PS5 emulation is suddenly making big strides on PC by Kyle Orland on 2026-10-01 11:30 (#78RR0) Games like Astro Bot and Demon's Souls are running ably without a console.
NASA squeezed Treasury, vibe coded, and broke the mold in bid to save Swift by Stephen Clark on 2026-10-01 11:15 (#78RR1) "We did some really, really cool stuff. I'm absolutely gutted we weren't able to get further."
Dinosaur-killing impact crater might have been teeming with life by Elizabeth Rayne on 2026-09-30 21:54 (#78RAC) Hot, nutrient water might have lasted for over 5 million years after the impact.
Fifth unvaccinated person dies of measles; CDC still not counting all deaths by Beth Mole on 2026-09-30 21:37 (#78RAD) State health officials race to vaccinate residents by giving over 8,500 doses.
Returning from vacation? The government can search your phone without a warrant. by Cyrus Farivar on 2026-09-30 21:19 (#78RAE) Reminder: The "border exemption" to your rights is real.
A local network of implants uses your body as the wiring by Jacek Krywko on 2026-09-30 21:06 (#78RAF) It's possible to send electrical signals right through human tissues.
Attackers have been exploiting critical Zimbra flaw to steal emails by Dan Goodin on 2026-09-30 20:44 (#78RAG) A simple email gives the attackers the ability to remotely inject OS commands.
Google announces Gemini 4 Argon AI model, but you can't use it yet by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-09-30 20:11 (#78R8B) So much for Gemini 3.5 Pro.
Reddit is putting more limits on Old.Reddit.com by Scharon Harding on 2026-09-30 19:53 (#78R8C) Reddit says it's fighting "automated abuse."
RFK Jr. thinks AI will free us from the "tyranny" of medical facts, expertise by Beth Mole on 2026-09-30 19:31 (#78R8D) AI is far from a perfect resource. But it seems to hallucinate less than Kennedy.
The Disney protests were a wake-up call about the risks of streaming mergers by Scharon Harding on 2026-09-30 19:22 (#78R8E) Boycotting Disney is hard.
Trump plan to combat AI risks hinges on Big Tech pals policing themselves by Ashley Belanger on 2026-09-30 18:47 (#78R8F) Trump gets dozens of AI firms to agree to voluntary safety tests.
"An AI did it" is no defense, says nonprofit suing OpenAI over Hugging Face hack by Jon Brodkin on 2026-09-30 18:25 (#78R5X) OpenAI makes others suffer "the harms of its unsafe decision-making," nonprofit says.
So what's happening with Russia's new, long-delayed crewed spacecraft? by Eric Berger on 2026-09-30 16:48 (#78R5Y) Russia says it has a "promising, reusable manned transport spacecraft."
Google's early attempt to pay websites for AI answers is struggling by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-09-30 16:03 (#78R5Z) Many sites see just one-tenth of one percent of their advertising revenue from AI payments.
Google figures out how to watermark AI-designed proteins by John Timmer on 2026-09-30 15:54 (#78R60) Intended to help with biosecurity, it works with a popular AI protein design tool.
The PS5 hacking scene just took a big leap forward by Kyle Orland on 2026-09-30 15:12 (#78R61) New exploit works on all but the most recently updated consoles.
Discord gives more advertisers more tools to target its users by Scharon Harding on 2026-09-30 15:01 (#78R62) Discord is "opening the platform to advertisers, regardless of their budget."
What butterfly wings have in common with barbershop poles by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-09-30 15:00 (#78R63) Wing patterns, flight dynamics create "motion dazzle" effect, make it harder to gauge speed, direction.
BMW reveals US 3 series pricing: The EV carries a hefty premium by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-09-30 14:42 (#78R64) The 2027 BMW 330 starts at $49,900, the i3 50 xDrive at $61,500.
Cloudflare plans to issue quantum-safe TLS certificates by Dan Goodin on 2026-09-30 11:15 (#78QVP) The move will be part of a major overhaul of the ecosystem for website authentication.
Most powerful obesity drug yet: People lost up to 25% of weight in trial by Beth Mole on 2026-09-29 22:30 (#78QJP) Retatrutide is a triple-hormone obesity drug simulating GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon.
Protests against OpenAI get increasingly creative by Cyrus Farivar on 2026-09-29 21:52 (#78QJQ) New sculpture depicts AI leaders escaping a sinking ship.
AMD acquires World Labs AI startup, upping the ante against Nvidia by Samuel Axon on 2026-09-29 21:14 (#78QGJ) The deal, which is expected to close by year's end, is worth $8.2 billion.
Trump ads paid for by US government allegedly violate anti-propaganda laws by Jon Brodkin on 2026-09-29 20:23 (#78QGK) FCC unlikely to stop Trump ads described as illegal taxpayer-funded propaganda.
