Flush door handles are the car industry’s latest safety problem by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-09-10 15:28 (#6ZYD9) China considers banning retractable car door handles from 2027.
Has Perseverance found a biosignature on Mars? by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-09-10 15:00 (#6ZY9M) Interpreting the data is tricky because other non-biological processes could account for the findings.
AI vs. MAGA: Populists alarmed by Trump’s embrace of AI, Big Tech by Joe Miller, Financial Times on 2025-09-10 13:41 (#6ZY9N) AI threatens the common man's liberty," says GOP Sen. Josh Hawley.
Pay-per-output? AI firms blindsided by beefed up robots.txt instructions. by Ashley Belanger on 2025-09-10 13:00 (#6ZY9P) "Really Simple Licensing" makes it easier for creators to get paid for AI scraping.
New iPhones use Apple N1 wireless chip—and we’ll probably start seeing it everywhere by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-09-09 22:45 (#6ZXPT) Not Apple's first custom Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip, but the first in an iPhone.
Reddit bug caused lesbian subreddit to be labeled as a place for “straight” women by Scharon Harding on 2025-09-09 22:32 (#6ZXPV) Users feared Reddit used generative AI to rewrite user-created content.
Hands-on with Apple’s new iPhones: Beauty and the beast and the regular-looking one by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-09-09 21:59 (#6ZXPW) A new form-vs.-function spectrum emerges as Apple's phone designs diverge.
Pfizer says this season’s COVID shot boosts immune responses fourfold by Beth Mole on 2025-09-09 21:08 (#6ZXPX) Positive results come as Americans face confusing access rules that vary by state.
Claude’s new AI file-creation feature ships with security risks built in by Benj Edwards on 2025-09-09 20:55 (#6ZXPY) Expert calls security advice "unfairly outsourcing the problem to Anthropic's users."
After early struggles, NASA’s ambitious mission to Titan is “on track” for launch by Eric Berger on 2025-09-09 20:29 (#6ZXPZ) "Probably the best part of my day is watching that team hit their milestones."
SAP warns of high-severity vulnerabilities in multiple products by Dan Goodin on 2025-09-09 19:55 (#6ZXKH) Users of SAP's S/4HANA and NetWeaver products are at risk and should patch soon.
SpaceX’s lesson from last Starship flight? “We need to seal the tiles.” by Stephen Clark on 2025-09-09 18:43 (#6ZXKJ) SpaceX is targeting an orbital Starship flight with a next-gen vehicle next year.
iPhone 17 Air is real—here’s what’s new in Apple’s extra-thin handset by Samuel Axon on 2025-09-09 18:24 (#6ZXKK) It's not revolutionary, but it's hypertargeted at one type of customer.
iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26 Tahoe, and Apple’s other OS updates launch September 15 by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-09-09 18:22 (#6ZXKM) If your device is supported, it's getting Liquid Glass-ier later this month.
Apple “started from scratch” to design all-new iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-09-09 18:20 (#6ZXKN) Aluminum unibody and three-lens "camera plateau" give the phone a new look.
Apple adds hypertension and sleep-quality monitoring to Watch Ultra 3, Series 11 by Scharon Harding on 2025-09-09 18:17 (#6ZXKP) $799 Ultra Watch 3 will debut alongside the Watch Series 11 and Watch SE 3.
Apple announces $799 iPhone 17 with bigger 6.3-inch always-on ProMotion screen, A19 chip by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-09-09 17:50 (#6ZXKQ) This is the first time the regular iPhone has gotten the high-refresh screen.
Apple introduces AirPods Pro 3 with live translation feature by Samuel Axon on 2025-09-09 17:36 (#6ZXD9) Plus upgrades to active noise cancellation and battery life.
“You are evil”: GirlsDoPorn ringleader Michael Pratt sentenced to 27 years by Jon Brodkin on 2025-09-09 16:58 (#6ZXDA) Sentence is longer than US asked for; judge "never had a case like this before."
Judge: Anthropic’s $1.5B settlement is being shoved “down the throat of authors” by Ashley Belanger on 2025-09-09 16:21 (#6ZXDB) Feeling misled," judge refuses to rubber-stamp Anthropic's proposed settlement.
Accessory maker will pay Nintendo after showing illicit Switch 2 mockups at CES by Kyle Orland on 2025-09-09 15:45 (#6ZXAC) Genki says it "didn't obtain any unreleased Nintendo property" before launch.
Switch modder owes Nintendo $2 million after representing himself in court by Kyle Orland on 2025-09-09 14:29 (#6ZXAD) Daly's defense asserted, in part, that Nintendo's "alleged copyrights are invalid."
Geoengineering will not save humankind from climate change by Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News on 2025-09-09 13:24 (#6ZX6V) New research debunks some speculative climate fixes.
Why accessibility might be AI’s biggest breakthrough by Benj Edwards on 2025-09-09 11:08 (#6ZX4D) UK study findings may challenge assumptions about who benefits most from AI tools.
