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1. Seth MacFarlane Still Hopes ‘The Orville’ Might Return

   The creator and star says he's got all the scripts written for a potential fourth season of the Hulu sci-fi series.

2. 6 Horrifying Fictional Diseases and Their Real-Life Inspirations

   The Ebola virus, Cordyceps fungi, and even the stomach flu have helped inspire some of the most gruesome infectious diseases seen on the screen.

3. TikTok Is Experiencing Oracle-Related Server Issues Again

   U.S. TikTok users were experiencing service disruptions Tuesday related to an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure issue. Something similar happened almost exactly a month ago.

4. Altman Reportedly Tells Staff OpenAI Wants Another Classified Contract. This Time with NATO

   The AI giant is in the middle of a consumer backlash after it made a deal with the U.S. Department of Defense.

5. Trump Lashes Out at Banks Over Contentious Crypto Bill

   “The Genius Act is being threatened and undermined by the Banks, and that is unacceptable — We are not going to allow it,” the president wrote.  

6. This Giant Star Just Switched Colors—and It Might Be About to Blow

   Astronomers watched as the supergiant WOH G64 reshaped itself into a different type of star.

7. Pollen Might Be Hurting Kids’ Test Scores

   Researchers in Finland have found "robust evidence" of a link between pollen and worse academic performance.

8. Elon Musk’s X Finally Tries to Stop the Epidemic of AI-Generated War Footage

   It's unclear if other types of non-AI video will also be penalized.

9. The Biggest Movie of 2025 Is Finally Coming to Streaming

   'Zootopia 2,' which just squeaked by 'A Minecraft Movie' for the title, hits Disney+ next week.

10. Feds Used Online Advertising Data to Track the Public’s Phone Locations

    An internal DHS document reveals how data collected by the advertsing industry could be used for government surveillance.