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Lost dogs on Fourth of July: How to keep your pet safe

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The Fourth of July might be your favorite summer holiday, but for dogs, it’s often the scariest night of the year. Across the country, shelters see a huge uptick in lost pets between July 4 and July 6. Some report increases as high as 60%. July 5 is even considered one of the busiest days for animal shelters. So what’s going on? Fireworks. Those loud, unpredictable explosions can send even the calmest dogs into full-blown panic mode. In their attempt to escape the noise, many run off through doors, fences, or windows, often traveling far from home before they calm down.FLORIDA BOMB SQUAD DEMONSTRATES DAMAGE FIREWORKS CAN INFLICT USING WATERMELON Ziggy the dog reunited with her owner. (Love Lost)Ziggy’s story: A lost dog reunited by techWhile the Fourth of July leads to a big spike in missing pets, dogs can go missing at any time, and being prepared ahead of time can make all the difference. That was the case for Ziggy, a sweet pup from Long Beach, California, who ran off while his family was visiting relatives in Watsonville. One moment, the door was open, and the next, Ziggy was gone. His owner, Surely, was devastated and searched for days with no luck.GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HEREMonths later, hope came through a notification from Love Lost, a free national database that uses AI photo-matching to help reunite lost pets with their families. A dog that looked just like Ziggy had turned up at a shelter in Santa Cruz County. Surely reached out, and to her relief, it was him. After five long months and hundreds of miles apart, Ziggy was finally back home.”When I reunited with Ziggy, it was the most unimaginable feeling,” Surely said. “Love Lost brought him back.” Ziggy the dog is pictured lost and then reunited. (Love Lost)Simple ways to keep your dog safe this 4th of JulyLoud fireworks, flashing lights and crowds can all be overwhelming for pets. But the good news? With a little planning, you can greatly reduce the chances of your dog going missing during the holiday.5 smart tips to protect your pet during fireworks1. Keep pets indoors and secure: Before the fireworks start, bring your dog inside, even if they’re usually fine in the yard. Close windows, lower the blinds and draw the curtains to soften the noise and block flashing lights. If you’re hosting guests, post a reminder on the door so no one accidentally lets your pet out.2. Set up a calm, cozy space: Choose a quiet room or area where your dog feels safe. Add their favorite blanket or toy, and consider playing calming music or white noise to help muffle outside sounds. There are also pet-calming playlists and anxiety wraps that can help.WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)?3. Check ID tags and microchips: Make sure your dog’s collar tag has your current phone number and that their microchip is registered with up-to-date contact info. If your dog does get loose, this can be the fastest way to get them back.4. Use a GPS tracker or smart collar: Technology has come a long way when it comes to pet safety. Affordable GPS trackers like the Apple AirTag, Tractive, or Jiobit let you follow your dog’s location in real time using your smartphone. Many even let you set safe zones or share tracking with others if your dog goes missing. Just make sure the tracker you choose is durable, attaches securely to the collar, and offers live tracking features, because when every second counts, knowing where your dog is can make all the difference. Check out the five best pet trackers at Cyberguy.com/PetTrackers.5. Register with Love Lost: Take a few minutes to upload a clear photo of your dog to Love Lost, a free, nationwide database powered by AI photo-matching. If your pet ever goes missing, this one step could be the reason they make it home safely. Also, if you find a lost dog wandering in your neighborhood, take a quick photo and upload it to Love Lost. The platform makes it easy to match found pets with their families, and again, it’s free to use. Ziggy the dog reunited with her owner.

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NASA Advances Pressure Sensitive Paint Research Capability

Many of us grew up using paint-by-number sets to create beautiful color pictures.
For years now, NASA engineers studying aircraft and rocket designs in wind tunnels have flipped that childhood pastime, using computers to generate images from “numbers-by-paint” – pressure sensitive paint (PSP), that is.
Now, advances in the use of high-speed cameras, supercomputers, and even more sensitive PSP have made this numbers-by-paint process 10,000 times faster while creating engineering visuals with 1,000 times higher resolution.
So, what’s the big difference exactly between the “old” capability in use at NASA for more than a decade and the “new?”
“The key is found by adding a single word in front of PSP, namely ‘unsteady’ pressure sensitive paint, or uPSP,” said E. Lara Lash, an aerospace engineer from NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley.
With PSP, NASA researchers study the large-scale effects of relatively smooth air flowing over the wings and body of aircraft. Now with uPSP, they are able to see in finer detail what happens when more turbulent air is present – faster and better than ever before.
In some cases with the new capability, researchers can get their hands on the wind tunnel data they’re looking for within 20 minutes. That’s quick enough to allow engineers to adjust their testing in real time.
Usually, researchers record wind tunnel data and then take it back to their labs to decipher days or weeks later. If they find they need more data, it can take additional weeks or even months to wait in line for another turn in the wind tunnel.
“The result of these improvements provides a data product that is immediately useful to aerodynamic engineers, structural engineers, or engineers from other disciplines,” Lash said.
Robert Pearce, NASA’s associate administrator for aeronautics, who recently saw a demonstration of uPSP-generated data displayed at Ames, hailed the new tool as a national asset that will be available to researchers all over the country.
“It’s a unique NASA innovation that isn’t offered anywhere else,” Pearce said. “It will help us maintain NASA’s world leadership in wind tunnel capabilities.”

