The Washington Post is reporting he’s expected to sign executive orders on drones next week, suggesting they could “end Chinese drone sales in the US.”

We’re at the end of a day-long set of closing arguments, concluding with one final request to the judge from DOJ attorney David Dahlquist to “please seize this moment in time” and order Google to change how it runs search. Judge Mehta thanks everyone for dealing with a “challenging schedule” for the trial and says “we’ll get back to you as soon as we can,” and with that, the remedies trial portion of US v. Google is officially done.

The company is giving 25 Pixel Superfans a chance to attend its pre-launch event in London on June 27th, according to a message sent to Superfans on Friday.

Despite Musk’s stated departure from DOGE (and attempts to talk up his focus on his businesses), sources tell Wired that DOGE-related efforts across federal agencies are “escalating.” President Trump confirmed on Friday that Musk’s “really not leaving,” either, as the tech billionaire says he expects “to continue to provide advice.”

ICYMI, the livestream of a bald eagle nest in California’s Big Bear Valley is mesmerizing. Eagle-eyed viewers are anxiously waiting for the two twelve-week-old eaglets to fledge the nest, where they’ve been carefully raised by parents Jackie and Shadow since hatching in March.

It’s almost a bit boring when compared to the GameSir’s $69.99 Tarantula Pro that can change the layout of its face button labels. But for $29.99, the Nova 2 Lite could be a solid alternative to 8BitDo’s Ultimate 2C with Hall effect joysticks and triggers that can be locked to a shorter travel for FPS games.

This September, Bandai will open a Gundam museum in Japan, where you can not only watch staff members manufacture Gunpla kits inside its factory, but also create a plastic mini mech of your own, as spotted by IGN.

When a big-time video game gets cancelled, expect Jason Schreier at Bloomberg to get the details quick, sharp, and in a hurry. This week EA announced it would cancel its Black Panther game, one of three the publisher has in development for Marvel Games. According to Schreier’s reporting, EA executives were frustrated with progress on the game after four years in development.

The Samsung Wallet feature lets you use NFC to send money from a debit card to other phones and cards. Samsung announced it earlier this month.

That’s what researchers at the University of Texas at Austin are proposing in this paper published in Device. In an interview with IEEE Spectrum, co-author Nanshu Lu says it’s meant to help people in “high-stakes, high-demand” jobs monitor their stress in real-time. The e-tattoo measures brainwaves and eye movements to decode mental workloads to help prevent people in stressful jobs from reaching a breaking point.

John Gruber of Daring Fireball has been hosting a WWDC live podcast session for years, and every year since 2015, Apple senior execs have shown up. That won’t be the case for the 2025 edition, and after his recent report on unmet promises of Apple Intelligence, I think I can guess why.

“One more patch” is coming for the game, and it will add the feature, CD Projekt Red says. The mods will be available across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X / S.

But the new intro for the upcoming Hulu revival is a remarkable little slice of storytelling, cramming a whole lot into just 40 seconds. The new season hits starts streaming on August 4th.

Next week’s Elden Ring Nightreign’s 1.02 patch will add improvements for solo runs, including an automatic revival once per main boss and an increase in the runes you get.

The Blue Oval aims to tackle America’s mountain with a new Mustang Mach-E derived demonstrator with French racing impresario Romain Dumas behind the wheel. This is the third consecutive year that Ford is competing with an electric demonstrator at Pikes Peak, following the SuperVan 4.2 and F-150 Lightning SuperTruck.

Palantir has received more than $113 million in federal funds since Trump took office and is reportedly discussing potential contracts with the Social Security Administration and the IRS. The ubiquity of Palantir’s tech within federal agencies may help Trump achieve his goal of creating a master database allowing administration officials to access data on nearly anyone in the US.

For the past few years, Spirit Halloween has held a grand opening celebration in the summer at its flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, where it showcases its latest costumes and props. But the event has been canceled this year, the retailer recently announced on Instagram, blaming “international disruptions and supply chain challenges.”

I hear you like your Nokias... blung? Listen, it’s early and I’m not Kendrick. However, behold this iced-out Nokia phone and wallet chain that jeweler Alex Moss made for Drake’s Some Sexy Songs 4 U album. Hypebeast has the details but apparently this project took four months to complete and has over 150 carats of diamonds.

Closing arguments are starting in US v. Google, the antitrust trial that could determine whether Google is forced to sell its Chrome browser and dramatically change its search business. We’re not in court today, but we’re listening on a dial-in line for this final stage of the trial.

The company, which runs WordPress.com, paused contributions to the WordPress open-source project in January, citing the “significant time and money” it spent due to its ongoing legal battle with WP Engine.