Screamsheet
The test flight of the VX-300 Hyperdyne prototype warp ship completed successfully, traveling from coordinates 024-568-435-774 to 028-577-435-774 at a speed of 800,000 km/h.
The most massive natural disaster in the history of the Gemini has engulfed Troy. Originating near the famed "spire" of Core's largest sub mantle mining operation, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, heat, and poisonous gas combined to lead to the greatest tragedy in memory. Current estimates predict a final casualty count of 500,000 to 1 million, with 5 times that number injured. Property damage assessments are impossible, although sources tell us that the Spire was constructed at a scale where at least 20-50 years of operations would be necessary to pay for it. The Aenean governor, Abraham Vandumar, has declared martial law and instated a full Aenean military call-up: for those unfamiliar with this action, all Aenean male citizens are expected to report for military service under this request. The Third Aenean Battlegroup has been dispatched from Aeneas to Castor, something that has not happened since the second Trojan rebellion, 35 years ago. Currently, both Glaucus and Idomeneus and all inhabited moons in Castor have responded to the crisis by offering full support, although some sources have expressed concern at the military-dominated response of the Aeneans. Indeed, it appears that there is something of a buildup of privateers and mercenaries in the Glaucan spaceport. Core representatives could not be reached for comment. A written statement disavowing responsibility for the catastrophe and stating that they were working with all possible speed to determine the cause of the problem.
A powerful new computer virus, designated "smallpox" has made an appearance in several important data systems and crippled at least 4 class II-III AIs. Affected data zones have been quarantined, but it is unknown at this point how widespread the infection may be. Cerberus Sysops are currently working around the clock to crack the virus, and the current security patch to Watchdog may be downloaded here: although this cannot eliminate the virus from your system, it will identify it's presence and place affected systems into quarantine mode. for anyone with programming: it will also contact cerberus and let them know you're infected unless you specifically tell it not to do that.
