SpaceX gets FCC permission to launch another 7,500 Starlink satellites by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-10 00:52 (#72QGZ) Including previous approvals, Starlink can now deploy 15,000 Gen2 satellites.
ESA considers righting the wrongs of Ariane 6 by turning it into a Franken-rocket by Stephen Clark on 2026-01-10 00:06 (#72QH0) ArianeGroup is still trying to catch up to where the bleeding edge of the launch industry was 15 years ago.
Measles continues raging in South Carolina; 99 new cases since Tuesday by Beth Mole on 2026-01-09 22:34 (#72QFE) With so many exposures sites, officials can't figure out where people were infected.
Google: Don’t make “bite-sized” content for LLMs if you care about search rank by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-01-09 20:27 (#72QFF) Google says creating for people rather than robots is the best long-term strategy.
Cloudflare defies Italy’s Piracy Shield, won’t block websites on 1.1.1.1 DNS by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-09 19:22 (#72QBC) Italy fines Cloudflare 14M euros for not blocking pirate sites on 1.1.1.1 DNS service.
US Black Hawk helicopter trespasses on private Montana ranch to grab elk antlers by Nate Anderson on 2026-01-09 18:46 (#72QBD) Crazy, but that's how it goes.
Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight. by Eric Berger on 2026-01-09 17:17 (#72Q8D) "That level of openness and transparency is exactly what should be expected of NASA."
These 60,000-year-old poison arrows are oldest yet found by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-01-09 16:49 (#72Q8E) Hunter-gatherers probably derived the poison from the milky bulb extract of a Boophone disticha plant.
X’s half-assed attempt to paywall Grok doesn’t block free image editing by Ashley Belanger on 2026-01-09 16:46 (#72Q8F) Faced with a ban in the United Kingdom, X pushes flawed fix to CSAM problem.
Rocket Report: A new super-heavy launch site in California; 2025 year in review by Stephen Clark on 2026-01-09 15:50 (#72Q5E) SpaceX opened its 2026 launch campaign with a mission for the Italian government.
“Ungentrified” Craigslist may be the last real place on the Internet by Jennifer Swann, wired.com on 2026-01-09 14:56 (#72Q2F) People still use Craigslist to find jobs, love, and even to cast creative projects.
General Motors writes down $6 billion as domestic EV sales plans change by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-01-09 14:02 (#72Q2G) Canceled contracts and scaled-back product plans turn out to be costly.
NASA orders “controlled medical evacuation” from the International Space Station by Stephen Clark on 2026-01-09 04:26 (#72PRK) "The crew is highly trained, and they came to the aid of their colleague right away."
Michigan man learns the hard way that “catch a cheater” spyware apps aren’t legal by Nate Anderson on 2026-01-08 22:02 (#72PNA) Spying doesn't become legal just because "cheaters" are the targets.
Wi-Fi advocates get win from FCC with vote to allow higher-power devices by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-08 21:13 (#72PNB) FCC says new category of devices "can operate outdoors and at higher power."
High RAM prices mean record-setting profits for Samsung and other memory makers by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-01-08 20:36 (#72PJE) SK Hynix and Micron are also riding high on the AI industry's demand for RAM.
RFK Jr.’s dietary guidance: Food funnel features slab of red meat, butter by Beth Mole on 2026-01-08 20:26 (#72PJF) Old-school food pyramid returns, but jumbled and upside-down, like a funnel.
These dogs eavesdrop on their owners to learn new words by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-01-08 19:00 (#72PFZ) Under the right conditions, some dogs present behaviors strikingly similar to those of young children."
Grok assumes users seeking images of underage girls have “good intent” by Ashley Belanger on 2026-01-08 18:50 (#72PG0) Expert explains how simple it could be to tweak Grok to block CSAM outputs.
ChatGPT Health lets you connect medical records to an AI that makes things up by Benj Edwards on 2026-01-08 18:00 (#72PG1) New feature will allow users to link medical and wellness records to AI chatbot.
Seasonal Switch 2 sales show significant slowing as annual cycle sunsets by Kyle Orland on 2026-01-08 17:44 (#72PG2) After record-setting launch, Western holiday sales are down compared to the first Switch.
Trump withdraws US from world’s most important climate treaty by Financial Times on 2026-01-08 14:51 (#72PCT) US also pulling out of pacts promoting development, democracy, and human rights.
Former Google CEO plans to singlehandedly fund a Hubble telescope replacement by Eric Berger on 2026-01-08 14:05 (#72P5N) This is a very significant contribution to the astronomical community."
ChatGPT falls to new data-pilfering attack as a vicious cycle in AI continues by Dan Goodin on 2026-01-08 14:00 (#72P5P) Will LLMs ever be able to stamp out the root cause of these attacks? Possibly not.
Google announces AI Overviews in Gmail search, experimental AI-organized inbox by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-01-08 13:00 (#72P5Q) Last year's premium Gmail AI features are also rolling out to free users.
