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She'll mess with Texas: Nurse keeps mailing abortion pills, despite Paxton lawsuit
Texas sues Delaware nurse practitioner shipping out hundreds of abortion pills each month.
What ice fishing can teach us about making foraging decisions
Social density increases likelihood of sticking with a location. Environmental factors had little influence.
County pays $600,000 to pentesters it arrested for assessing courthouse security
Settlement comes more than 6 years after Gary DeMercurio and Justin Wynn's ordeal began.
New OpenAI tool renews fears that “AI slop” will overwhelm scientific research
New "Prism" workspace launches just as studies show AI-assisted papers are flooding journals with diminished quality.
Custom machine kept man alive without lungs for 48 hours
Infections had turned his lungs to soup and had to be cleared before transplant.
Does Anthropic believe its AI is conscious, or is that just what it wants Claude to think?
We have no proof that AI models suffer, but Anthropic acts like they might for training purposes.
Do you have ideas about how to improve America's space program?
"Any time there's dynamic change, there's the opportunity for new ideas."
Tesla kills Models S and X to build humanoid robots instead
EVs that were once industry-leading have long since been left behind.
States want to tax fossil fuel companies to create climate change superfunds
As climate costs rise, states are passing legislation so fossil fuel can pay their share.
Early Universe's supermassive black holes grew in cocoons like butterflies
During cocoon phase, young, supermassive black holes are surrounded by high-density gas.
Tesla: 2024 was bad, 2025 was worse as profit falls 46 percent
More than half its profit came from emissions credits as sales fell 8.6 percent.
Site catering to online criminals has been seized by the FBI
One of the last holdouts for ransomware discussions, RAMP is taken down.
Seven things to know about how Apple's Creator Studio subscriptions work
For the Mac versions of pro apps, things aren't actually changing much (yet).
Stranded boys struggle to survive in Lord of the Flies trailer
We need to think about food and shelter. We need to help each other and be good camp mates."
SpaceX sends list of demands to US states giving broadband grants to Starlink
SpaceX won't make specific promises on Starlink network capacity or subscribers.
Angry Norfolk residents lose lawsuit to stop Flock license plate scanners
Plaintiffs called Norfolk's Flock camera network a dragnet."
US cyber defense chief accidentally uploaded secret government info to ChatGPT
Congress recently grilled the acting chief on mass layoffs and a failed polygraph.
Why reviving the shuttered Anthem is turning out tougher than expected
Despite proof-of-concept video, EA's Frostbite Engine servers are difficult to pick apart.
I bought "Remove Before Flight" tags on eBay in 2010—it turns out they're from Challenger
"This is an attempt to learn more..."
Google begins rolling out Chrome's "Auto Browse" AI agent today
The Auto Browse agent is available to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, but there are some limits.
Meta blocks links to ICE List across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
Mark Zuckerberg's social media platforms are assisting the Trump administration.
Report: China approves import of high-end Nvidia AI chips after weeks of uncertainty
Over 400,000 H200 chips coming to tech giants as China tries to balance tech needs with self-reliance.
South Carolina tops Texas measles outbreak record—with no end in sight
Since start of the year, South Carolina's outbreak has accelerated dramatically.
Ryzen 9850X3D review: AMD's bragging-rights gaming CPU gets more to brag about
The tradeoffs for the $499 9850X3D make it hard to get excited about.
The origin story of syphilis goes back far longer than we thought
A 5,500-year-old fossil from Colombia has scientists rethinking syphilis origins.
Users flock to open source Moltbot for always-on AI, despite major risks
The open source "Jarvis" chats via WhatsApp but requires access to your files and accounts.
Japan lost a 5-ton navigation satellite when it fell off a rocket during launch
Imagine: You lost your car's cargo rack, but didn't notice until you reached your destination.
Dozens of CDC vaccination databases have been frozen under RFK Jr.
Anti-vaccine Kennedy may be "enacting a self-fulfilling prophecy," expert says.
TikTok users “absolutely justified” in fearing MAGA makeover, experts say
TikTok's tech issues abound as censorship fears drive users to delete app.
There's a rash of scam spam coming from a real Microsoft address
Abusing Microsoft's reputation may make scam harder to spot.
Supreme Court to decide how 1988 videotape privacy law applies to online video
Salazar v. Paramount hinges on video privacy law's definition of "consumer."
A WB-57 pilot just made a heroic landing in Houston after its landing gear failed
"A thorough investigation will be conducted by NASA into the cause."
LG's new subscription program charges up to £277 per month to rent a TV
Significant discounts come with committing to 1- to 3-year rental periods.
“IG is a drug”: Internal messages may doom Meta at social media addiction trial
A loss could cost social media companies billions and force changes on platforms.
Australian plumber is a YouTube sensation
Bruce of Drain Cleaning Australia wants everyone to share his deep abiding love for a free-flowing drain.
AI Overviews gets upgraded to Gemini 3 with a dash of AI Mode
AI Overviews may get it right more often with the move to Gemini 3.
Volvo invented the three-point seat belt 67 years ago; now it has improved it
The EX60 senses a passenger's size and weight, determining how much force to use.
Apple patches ancient iOS versions to keep iMessage, FaceTime, other services working
Apple renews certificates for old iOS versions to keep the lights on longer.
Trade wars muzzle allied talks on Trump's Golden Dome missile shield
International partners, I have not been allowed to talk to yet because of the trade wars."
Why NASA, IMSA, and tech companies are teaming up on tech transfer
IMSA Labs will use the vast amount of race car data collected during a race to improve simulations.
Meet the mysterious electrides
These chemical oddities may explain why Earth seems to be deficient in certain elements.
As data from space spikes, an innovative ground station company seeks to cash in
"That's why we're here, that's why we're building what we're building."
OpenAI spills technical details about how its AI coding agent works
Unusually detailed post explains how OpenAI handles the Codex agent loop.
Doctors face-palm as RFK Jr.’s top vaccine advisor questions need for polio shot
Kirk Milhoan's comments come as federal vaccine policy slides to insignificance.
Why has Microsoft been routing example.com traffic to a company in Japan?
Company's autodiscover caused users' test credentials to be sent outside Microsoft networks.
Apple's AirTag 2 is easier to find thanks to new chip
This is the first major upgrade since Apple introduced AirTags five years ago.
“Wildly irresponsible”: DOT's use of AI to draft safety rules sparks concerns
Staffers warn DOT's use of Gemini to draft rules could cause injuries and deaths.
How to encrypt your PC's disk without giving the keys to Microsoft
Storing recovery keys with Microsoft allows the company to unlock your disk.
The brothers meet Yoshi in Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer
Toad: "So some dinosaur just shows up and he's now part of the group. Cool."
TikTok explained why some US creators are seeing posts with "0 views"
US TikTok users experienced a wide range of errors, sparking conspiracies.
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