Ig Nobels ceremony moves to Europe over security concerns by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-03-10 14:05 (#744WA) Marc Abraham: During the past year, it has become unsafe for our guests to visit the country."
These new winter tires have studs that retract as it warms up by Kristin Shaw on 2026-03-10 13:28 (#744WB) Clever polymer science and a little robotic precision created the Hakkapeliitta 01.
After outages, Amazon to make senior engineers sign off on AI-assisted changes by Rafe Rosner-Uddin, Financial Times on 2026-03-10 13:16 (#744PQ) AWS has suffered at least two incidents linked to the use of AI coding assistants.
Apple MacBook Neo review: Can a Mac get by with an iPhone’s processor inside? by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-10 13:00 (#744PR) 8GB of RAM is a bummer, but this $599 laptop cuts most of the right corners.
After falling far behind the rest of industry, Blue Origin creates new stock option plan by Eric Berger on 2026-03-09 23:00 (#744CT) "It's a big fat middle finger for those that thought they had something."
Quad Cortex mini amp modeler: All the power, half the size by Nate Anderson on 2026-03-09 20:36 (#74480) A warehouse of guitar gear in the palm of your hand.
Testing Apple's 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro, M5 Max, and its new "performance" cores by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-09 20:00 (#74481) M5 Pro Max's "performance" CPU cores definitely aren't just rebranded E-cores.
US blindsides states with surprise settlement in Live Nation/Ticketmaster trial by Jon Brodkin on 2026-03-09 19:51 (#74482) States seek mistrial, saying "sudden disappearance" of US will influence jury.
An unlikely set of clues helps reconstruct ancient Chinese disasters by Kiona N. Smith on 2026-03-09 18:58 (#7445A) Shang Dynasty oracle bones and modern weather models feature in the same study.
Nintendo sues to prevent Trump from dodging full tariff refunds by Ashley Belanger on 2026-03-09 18:28 (#7445B) Nintendo may face pressure to share refunds with gamers who helped pay tariffs.
Flexible feline spines shed light on "falling cat" problem by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-03-09 17:54 (#7445C) Falling cats in the study also seemed to show a marked preference for turning to the right.
Don't worry, Valve still plans to launch the Steam Machine "this year" by Kyle Orland on 2026-03-09 16:31 (#7442Q) What part of "this year," exactly, is still anyone's guess.
2026 Australian Grand Prix: Formula 1 debuts a new style of racing by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-03-09 15:50 (#743ZN) The key is understanding how to conserve energy across a lap. Oh, and be reliable.
Chevrolet killed it then brought it back, now we drive it: The 2027 Bolt by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-03-09 13:00 (#743WQ) Faster charging, more modern infotainment, and a new LFP battery are highlights.
“It doesn't feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US by Kyle Orland on 2026-03-09 11:00 (#743TC) Stories of border issues lead to pervasive travel fears across the worldwide industry.
Jessica Jones joins the fray in Daredevil: Born Again trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-03-08 13:13 (#7439M) "I'm gonna take this city back."
Tiny, long-armed dinosaur leads to rethink of dinosaur miniaturization by Jacek Krywko on 2026-03-08 11:30 (#74389) Small size seems to have come before a change in diet for a tiny dinosaur lineage.
Hunting for elusive "ghost elephants" by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-03-07 21:06 (#742ZB) Werner Herzog directed this evocative NatGeo documentary of an ornithologist's quest to find a new species.
A unicorn-like Spinosaurus found in the Sahara by Jacek Krywko on 2026-03-07 12:30 (#742QD) A unique head spike and fish-eating jaws help make sense of these dinosaurs.
From Iran to Ukraine, everyone's trying to hack security cameras by Andy Greenberg, wired.com on 2026-03-07 11:30 (#742QE) Research shows apparent Iranian state hackers trying to hijack consumer-grade cameras.
Ding-dong! The Exploration Upper Stage is dead by Eric Berger on 2026-03-06 23:40 (#742HE) The Exploration Upper Stage did not in any way get NASA closer to landing on the Moon.
Satellite firm pauses imagery after revealing Iran's attacks on US bases by Stephen Clark on 2026-03-06 22:49 (#742GA) Planet wants to prevent "adversarial actors" from using images for "Battle Damage Assessment" purposes.
Fishing crews in the Atlantic keep accidentally dredging up chemical weapons by Beth Mole on 2026-03-06 22:03 (#742EB) Fishing crews face horrifying burns from dredging the dumped chemical weapons.
Google's new command-line tool can plug OpenClaw into your Workspace data by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-03-06 19:56 (#742C7) This could make it easier to use multiple Workspace APIs, but it's not yet an official Google product.
Feds take notice of iOS vulnerabilities exploited under mysterious circumstances by Dan Goodin on 2026-03-06 19:41 (#742C8) The long, strange trip of a large assembly of advanced iOS exploits.
