HBO Max subscribers lose access to CNN livestream on November 17 by Scharon Harding on 2025-10-03 17:30 (#70GME) WBD is banking on people paying for a dedicated CNN streaming service.
Rally Arcade Classics is a fun ’90s-throwback racing game by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-10-03 15:18 (#70GJA) If you like games that handle like Project Gotham Racing, you might love this.
Apple iPhone 17 Pro review: Come for the camera, stay for the battery by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-10-03 15:04 (#70GJB) If your iPhone is your main or only camera, the iPhone 17 Pro is for you.
Scientists revive old Bulgarian recipe to make yogurt with ants by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-10-03 15:00 (#70GJC) Ants carry lactic and acetic acid bacteria that help coagulate milk, as well as formic acid to acidify it.
Illinois utility tries using electric school buses for bidirectional charging by Sarah Mattalian, Inside Climate News on 2025-10-03 13:36 (#70GCR) School buses are usually parked when the grid is under its biggest strain.
Rocket Report: Alpha explodes on test stand; Europe wants a mini Starship by Eric Berger on 2025-10-03 11:00 (#70GAF) "We are trying to find a partner that is willing to invest."
Trump admin defiles even the “out of office” email auto-reply by Nate Anderson on 2025-10-02 23:29 (#70G0C) "Radical Left" and "Democrat Senators" come in for attack.
Blue Origin aims to land next New Glenn booster, then reuse it for Moon mission by Stephen Clark on 2025-10-02 22:17 (#70FYE) "We fully intend to recover the New Glenn first stage on this next launch."
Why iRobot’s founder won’t go within 10 feet of today’s walking robots by Benj Edwards on 2025-10-02 21:10 (#70FX0) Rodney Brooks says humanoid robots pose hidden safety challenges and won't learn dexterity from video alone.
RFK Jr. drags feet on COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, delaying shots for kids by Beth Mole on 2025-10-02 20:34 (#70FX1) The delayed sign-off means low-income kids don't have access to the shots.
Trump offers universities a choice: Comply for preferential funding by John Timmer on 2025-10-02 17:31 (#70FRD) Who needs peer review? Plan offers easier grants to schools that agree to limits.
Meta won’t allow users to opt out of targeted ads based on AI chats by Ashley Belanger on 2025-10-02 17:16 (#70FRE) US users stuck with AI ad targeting as EU users win more control over their feeds.
World-famous primatologist Jane Goodall dead at 91 by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-10-02 16:44 (#70FRF) Goodall's immersive studies of chimpanzees in Africa redefined what it means to be human.
Tesla reverses sales decline in Q3, sells 50k more cars than it built by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-10-02 13:55 (#70FMW) The end of the EV tax credit in the US on September 30 helped spur sales.
Japan is running out of its favorite beer after ransomware attack by Harry Dempsey and Leo Lewis, Financial Times on 2025-10-02 13:44 (#70FHC) Asahi Super Dry production at Japanese breweries halted after cyberattack.
How America fell behind China in the lunar space race—and how it can catch back up by Eric Berger on 2025-10-02 11:30 (#70FEY) Thanks to some recent reporting, we've found a potential solution to the Artemis blues.
Meet the Arc spacecraft: It aims to deliver cargo anywhere in the world in an hour by Eric Berger on 2025-10-02 02:00 (#70F75) "The key discriminator is, does this make a difference in the moment it's needed?"
That annoying SMS phish you just got may have come from a box like this by Dan Goodin on 2025-10-01 22:16 (#70F4Z) Smishers looking for new infrastructure are getting creative.
Megafauna was the meat of choice for South American hunters by Kiona N. Smith on 2025-10-01 21:52 (#70F50) Giant sloths are extinct in part because they were tasty and nutritious.
OpenAI mocks Musk’s math in suit over iPhone/ChatGPT integration by Ashley Belanger on 2025-10-01 21:15 (#70F39) xAI's claim that Apple gave ChatGPT a monopoly on prompts is baseless," OpenAI says.
Hyundai gives the Ioniq 5 a huge price cut for model-year 2026 by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-10-01 20:27 (#70F11) The Korean automaker's price cut comes in as the clean vehicle tax credit dies.
Cable nostalgia persists as streaming gets more expensive, fragmented by Scharon Harding on 2025-10-01 19:30 (#70F12) Cord reviving isn't common but points to discontent with today's streaming options.
OpenAI’s Sora 2 lets users insert themselves into AI videos with sound by Benj Edwards on 2025-10-01 18:37 (#70EYM) Sora social app launches with deepfake-style "cameos" and feed controls.
FCC chairman leads “cruel” vote to take Wi-Fi access away from school kids by Jon Brodkin on 2025-10-01 18:09 (#70EYN) FCC Republicans kill funding for Wi-Fi hotspot lending and Wi-Fi on school buses.
Can today’s AI video models accurately model how the real world works? by Kyle Orland on 2025-10-01 16:43 (#70EYP) New research shows highly inconsistent performance on a variety of physical reasoning tasks.
Trailer for del Toro’s Frankenstein is pure macabre mythology by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-10-01 16:31 (#70EYQ) "My maker told his tale. And I will tell you mine."
