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Updated 2026-02-07 14:15
Under Trump, EPA’s enforcement of environmental laws collapses, report finds
The Environmental Protection Agency has drastically pulled back on holding polluters accountable.
Sixteen Claude AI agents working together created a new C compiler
The $20,000 experiment compiled a Linux kernel but needed deep human management.
Penisgate erupts at Olympics; scandal exposes risks of bulking your bulge
Claims of penis injections in ski jumpers has fillers spewing into the news.
Lawyer sets new standard for abuse of AI; judge tosses case
Behold the most overwrought AI legal filings you will ever gaze upon.
Malicious packages for dYdX cryptocurrency exchange empties user wallets
Incident is at least the third time the exchange has been targeted by thieves.
Why $700 could be a "death sentence" for the Steam Machine
Analysts expect Valve might be hit particularly hard by soaring RAM, storage prices.
COVID-19 cleared the skies but also supercharged methane emissions
Less pollution meant lower amounts of a methane-destroying chemical.
Waymo leverages Genie 3 to create a world model for self-driving cars
With Genie 3, Waymo wants to explore rare and even impossible driving conditions.
To reuse or not reuse—the eternal debate of New Glenn's second stage reignites
A new job posting suggests the debate may be swinging back toward reusing GS2.
Driven: The 2026 Lamborghini Temerario raises the bar for supercars
This V8 hybrid with more than 900 hp replaces the V10 Huracan.
New critique debunks claim that trees can sense a solar eclipse
Controversial 2025 study "represents the encroachment of pseudoscience into the heart of biological research."
Stellantis swallows $26 billion costs as it rethinks its EV strategy
The automaker follows Ford and GM in writing down huge sums after betting wrong.
Lawmakers ask what it would take to "store" the International Space Station
NASA shall evaluate the "viability of transferring the ISS to a safe orbital harbor" after retirement.
NASA stage show explores "outer" outer space with Henson's Fraggles
"Our two worlds that on paper wouldn't seem connected, made a lot of sense to connect."
EU says TikTok needs to drop "addictive design"
Regulators say design choices that hook users could breach EU's digital rules.
Rocket Report: SpaceX probes upper stage malfunction; Starship testing resumes
Amazon has booked 10 more launches with SpaceX, citing a "near-term shortage in launch capacity."
Why Darren Aronofsky thought an AI-generated historical docudrama was a good idea
Production source says it takes "weeks" to produce just minutes of usable video.
AI companies want you to stop chatting with bots and start managing them
Claude Opus 4.6 and OpenAI Frontier pitch a future of supervising AI agents.
The Switch 2 is getting a new Virtual Console (kind of)
Hamster Corp.'s new "Console Archives" does what Nintendon't.
With GPT-5.3-Codex, OpenAI pitches Codex for more than just writing code
The emphasis is on "mid-turn steering and frequent progress updates."
"ICE Out of Our Faces Act" would ban ICE and CBP use of facial recognition
Senator: ICE and CBP "have built an arsenal of surveillance technologies."
Neocities founder stuck in chatbot hell after Bing blocked 1.5 million sites
Microsoft won't explain why Bing blocked 1.5 million Neocities websites.
Watch Kanzi the bonobo pretend to have a tea party
Kanzi is able to generate an idea of this pretend object and at the same time know it's not real."
Bad sleep made woman's eyelids so floppy they flipped inside out, got stuck
Never underestimate the value of a good night's sleep.
Google hints at big AirDrop expansion for Android "very soon"
AirDrop came to the Pixel 10 last year, and more Android phones will join the party in 2026.
OpenAI is hoppin' mad about Anthropic's new Super Bowl TV ads
Sam Altman calls AI competitor "dishonest" and "authoritarian" in lengthy post on X.
This black hole "burps" with Death Star energy
Dubbed "Jetty McJetface," the tidal disruption event's energy keeps getting brighter and should peak in 2027.
NASA changes its mind, will allow Artemis astronauts to take iPhones to the Moon
"We are giving our crews the tools to capture special moments."
Tesla slipped behind VW in European EV sales last year
Electric vehicle sales increased by 29% in 2025, even as overall sales grew 2.2%.
Steam Machine and Steam Frame delays are the latest product of the RAM crisis
Valve says it still hopes to ship both devices "in the first half of the year."
Increase of AI bots on the Internet sparks arms race
Publishers are rolling out more aggressive defenses.
Museums incorporate "scent of the afterlife" into Egyptian exhibits
Smell added an emotional and sensory depth that text labels alone could never provide."
Microsoft releases urgent Office patch. Russian-state hackers pounce.
The window to patch vulnerabilities is shrinking rapidly.
FBI stymied by Apple's Lockdown Mode after seizing journalist's iPhone
Post reporter was compelled to unlock MacBook Pro with fingerprint, however.
Should AI chatbots have ads? Anthropic says no.
ChatGPT competitor comes out swinging with Super Bowl ad mocking AI product pitches.
US House takes first step toward creating "commercial" deep space program
"We will continue to rely on the ingenuity of the private sector."
Judge gives Musk bad news, says Trump hasn't intervened to block SEC lawsuit
Musk is stuck fighting SEC suit seeking $150M in disgorgements from his Twitter takeover.
Trump admin is "destroying medical research," Senate report finds
In a Senate hearing Tuesday, NIH director dismissed concern about research chaos.
"Capture it all": ICE urged to explain memo about collecting info on protesters
Sen. Markey: Database of peaceful protesters, if it exists, should be shut down.
User blowback convinces Adobe to keep supporting 30-year-old 2D animation app
Despite the about-face, some customers think "the damage is done."
Russian spy satellites have intercepted EU communications satellites
Unencrypted European communications are being targeted by Moscow.
NASA finally acknowledges the elephant in the room with the SLS rocket
"You know, you're right, the flight rate-three years is a long time."
So yeah, I vibe-coded a log colorizer—and I feel good about it
Some semi-unhinged musings on where LLMs fit into my life-and how I'll keep using them.
Netflix says users can cancel service if HBO Max merger makes it too expensive
Eighty percent of HBO Max subscribers subscribe to Netflix, Sarandos tells Senate.
Godlike Titan threatens humanity in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters S2 trailer
"This Titan is like a god, and the sea creatures worship it."
Nvidia's $100 billion OpenAI deal has seemingly vanished
Two AI giants shake market confidence after investment fails to materialize.
Newborn dies after mother drinks raw milk during pregnancy
Raw milk is promoted by anti-vaccine Health Secretary Kennedy.
X office raided in France's Grok probe; Elon Musk summoned for questioning
Paris prosecutor: Illegal content probe includes pornographic images of minors.
Nintendo Switch is the second-bestselling game console ever, behind only the PS2
Switch 2 has already beaten the Wii U and is on its way to overtaking GameCube.
Google court filings suggest ChromeOS has an expiration date
ChromeOS may be canned once the current support guarantee has run its course.
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