Meta’s layoffs leave Supernatural fitness users in mourning by Boone Ashworth, WIRED.com on 2026-01-17 12:00 (#72X3P) Supernatural has had its staff cut and won't receive any more content updates.
Managers on alert for “launch fever” as pressure builds for NASA’s Moon mission by Stephen Clark on 2026-01-17 04:45 (#72WYT) "I've got one job, and it's the safe return of Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy."
Rackspace customers grapple with “devastating” email hosting price hike by Scharon Harding on 2026-01-16 23:15 (#72WTG) Reseller says Rackspace plans to charge it 706 percent more.
Archaeologists find a supersized medieval shipwreck in Denmark by Kiona N. Smith on 2026-01-16 22:07 (#72WTH) The sunken ship reveals that the medieval European economy was growing fast.
Judge orders Anna’s Archive to delete scraped data; no one thinks it will comply by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-16 21:43 (#72WTJ) WorldCat operator hopes default judgment will convince web hosts to take action.
This may be the grossest eye pic ever—but the cause is what’s truly horrifying by Beth Mole on 2026-01-16 21:32 (#72WTK) Hypervirulent germ nearly destroys man, invading brain and blowing out an eye.
This may be the grossest eye pic ever—but the cause is what’s truly horrifying by Beth Mole on 2026-01-16 21:32 (#72WR1) Hypervirulent germ nearly destroys man, invading brain and blowing out an eye.
OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT as it burns through billions by Benj Edwards on 2026-01-16 21:20 (#72WR2) Ads coming to free tier and new $8/month ChatGPT Go plan in US.
Mandiant releases rainbow table that cracks weak admin password in 12 hours by Dan Goodin on 2026-01-16 21:05 (#72WR3) Windows laggards still using the vulnerable hashing function: Your days are numbered.
RAM shortage chaos expands to GPUs, high-capacity SSDs, and even hard drives by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-01-16 19:56 (#72WNB) GPU makers may prioritize more profitable models; large SSDs are harder to find.
Calif. counters FCC attack on DEI with conditions on Verizon/Frontier merger by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-16 19:12 (#72WNC) Verizon touts "expanded reach of almost 30 million fiber passings" across US.
TSMC says AI demand is “endless” after record Q4 earnings by Benj Edwards on 2026-01-16 16:55 (#72WJJ) Amid fears of bubble, world's top chipmaker TSMC says customers just keep asking for more.
Feds give Tesla another five weeks to respond to FSD probe by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-01-16 15:40 (#72WJK) Regulators want to know why Tesla's system ignores red lights and runs into traffic.
Ferrari doing what it does best: The 12Cilindri review by Bradley Iger on 2026-01-16 15:00 (#72WFE) Retro design and a naturally aspirated V12 deliver tremendous appeal, but it'll cost ya.
Mother of one of Elon Musk’s offspring sues xAI over sexualized deepfakes by Hannah Murphy and Rafe Rosner-Uddin, Financial Tim on 2026-01-16 14:16 (#72WCD) Claims Grok chatbot created "countless" sexual images of her without her consent.
Rocket Report: Ariane 64 to debut soon; India has a Falcon 9 clone too? by Eric Berger on 2026-01-16 12:00 (#72W9Z) "We are fundamentally shifting our approach to securing our munitions supply chain."
“I am very annoyed”: Pharma execs blast RFK Jr.’s attack on vaccines by Beth Mole on 2026-01-15 23:01 (#72W0V) Pharma execs had avoided conflict with Trump admin, but now join doctors in rebukes.
Why I’m withholding certainty that “precise” US cyber-op disrupted Venezuelan electricity by Dan Goodin on 2026-01-15 21:29 (#72VYW) NYT says US hackers were able to turn off power and then quickly turn it back on.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy tries something different, and I don’t hate it by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-01-15 21:09 (#72VYX) An interesting new take on Trek includes some characters you already know.
NASA’s first medical evacuation from space ends with on-target splashdown by Stephen Clark on 2026-01-15 20:19 (#72VVY) This is the first time NASA has called an early end to a space mission for medical reasons.
Spotify’s 3rd price hike in 2.5 years hints at potential new normal by Scharon Harding on 2026-01-15 19:22 (#72VVZ) Spotify claims the higher fees will help "benefit artists."
ChatGPT wrote “Goodnight Moon” suicide lullaby for man who later killed himself by Ashley Belanger on 2026-01-15 19:07 (#72VW0) ChatGPT used a man's favorite children's book to romanticize his suicide.
Six months later, Trump Mobile still hasn’t delivered preordered phones by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-15 18:54 (#72VW1) Lawmakers seek FTC investigation, but Trump has taken control of the agency.
Are people avoiding iOS 26 because of Liquid Glass? It’s complicated. by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-01-15 18:37 (#72VS4) Liquid Glass is controversial, but adoption rates aren't as low as they seem.
Many Bluetooth devices with Google Fast Pair vulnerable to “WhisperPair” hack by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-01-15 17:46 (#72VS5) Even Google's own earbuds are vulnerable to the Fast Pair hack.