How it Works
With both PSP and uPSP, a unique paint is applied to scale models of aircraft or rockets, which are mounted in wind tunnels equipped with specific types of lights and cameras.
When illuminated during tests, the paint’s color brightness changes depending on the levels of pressure the model experiences as currents of air rush by. Darker shades mean higher pressure; lighter shades mean lower pressure.
Cameras capture the brightness intensity and a supercomputer turns that information into a set of numbers representing pressure values, which are made available to engineers to study and glean what truths they can about the vehicle design’s structural integrity.
“Aerodynamic forces can vibrate different parts of the vehicle to different degrees,” Lash said. “Vibrations could damage what the vehicle is carrying or can even lead to the vehicle tearing itself apart. The data we get through this process can help us prevent that.”
Traditionally, pressure readings are taken using sensors connected to little plastic tubes strung through a model’s interior and poking up through small holes in key places, such as along the surface of a wing or the fuselage. 
Each point provides a single pressure reading. Engineers must use mathematical models to estimate the pressure values between the individual sensors.
With PSP, there is no need to estimate the numbers. Because the paint covers the entire model, its brightness as seen by the cameras reveals the pressure values over the whole surface.

Making it Better
The introduction, testing, and availability of uPSP is the result of a successful five-year-long effort, begun in 2019, in which researchers challenged themselves to significantly improve the PSP’s capability with its associated cameras and computers.
The NASA team’s desire was to develop and demonstrate a better process of acquiring, processing, and visualizing data using a properly equipped wind tunnel and supercomputer, then make the tool available at NASA wind tunnels across the country.
The focus during a capability challenge was on NASA’s Unitary Plan Facility’s 11-foot transonic wind tunnel, which the team connected to the nearby NASA Advanced Supercomputing Facility, both located at Ames.
Inside the wind tunnel, a scale model of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket served as the primary test subject during the challenge period.
Now that the agency has completed its Artemis I uncrewed lunar flight test mission, researchers can match the flight-recorded data with the wind tunnel data to see how well reality and predictions compare.
With the capability challenge officially completed at the end of 2024, the uPSP team is planning to deploy it to other wind tunnels and engage with potential users with interests in aeronautics or spaceflight.
“This is a NASA capability that we have, not only for use within the agency, but one that we can offer industry, academia, and other government agencies to come in and do research using these new tools,” Lash said.
NASA’s Aerosciences Evaluation and Test Capabilities portfolio office, an organization managed under the agency’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, oversaw the development of the uPSP capability.
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Judge: You can’t ban DEI grants without bothering to define DEI

Separately, Trump v. Casa blocked the use of a national injunction against illegal activity. So, while the government’s actions have been determined to be illegal, Young can only protect the people who were parties to this suit. Anyone who lost a grant but wasn’t a member of any of the parties involved, or based in any of the states that sued, remains on their own.
Those issues aside, the ruling largely focuses on whether the termination of grants violates the Administrative Procedures Act, which governs how the executive branch handles decision- and rule-making. Specifically, it requires that any decisions of this sort cannot be “arbitrary and capricious.” And, Young concludes that the government hasn’t cleared that bar.

Arbitrary and capricious
The grant cancellations, Young concludes, “Arise from the NIH’s newly minted war against undefined concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion and gender identity, that has expanded to include vaccine hesitancy, COVID, influencing public opinion and climate change.” The “undefined” aspect plays a key part in his reasoning. Referring to DEI, he writes, “No one has ever defined it to this Court—and this Court has asked multiple times.” It’s not defined in Trump’s executive order that launched the “newly minted war,” and Young found that administrators within the NIH issued multiple documents that attempted to define it, not all of which were consistent with each other, and in some cases seemed to use circular reasoning.
He also noted that the officials who sent these memos had a tendency to resign shortly afterward, writing, “it is not lost on the Court that oftentimes people vote with their feet.”
As a result, the NIH staff had no solid guidance for determining whether a given grant violated the new anti-DEI policy, or how that might be weighed against the scientific merit of the grant. So, how were they to identify which grants needed to be terminated? The evidence revealed at trial indicates that they didn’t need to make those decisions; DOGE made them for the NIH. In one case, an NIH official approved a list of grants to terminate received from DOGE only two minutes after it showed up in his inbox.