NASA has a Dragon dilemma, and there appear to be no good answers by Eric Berger on 2026-09-29 18:34 (#78QE1) So is SpaceX just being selfish or what?
Here's what actually happened in OpenAI's Australian gov't server hack by Kyle Orland on 2026-09-29 18:11 (#78QE2) Without a "full set of safeguards," agent accessed "system information and source code."
Apple pressured to explain Trump role in ICE-tracking app removals by Ashley Belanger on 2026-09-29 17:29 (#78QBK) Lawmaker rejects Apple excuse for banning ICE-tracking apps as unconstitutional.
This study looks at how and with whom connected cars share your data by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-09-29 14:49 (#78QBM) Between the cars and their companion apps, you're exposed to a lot of trackers.
Less protein for maggots means longer lives for fruit flies by Jacek Krywko on 2026-09-29 14:39 (#78Q62) Eating less protein as larvae may limit their ability to produce proteins as adults.
OpenAI says planned GPT-6.1 is too insecure to release by Kyle Orland on 2026-09-29 14:22 (#78Q63) Similar performance, security trade-offs also seen in current public models.
Anthropic’s IPO pitch includes a warning about human extinction by George Hammond, Financial Times on 2026-09-29 14:10 (#78Q64) The Claude maker warns its own models could resist shutdowns and cause catastrophic harm.
Interview: Firefox's chief on why he hopes a redesign will help win users from Chrome by Samuel Axon on 2026-09-29 13:00 (#78Q65) Mozilla's Ajit Varma explains why a redesign suits the fight for the open web.
Boeing "incredibly excited" to serve as nation's only astronaut transportation by Eric Berger on 2026-09-28 22:24 (#78PSY) "We couldn't provide detailed pricing to the CLD suppliers."
Experts worry about Nvidia's AI chip sales in China and influence over Trump by Ashley Belanger on 2026-09-28 21:49 (#78PRF) China is reportedly mulling letting ByteDance, Alibaba buy banned Nvidia chips.
SpaceX's Starship goes orbital, deploying first next-gen Starlinks by Stephen Clark on 2026-09-28 21:26 (#78PRG) Starship had already flown 99 percent of the way to low-Earth orbit. Monday's flight added the last bit.
Florida invokes extinction fears in legal bid to halt OpenAI development by Kyle Orland on 2026-09-28 20:49 (#78PRH) State says LLMs threaten civilization as "the greatest public nuisance ever created."
New device captures carbon dioxide by pumping it across a battery by Scott K. Johnson on 2026-09-28 20:31 (#78PRJ) The design requires less energy to capture CO than current systems.
To keep drug prices high, pharma has been piling up the patents by Beth Mole on 2026-09-28 19:53 (#78PM8) Add-on patents have increased drug patent periods from two years to over six.
Trump cuts fuel economy standards back to 2014 levels by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-09-28 19:35 (#78PM9) In 2020, Trump cut CAFE to 40 mpg. Now he's cut it again to just 35 mpg.
Kalshi loses again as judges rule prediction markets must obey gambling laws by Jon Brodkin on 2026-09-28 19:04 (#78PMA) Kalshi's defiance of state gambling laws may be headed to Supreme Court.
Google seemingly confirms plans to kill ChromeOS in 2034 by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-09-28 18:04 (#78PMB) Google support maps out how Googlebooks can take over where ChromeOS left off.
Scientists solve 1840s space weather mystery by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-09-28 17:56 (#78PMC) 19th century Nature account of 1841 train delayed by geomagnetic storm got year wrong-due to a typo.
F1 in Azerbaijan: That was almost a close-run thing by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-09-28 17:41 (#78PHX) Kimi Antonelli could not repeat his Monza magic after a crash in qualifying.
OpenAI halts frontier-model training amid string of agent misalignment incidents by Kyle Orland on 2026-09-28 16:43 (#78PHY) US Government websites among "dozens of third parties" OpenAI has recently notified.
NASA 'troubleshooting' transporter for space station's robotic arm [Updated] by Eric Berger on 2026-09-28 16:03 (#78PHZ) NASA isn't saying much. The problem may be temporary.
Microsoft goes quiet after church groups ask for 1% of data center costs by Ashley Belanger on 2026-09-28 11:00 (#78P9V) Microsoft claims to want to be a good neighbor, but the jury is still out."
How the Smithsonian became the latest front in Trump’s culture war by Alec MacGillis, ProPublica on 2026-09-27 11:00 (#78NST) The Smithsonian has faced withering pressure from the Trump administration.
Tesla’s big electric truck faces an even bigger infrastructure challenge by Aarian Marshall, wired.com on 2026-09-26 10:45 (#78NAZ) The 500-mile Semi arrives as charging gaps still limit electric trucking.
Can Trump ever be wrong? His pick to lead FDA refused to say. by Beth Mole on 2026-09-25 23:00 (#78N14) Heidi Overton faced questions focused on vaccines, birth control, and vapes.