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Google removes some AI health summaries after investigation finds “dangerous” flaws
AI Overviews provided false liver test information experts called alarming.
Judge: Trump violated Fifth Amendment by ending energy grants in only blue states
Donald Trump's social media post triggers rare Fifth Amendment ruling.
Switching water sources improved hygiene of Pompeii’s public baths
Scientists analyzed carbonate deposits from baths, aqueduct to learn more about city's changing water supply.
Supreme Court takes case that could strip FCC of authority to issue fines
AT&T and Verizon claim right to a jury trial was violated by FCC fines.
Apps like Grok are explicitly banned under Google’s rules—why is it still in the Play Store?
Google describes apps exactly like Grok and says they are banned from Google Play.
NASA launches new mission to get the most out of the James Webb Space Telescope
"It was not recognized how serious a problem that is until... about 2017 or 2018."
Apple chooses Google’s Gemini over OpenAI’s ChatGPT to power next-gen Siri
Apple goes with Google's tech despite using OpenAI's ChatGPT elsewhere in iOS.
Is this the beginning of the end for GameStop?
The sudden closure of hundreds of storefronts isn't exactly a great sign...
UK probes X over Grok CSAM scandal; Elon Musk cries censorship
Grok tests if UK can penalize platforms for sexualized deepfakes generated by AI.
The Chevrolet Bolt is back... but for how long?
The new LFP battery pack has 262 miles of range and fast-charges at 150 kW.
New research shows how shunning ultraprocessed foods helps with aging
Studies have linked ultraprocessed foods to poor health outcomes.
NASA topples towers used to test Saturn rockets, space shuttle
The Propulsion and Structural Test Facility and Dynamic Test Facility are no more.
The most fascinating monitors at CES 2026
Big sizes, big resolution, and big ideas.
That time Will Smith helped discover new species of anaconda
Footage of the 2024 discovery appears in NatGeo's new documentary series Pole to Pole with Will Smith.
The oceans just keep getting hotter
For the eighth year in a row, the world's oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat in 2025.
Conservative lawmakers want porn taxes. Critics say they’re unconstitutional.
Half the country has enacted age-verification laws to prevent minors from viewing porn.
SpaceX gets FCC permission to launch another 7,500 Starlink satellites
Including previous approvals, Starlink can now deploy 15,000 Gen2 satellites.
ESA considers righting the wrongs of Ariane 6 by turning it into a Franken-rocket
ArianeGroup is still trying to catch up to where the bleeding edge of the launch industry was 15 years ago.
Measles continues raging in South Carolina; 99 new cases since Tuesday
With so many exposures sites, officials can't figure out where people were infected.
Google: Don’t make “bite-sized” content for LLMs if you care about search rank
Google says creating for people rather than robots is the best long-term strategy.
Cloudflare defies Italy’s Piracy Shield, won’t block websites on 1.1.1.1 DNS
Italy fines Cloudflare 14M euros for not blocking pirate sites on 1.1.1.1 DNS service.
US Black Hawk helicopter trespasses on private Montana ranch to grab elk antlers
Crazy, but that's how it goes.
Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight.
"That level of openness and transparency is exactly what should be expected of NASA."
These 60,000-year-old poison arrows are oldest yet found
Hunter-gatherers probably derived the poison from the milky bulb extract of a Boophone disticha plant.
X’s half-assed attempt to paywall Grok doesn’t block free image editing
Faced with a ban in the United Kingdom, X pushes flawed fix to CSAM problem.
Rocket Report: A new super-heavy launch site in California; 2025 year in review
SpaceX opened its 2026 launch campaign with a mission for the Italian government.
“Ungentrified” Craigslist may be the last real place on the Internet
People still use Craigslist to find jobs, love, and even to cast creative projects.
General Motors writes down $6 billion as domestic EV sales plans change
Canceled contracts and scaled-back product plans turn out to be costly.
NASA orders “controlled medical evacuation” from the International Space Station
"The crew is highly trained, and they came to the aid of their colleague right away."
Michigan man learns the hard way that “catch a cheater” spyware apps aren’t legal
Spying doesn't become legal just because "cheaters" are the targets.
Wi-Fi advocates get win from FCC with vote to allow higher-power devices
FCC says new category of devices "can operate outdoors and at higher power."
High RAM prices mean record-setting profits for Samsung and other memory makers
SK Hynix and Micron are also riding high on the AI industry's demand for RAM.
RFK Jr.’s dietary guidance: Food funnel features slab of red meat, butter
Old-school food pyramid returns, but jumbled and upside-down, like a funnel.
These dogs eavesdrop on their owners to learn new words
Under the right conditions, some dogs present behaviors strikingly similar to those of young children."
Grok assumes users seeking images of underage girls have “good intent”
Expert explains how simple it could be to tweak Grok to block CSAM outputs.
ChatGPT Health lets you connect medical records to an AI that makes things up
New feature will allow users to link medical and wellness records to AI chatbot.
Seasonal Switch 2 sales show significant slowing as annual cycle sunsets
After record-setting launch, Western holiday sales are down compared to the first Switch.
Trump withdraws US from world’s most important climate treaty
US also pulling out of pacts promoting development, democracy, and human rights.
Former Google CEO plans to singlehandedly fund a Hubble telescope replacement
This is a very significant contribution to the astronomical community."
ChatGPT falls to new data-pilfering attack as a vicious cycle in AI continues
Will LLMs ever be able to stamp out the root cause of these attacks? Possibly not.
Google announces AI Overviews in Gmail search, experimental AI-organized inbox
Last year's premium Gmail AI features are also rolling out to free users.
Volvo says new EX60 has 400-mile range, charges up to 400 kW
The new EX60 will be unveiled later this month; here's what we know.
NASA considers evacuating ailing crew member from International Space Station
"The matter involved a single crew member who is stable," NASA said in a statement.
Ford is getting ready to put AI assistants in its cars
The Blue Oval is also working on new hands-free driver assists.
Samsung’s Ballie home robot, once promised for summer 2025, gets grim update
Six years after its CES debut, Samsung has demoted Ballie to internal use.
AI starts autonomously writing prescription refills in Utah
The program allows patients in the state to get prescription refills for 190 common meds.
Warner Bros. sticks with Netflix merger, calls Paramount’s $108B bid “illusory”
Larry Ellison pledged $40B, but "he didn't raise the price," Warner chair says.
Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life
If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.
Expired certificate completely breaks macOS Logitech apps, user customizations
Even with a fix available, broken apps won't be able to update themselves.
SteamOS continues its slow spread across the PC gaming landscape
Legion Go 2 support announced at CES, wide support for Arm hardware coming soon.
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