OpenAI president forced to read his personal diary entries to jury by Ashley Belanger on 2026-05-05 22:28 (#75E0W) Elon Musk argued the journals show the moment when OpenAI abandoned its mission.
Silicon Valley bets $200M on AI data centers floating in the ocean by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-05-05 21:41 (#75E0X) Panthalassa aims to test floating AI computing nodes in the Pacific in 2026.
Character.AI sued over chatbot that claims to be a real doctor with a license by Jon Brodkin on 2026-05-05 20:58 (#75E0Y) State says chatbot claimed to practice medicine, gave invalid license number.
Widely used Daemon Tools disk app backdoored in monthlong supply-chain attack by Dan Goodin on 2026-05-05 19:46 (#75DYJ) Daemon Tools users: It's time to check your machines for stealthy infections, stat.
RFK Jr. plans to curb antidepressants, which he falsely compares to heroin by Beth Mole on 2026-05-05 19:32 (#75DYK) Kennedy has made-and continues to make-many false claims about SSRIs.
Google Home gets upgraded Gemini voice assistant and new camera controls by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-05-05 17:17 (#75DTA) Google's smart home ecosystem is getting its biggest update since the AI-fueled 2025 revamp.
Trump SEC lets Musk settle $150 million Twitter lawsuit for $1.5 million by Jon Brodkin on 2026-05-05 17:07 (#75DTB) SEC alleged Musk's late disclosure cheated Twitter investors out of $150 million.
How do you design a $30,000 electric pickup? Inside Ford's skunkworks. by Kyle Hyatt on 2026-05-05 15:39 (#75DQ3) We tour Ford's top-secret Electric Vehicle Development Center in California.
Charlize Theron is a bewitching Circe in Odyssey trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-05-05 15:20 (#75DQ4) "You're a man who needs to control his fate. But you cannot control this."
Musk's Europe gamble: Will others follow the Dutch and approve FSD? by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-05-05 15:09 (#75DQ5) The Dutch road authority will ask other EU regulators to approve the driver assist.
DHS abuses 1930s customs law in attempt to get data on Canadian from Google by Maddy Varner, wired.com. on 2026-05-05 14:02 (#75DQ6) DHS targeted a man who hadn't entered the US for years for criticism of ICE operations.
Why Reddit blocked my daily visit to its mobile website by Nate Anderson on 2026-05-05 11:20 (#75DJ6) Reddit REALLY wants you to use its app.
"Notepad++ for Mac" release is disavowed by the creator of the original by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-05-04 21:38 (#75D7P) "To be clear: Notepad++ has never released a macOS version."
Canadian election databases use "canary traps"—and they work by Nate Anderson on 2026-05-04 19:45 (#75D5E) Intentional errors can be useful.
Influential study touting ChatGPT in education retracted over red flags by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-05-04 19:03 (#75D31) The retracted study on ChatGPT in education was already cited hundreds of times.
GameStop offers $56 billion for eBay, struggles to explain how it'll pay for it by Jon Brodkin on 2026-05-04 17:57 (#75D0Z) Amid falling revenue and store closures, GameStop wants to buy the much larger eBay.
F1 in Miami: That's what it looks like when an upgrade works by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-05-04 17:47 (#75D10) 2026's Formula 1 championship now looks far from a foregone thing.
AMD is adding HDMI 2.1 support for Linux. That's good news for the Steam Machine. by Kyle Orland on 2026-05-04 16:26 (#75D11) Fixed Rate Link being added now; Display Stream Compression coming soon.
Musk’s “World War III” threat in Twitter lawsuit haunts him at OpenAI trial by Ashley Belanger on 2026-05-04 15:05 (#75CYB) OpenAI accuses Musk of trying to "coerce" a settlement days before trial started.
Mac mini starting price goes up to $799, may be hard to get for "months" by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-05-04 14:55 (#75B9M) Chip shortages and demand from AI enthusiasts are both playing a part.
Trump administration cites national security in stalling 165 wind farms by Martha Muir, Financial Times on 2026-05-04 13:23 (#75CW5) Onshore wind development in the United States is being brought to a standstill.
MIT's virtual violin offers luthiers a new design tool by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-05-04 13:12 (#75CW6) Computational model lets users tweak parameters to hear effect on the sound in early design process.
Toyota built a $10 billion private utopia—what’s going on in there? by TIm Stevens on 2026-05-04 11:00 (#75CST) Woven City is a privacy nightmare but could be helpful to an OEM desperate to be more.
Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-05-02 14:23 (#75BX6) Crushing soda cans for science, why dolphins swim so fast, how urine helps mushrooms communicate, and more.
Infrasound waves stop kitchen fires, but can they replace sprinklers? by Cyrus Farivar on 2026-05-02 11:30 (#75BTE) Acoustic fire suppression goes commercial.
Study: AI models that consider users' feelings are more likely to make errors by Kyle Orland on 2026-05-01 22:23 (#75BMQ) Overtuning can cause models to "prioritize user satisfaction over truthfulness."