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Old Glory on the Red Planet

The United States flag adorns an aluminum plate mounted at the base of the mast, or “head,” of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. This image of the plate was taken on June 28, 2025 (the 1,548th day, or sol, of the mission), by the WATSON (Wide Angle Topographic Sensor for Operations and eNgineering) camera on the end of the rover’s robotic arm.
WATSON, part of an instrument called SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics & Chemicals), was built by Malin Space Science Systems (MSSS) in San Diego and is operated jointly by MSSS and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. JPL, which is managed for the agency by Caltech, built and manages operations of the Perseverance rover.
Learn more about Perseverance’s latest science.

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ATM jugging scam on the rise as thieves target victims

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Have you heard of “jugging?” Police are raising alarms about this new crime trend targeting ATM users nationwide and locally. Jugging happens when criminals wait near banks or ATMs, watching people withdraw cash. Then, they follow their targets, hoping to rob them or break into their vehicles. This crime can catch anyone off guard. You might not even realize you’re being watched. That’s why staying alert is crucial whenever you use an ATM.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportGet my best tech tips, urgent security alerts and exclusive deals delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, you’ll get instant access to my Ultimate Scam Survival Guide — free when you join my CYBERGUY.COM/NEWSLETTERPOLICE SOUND ALARM ON DANGEROUS ‘JUGGING’ ROBBERY TREND SWEEPING ACROSS AMERICA A customer using an ATM machine  (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)How jugging works: The criminal’s playbookJugging starts with suspects lurking near an ATM or bank. They watch for customers who withdraw money. Once a target is spotted, the suspects follow them, looking for an opportunity to strike. This could mean stealing cash directly, breaking into cars or worse. The key to jugging’s success is surprise and timing. Criminals rely on victims being distracted or unaware. Knowing this can help you avoid becoming their next target. ATM machine (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)Top safety tips to protect yourself from juggingPolice recommend several simple yet effective steps to stay safe:1. Stay aware of your surroundings: Always scan the area before and after using an ATM. If something seems suspicious, it probably is.2. Avoid distractions: Don’t use your cellphone or wear headphones while at the ATM. Stay alert to what’s happening around you.3. Be Discreet with your cash: Put your money away immediately after withdrawing it. Avoid counting cash in public.GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE4. Lock your vehicle doors: Once inside your car, lock the doors right away. Never leave cash visible inside your vehicle.5. Change your routine: Visit different ATMs or banks at varying times. Being unpredictable makes it harder for criminals to target you.6. Watch for anyone following you: If you notice a vehicle tailing you after an ATM visit, don’t drive home. Instead, head to the nearest police station or a busy public place. Call 911 if you feel threatened. A customer withdrawing cash from an ATM machine     (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)Why paying attention matters more than everJugging is on the rise across the country, and it’s not just happening in big cities anymore. Small towns and suburbs are seeing more cases, too. Criminals look for moments when people let their guard down, when they’re feeling safe or distracted. Staying alert and following a few simple safety tips can make a big difference and help keep you from becoming a target. Get Kurt’s best tech for personal protection: CyberGuy.com/PersonalProtectionKurt’s key takeawaysJugging is a clever and dangerous crime, but you don’t have to be a victim. Awareness and simple precautions can keep you safe. Next time you head to the ATM, ask yourself if you’re paying enough attention to your surroundings. Could a criminal be watching me right now? Your safety depends on your awareness. Stay alert, be unpredictable and protect yourself from jugging.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPHave you ever felt uneasy or noticed something suspicious while using an ATM, and how did you handle it?  Let us know by writing to us at Cyberguy.com/Contact. Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportGet my best tech tips, urgent security alerts and exclusive deals delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, you’ll get instant access to my Ultimate Scam Survival Guide — free when you join my CYBERGUY.COM/NEWSLETTERCopyright 2025 CyberGuy.com.  All rights reserved.  

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Discovery Alert: Scientists Spot a Planetary Carousel

KOI-134 b and KOI-134 c 

A new investigation into old Kepler data has revealed that a planetary system once thought to house zero planets actually has two planets which orbit their star in a unique style, like an old-fashioned merry-go-round. 

