Hans Koenigsmann, who investigated all of SpaceX’s rocket failures, is going to space by Eric Berger on 2025-10-13 15:33 (#70QJC) "I've always been interested to experience Max Q from the inside."
Layoffs, a “coding error,” chaos: Trump admin ravages the health dept. by Beth Mole on 2025-10-13 15:14 (#70QF7) Reports suggest the hardest hit is the CDC, which is already struggling to function.
Keep losing your key fob? Ford’s new “Truckle” is the answer. by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-10-13 14:57 (#70QF8) Keep your pants up and your F-150 unlocked at the same time.
Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the weekend by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-10-13 14:10 (#70QF9) Jeep has pulled the update; owners are advised to ignore it if it already downloaded.
New Starfleet Academy trailer debuts at NYCC by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-10-12 20:50 (#70Q0R) Also: Our first look at S4 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Why doesn’t Cards Against Humanity print its game in the US? It’s complicated. by Nate Anderson on 2025-10-11 12:00 (#70PBG) Price, quality, speed, and relationships all matter.
Apple ups the reward for finding major exploits to $2 million by Lily Hay Newman, wired.com on 2025-10-11 11:15 (#70PBH) With bonuses, maximum rewards can be as high as $5 million.
How close are we to solid state batteries for electric vehicles? by M. Mitchell Waldrop, Knowable Magazine on 2025-10-11 10:30 (#70PA7) Superionic materials promise greater range, faster charges and more safety.
Trump admin fires more health employees amid government shutdown by Beth Mole on 2025-10-10 21:48 (#70P3M) HHS would not say how many are being let go, but union says "thousands."
Putin OKs plan to turn Russian spacecraft into flying billboards by Stephen Clark on 2025-10-10 21:10 (#70P3N) This Soyuz mission is brought to you by the Wagner Group.
People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads by Scharon Harding on 2025-10-10 20:58 (#70P3P) "I'm about to just toss the whole thing..."
Marvel gets meta with Wonder Man trailer [UPDATED] by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-10-10 19:48 (#70P25) "There is an opportunity to shock audiences, to re-imagine a whole genre of storytelling."
“Extremely angry” Trump threatens “massive” tariff on all Chinese exports by Ashley Belanger on 2025-10-10 19:12 (#70P26) Trump claimed China's export controls on rare earths came "out of nowhere."
Bose SoundTouch home theater systems regress into dumb speakers Feb. 18 by Scharon Harding on 2025-10-10 18:44 (#70P04) Ending support for SoundTouch may help Bose avoid a Sonos situation.
Microsoft warns of new “Payroll Pirate” scam stealing employees’ direct deposits by Dan Goodin on 2025-10-10 18:07 (#70P05) Among other things, the scammers bypass multi-factor authentication.
Termite farmers fine-tune their weed control by Jacek Krywko on 2025-10-10 17:45 (#70P06) The termites know how much of their agricultural area has been taken over by weeds.
UK regulators plan to force Google changes under new competition law by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-10-10 16:58 (#70NXS) The CMA will focus on regulating search and search advertising, but not Gemini (for now).
AMD and Sony’s PS6 chipset aims to rethink the current graphics pipeline by Kyle Orland on 2025-10-10 16:45 (#70NXT) Project Amethyst focuses on efficient machine learning, new compression techniques.
OpenAI will stop saving most ChatGPT users’ deleted chats by Ashley Belanger on 2025-10-10 14:58 (#70NTR) Court ends controversial order forcing OpenAI to save deleted ChatGPT logs.
Boring Company cited for almost 800 environmental violations in Las Vegas by Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, and Dayvid Figler, C on 2025-10-10 14:10 (#70NTS) Violations include digging without permits and dumping wastewater into storm drains.
It’s back! The 2027 Chevy Bolt gets an all-new LFP battery, but what else? by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-10-10 14:00 (#70NTT) 255 miles of range, new infotainment, but where did all the torque go?
Rocket Report: Bezos’ firm will package satellites for launch; Starship on deck by Stephen Clark on 2025-10-10 12:39 (#70NQW) The long, winding road for Franklin Chang-Diaz's plasma rocket engine takes another turn.
“Like putting on glasses for the first time”—how AI improves earthquake detection by Kai Williams on 2025-10-10 11:00 (#70NJV) AI is comically good" at detecting small earthquakes-here's why that matters.
Childhood vaccines safe for a little longer as CDC cancels advisory meeting by Beth Mole on 2025-10-09 22:17 (#70N8E) The committee aims to take on the entire childhood vaccine schedule.
AI models can acquire backdoors from surprisingly few malicious documents by Benj Edwards on 2025-10-09 22:03 (#70N8F) Anthropic study suggests "poison" training attacks don't scale with model size.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms teaser debuts at NYCC by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-10-09 20:00 (#70N6D) "I know I'm just a hedge knight but sometimes I think I could be more."
