How to encrypt your PC's disk without giving the keys to Microsoft by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-01-26 18:29 (#733YP) Storing recovery keys with Microsoft allows the company to unlock your disk.
The brothers meet Yoshi in Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-01-26 18:05 (#733YQ) Toad: "So some dinosaur just shows up and he's now part of the group. Cool."
Data center power outage took out TikTok first weekend under US ownership by Ashley Belanger on 2026-01-26 16:23 (#733VH) US TikTok users experienced a wide range of errors, sparking conspiracies.
How to get Doom running on a pair of earbuds by Kyle Orland on 2026-01-26 16:13 (#733VJ) No display? No problem for the UART-to-web-server "Doombuds" project.
EU launches formal investigation of xAI over Grok's sexualized deepfakes by Barbara Moens, Financial Times on 2026-01-26 14:17 (#733RV) Elon Musk's company faces fines of up to 6 percent of its daily turnover.
Former astronaut on lunar spacesuits: "I don't think they're great right now" by Stephen Clark on 2026-01-26 12:00 (#733P9) "These are just the difficulties of designing a spacesuit for the lunar environment."
A decade of Star Trek-themed fart jokes: The Greatest Generation podcast turns 10 by Cyrus Farivar on 2026-01-25 12:00 (#73337) How two podcasters turned a Star Trek side project into a full-time career.
Poland's energy grid was targeted by never-before-seen wiper malware by Dan Goodin on 2026-01-24 19:08 (#732RS) Destructive payload unleashed on tenth anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine's grid.
Did Edison accidentally make graphene in 1879? by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-01-24 18:36 (#732RT) Rice University chemists replicated Thomas Edison's seminal experiment and found a surprising byproduct.
A weird, itchy rash is linked to the keto diet—but no one knows why by Beth Mole on 2026-01-24 12:00 (#732JN) While the rash has a clear link to ketones, the underlying mechanism remains elusive.
TR-49 is interactive fiction for fans of deep research rabbit holes by Kyle Orland on 2026-01-23 21:52 (#7329R) Dense narrative deduction game tells a compellingly academia-tinged sci-fi tale.
Demand for Intel's processors is apparently there, but the supply is not by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-01-23 20:48 (#7327E) Intel is allocating more of its own production to its money-making server chips.
DHS keeps trying and failing to unmask anonymous ICE critics online by Ashley Belanger on 2026-01-23 20:10 (#7327F) Community watch groups have a playbook to keep ICE away from subscriber information.
White House alters arrest photo of ICE protester, says "the memes will continue" by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-23 18:46 (#7327G) Lawyer calls it "outrageous that the White House would make up stories."
Telly’s "free" ad-based TVs make notable revenue—when they’re actually delivered by Scharon Harding on 2026-01-23 18:32 (#7327H) The LA startup said it would ship "millions" of TVs by 2024.
TikTok deal is done; Trump wants praise while users fear MAGA tweaks by Ashley Belanger on 2026-01-23 17:29 (#7324X) I am so happy": Trump closes deal that hands TikTok US to his allies.
Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/month fee by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-01-23 16:54 (#7324Y) With falling sales and shrinking profits, the recurring revenue will be most welcome.
Rocket Report: Chinese rockets fail twice in 12 hours; Rocket Lab reports setback by Stephen Clark on 2026-01-23 14:31 (#731ZK) Another partially reusable Chinese rocket, the Long March 12B, is nearing its first test flight.
Tiny falcons are helping keep the food supply safe on cherry farms by K.R. Callaway on 2026-01-23 14:10 (#731WB) Their presence appears to lower the risk of food-borne illnesses from pathogens.
2026 Lucid Air Touring review: This feels like a complete car now by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-01-23 12:00 (#731WC) It's efficient, easy to live with, and smooth to drive.
This 67,800-year-old hand stencil is the world's oldest human-made art by Kiona N. Smith on 2026-01-23 12:00 (#731WD) The world's oldest art has an unintentional story to tell about human exploration.
US officially out of WHO, leaving hundreds of millions of dollars unpaid by Beth Mole on 2026-01-22 23:07 (#731HE) US did not pay $278 million in 2024-2025 dues and millions more in promised funds.
Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure "intact mental health" by Dan Goodin on 2026-01-22 22:46 (#731HF) The onslaught includes LLMs finding bogus vulnerabilities and code that won't compile.
Hacker who stole 120,000 bitcoins wants a second chance—and a security job by Cyrus Farivar on 2026-01-22 22:23 (#731EV) Crypto theft was "the worst thing I had ever done."
Report: Apple plans to launch AI-powered wearable pin device as soon as 2027 by Samuel Axon on 2026-01-22 21:32 (#731EW) Apple, OpenAI, Meta, and more are all racing toward AI hardware products.