Asteroid defense mission shifted the orbit of more than its target by Jacek Krywko on 2026-03-06 19:00 (#742C9) The binary asteroid's orbit around the Sun was affected by the impact.
How moss helped convict grave robbers of a Chicago cemetery by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-03-06 18:33 (#742CA) Burr Oak Cemetery is the final resting place of Emmett Till and blues singer Willie Dixon, among others.
Musk fails to block California data disclosure law he fears will ruin xAI by Ashley Belanger on 2026-03-06 18:21 (#742CB) Musk can't convince judge public doesn't care about where AI training data comes from.
Americans trust Fauci over RFK Jr. and career scientists over Trump officials by Beth Mole on 2026-03-06 17:15 (#742A1) RFK Jr. has tried hard to villainize Fauci. Americans still trust Fauci more.
Climate change sucks, but at least it won't kill your EV battery by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-03-06 16:37 (#74274) Older EVs, but not newer ones, may lose up to 30 percent range in a warming world.
Apple users in the US can no longer download ByteDance's Chinese apps by Zeyi Yang, wired.com on 2026-03-06 16:22 (#74275) Move comes in the wake of TikTok's transfer of US operations.
Apple's 512GB Mac Studio vanishes, a quiet acknowledgment of the RAM shortage by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-06 15:41 (#74276) Announcements this week were mostly business as usual, but Apple isn't immune.
With Gateway likely gone, where will lunar landers rendezvous with Orion? by Eric Berger on 2026-03-06 15:20 (#7424G) "We will challenge every requirement, clear every obstacle, delete every blocker."
Why are vertebrate eyes so different from those of other animals? by Federica Sgorbissa on 2026-03-06 14:23 (#7424H) A new hypothesis proposes that our ancestors lost their eyes, then rebuilt them.
Tech industry is in tariff hell, even if refunds are automated by Ashley Belanger on 2026-03-06 12:20 (#7421K) Trade groups urge court to create a simple blueprint for tariff refunds.
AI startup sues ex-CEO, saying he took 41GB of email and lied on résumé by Cyrus Farivar on 2026-03-06 12:10 (#7421M) Hayden AI also claims co-founder improperly sold over $1.2M in stock.
Which of these two arcades is the "world largest"—and does it matter? by Tim Stevens on 2026-03-06 12:00 (#7421P) While semantics count for some, gamers win either way.
Rocket Report: SpaceX launch prices are going up; Russia fixes broken launch pad by Stephen Clark on 2026-03-06 12:00 (#7421N) It looks like United Launch Alliance will build more upper stages for NASA's SLS rocket.
Workers report watching Ray-Ban Meta-shot footage of people using the bathroom by Scharon Harding on 2026-03-05 23:36 (#741NP) Meta accused of "concealing the facts" about smart glass users' privacy.
MS exec: Microsoft's next console will play "Xbox and PC games" by Kyle Orland on 2026-03-05 21:39 (#741K2) Project Helix is set to open the closed-console ecosystem, but the details will matter.
RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine policies are "unreviewable," DOJ lawyer tells judge by Beth Mole on 2026-03-05 21:29 (#741K3) The startling claim came amid a lawsuit from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Amazon appears to be down, with over 20,000 reported problems by Scharon Harding on 2026-03-05 21:06 (#741K4) Problems viewing products and checking out.
OpenAI introduces GPT-5.4 with more knowledge-work capability by Samuel Axon on 2026-03-05 20:55 (#741K5) Updates come amid user blowback over the company's Pentagon deal.
The Boys S5 trailer tees up a bloody final season by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-03-05 18:55 (#741GC) "My power is absolute. At heights no one ever dreamed of. But I have a bigger destiny."
Trump gets data center companies to pledge to pay for power generation by John Timmer on 2026-03-05 18:41 (#741GD) With no enforcement and questionable economics, it may not make a difference.
Nerve damage, energy management, and Apple TV: F1 in 2026 starts today by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-03-05 18:10 (#741GE) Drivers aren't happy about energy management, and one team won't finish the race.
Lanterns teaser swaps superhero hijinks for gritty realism by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-03-05 17:55 (#741GF) DC's Green Lantern is reimagined as part True Detective, part Slow Horses, and we're here for it.
Congress extends ISS and tells NASA to get moving on private space stations by Eric Berger on 2026-03-05 17:45 (#741GG) "We were happy to see the renewed commitment to transition from the ISS."
Musk testifies tweet that led to $44 billion lawsuit "may not have been my wisest" by Stephen Morris, Financial Times on 2026-03-05 14:40 (#74170) Elon Musk takes the stand in a San Francisco courtroom.
macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 update will "upgrade" your M5's CPU to new "super" cores by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-05 13:28 (#74171) In otherwise minor software update, macOS now uses M5's new nomenclature.