Woman hospitalized with pain and vomiting—diet soda cured her by Beth Mole on 2025-09-26 22:02 (#70BAZ) Doctors dissolve mass in woman's stomach by getting her to chug soda.
LG’s $1,800 TV for seniors makes misguided assumptions by Scharon Harding on 2025-09-26 21:46 (#70BB0) Op-ed: A dumb TV would be better.
Reports: EA set to be sold to private investors for up to $50 billion by Kyle Orland on 2025-09-26 21:23 (#70BB1) Saudi investment fund, Jared Kushner are reportedly among the interested buyers
YouTube Music is testing AI hosts that will interrupt your tunes by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-09-26 21:05 (#70BB2) YouTube Labs will be a place to preview all the app's upcoming AI features.
Sinclair gets nothing it asked for, puts Jimmy Kimmel back on anyway by Jon Brodkin on 2025-09-26 20:26 (#70B8D) Sorry, Brendan Carr: Sinclair and Nexstar stop preempting Kimmel on ABC affiliates.
You should care more about the stabilizers in your mechanical keyboard—here’s why by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-09-26 20:19 (#70B8E) Don't know what a keyboard stabilizer is? You're about to find out.
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo rages, with 61% death rate and funding running dry by Beth Mole on 2025-09-26 18:25 (#70B61) Responders ask for $25 million to contain the disease. They have $2.2 million.
Trump says TikTok should be tweaked to become “100% MAGA” by Ashley Belanger on 2025-09-26 16:25 (#70B3W) Uncertainty reigns as Trump claims China approved TikTok deal.
Scientists want to treat complex bone fractures with a bone-healing gun by Jacek Krywko on 2025-09-26 15:48 (#70B3X) It's a bit like a handheld 3D printer, with all the accuracy challenges that implies.
50+ scientific societies sign letter objecting to Trump executive order by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-09-26 14:42 (#70B3Y) Letter urges Congress to take action to safeguard integrity of independent peer-review system.
Asus’ new ROG Xbox Ally X set to break the bank at $999.99 by Kyle Orland on 2025-09-26 13:06 (#70AYH) The lower-powered ROG Xbox Ally comes in at a more reasonable $599.99.
Rocket Report: Keeping up with Kuiper; New Glenn’s second flight slips by Stephen Clark on 2025-09-26 12:45 (#70AYJ) Amazon plans to conduct two launches of Kuiper broadband satellites just days apart.
Raspberry Pi 500+ puts the Pi, 16GB of RAM, and a real SSD in a mechanical keyboard by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-09-26 12:16 (#70AW3) Keyboard uses low-profile Gateron Blue switches and an RP2040 controller.
Fiji’s ants might be the canary in the coal mine for the insect apocalypse by Jacek Krywko on 2025-09-26 11:15 (#70AW4) A new genetic technique lets museum samples track population dynamics.
Senate staff probes DOGE, finds locked doors and windows covered with trash bags by Jon Brodkin on 2025-09-25 22:19 (#70AGR) Democratic report describes Social Security risk and secretive DOGE offices.
Sierra’s Dream Chaser is starting to resemble a nightmare by Eric Berger on 2025-09-25 22:00 (#70AGS) "Development of new space transportation systems is difficult."
Felony charges after South Carolina high school filled with “fart spray”… for weeks by Nate Anderson on 2025-09-25 21:42 (#70AGT) Let's dig into the science of stink.
Amazon Fire TV devices expected to ditch Android for Linux in 2025 by Scharon Harding on 2025-09-25 21:27 (#70AGV) Ditching Google could help Amazon better monetize its streaming gadgets.
High above the equator, Russia is stalking satellites used by NATO armed forces by Stephen Clark on 2025-09-25 20:54 (#70AGW) "Russia and China already occupy important strategic hills and mountains in space."
ChatGPT Pulse delivers morning updates based on your chat history by Benj Edwards on 2025-09-25 20:30 (#70AE6) New mobile chatbot feature analyzes conversations overnight.
Study: Planned budget cuts would hurt drug development badly by John Timmer on 2025-09-25 18:34 (#70AB8) Drug patents frequently cite research that the NIH wouldn't be able to fund.
Experts urge caution about using ChatGPT to pick stocks by Benj Edwards on 2025-09-25 18:10 (#70AB9) AI-selected portfolios might perform well in a growing market, but experts warn of downturn risks.
Amazon blamed AI for layoffs, then hired cheap H1-B workers, senators allege by Ashley Belanger on 2025-09-25 17:56 (#70ABA) Tech firms pressed to explain if H-1B workers are paid less than US workers.
Apple iPhone 17 review: Sometimes boring is best by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-09-25 16:10 (#70A8G) The least exciting iPhone this year is also the best value for the money.
Amazon agrees to make canceling Prime easy, will refund customers $1.5B by Ashley Belanger on 2025-09-25 16:05 (#70A8H) Amazon's settlement with FTC kills the No, I don't want free shipping" button.