Software packages with more than 2 billion weekly downloads hit in supply-chain attack by Dan Goodin on 2025-09-09 00:37 (#6ZWVD) Incident hitting npm users is likely the biggest supply-chain attack ever.
Former WhatsApp security boss in lawsuit likens Meta’s culture to a “cult” by Dan Goodin on 2025-09-08 20:26 (#6ZWNP) Meta allegedly prioritized user growth over security, lawsuit said.
In court filing, Google concedes the open web is in “rapid decline” by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-09-08 19:29 (#6ZWNQ) Google's position on the state of the Internet is murky to say the least.
Nobel laureate David Baltimore dead at 87 by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-09-08 19:18 (#6ZWNR) Celebrated molecular biologist weathered late '80s controversy to become Caltech president.
On a day of rebranding at the Pentagon, this name change slipped under the radar by Stephen Clark on 2025-09-08 18:45 (#6ZWJT) We'll see how long the Department of War lasts. Space Force Combat Forces Command might stick around.
EchoStar to sell spectrum to SpaceX after FCC threatened to revoke licenses by Jon Brodkin on 2025-09-08 18:31 (#6ZWJV) Starlink says $17 billion spectrum purchase will improve its cellphone service.
The Polestar 5 electric sedan makes its world debut by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-09-08 18:00 (#6ZWJW) The electric grand tourer charges fast, accelerates even faster.
Benoit Blanc goes full Gothic in Wake Up Dead Man trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-09-08 17:40 (#6ZWJX) "To understand this case, we need to look around the myth that's being constructed."
AI will consume all of IT by 2030—but not all IT jobs, Gartner says by Scharon Harding on 2025-09-08 17:17 (#6ZWJY) AI still threatens entry-level IT jobs.
Trump’s attempt to fire FTC Democrat gets a boost from Supreme Court by Jon Brodkin on 2025-09-08 16:54 (#6ZWJZ) John Roberts issuing stay means FTC Democrat has to leave her post again.
F1 in Italy: Look what happens when the downforce comes off by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-09-08 16:44 (#6ZWK0) The excitement came at the start and toward the end of this rather quick race.
All 54 lost clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity by Kyle Orland on 2025-09-08 16:24 (#6ZWG0) Finding working copies of the last few titles was an "especially cursed" journey.
Congress and Trump may compromise on the SLS rocket by axing its costly upper stage by Eric Berger on 2025-09-08 15:54 (#6ZWG1) "At $4 billion a launch, you don't have a Moon program."
Tiny Vinyl is a new pocketable record format for the Spotify age by Chris Foresman on 2025-09-08 11:00 (#6ZW8D) Format is "more aligned with how artists are making and releasing music in the streaming era."
Porsche’s insanely clever hybrid engine comes to the 911 Turbo S by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-09-07 13:00 (#6ZVNP) The new 911 variant is 14 seconds quicker around the Nurburgring Nordschleife.
GOP may finally succeed in unrelenting quest to kill two NASA climate satellites by Stephen Clark on 2025-09-06 00:01 (#6ZTZ9) One scientist says it's like buying a car and running it into a tree to save on gas money.
Who can get a COVID vaccine—and how? It’s complicated. by Beth Mole on 2025-09-05 22:20 (#6ZTWX) We're working with a patchwork system, and there are a lot of gray areas.
“First of its kind” AI settlement: Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion by Ashley Belanger on 2025-09-05 20:26 (#6ZTSY) Settlement shows AI companies can face consequences for pirated training data.
What to expect (and not expect) from yet another September Apple event by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-09-05 19:54 (#6ZTSZ) An all-new iPhone variant, plus a long list of useful (if predictable) upgrades.
Civilization VII team at Firaxis Games faces layoffs by Samuel Axon on 2025-09-05 19:35 (#6ZTQN) CEO says the game is projected to meet expectations, but there are cuts anyway.
Ignoring Trump threats, Europe hits Google with 2.95B euro fine for adtech monopoly by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-09-05 19:17 (#6ZTQP) The EU could seek to break up Google's ad division.
Lenovo demos laptop with a screen you can swivel into portrait mode by Scharon Harding on 2025-09-05 19:04 (#6ZTQQ) No OLED required.
Warner Bros. sues Midjourney to stop AI knockoffs of Batman, Scooby-Doo by Ashley Belanger on 2025-09-05 18:47 (#6ZTQR) Warner Bros. case builds on arguments raised in a Disney/Universal lawsuit.
NASA’s acting chief “angry” about talk that China will beat US back to the Moon by Eric Berger on 2025-09-05 17:14 (#6ZTMG) "I can tell you what, I'll be damned if that is the story that we write."
ChatGPT’s new branching feature is a good reminder that AI chatbots aren’t people by Benj Edwards on 2025-09-05 16:06 (#6ZTMH) Users can explore multiple paths without losing their original chat thread.
Dev says Switch 2’s physical Game Cards were too slow for Star Wars Outlaws port by Kyle Orland on 2025-09-05 15:56 (#6ZTMJ) Data transfer speeds are much lower for Switch 2 Game Cards than for downloaded games.