The KOI-134 system contains two planets which orbit their star in a peculiar fashion on two different orbital planes, with one planet exhibiting significant variation in transit times. This is the first-discovered system of its kind. 

Over a decade ago, scientists used NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope to observe the KOI-134 system and thought that it might have a planet orbiting, but they deemed this planet candidate to be a false positive, because its transits (or passes in front of its star) were not lining up as expected. These transits were so abnormal that the planet was actually weeded out through an automated system as a false positive before it could be analyzed further. 

However, NASA’s commitment to openly sharing scientific data means that researchers can constantly revisit old observations to make new discoveries. In this new study, researchers re-analyzed this Kepler data on KOI-134 and confirmed that not only is the “false positive” actually a real planet, but the system has two planets and some really interesting orbital dynamics! 

First, the “false positive” planet, named KOI-134 b, was confirmed to be a warm Jupiter (or a warm planet of a similar size to Jupiter). Through this analysis, researchers uncovered that the reason this planet eluded confirmation previously is because it experiences what are called transit timing variations (TTVs), or small differences in a planet’s transit across its star that can make its transit “early” or “late” because the planet is being pushed or pulled by the gravity from another planet which was also revealed in this study. Researchers estimate that KOI-134 b transits across its star as much as 20 hours “late” or “early,” which is a significant variation. In fact, it was so significant that it’s the reason why the planet wasn’t confirmed in initial observations. 

As these TTVs are caused by the gravitational interaction with another planet, this discovery also revealed a planetary sibling: KOI-134 c. Through studying this system in simulations that include these TTVs, the team found that KOI-134 c is a planet slightly smaller than Saturn and closer to its star than KOI-134 b. 

KOI-134 c previously eluded observation because it orbits on a tilted orbital plane, a different plane from KOI-134 b, and this tilted orbit prevents the planet from transiting its star. The two orbital planes of these planets are about 15 degrees different from one another, also known as a mutual inclination of 15 degrees, which is significant. Due to the gravitational push and pull between these two planets, their orbital planes also tilt back and forth. 

Another interesting feature of this planetary system is something called resonance. These two planets have a 2 to 1 resonance, meaning within the same time that one planet completes one orbit, the other completes two orbits. In this case, KOI-134 b has an orbital period (the time it takes a planet to complete one orbit) of about 67 days, which is twice the orbital period of KOI-134 c, which orbits every 33-34 days. 

Between the separate orbital planes tilting back and forth, the TTVs, and the resonance, the two planets orbit their star in a pattern that resembles two wooden ponies bobbing up and down as they circle around on an old-fashioned merry go round. 

While this system started as a false positive with Kepler, this re-analysis of the data reveals a vibrant system with two planets. In fact, this is the first-ever discovered compact, multiplanetary system that isn’t flat, has such a significant TTV, and experiences orbital planes tilting back and forth. 

Also, most planetary systems do not have high mutual inclinations between close planet pairs. In addition to being a rarity, mutual inclinations like this are also not often measured because of challenges within the observation process. So, having measurements like this of a significant mutual inclination in a system, as well as measurements of resonance and TTVs, provides a clear picture of dynamics within a planetary system which we are not always able to see. 

A team of scientists led by Emma Nabbie of the University of Southern Queensland published a paper on June 27 on their discovery, “A high mutual inclination system around KOI-134 revealed by transit timing variations,” in the journal “Nature Astronomy.” The observations described in this paper and used in simulations in this paper were made by NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope and the paper included collaboration and contributions from institutions including the University of Geneva, University of La Laguna, Purple Mountain Observatory, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Southern Queensland, and NASA’s retired Kepler Space Telescope.

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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Passes, Sets Aside $150 Billion for Defense

President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill“ will detonate a $150 billion payload into the heart of the U.S. military-industrial complex. This marks the most significant defense funding surge in recent history, surpassing even the Reagan-era buildup. The bill, passed narrowly in both chambers of Congress, is set to be signed into law on July 4th, symbolizing a new era of American military might. 
At the core of this financial windfall is the ambitious “Golden Dome“ missile defense system, allocated a brain-numbing $25 billion to initiate its development. Envisioned as a space-based shield against long-range and hypersonic missile threats, the Golden Dome aims to be a technological marvel, though its feasibility and final cost remain subjects of debate. Who knows, for $25 billion (and that’s just to start) the thing may be made out of real gold. 
Additional allocations include $29 billion for shipbuilding, $25 billion for munitions, $16 billion for military innovation and artificial intelligence, $15 billion for nuclear deterrence, and $12 billion for operations in the Indo-Pacific region. An $8.5 billion investment targets quality-of-life improvements for service members, addressing barracks maintenance, healthcare, and other essential services.