The RAMpocalypse has bought Microsoft valuable time in the fight against SteamOS by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-05-01 22:00 (#75BMR) Op-ed: Valve has made a dent in Windows' gaming share, but can it keep going?
Man dies covered in necrotic lesions after amoebas eat him alive by Beth Mole on 2026-05-01 21:05 (#75BJX) Doctors suspect three factors, each unremarkable on its own, contributed to his fate.
Ubuntu infrastructure has been down for more than a day by Dan Goodin on 2026-05-01 19:12 (#75BH2) The outage has hampered communication concerning a critical vulnerability that gives root.
Senators ban themselves from prediction markets after candidates bet on own races by Jon Brodkin on 2026-05-01 17:51 (#75BEZ) Senator decries "blatant, brazen corruption," wants to target Trump admin next.
Minnesota passes ban on fake AI nudes; app makers risk $500K fines by Ashley Belanger on 2026-05-01 17:36 (#75BF0) More evidence of Grok CSAM seen as Minnesota passes nudifying app ban.
Amazon stuck with months of repairs after drone strikes on data centers by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-05-01 17:09 (#75BF1) AWS stops billing Middle East cloud customers as repairs to war damage drag on.
Scorpions go terminator mode and reinforce their weapons with metal by Jacek Krywko on 2026-05-01 16:24 (#75BCH) Different hunting patterns seem to dictate different distributions of metal.
GPT-5.5 matches heavily hyped Mythos Preview in new cybersecurity tests by Kyle Orland on 2026-05-01 15:32 (#75BCJ) New results suggest Mythos' cyber threat isn't "a breakthrough specific to one model."
Is your Purosangue SUV not sharp enough? Ferrari has you covered. by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-05-01 15:23 (#75BCK) We'll soon get to see the brand's first EV; first, a more honed V12 four-seater.
Virgin Galactic reveals new ship, but it's running out of time and cash by Eric Berger on 2026-05-01 14:42 (#75B9K) It's not clear whether Virgin Galactic has the cash reserves to fund a prolonged test phase.
Women sue the men who used their Instagram feeds to create AI porn influencers by Ej Dickson, wired.com on 2026-05-01 13:26 (#75B7B) AI ModelForge is a platform that teaches men how to generate their own AI influencers.
Rocket Report: Falcon Heavy is back; Russia's Soyuz-5 finally debuts by Stephen Clark on 2026-05-01 12:39 (#75B7C) Two launches this week delivered 61 more satellites to orbit for the Amazon Leo broadband network.
There's a lot of hype about Chinese EVs—is any of it true? by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-05-01 11:00 (#75B5D) In addition to being full of screens, China now wants its cars to be packed with AI.
Trump nominates Fox News doctor to be the next surgeon general by Beth Mole on 2026-04-30 22:09 (#75AX5) Trump lashes out at Cassidy while announcing his new nomination.
US falls below Ukraine in press freedom as global autocracy takes hold by Nate Anderson on 2026-04-30 21:53 (#75AX6) "In 25 years, the average score... has never been so low."
Russia cloaks launch schedule after spaceport falls in Ukraine's sights by Stephen Clark on 2026-04-30 21:35 (#75ATP) "We had serious inbound attempts to the cosmodrome that day."
Elon Musk's 7 biggest stumbles on the stand at OpenAI trial by Ashley Belanger on 2026-04-30 21:11 (#75ATQ) Elon Musk spent three days testifying as the first witness in his trial against OpenAI.
The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed by Dan Goodin on 2026-04-30 20:20 (#75ATR) CopyFail threatens multi-tenant servers, CI/CD work flows, Kubernetes containers, and more.
Meta cuts contractors who reported seeing Ray-Ban Meta users have sex by Scharon Harding on 2026-04-30 19:55 (#75ATS) Meta said the Kenyan workers didn't "meet our standards."
Researchers try to cut the genetic code from 20 to 19 amino acids by John Timmer on 2026-04-30 19:34 (#75AQX) Using AI tools, the team reworked part of the ribosome to need one less amino acid.
Blue Origin certainly has ambitious launch targets for New Glenn by Eric Berger on 2026-04-30 19:12 (#75AQY) If Blue Origin wants to launch New Glenn 100 times a year, we're here for it.
Stranded traveler gets more than he bargained for in Resident Evil teaser by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-04-30 19:02 (#75AQZ) Fresh off the Oscar-winning Weapons, director Zach Cregger has his own vision for the gaming franchise.
Beijing bans drone sales even as rest of world buys Chinese drones by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-04-30 17:47 (#75AR0) Beijing's citywide ban restricts the sale, transport, and storage of drones.
RFK Jr. appeals ruling that wiped out his vaccine advisory panel by Beth Mole on 2026-04-30 16:20 (#75AJM) There was uncertainty about whether Kennedy would fight or simply try an end run.