Swift bust, Oura Ring suit, Windows RGB hiccups, and ASCII CITY prototype
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Hackaday’s links for August 23, 2026 cover four tech notes: NASA’s Swift Observatory mission suffers a setback as the LINK spacecraft can’t safely dock, leading to an expected reentry; TechCrunch reports a class-action against Oura Ring over sleep-stage claims, with Oura defending its methodology; Microsoft investigates Windows August updates that disrupt certain games due to the inpoutx64 component, offering registry workarounds; and ASCII CITY releases a playable prototype of a single-file HTML‑5 3D cyberpunk city.
- Hackaday Links: August 23, 2026 Hackaday
- Rescue mission can’t prevent NASA observatory from falling to Earth CNN
- NASA’s Attempt to Save the Swift Telescope Has Failed The New York Times
- NASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost Mission NASA (.gov)
- Rescue mission called off for NASA Swift space telescope, setting up a fiery reentry Los Angeles Times
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