Asking Grok to delete fake nudes may force victims to sue in Musk's chosen court by Ashley Belanger on 2026-01-22 21:16 (#731EX) Millions likely harmed by Grok-edited sex images as X advertisers shrugged.
Google begins offering free SAT practice tests powered by Gemini by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-01-22 20:46 (#731EY) Google says more kinds of standardized tests will be added in the future.
Check out the first trailer for Masters of the Universe by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-01-22 19:18 (#731CP) "Talking tigers, spaceships, and magic swords that can make a man as mighty as a god."
Blue Origin makes impressive strides with reuse—next launch will refly booster by Eric Berger on 2026-01-22 17:49 (#7319H) With this quick turnaround, Blue Origin takes a step toward a faster cadence.
Google adds your Gmail and Photos to AI Mode to enable "Personal Intelligence" by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-01-22 16:35 (#73169) Personal Intelligence is optional and rolling out first to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers.
Finally, a new controller that solves the Switch 2's "flat Joy-Con" problem by Kyle Orland on 2026-01-22 16:15 (#7316A) But Nyxi's Hyperion 3 upgrade comes with a pretty high asking price.
eBay bans illicit automated shopping amid rapid rise of AI agents by Benj Edwards on 2026-01-22 15:56 (#7316B) New policy requires "buy for me" AI tools and chatbots to obtain permission before accessing the platform.
All sorts of interesting flags and artifacts will fly to the Moon on Artemis II by Robert Pearlman on 2026-01-22 14:41 (#7316C) More than 2,300 commemorative items fill the duffel bag-size pouch.
Meta wants to block data about social media use, mental health in child safety trial by Lauren Goode, wired.com on 2026-01-22 14:25 (#7312W) Company is pulling out all the stops to protect itself in advance of New Mexico trial.
Judge orders stop to FBI search of devices seized from Washington Post reporter by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-21 23:33 (#730NX) Order says gov't must stop search while court reviews Washington Post motions.
Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS by Dan Goodin on 2026-01-21 23:22 (#730NY) Even well-known services with millions of users are exposing sensitive data.
mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say by Beth Mole on 2026-01-21 22:51 (#730NZ) The vaccines are tailor-made to target each patient's unique cancer.
Trump FCC threatens to enforce equal-time rule on late-night talk shows by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-21 21:50 (#730M2) FCC disputes long-standing view that the shows are exempt from equal-time rule.
Why adding modern controls to 1996's Tomb Raider simply doesn't work by Samuel Axon on 2026-01-21 21:03 (#730H5) For our C:\ArsGames series, we look at the controls conundrum of early 3D.
Kioxia's memory is "sold out" for 2026, prolonging a "high-end and expensive phase" by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-01-21 20:37 (#730H6) Kioxia is spinning up more manufacturing capacity, but relief will come slowly.
Watch a robot swarm "bloom" like a garden by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-01-21 19:47 (#730EQ) The Swarm Garden: An array of modular robot agents that adapt to changing conditions for living architecture.
Spotify won court order against Anna’s Archive, taking down .org domain by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-21 19:34 (#730ER) Lawsuit was filed under seal; Anna's Archive wasn't notified until after takedown.
Another Jeff Bezos company has announced plans to develop a megaconstellation by Eric Berger on 2026-01-21 18:40 (#730ES) With data speeds of up to 6Tbps, one could stream a lot of HD movies.
Here's Volvo's new EX60 $60,000 electric midsize SUV by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-01-21 17:30 (#730BN) The EX60 goes into production in April 2026.
Has Gemini surpassed ChatGPT? We put the AI models to the test. by Kyle Orland on 2026-01-21 15:03 (#7308F) Did Apple make the right choice in partnering with Google for Siri's AI features?
Zillow removed climate risk scores. This climate expert is restoring them. by Claire Barber, Inside Climate News on 2026-01-21 14:33 (#7308G) Real estate website scrubbed data under pressure from California real estate brokers.
Wikipedia volunteers spent years cataloging AI tells. Now there's a plugin to avoid them. by Benj Edwards on 2026-01-21 12:15 (#7302H) The web's best guide to spotting AI writing has become a manual for hiding it.
Webb reveals a planetary nebula with phenomenal clarity, and it is spectacular by Eric Berger on 2026-01-20 23:33 (#72ZQG) The colors show the star's final breath transforming into the raw ingredients for new worlds.
Zuck stuck on Trump’s bad side: FTC appeals loss in Meta monopoly case by Ashley Belanger on 2026-01-20 23:22 (#72ZQH) FTC will appeal ruling that found Meta has no monopoly in social networking.
Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phones by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-20 22:35 (#72ZN5) Verizon changed prepaid brands' policy a week after FCC waived unlocking rule.