Taiwan rejects Trump’s demand to shift 50% of chip manufacturing into US by Ashley Belanger on 2025-10-01 16:19 (#70EYR) Taiwan denies Trump official claim that trade talks covered supply chain shift.
UK once again demands backdoor to Apple’s encrypted cloud storage by Anna Gross and Tim Bradshaw, Financial Times on 2025-10-01 15:40 (#70EVG) New order in September narrowed access request down to data of UK citizens.
How automakers are reacting to the end of the $7,500 EV tax credit by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-10-01 15:00 (#70EVH) Tesla is raising lease prices; Ford and GM may have found a loophole.
Hands-on with Fallout 76’s next expansion: Yep, it has Walton Goggins by Samuel Axon on 2025-10-01 14:00 (#70ERB) TV tie-ins aside, it's the combat tweaks over the past year that really matter.
Google’s Gemini-powered smart home revamp is here with a new app and cameras by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-10-01 13:00 (#70ERC) Google promises a better smart home experience thanks to Gemini.
In their own words: The Artemis II crew on the frenetic first hours of their flight by Eric Berger on 2025-10-01 11:30 (#70EMF) "Then you go do like, the most energetic thing you've ever done in your life."
The AI slop drops right from the top, as Trump posts vulgar deepfake of opponents by Nate Anderson on 2025-09-30 22:52 (#70E6H) A sombrero and a fake mustache were also involved.
In 2022, the world axed a disease name seen as racist. US just switched back. by Beth Mole on 2025-09-30 22:29 (#70E6J) The name was not only offensive, it was also inaccurate.
Alexa’s survival hinges on you buying more expensive Amazon devices by Scharon Harding on 2025-09-30 22:15 (#70E6K) Echo speakers and displays for Alexa+ require more expensive components.
Critics slam OpenAI’s parental controls, while users rage, “Treat us like adults” by Ashley Belanger on 2025-09-30 21:30 (#70E4S) OpenAI still isn't doing enough to protect teens, suicide prevention experts say.
Researchers find a carbon-rich moon-forming disk around giant exoplanet by John Timmer on 2025-09-30 21:14 (#70E4T) Lots of carbon molecules but little sign of water in a super-Jupiter's disk.
How “prebunking” can restore public trust and other September highlights by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-09-30 20:49 (#70E4V) The evolution of Taylor Swift's dialect, a rare Einstein cross, neutrino laser beams, and more.
Intel and AMD trusted enclaves, the backbone of network security, fall to physical attacks by Dan Goodin on 2025-09-30 20:25 (#70E4W) The chipmakers say physical attacks aren't in the threat model. Many users didn't get the memo.
DeepSeek tests “sparse attention” to slash AI processing costs by Benj Edwards on 2025-09-30 20:18 (#70E4X) Chinese lab's v3.2 release explores a technique that could make running AI far less costly.
After threatening ABC over Kimmel, FCC chair may eliminate TV ownership caps by Jon Brodkin on 2025-09-30 19:44 (#70E2C) FCC is required to review TV rules and is more likely to scrap them under Carr.
With new agent mode for Excel and Word, Microsoft touts “vibe working” by Samuel Axon on 2025-09-30 19:34 (#70E2D) Agent Mode in Word, Excel works like vibe coding tools but for knowledge work.
YouTuber unboxes what seems to be a pre-release version of an M5 iPad Pro by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-09-30 19:12 (#70E2E) Signs point to a relatively mild upgrade from the 16-month-old Apple M4.
SpaceX has a few tricks up its sleeve for the last Starship flight of the year by Stephen Clark on 2025-09-30 18:36 (#70E2F) SpaceX will reuse a Super Heavy booster with 24 previously flown Raptor engines.
iOS 26.0.1, macOS 26.0.1 updates fix install bugs, new phone problems, and more by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-09-30 16:01 (#70DX1) First patches fix bugs and clear up problems for the iPhone 17 family.
California’s newly signed AI law just gave Big Tech exactly what it wanted by Benj Edwards on 2025-09-30 15:12 (#70DX2) After the failure of S.B. 1047, new AI disclosure law drops kill switch for disclosure mandate.
Behind the scenes with the most beautiful car in racing: The Ferrari 499P by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-09-30 14:58 (#70DSH) The SF-25 might be winless this year, but the 499P took four in a row, including Le Mans.
Is the “million-year-old” skull from China a Denisovan or something else? by Kiona N. Smith on 2025-09-30 14:14 (#70DSJ) Now that we know what Denisovans looked like, they're turning up everywhere.
Burnout and Elon Musk’s politics spark exodus from senior xAI, Tesla staff by Stephen Morris and Hannah Murphy, Financial Times on 2025-09-30 13:21 (#70DSK) Disillusionment with Musk's activism, strategic pivots, and mass layoffs cause churn.
The most efficient Crosstrek ever? Subaru’s hybrid gets a bit rugged. by Michael Teo Van Runkle on 2025-09-30 13:00 (#70DNN) A naturally aspirated boxer engine, two electric motors, and a CVT go for a trek.