It’s time for game developers to bring back the cheat code by Kyle Orland on 2025-10-09 19:43 (#70N6E) Arcane hidden options can offer accessibility without confusing the "core" game experience.
YouTube prepares to welcome back banned creators with “second chance” program by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-10-09 19:23 (#70N6F) YouTube will evaluate each request individually, but copyright violators need not apply.
Apple and Google reluctantly comply with Texas age verification law by Jon Brodkin on 2025-10-09 19:09 (#70N6G) Texas requires sensitive info just to check weather and sports scores, Apple says.
Tesla FSD gets worse at driving, NHTSA opens new investigation by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-10-09 18:39 (#70N6H) FSD has been crossing into oncoming traffic and ignoring red lights.
Discord says hackers stole government IDs of 70,000 users by Dan Goodin on 2025-10-09 18:24 (#70N6J) As more sites require IDs for user age verification, expect more such breaches to come.
Rubik’s Cube gets a $299 update, complete with IPS screens and its own apps by Scharon Harding on 2025-10-09 18:10 (#70N6K) The Rubik's WOWCube is a 2*2 cube with modern twists.
Musk’s X posts on ketamine, Putin spur release of his security clearances by Ashley Belanger on 2025-10-09 16:12 (#70N1C) Conditions of Elon Musk's top-secret clearances may soon be exposed.
We’re about to find many more interstellar interlopers—here’s how to visit one by Stephen Clark on 2025-10-09 14:14 (#70MY3) "You don't have to claim that they're aliens to make these exciting."
How Easter Island’s giant statues “walked” to their final platforms by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-10-09 14:00 (#70MY4) Workers with ropes could make the moai "walk" in zig-zag motion along roads tailor-made for the purpose.
Tax credits for electric cars are no more. What’s next for the US EV industry? by Dan Gearino, Inside Climate News on 2025-10-09 13:18 (#70MTC) Dozens of new models are in the pipeline.
Intel’s next-generation Panther Lake laptop chips could be a return to form by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-10-09 13:00 (#70MTD) New laptop CPUs replace confusing bifurcated Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake lineups.
Everything we know about Ferrari’s first electric vehicle by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-10-09 08:30 (#70MJV) Four motors, 800 V, more than 1,000 horsepower, and it's all made in-house.
One NASA science mission saved from Trump’s cuts, but others still in limbo by Stephen Clark on 2025-10-08 23:56 (#70MDY) "Damage is being done already. Even if funding is reinstated, we have already lost people."
Stoke Space gives us another reason to take it very seriously by Eric Berger on 2025-10-08 22:42 (#70MA6) With the new investments, Stoke has raised nearly $1 billion.
Man gets drunk, wakes up with a medical mystery that nearly kills him by Beth Mole on 2025-10-08 22:32 (#70MA7) This one seems ready-made for a television medical drama.
Bank of England warns AI stock bubble rivals 2000 dotcom peak by Benj Edwards on 2025-10-08 21:18 (#70MA8) Central bank says market concentration hasn't been this extreme in 50 years.
ISPs created so many fees that FCC will kill requirement to list them all by Jon Brodkin on 2025-10-08 21:08 (#70MA9) ISPs complained about Biden-era rule, said listing every fee was too hard.
Not a game: Cards Against Humanity avoids tariffs by ditching rules, adding explanations by Nate Anderson on 2025-10-08 20:51 (#70MAA) You absolutely, definitely cannot play it.
Salesforce says it won’t pay extortion demand in 1 billion records breach by Dan Goodin on 2025-10-08 20:02 (#70M7F) Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters gave Salesforce until Friday to pay or else.
Logitech will brick its $100 Pop smart home buttons on October 15 by Scharon Harding on 2025-10-08 17:47 (#70M56) Logitech's interest in the smart home has appeared to wane in recent years.
Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold review: The ultimate Google phone by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-10-08 17:00 (#70M1T) Google delivers another phone that is slightly better than its predecessor-is that enough?
Synology caves, walks back some drive restrictions on upcoming NAS models by Lee Hutchinson on 2025-10-08 16:49 (#70M1V) Policy change affects at least 2025 model Plus, Value, and J-series DiskStations.
Vandals deface ads for AI necklaces that listen to all your conversations by Ashley Belanger on 2025-10-08 16:07 (#70M1W) Critics attacked subway ads to defend human friends and broadly criticize AI.
Chemistry Nobel prize awarded for building ordered polymers with metal by John Timmer on 2025-10-08 15:53 (#70M1X) Three researchers share prize for structured polymers called metal-organic frameworks.