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California is drawing a line on one of streaming's most persistent annoyances. Starting July first, a new state law makes it illegal for streaming services to blast ads at volumes louder than the content around them. It mirrors rules broadcast television has followed for years, and it puts real legal teeth behind something viewers have complained about for over a decade.
Meanwhile, NASA is quietly laying groundwork for something that could redefine how far humanity travels in space. The agency is testing a device called a cryocoupler, developed by L three Harris, designed to transfer super-cooled liquid propellants between spacecraft while in orbit. If it works reliably, future deep-space missions could refuel rather than carry every drop of propellant from Earth.
And in Osaka, Japan, authorities have introduced a virtual AI police chief to help combat a surge in imposter scams. The digital figure is designed to deliver public safety messaging and warnings in a recognizable, authoritative form. It raises genuine questions about trust, identity, and what it means when the face of law enforcement is itself a simulation.
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