HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUs by Scharon Harding on 2025-11-20 23:02 (#71MCA) HEVC licensing gets more expensive in January.
Infant botulism outbreak doubles; ByHeart confirms bacteria in formula by Beth Mole on 2025-11-20 22:33 (#71MCB) ByHeart said "there's no reason to believe" until its own testing found a reason.
Microsoft makes Zork I, II, and III open source under MIT License by Samuel Axon on 2025-11-20 20:33 (#71M9F) Microsoft's Open Source Programs Office worked with Jason Scott to do it.
Scientists found the key to accurate Maya eclipse tables by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-11-20 20:23 (#71M9G) Eclipse tables in the Dresden Codex were based on lunar tables and adjusted for slippage over time.
The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Android can support AirDrop by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-11-20 20:11 (#71M9H) Google's Pixel 10 works with AirDrop, and other phones should follow later.
Trump revives unpopular Ted Cruz plan to punish states that impose AI laws by Jon Brodkin on 2025-11-20 18:50 (#71M6B) Cruz plan to block broadband funding lost 99-1, but now it's back-in Trump form.
Blue Origin revealed some massively cool plans for its New Glenn rocket by Eric Berger on 2025-11-20 18:06 (#71M6C) "The iterative design from our current 7x2 vehicle means we can build this rocket quickly."
Google’s latest swing at Chromebook gaming is a free year of GeForce Now by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-11-20 17:49 (#71M2X) GeForce Now Fast Pass is a new service tier exclusively for Chromebooks.
Flying with whales: Drones are remaking marine mammal research by Gennaro Tomma, Knowable Magazine on 2025-11-20 17:22 (#71M2Y) Aerial drones are giving scientists a new view of life at sea.
“Hey Google, did you upgrade your AI in my Android Auto?” by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-11-20 17:00 (#71M2Z) Conversational AI from your phone cast to your car should be about to get better.
Google’s new Nano Banana Pro uses Gemini 3 power to generate more realistic AI images by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-11-20 16:33 (#71M30) Google's new image-generator model is available to try globally today.
RFK Jr.’s loathesome edits: CDC website now falsely links vaccines and autism by Beth Mole on 2025-11-20 16:15 (#71M31) The site previously correctly noted that studies have repeatedly found no link.
Attack, defend, pursue—the Space Force’s new naming scheme foretells new era by Stephen Clark on 2025-11-20 13:48 (#71KX8) Ars is first to reveal how the Space Force will name its weapon systems.
In 1982, a physics joke gone wrong sparked the invention of the emoticon by Benj Edwards on 2025-11-20 12:00 (#71KTQ) A simple proposal on a 1982 electronic bulletin board helped sarcasm flourish online.
Study: Kids’ drip paintings more like Pollock’s than those of adults by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-11-20 05:00 (#71KM5) The splatter master was more clumsy than graceful in his movements, which are key to his distinctive style.
“We’re in an LLM bubble,” Hugging Face CEO says—but not an AI one by Samuel Axon on 2025-11-19 22:57 (#71KF0) The risks of AI investment in manufacturing and other areas are less clear.
NASA really wants you to know that 3I/ATLAS is an interstellar comet by John Timmer on 2025-11-19 22:44 (#71KF1) A rundown of what we know of the third extrasolar object we've identified.
Massive Cloudflare outage was triggered by file that suddenly doubled in size by Jon Brodkin on 2025-11-19 21:25 (#71KF2) "I worry this is the big botnet flexing," CEO said. But outage was self-inflicted.
Rocket Lab Electron among first artifacts installed in CA Science Center space gallery by Robert Pearlman on 2025-11-19 21:14 (#71KF3) Filling space in the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center's Kent Kresa Space Gallery.
He got sued for sharing public YouTube videos; nightmare ended in settlement by Ashley Belanger on 2025-11-19 20:56 (#71KF4) Librarian vows to stop invasive ed tech after ending lawsuit with Proctorio.
Critics scoff after Microsoft warns AI feature can infect machines and pilfer data by Dan Goodin on 2025-11-19 20:25 (#71KC6) Integration of Copilot Actions into Windows is off by default, but for how long?
Testing shows Apple N1 Wi-Fi chip improves on older Broadcom chips in every way by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-11-19 19:33 (#71KC7) Apple's in-house Wi-Fi chip doesn't set records, but it's a reliable performer.
Celebrated game developer Rebecca Heineman dies at age 62 by Benj Edwards on 2025-11-19 16:26 (#71K5Y) The gaming community mourns a beloved mentor and LGBTQ+ advocate with a storied career.
DeepMind’s latest: An AI for handling mathematical proofs by Jacek Krywko on 2025-11-19 15:57 (#71K5Z) AlphaProof can handle math challenges but needs a bit of help right now.
How Louvre thieves exploited human psychology to avoid suspicion—and what it reveals aboutAI by Vincent Charles and Tatiana Gherman on 2025-11-19 14:41 (#71K07) For humans and AI, when something fits the category of ordinary," it slips from notice.
