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First Click: Aston Martin Hypercar, Mr. Robot, NASA's Juno climax, and more in the week ahead

July 4th, 2016

Happy 4th of July America. Apologies for the Independence Day remake, you deserve better on this, the occasion of your British exit, 240 years before the ironic Brexit sequel.

Later tonight we’re expecting NASA to put the Juno spacecraft into orbit around Jupiter. To do this, the spacecraft, currently moving faster than any human-made object ever, must perform a delicate maneuver to avoid being cast off into space forever. Expect a full report later today.

Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing are said to be unveiling the so-called AM-RB 001 Hypercar, aka Project Nebula, on Tuesday July 5th. Only 99 will be built at a purchase price between £2 and £3 million ($2.65 and $3.98 million).

Fujifilm is rumored to be holding a VIP press day on Thursday, July 7th with Fujirumors calling for the launch of an X-T2.

In tech, we’ll be taking some deeper looks at the Samsung Gear Fit2, the Misfit Ray, the ily multi-generation phone, a North Face backpack, and something we’ll just call "The Beyoncé headphones."

In entertainment, we’ll be sharing our thoughts on new music releases from Lindstrøm, Shura, and Aphex Twin this week. We’ll also be taking a closer look at Mr. Robot Season 2 ahead of its July 13th premiere, as well as Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons.

But all this and more is yet to come. First, let's get caught up on the weekend that was.

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    Ever since it introduced a pressure-sensitive 3D Touch screen on the iPhone 6S, Apple has been asking developers to adopt a new system of Quick Actions to surface shortcuts to functions within apps...

  6. Tesla falls short of delivery estimates in Q2 despite ramping production

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  7. Microsoft hints at new Surface device coming soon, more next year

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  8. Kanye West's 'Famous' video is now on YouTube

    Kanye West's music video for "Famous," which The Verge's T.C. Sottek called "damn genius clickbait," was — until now — damn genius clickbait that was exclusive to Tidal. Now, it's available to...

  9. This is your next jam: Blood Orange, Rihanna, and more

    Welcome back to The Verge’s weekly musical roundup. I’m Jamieson, I’m still your host, and I’m having trouble believing we’re only halfway through the year. The first six months of 2016 were...

  10. The Verge Review of Animals: The Steller's jay

    "You might guess that the word ‘Steller' describes an exceptional jay," says a 2012 Audubon article on the bird. But you should guess again. Steller's jays are the bird version of that person...

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