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ESA tracks rare interstellar comet

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Astronomers have confirmed the discovery of a rare celestial visitor: a comet from beyond our Solar System.Officially named 3I/ATLAS, this newly identified interstellar object is only the third of its kind ever observed, following the famous 1I/ʻOumuamua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019.

A visitor from beyond the void

The comet was first spotted on 1 July 2025 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile. Its unusual trajectory immediately raised suspicions that it originated from interstellar space. This was later confirmed by astronomers around the world, and the object was given its formal designation: 3I/ATLAS, indicating its status as the third known interstellar object.3I/ATLAS is approximately 670 million kilometres from the Sun and will make its closest approach in late October 2025, passing just inside the orbit of Mars. It is thought to be up to 20 kilometres wide and is travelling roughly 60 km/s relative to the Sun. It poses no danger to Earth, coming no closer than 240 million kilometres – over 1.5 times the distance between Earth and the Sun.

ESA tracks the interstellar interloper

ESA’s Planetary Defence Office responded promptly to the discovery. Automated detection systems alerted ESA’s astronomers, who are contributing to global efforts to track the comet’s path and to find evidence of its existence in older data – a process known as ‘precovery.’

ESA observes interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

ESA astronomers are using telescopes in Hawaii, Chile, and Australia to monitor the comet’s progress. Some of these telescopes are owned by ESA, others are provided as part of longstanding partnerships.These efforts are part of ESA’s broader mission to detect, track, and characterise near-Earth objects – though 3I/ATLAS is not considered one, due to its distance from our planet.Scientists will now be interested in learning more about this interstellar visitor’s composition and behaviour. 

3I/ATLAS is an active comet. If it heats up sufficiently as it nears our star, it could begin to sublimate – a process in which frozen gases transform directly into vapor, carrying dust and ice particles into space to form a glowing coma and tail.However, by the time the comet reaches its closest point to Earth, it will be hidden behind the Sun. It is expected to reappear by early December, offering astronomers another window for study.

A remnant from a distant world

What makes interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS so extraordinary is their absolutely foreign nature. While every planet, moon, asteroid, comet and lifeform that formed in our Solar System shares a common origin, a common heritage, interstellar visitors are true outsiders. They are remnants of other planetary systems, carrying with them clues about the formation of worlds far beyond our own.

It may be thousands of years until humans visit a planet in another solar system and interstellar comets offer the tantalising opportunity for us to touch something truly otherworldly.These icy wanderers offer a rare, tangible connection to the broader galaxy – to materials formed in environments entirely unlike our own. To visit one would be to connect humankind with the Universe on a far greater scale.

ESA mission will intercept the unknown

Comet Interceptor

To this end, ESA is preparing the Comet Interceptor mission. The spacecraft will be launched in 2029 into a parking orbit at the Sun–Earth Lagrange Point 2 (L2), lying in wait for a suitable target – a pristine comet from the distant Oort Cloud that surrounds our Solar System, or, unlikely but highly appealing, an interstellar object.While it is improbable that we will discover an interstellar object that is reachable for Comet Interceptor, as a first demonstration of a first rapid response mission that waits in space for its target, it will be a pathfinder for possible future missions to intercept these mysterious visitors.

Whether it’s 1I/‘Oumuamua, 2I/Borisov, 3I/ATLAS or the future target of an interceptor mission, each new interstellar visitor reminds us that we are part of a vast and dynamic galaxy – and that sometimes, the Universe comes to us.

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U.S. Navy Begins AIM-260 JATM Procurement in FY2026 Budget

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Carter Johnston a freshman at George Washington University’s Elliott School for International Affairs in the Class of 2028. He is based in Washington, D.C. and Chicago, Illinois. His interests include shipyard infrastructure in the United States, ongoing modernization efforts of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, and the politics that lead to their success domestically and globally.

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Gen. Donahue on Deterring Russia in Europe

Gen. Christopher Todd Donahue, who leads U.S. Army Europe and Africa as well as Allied Land Command, joined Ryan for a discussion at WOTR HQ. For the first five minutes, they chat about his Army story, his time in the Ranger Regiment, before discussing how the Army Transformation Initiative is unfolding in Europe, from maneuver brigades, new technologies, command-and-control, drone and counter-drone operations, and more. Donahue previews how the U.S. Army has deliberately identified lessons from the war in Ukraine and how the Army fits into the joint fight. 

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