Bully Online mod taken down abruptly one month after launch by Kyle Orland on 2026-01-15 16:23 (#72VNX) Developers say "this was not something we wanted" as they purge open source project.
Wikipedia signs AI training deals with Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon by Benj Edwards on 2026-01-15 15:25 (#72VJR) Wikimedia Enterprise signs Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral AI to paid deals.
Key Senate staffer is “begging” NASA to get on with commercial space stations by Eric Berger on 2026-01-15 15:15 (#72VJS) "It comes up almost every time that I see him. Continuous human presence and no gap."
US government to take 25% cut of AMD, NVIDIA AI sales to China by Aime Williams, Michael Acton, Camilla Hodgson, and on 2026-01-15 14:22 (#72VJT) These new tariffs are designed to survive legal challenges.
The difficulty of driving an EV in the “most beautiful race in the world” by Michael Teo Van Runkle on 2026-01-15 12:00 (#72VD4) Jet lag and charging added plenty of complications to this regularity road rally.
Exclusive: Volvo tells us why having Gemini in your next car is a good thing by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-01-15 08:00 (#72V9B) In-car personal assistants are about to get useful, it looks like.
A British redcoat’s lost memoir resurfaces by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-01-15 00:01 (#72V4H) Shadrack Byfield lost his left arm in the War of 1812; his life sheds light on post-war re-integration.
Musk and Hegseth vow to “make Star Trek real” but miss the show’s lessons by Cyrus Farivar on 2026-01-14 23:43 (#72V2E) AI weapons systems may annihilate their creators.
SC measles outbreak has gone berserk: 124 cases since Friday, 409 quarantined by Beth Mole on 2026-01-14 23:08 (#72V2F) On Jan. 6, there were 211 cases. The outbreak, which began in October, is now at 434.
A single click mounted a covert, multistage attack against Copilot by Dan Goodin on 2026-01-14 22:03 (#72V2G) Exploit exfiltrating data from chat histories worked even after users closed chat windows.
I can’t stop shooting Oddcore’s endless waves of weird little guys by Kyle Orland on 2026-01-14 21:42 (#72TZG) Zippy action, fun upgrade system make for a great pick-up-and-play shooter.
FBI fights leaks by seizing Washington Post reporter’s phone, laptops, and watch by Jon Brodkin on 2026-01-14 21:30 (#72TZH) FBI searches home and devices of reporter who has over 1,100 government contacts.
US gov’t: House sysadmin stole 200 phones, caught by House IT desk by Nate Anderson on 2026-01-14 20:49 (#72TZJ) Scheme allegedly cost taxpayers $150,000.
Grok was finally updated to stop undressing women and children, X Safety says by Ashley Belanger on 2026-01-14 20:39 (#72TZK) California's AG will investigate whether Musk's nudifying bot broke US laws.
Federal data underscores meteoric rise of streaming subscription prices in 2025 by Scharon Harding on 2026-01-14 19:56 (#72TZM) Streaming services played a big role in 2025 inflation.
Civilization VII is headed to iPhone and iPad with “Arcade Edition” by Samuel Axon on 2026-01-14 18:45 (#72TX3) Apple's platforms are also getting Retrocade, a library of classic arcade games.
Bandcamp bans purely AI-generated music from its platform by Benj Edwards on 2026-01-14 17:46 (#72TX4) Indie music store says it wants fans to have confidence music was largely made by humans.
Man got $2,500 whole-body MRI that found no problems—then had massive stroke by Beth Mole on 2026-01-14 17:25 (#72TSR) The MRI showed a problem in a brain artery that should have been flagged, man claims.
Scientists sequence a woolly rhino genome from a 14,400-year-old wolf’s stomach by Kiona N. Smith on 2026-01-14 17:01 (#72TSS) Fortunately for paleogeneticists, wolf puppies don't chew their food thoroughly.
Gemini can now scan your photos, email, and more to provide better answers by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-01-14 16:42 (#72TST) The feature will start with paid users only, and it's off by default.
Deny, deny, admit: UK police used Copilot AI “hallucination” when banning football fans by Nate Anderson on 2026-01-14 16:08 (#72TPF) Police finally come clean about botched use of AI tools.
EPA makes it harder for states, tribes to block pipelines by Teresa Tomassoni, Inside Climate News on 2026-01-14 14:01 (#72TK3) A new rule aims to speed up and streamline the permitting process.
Is 2026 the year buttons come back to cars? Crash testers say yes. by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-01-14 13:31 (#72TK4) The requirements won't go far enough for many, but it's a start.
BMW’s first electric M car is coming in 2027—with one motor per wheel by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-01-13 23:01 (#72T7G) Here's what we know about the first BMW EV to wear a proper M badge.
The RAM shortage’s silver lining: Less talk about “AI PCs” by Scharon Harding on 2026-01-13 22:34 (#72T5C) General interest in AI PCs has been wavering for a while..."