Helldivers 2 CEO, Johan Pilestedt, held an impromptu workshop to address complaints about the game's host-based kick system, acknowledging its flaws and seeking community input for improvement. Suggestions included match preferences, highlighting recent kickers, penalties for rapid kicks, and partial rewards for kicked players. Pilestedt emphasized the need for a better solution while acknowledging the current system's perks, and thanked the community for their input.
NASA is hosting a workshop to explore low-cost mission options for the Apophis asteroid, which will have a close flyby of Earth in 2029. The workshop aims to engage public and private sectors in innovative missions, despite budget constraints and a shelved smallsat mission that could potentially meet NASA's needs. One proposal involves repurposing smallsats originally intended for the Janus mission to study binary asteroids, which was canceled due to launch delays. The challenge lies in securing funding for new missions within NASA's constrained budget.
Mexican soldiers and police discovered a workshop in La Huacana used to produce drone bombs, grenade launchers, and fake military uniforms, indicating the operators had significant metalworking knowledge. The facility was one of two found in the town and is believed to be linked to the ongoing turf battles between the Jalisco cartel and local gangs in Michoacan. The warring gangs frequently use bomb-dropping drones, improvised explosive devices, and fake military uniforms, with recent incidents including a deadly cartel attack using drones in southern Mexico. Additionally, authorities in Michoacan also uncovered a narcotics lab with a large quantity of drugs, empty AK47 rifle magazines, and military uniforms.
The Asian Tiger mosquito, a species that arrived in the US in the 1970s, is spreading diseases such as dengue, West Nile virus, Zika, chikungunya, and malaria across the country. Experts warn that the US is unprepared for the threat posed by this mosquito species, and inaction will only make the situation worse. The workshop on mosquito-borne illnesses highlighted the increasing presence of tropical diseases in the US and the need for proactive measures to address the issue.
