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New executive order puts all grants under political control
All new funding on hold until Trump administration can cancel any previously funded grants.
FCC Democrat: Trump admin is declaring “Mission Accomplished” on broadband
FCC studies broadband "with one eye closed and the other half-open," Democrat says.
Stone tools may hint at ancestors of Homo floresiensis
The stone flakes don't look like much, but they're a clue in an ancient cold case.
Google discovered a new scam—and also fell victim to it
Disclosure comes two months after Google warned the world of ongoing spree.
After using ChatGPT, man swaps his salt for sodium bromide—and suffers psychosis
Literal "hallucinations" were the result.
Did a rival tribe kill and eat their neighbors 5,700 years ago?
"The evidence points to a violent episode-possibly the result of conflict between neighboring farming communities."
OpenAI launches GPT-5 free to all ChatGPT users
New model claims fewer confabulations, better coding, and "safe completions" approach.
2025 Porsche Panamera Turbo S: A different approach to a luxury sedan
Sometimes, a car makes more sense when you experience it in context.
Sonos says it’s forced to raise prices while trying to win back customers
Sonos expects to spend $5 million on tariffs this quarter.
Trump wanted a US-made iPhone. Apple gave him a gold statue.
Trump's chip tariffs won't hit Apple despite no plans for a US-made iPhone.
Review: Framework Desktop is a mash-up of a regular desktop PC and the Mac Studio
Size matters most for Framework's first stab at a desktop workstation/gaming PC.
2025 Subaru WRX tS review: A scalpel-sharp chassis lets this car dance
Lots of suspension tweaks but no extra power for this WRX variant.
President Trump says Intel’s new CEO “must resign immediately”
President accuses semiconductor industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan of being "highly conflicted."
RFK Jr. defends $500M cut for mRNA vaccines with pseudoscience gobbledygook
He clearly has no idea what antigenic shift means.
Here’s how deepfake vishing attacks work, and why they can be hard to detect
Why AI-based voice cloning is the next frontier in social-engineering attacks.
Tornado Cash sold crypto “privacy”; the US saw “money laundering.”
Tornado didn't want to know its customers, which included North Korean hackers.
US executive branch agencies will use ChatGPT Enterprise for just $1 per agency
Questions linger about ideological bias in models as well as data security.
Hulu’s days look numbered, but there’s reason for Disney to keep it around
Hulu will finish integrating into the Disney+ app in 2026, Disney says.
Coding error blamed after parts of Constitution disappear from US website
US restores deleted portions after people noticed the Constitution had shrunk.
Google search boss says AI isn’t killing search clicks
Liz Reid says Google's data shows AI is generating consistent clicks and better experiences.
NASA’s new chief has radically rewritten the rules for private space stations
"Certain players are going to have to do a harder pivot."
Cockatoos know 30 distinct dance moves
Ten of 21 known cockatoo species exhibit dance behavior, and one bird executed 17 unique moves.
Nvidia warns of “disaster” if it has to put kill switch and backdoor in chips
Nvidia denies China accusation of kill switch but worries US will require one.
Researchers design “promptware” attack with Google Calendar to turn Gemini evil
The team behind the research has worked with Google to mitigate the attack, but what comes next?
Trump’s trade and environment policies are a disaster for carmakers
Falling operating margins, revised sales estimates, and scaled-back forecasts.
Some AI tools don’t understand biology yet
A collection of new studies on gene activity shows that AI tools aren't very good.
States take the lead in AI regulation as federal government steers clear
All 50 states have introduced AI-related legislation this year.
Houston, you’ve got a space shuttle… only NASA won’t say which one
"The acting administrator has made an identification."
In trial, people lost twice as much weight by ditching ultraprocessed food
Swapping foods like premade lasagna for hand-made spaghetti Bolognese made a difference.
RIP to the Macintosh HD hard drive icon, 2000–2025
Latest macOS 26 Tahoe beta excises old spinning rust icons throughout the OS.
Trump admin warns states: Don’t try to lower broadband prices
ISPs getting grants must offer "low-cost" plan, but they get to pick the price.
Titan sub implosion caused by absolutely bonkers “toxic workplace environment”
CEO Stockton Rush does not come off well.
Murena’s Pixel Tablet is helping to wean me off Google
More gadgets should push privacy as a competitive feature.
Analysis: The Trump administration’s assault on climate action
Official actions don't challenge science, while unofficial docs muddy the waters.
Grok generates fake Taylor Swift nudes without being asked
Elon Musk so far has only encouraged X users to share Grok creations.
Roku gets frugal with the content and price of its new streaming service
The content selection isn't amazing, but the price is.
Voice phishers strike again, this time hitting Cisco
Stopping people from falling for phishing attacks isn't working. So what are organizations to do?
Meta illegally collected data from Flo period and pregnancy app, jury finds
Lawyers hail jury's "clear message" to Big Tech; Meta will fight verdict.
OpenAI offers 20 million user chats in ChatGPT lawsuit. NYT wants 120 million.
OpenAI asks judge to drastically limit NYT access to ChatGPT logs.
OpenAI announces two “gpt-oss” open AI models, and you can download them today
OpenAI's new open models can run on your hardware instead of in the cloud.
Report: Intel struggles with new 18A process as it cuts workers and cancels projects
Intel says it's still on track to launch its first 18A Core Ultra chips in 2025.
2025 Morgan Plus Four review: Apparently, they do still make them like this
Morgan's heritage looks come with a BMW powertrain and a lot of FMVSS exemptions.
Invasion S3 trailer hints the series is finally finding its stride
"Whatever happened before is just the beginning. What I saw is new, more powerful. And they're not done."
Rivian tells Ohio: Stop blocking us from selling cars to your citizens
Ohio is Rivian's latest battleground for direct sales.
Enough is enough—I dumped Google’s worsening search for Kagi
I like how the search engine is the product instead of me.
DeepMind reveals Genie 3 “world model” that creates real-time interactive simulations
Genie 3 creates detailed worlds from a prompt or image.
“Red meat allergy” from tick bites is spreading both in US and globally
Remember to check for ticks after your next stroll through the woods or long grasses.
Lunar Outpost celebrates release of Lego Moon Rover Space Vehicle
"I bet most engineers started out as a kid playing with Lego."
Is the Dream Chaser space plane ever going to launch into orbit?
"We will be ready for them when they're ready to fly."
AI site Perplexity uses “stealth tactics” to flout no-crawl edicts, Cloudflare says
The allegations are the latest to accuse Perplexity of improper web crawling.
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