, with orders expected to open in 2027. Read
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