Twin suction turbines and 3-Gs in slow corners? Meet the DRG-Lola. by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-11-19 14:00 (#71K08) The concept is meant to inspire the next generation of electric single-seaters.
OnePlus 15 review: The end of range anxiety by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-11-19 12:30 (#71JY4) OnePlus delivers its second super-fast phone of 2025.
GOP overhaul of broadband permit laws: Cities hate it, cable companies love it by Jon Brodkin on 2025-11-18 22:42 (#71JMD) Cities and counties call congressional plan an "unprecedented federal intrusion."
Faced with naked man, DoorDasher demands police action; they arrest her for illegal surveillance by Nate Anderson on 2025-11-18 22:27 (#71JME) Two felony charges for filming man inside his house.
CDC data confirms US is 2 months away from losing measles elimination status by Beth Mole on 2025-11-18 22:01 (#71JJ8) Elimination status is lost if the virus spreads continuously for 12 months.
Meta wins monopoly trial, convinces judge that social networking is dead by Ashley Belanger on 2025-11-18 21:47 (#71JJ9) People are "bored" by their friends' content, judge ruled, siding with Meta.
Tech giants pour billions into Anthropic as circular AI investments roll on by Benj Edwards on 2025-11-18 20:37 (#71JFJ) ChatGPT competitor secures billions from Microsoft and Nvidia in deal to use cloud services and chips.
Microsoft tries to head off the “novel security risks” of Windows 11 AI agents by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-11-18 19:28 (#71JFK) Agents with read/write access to your files create big security, privacy issues.
The Analogue 3D is the modern N64 fans have been waiting for by Kyle Orland on 2025-11-18 18:38 (#71JCV) Excellent design and display filters, but the lack of OpenFPGA support rankles.
Bonkers Bitcoin heist: 5-star hotels, cash-filled envelopes, vanishing funds by Joel Khalili on 2025-11-18 18:37 (#71JCW) Bitcoin mining hardware exec falls for sophisticated crypto scam to tune of $200k
Google CEO: If an AI bubble pops, no one is getting out clean by Benj Edwards on 2025-11-18 16:32 (#71J9Z) Sundar Pichai says no company is immune if AI bubble bursts, echoing dotcom fears.
Google unveils Gemini 3 AI model and AI-first IDE called Antigravity by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-11-18 16:08 (#71JA0) Google's flagship AI model is getting its second major upgrade this year.
Ryan Gosling must save dying stars in Project Hail Mary trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-11-18 15:25 (#71J6D) "The consensus here is that it would be preferable if you did not die."
Tesla safety driver falls asleep during passenger’s robotaxi ride by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-11-18 15:10 (#71J6E) A Reddit user posted video of his safety driver sleeping at the wheel in San Fransisco.
Widespread Cloudflare outage blamed on mysterious traffic spike by Ashley Belanger on 2025-11-18 15:03 (#71J6F) Cloudflare is down, causing many websites and big platforms to go dark.
Trump admin axed 383 active clinical trials, dumping over 74K participants by Beth Mole on 2025-11-17 23:15 (#71HPQ) It's a "violation of foundational ethical principles of human participant research."
With a new company, Jeff Bezos will become a CEO again by Samuel Axon on 2025-11-17 22:50 (#71HMF) He stepped down at Amazon in 2021 and doesn't hold a CEO title at Blue Origin.
5 plead guilty to laptop farm and ID theft scheme to land North Koreans US IT jobs by Dan Goodin on 2025-11-17 22:20 (#71HMG) Fleets of laptops run from US residences gave appearance workers were in the US.
UCLA faculty gets big win in suit against Trump’s university attacks by John Timmer on 2025-11-17 22:08 (#71HMH) Government can't use funding threats to override the First Amendment.
Judge smacks down Texas AG’s request to immediately block Tylenol ads by Beth Mole on 2025-11-17 19:50 (#71HJ1) The Texas lawsuit hinges on the unproven claim that Tylenol causes autism.
After last week’s stunning landing, here’s what comes next for Blue Origin by Eric Berger on 2025-11-17 19:19 (#71HJ2) "There's never been such a high demand for launch as there is right now."
Report claims that Apple has yet again put the Mac Pro “on the back burner” by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-11-17 17:59 (#71HF2) Mac Pro was last updated in mid-2023, one of the last Macs to switch from Intel.
Benoit Blanc takes on a “perfectly impossible crime” in Wake Up Dead Man trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-11-17 17:48 (#71HF3) "I'm incapable of not solving a crime. You'll see. It's fun!"
Fans’ reverse-engineered servers for Sony’s defunct Concord might be in trouble by Kyle Orland on 2025-11-17 17:34 (#71HF4) "Concord Delta" project locks down Discord after YouTube video takedowns.
Oracle hit hard in Wall Street’s tech sell-off over its huge AI bet by Tabby Kinder and George Steer in New York and Rafe on 2025-11-17 16:41 (#71HF5) Company falls more than rivals over its borrowing and reliance on OpenAI contracts.