Google DeepMind unveils its first “thinking” robotics AI by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-09-25 16:00 (#70A8J) DeepMind researchers believe this is the dawn of agentic robots.
Reviewing iOS 26 for power users: Reminders, Preview, and more by Scharon Harding on 2025-09-25 14:17 (#70A20) These features try to turn iPhones into more powerful work and organization tools.
Apple demands EU repeal the Digital Markets Act by Barbara Moens, Financial Times on 2025-09-25 13:49 (#70A21) "DMA compliance is not optional, it's an obligation," the EU reminds Apple.
Astra’s Chris Kemp woke up one recent morning and chose violence by Eric Berger on 2025-09-25 13:14 (#70A22) "We bought the engine from them, and it was garbage."
As many as 2 million Cisco devices affected by actively exploited 0-day by Dan Goodin on 2025-09-25 12:43 (#70A23) Search shows 2 million vulnerable Cisco SNMP interfaces exposed to the Internet.
Ford decides to run its Le Mans program in-house, racing in 2027 by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-09-25 12:00 (#709YS) Instead of contracting an outside team to campaign it, Ford Racing gets the job.
DeepMind’s robotic ballet: An AI for coordinating manufacturing robots by Jacek Krywko on 2025-09-25 11:15 (#709YT) An AI figures out how robots can get jobs done without getting in each other's way.
The crew of Artemis II will fly on Integrity during mission to the Moon by Robert Pearlman on 2025-09-24 22:35 (#709KV) Integrity, this is Houston, you are go for the Moon...
Console wars death watch: Microsoft Flight Simulator coming to PS5 in December by Kyle Orland on 2025-09-24 21:56 (#709KW) What's next, Sonic games on Nintendo consoles? Oh, wait...
“Screwworm is dangerously close”: Flesh-eating parasites just 70 miles from US by Beth Mole on 2025-09-24 20:45 (#709F5) The detection was along a heavily trafficked commercial thoroughfare, USDA says.
Newly found ancient Egyptian port may lead to Cleopatra’s tomb by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-09-24 20:02 (#709F6) NatGeo documentary Cleopatra's Final Secret chronicles archaeologist Kathleen Martinez's 20-year search
Jimmy Kimmel returns, calls FCC chairman an embarrassment to Republicans by Jon Brodkin on 2025-09-24 19:47 (#709F7) De Niro parodies FCC boss: Criticizing Trump will cost you "a couple of fingers."
A “cosmic carpool” is traveling to a distant space weather observation post by Stephen Clark on 2025-09-24 18:42 (#709C9) "It's like a bus. You wait for one and then three come at the same time."
Meet the first person to own over 40,000 paid Steam games by Kyle Orland on 2025-09-24 17:08 (#709CA) Feeling any better about your backlog yet?
Anti-vaccine allies cheer as Trump claims shots have “too much liquid” by Beth Mole on 2025-09-24 16:25 (#709CB) Why babies don't pop like water balloons when they get vaccines-and other info for Trump.
Why does OpenAI need six giant data centers? by Benj Edwards on 2025-09-24 16:06 (#7099P) OpenAI's new $400 billion announcement reveals both growing AI demand and circular investments.
Taiwan starts weaponizing chip access after US urged it to, expert says by Ashley Belanger on 2025-09-24 15:35 (#7099Q) South Africa has 60 days to meet with Taiwan to avoid export curbs.
The DHS has been quietly harvesting DNA from Americans for years by Dell Cameron, wired.com on 2025-09-24 14:22 (#70961) The DNA of nearly 2,000 US citizens has been entered into an FBI crime database.
Ford F-150 Lightnings are powering the grid in first residential V2G pilot by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-09-24 14:08 (#70962) Sunrun, Ford, and BGE started the vehicle-to-grid test in July.
Supermicro server motherboards can be infected with unremovable malware by Dan Goodin on 2025-09-24 11:15 (#7092E) Baseboard management controller vulnerabilities make remote attacks possible.
Pennywise gets an origin story in Welcome to Derry trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-09-23 22:34 (#708K4) Bill Skarsgard reprises his role as the murderous clown, and there are several Stephen King Easter eggs.
When “no” means “yes”: Why AI chatbots can’t process Persian social etiquette by Benj Edwards on 2025-09-23 22:23 (#708K5) New study examines how a helpful AI response could become a cultural disaster in Iran.
Disney decides it hasn’t angered people enough, announces Disney+ price hikes by Scharon Harding on 2025-09-23 21:22 (#708K6) In case you needed another reason to get rid of Disney+.
YouTube will restore channels banned for COVID and election misinformation by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-09-23 20:04 (#708GM) Alphabet blames the Biden administration for its moderation decisions.
FCC chairman unconvincingly claims he never threatened ABC station licenses by Jon Brodkin on 2025-09-23 19:49 (#708GN) Brendan Carr would like you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.