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Penguin poop may help preserve Antarctic climate
Ammonia aerosols from penguin guano likely play a part in the formation of heat-shielding clouds.
Feds charge 16 Russians allegedly tied to botnets used in cyberattacks and spying
An example of how a single malware operation can enable both criminal and state-sponsored hacking.
College Board keeps apologizing for screwing up digital SAT and AP tests
AP Psych is the latest casualty of digital snafus.
Researchers cause GitLab AI developer assistant to turn safe code malicious
AI assistants can't be trusted to produce safe code.
Google Home is getting deeper Gemini integration and a new widget
Smart homes can be dumb, but maybe Gemini can help.
Have we finally solved mystery of magnetic moon rocks?
Simulations show how effects of asteroid impact could amplify the early Moon's weak magnetic field.
Google’s Will Smith double is better at eating AI spaghetti … but it’s crunchy?
Veo 3 is a major leap in AI video synthesis, but the sound effects need more cooking time.
Desktop Survivors 98 is more than just a retro Windows nostalgia trip
Tight mouse controls and inventive weapons build on a loving old-school computing homage.
CDC can no longer help prevent lead poisoning in children, state officials say
Under Trump, the CDC's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program was cut.
US solar keeps surging, generating more power than hydro in 2025
Continued rising demand still outpacing growth of renewables in the US.
SteamOS 3.7 brings Valve’s gaming OS to other handhelds and generic AMD PCs
Focus is currently on AMD-based PCs with hardware similar to the Steam Deck.
Uncertainty loomed as FDA advisors met to discuss this year’s COVID shot
FDA advisors wanted to know what switching strains means. FDA couldn't answer.
Trump threatens Apple with 25% tariff to force iPhone manufacturing into US
Apple first US firm in Trump's trade war crosshairs as tariff talks go sour.
Rocket Report: SpaceX’s expansion at Vandenberg; India’s PSLV fails in flight
China's diversity in rockets was evident this week, with four types of launchers in action.
In 3.5 years, Notepad.exe has gone from “barely maintained” to “it writes for you”
AI features in Windows are gradually becoming more widespread and inescapable.
The Pentagon seems to be fed up with ULA’s rocket delays
"The ULA Vulcan program has performed unsatisfactorily this past year."
Why console makers can legally brick your game console
"If the ability [to brick a console] is there, someone will want to 'see how it goes.'"
Musk’s DOGE used Meta’s Llama 2—not Grok—for gov’t slashing, report says
Grok apparently wasn't an option.
Gouach wants you to insert and pluck the cells from its Infinite e-bike battery
Tiny French firm wants to keep a few bad cells from spoiling a lot of e-bikes.
Destructive malware available in NPM repo went unnoticed for 2 years
Payloads were set to spontaneously detonate on specific dates with no warning.
Mozilla is killing its Pocket and Fakespot services to focus on Firefox
Browser maker shifts resources to "new Firefox features that people need most."
FAA: Airplanes should stay far away from SpaceX’s next Starship launch
"The FAA is expanding the size of hazard areas both in the US and other countries."
New data confirms: There really is a planet squeezed in between two stars
The planet may have formed from material transferred between the stars.
AT&T has $6 billion deal to buy CenturyLink fiber broadband business
Lumen uninterested in residential broadband but hasn't offloaded DSL network.
Did Google lie about building a deadly chatbot? Judge finds it plausible.
Grieving mom fights to prove Google secretly profited from controversial chatbot.
“How you design the beep is important.” Behind the movement for calmer gadgets.
Warm lights, tactile buttons, intuitive usage.
Gazelle Medeo T9 City e-bike review: A steady Dutch ride in lots of sizes
It's not a speed demon or hill melter, but Gazelle's entry e-bike rides easy.
Report calls for regulation of “legally and ethically flawed” VMware
"Broadcom is unlikely to make any voluntary changes to its new commercial terms."
Glass redux: Google aims to avoid past mistakes as it brings Gemini to your face
Google didn't get it right with Glass, but Android XR is ready for the AI era, even if you aren't.
New Claude 4 AI model refactored code for 7 hours straight
Anthropic says Claude 4 beats Gemini on coding benchmarks; works autonomously for hours.
Authorities carry out global takedown of infostealer used by cybercriminals
Authorities, along with tech companies including Microsoft and Cloudflare, say they've disrupted Lumma.
Infrared contact lenses let you see in the dark
Mice and humans were able to detect infrared light, even with their eyes closed, with limited resolution.
Tesla crushed in Europe as BYD outsells; BEV sales surge 28%
Tesla sales fell 49 percent year over year in April.
What I learned from my first few months with a Bambu Lab A1 3D printer, part 1
One neophyte's first steps into the wide world of 3D printing.
RFK Jr. calls WHO “moribund” amid US withdrawal; China pledges to give $500M
As the rest of the world signed a pandemic agreement, the US sent an abrasive video.
I helped a lost dog’s AirTag ping its owner: An ode to replaceable batteries
The most repair-friendly device Apple makes needs to stick with coin batteries.
Trump admin tells Supreme Court: DOGE needs to do its work in secret
DOJ complains of "sweeping, intrusive discovery" after DOGE refused FOIA requests.
“Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall
Even after its refurbishing, Recall provides few ways to exclude specific apps.
Scientists figure out how the brain forms emotional connections
Neural recordings track how neurons link environments to emotional events.
The physics of frilly Swiss cheese “flowers”
Tete de Moine is often served by scraping the top of a cheese wheel in a circular motion with a special tool.
Google pretends to be in on the joke, but its focus on AI Mode search is serious
The future of search comes at you fast.
Apple legend Jony Ive takes control of OpenAI’s design future
$6.5B acquisition of Ive's firm puts him in charge of moving OpenAI "beyond screens."
Incredible shrinking clownfish beats the heat
Shrinking down to size boosted clownfish survival rates up to 78 percent during heat waves.
Verizon tries to get out of merger condition requiring it to unlock phones
Verizon wants to escape promises it made in exchange for merger and spectrum.
Paris Agreement target won’t protect polar ice sheets, scientists warn
Calls for a more ambitious climate goal are rising as Earth hits several tipping points.
Brembo develops brakes with almost no brake dust and less wear
Called "Greentell," the brakes and pads feature a laser metal deposition coating.
SilverStone is back with a beige PC case that looks just like your crappy old 486
FLP02 has a throwback facade but can fit a thoroughly modern PC inside.
Meta hypes AI friends as social media’s future, but users want real connections
Two visions for social media's future pit real connections against AI friends.
Toyota debuts all-new RAV4 with hybrid and PHEV powertrains only
New software platform enables Toyota Safety Sense 4.0 and better infotainment.
AMD’s $299 Radeon RX 9060 XT brings 8GB or 16GB of RAM to fight the RTX 5060
New midrange RDNA 4 GPUs launch starting on June 5, just weeks after RTX 5060.
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