Volvo says new EX60 has 400-mile range, charges up to 400 kW by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-01-08 08:00 (#72NZW) The new EX60 will be unveiled later this month; here's what we know.
NASA considers evacuating ailing crew member from International Space Station by Stephen Clark on 2026-01-08 01:58 (#72NVW) "The matter involved a single crew member who is stable," NASA said in a statement.
Ford is getting ready to put AI assistants in its cars by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-01-08 00:00 (#72NV3) The Blue Oval is also working on new hands-free driver assists.
Samsung’s Ballie home robot, once promised for summer 2025, gets grim update by Scharon Harding on 2026-01-07 22:50 (#72NST) Six years after its CES debut, Samsung has demoted Ballie to internal use.
AI starts autonomously writing prescription refills in Utah by Beth Mole on 2026-01-07 22:20 (#72NSV) The program allows patients in the state to get prescription refills for 190 common meds.
Warner Bros. sticks with Netflix merger, calls Paramount’s $108B bid “illusory” by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-07 20:12 (#72NND) Larry Ellison pledged $40B, but "he didn't raise the price," Warner chair says.
Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life by Scharon Harding on 2026-01-07 18:51 (#72NNE) If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.
Expired certificate completely breaks macOS Logitech apps, user customizations by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-01-07 18:15 (#72NNF) Even with a fix available, broken apps won't be able to update themselves.
SteamOS continues its slow spread across the PC gaming landscape by Kyle Orland on 2026-01-07 17:31 (#72NJ1) Legion Go 2 support announced at CES, wide support for Arm hardware coming soon.
Japanese nuclear plant operator fabricated seismic risk data by John Timmer on 2026-01-07 17:17 (#72NJ2) Company staff were very selective about how they modeled earthquake dangers.
EVs remain a niche choice in the US, according to survey by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-01-07 16:30 (#72NET) Consumers around the world told Deloitte what they want in their next vehicle.
New battery idea gets lots of power out of unusual sulfur chemistry by John Timmer on 2026-01-07 16:02 (#72NEV) Rather than being used as a storage material, the sulfur gives up electrons.
We have a fossil closer to our split with Neanderthals and Denisovans by Kiona N. Smith on 2026-01-07 16:00 (#72NEW) A recent study suggests that North Africa may be a key place to look.
Computer scientist Yann LeCun: “Intelligence really is about learning” by Melissa Heikkilä, Financial Times on 2026-01-07 15:06 (#72NEX) The AI pioneer talks about stepping down from Meta, limits of large language models.
Review: Stranger Things’ frustrating finale didn’t quite stick the landing by Jennifer Ouellette and Beth Mole on 2026-01-07 14:46 (#72NEY) Sure, there were many great moments, but in the end, they didn't add up to a satisfying whole.
Here are the launches and landings we’re most excited about in 2026 by Stephen Clark on 2026-01-07 12:00 (#72N8J) A lot could happen in space this year, but let's get real about what actually will.
Motorola reveals the Razr Fold, a book-style foldable launching this summer by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-01-07 01:00 (#72MXJ) Motorola is light on details but heavy on hype for its first book-style foldable.
HP’s EliteBoard G1a is a Ryzen-powered Windows 11 PC in a membrane keyboard by Scharon Harding on 2026-01-06 22:40 (#72MR4) The most familiar, full-fledged PC experience you can get from a keyboard.
With GeForce Super GPUs missing in action, Nvidia focuses on software upgrades by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-01-06 21:56 (#72MR5) Nvidia's only GeForce announcements this year were about software improvements.
Letting prisons jam contraband phones is a bad idea, phone companies tell FCC by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-06 21:11 (#72MND) "Jamming will block all communications," including 911 calls, CTIA tells FCC.
Dell’s XPS revival is a welcome reprieve from the “AI PC” fad by Scharon Harding on 2026-01-06 19:55 (#72MNE) Dell moves from pushing "AI PCs" and back to what matters in laptops.
News orgs win fight to access 20M ChatGPT logs. Now they want more. by Ashley Belanger on 2026-01-06 18:59 (#72MJC) OpenAI's loss in privacy fight could lead to sharing even more deleted chats.
Appeals court agrees that Congress blocked cuts to research costs by John Timmer on 2026-01-06 18:05 (#72MES) The Trump admin can't arbitrarily set university reimbursements to a low flat rate.
Nvidia’s new G-Sync Pulsar monitors target motion blur at the human retina level by Kyle Orland on 2026-01-06 17:32 (#72MET) Four new monitors promise "effective motion clarity of a theoretical 1,000 Hz monitor."
Ørsted seeks injunction against US government over project freeze by Kana Inagaki in London on 2026-01-06 15:55 (#72MEV) Trump administration had suspended Danish group's work on major wind farm off coast of Rhode Island.