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So-called "wrench attacks" are more common as bitcoin's value increases, reports say.

Researchers are studying the long-term effects on air, water, soils and surfaces of properties that didn't burn.

Both Musi and Apple seek sanctions as fight over App Store removal intensifies.

A short second season ends with a literal bang and a figurative whimper.

Probe into lack of age verification targets Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, XVideos.

Kennedy's move may make it harder for kids and pregnant people to get vaccinated.

Trajectories, wind shear, temperature gradients, topography, and weather can affect how a sonic boom spreads.

OnePlus has been slower than most to implement mobile AI, but that's changing.

Australia's online safety regulator asks for severe fine to combat flood of AI porn.

The least-sensible F1 race of the year is also the most glamorous.

Eggs are less likely to crack when dropped horizontally vs. vertically, contradicting conventional wisdom.

Watching memory DIMMs get sorted like Wonka children inside SK TES' facility.

Bird-friendly agriculture can assist in helping waterbirds with rest stops along their seasonal migration routes.

Andretti Global's Kyle Kirkwood and Marcus Ericsson talk to us about the Indy 500.

Ammonia aerosols from penguin guano likely play a part in the formation of heat-shielding clouds.

An example of how a single malware operation can enable both criminal and state-sponsored hacking.

AP Psych is the latest casualty of digital snafus.

AI assistants can't be trusted to produce safe code.

Smart homes can be dumb, but maybe Gemini can help.

Simulations show how effects of asteroid impact could amplify the early Moon's weak magnetic field.

Veo 3 is a major leap in AI video synthesis, but the sound effects need more cooking time.

Tight mouse controls and inventive weapons build on a loving old-school computing homage.

Under Trump, the CDC's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program was cut.

Continued rising demand still outpacing growth of renewables in the US.

Focus is currently on AMD-based PCs with hardware similar to the Steam Deck.

FDA advisors wanted to know what switching strains means. FDA couldn't answer.

Apple first US firm in Trump's trade war crosshairs as tariff talks go sour.

China's diversity in rockets was evident this week, with four types of launchers in action.

AI features in Windows are gradually becoming more widespread and inescapable.

"The ULA Vulcan program has performed unsatisfactorily this past year."

"If the ability [to brick a console] is there, someone will want to 'see how it goes.'"

Grok apparently wasn't an option.

Tiny French firm wants to keep a few bad cells from spoiling a lot of e-bikes.

Payloads were set to spontaneously detonate on specific dates with no warning.

Browser maker shifts resources to "new Firefox features that people need most."

"The FAA is expanding the size of hazard areas both in the US and other countries."

The planet may have formed from material transferred between the stars.

Lumen uninterested in residential broadband but hasn't offloaded DSL network.

Grieving mom fights to prove Google secretly profited from controversial chatbot.

Warm lights, tactile buttons, intuitive usage.

It's not a speed demon or hill melter, but Gazelle's entry e-bike rides easy.

"Broadcom is unlikely to make any voluntary changes to its new commercial terms."

Google didn't get it right with Glass, but Android XR is ready for the AI era, even if you aren't.

Anthropic says Claude 4 beats Gemini on coding benchmarks; works autonomously for hours.

Authorities, along with tech companies including Microsoft and Cloudflare, say they've disrupted Lumma.

Mice and humans were able to detect infrared light, even with their eyes closed, with limited resolution.

Tesla sales fell 49 percent year over year in April.

One neophyte's first steps into the wide world of 3D printing.

As the rest of the world signed a pandemic agreement, the US sent an abrasive video.

The most repair-friendly device Apple makes needs to stick with coin batteries.