AI coding agents generate more code, but not more software by Kyle Orland on 2026-10-09 19:43 (#78YTA) Study finds coding efficiency gains get "absorbed" by human review "bottleneck."
Outrage grows as CDC reportedly poised to fund "unethical" vaccine trial by Beth Mole on 2026-10-09 19:27 (#78YTB) CDC allocated $1.6M for study on alleged harms of hepatitis B vaccine.
PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023 by Scharon Harding on 2026-10-09 18:54 (#78YQY) "The current decline may be just the beginning of a new downward cycle."
AI disqualification yields new Nikon Small World in Motion winner by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-10-09 18:44 (#78YQZ) New winner is Nguyen Nam Nhat of Vietnam for video of a roundworm and single-celled Dileptus.
Your artwork could be featured in the next Debian release by Nick Indge on 2026-10-09 18:33 (#78YR0) Debian Linux has put a call out for artist submissions for its next release: Forky.
Starlink spectrum deal boosts Musk plan to beat AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon by Jon Brodkin on 2026-10-09 18:24 (#78YR1) Nationwide 800 MHz spectrum to help Starlink provide mobile coverage indoors.
Microsoft barred from sponsoring foreign workers for US residency by Joe Miller, Financial Times on 2026-10-09 13:14 (#78YJN) The US says Microsoft abused immigration rules; the company disputes the claim.
Rocket Report: A rare Falcon 9 scrub; is it just about Vulcan's time to shine? by Eric Berger on 2026-10-09 11:00 (#78YG0) "I can say we're weeks away from launching on Vulcan."
Volkswagen's replacement for the ID.4 crossover is here by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-10-09 10:00 (#78YG1) The new EV's digital cockpit can mimic instrument displays from VWs of old.
SpaceX calls for better coordination in orbit after near-misses with Starlink by Stephen Clark on 2026-10-08 21:37 (#78Y65) "These led to conjunctions of tens of meters to hundreds of meters. Way too close to comfort."
Judge weighs if Trump can charge $100K for early access to Truth Social posts by Ashley Belanger on 2026-10-08 20:53 (#78Y66) Judge questioned if Trump delaying access to Truth Social posts by a second harms the press.
Trump Mobile hack and apparent lack of FCC authorization raise security alarms by Jon Brodkin on 2026-10-08 20:39 (#78Y67) After hack and data breach, senator asks why Trump Mobile lacks some FCC filings.
Feds get ready to rewrite car headlight rules by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-10-08 20:26 (#78Y68) Reducing glare and allowing modern light technologies will be two goals.
RIP Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-10-08 20:15 (#78Y0B) Hamilton also coined the term "software engineering" and founded two successful software companies.
Let's Encrypt cuts certificate lifetimes to 64 days starting February 2027 by Nick Indge on 2026-10-08 19:57 (#78Y0C) Free SSL/TLS certificate lifetimes reduce to 64 days in February.
Driver wins $76 after ALPR led to bogus traffic stop, drug searches by Cyrus Farivar on 2026-10-08 19:42 (#78Y0D) Mass surveillance gets stupider.
RFK Jr. unveils sweeping federal initiative to find evidence of vaccine injuries by Beth Mole on 2026-10-08 19:26 (#78Y0E) "[T]he Trump-RFK Jr. anti-vax agenda keeps getting more corrupt and dangerous."
An experimental tour-de-force: Entanglement between glass bead and light by Chris Lee on 2026-10-08 18:45 (#78Y0F) Getting a glass bead to act like a quantum object by entangling it with light.
Amazon's new Alexa Tablets drop the Fire branding but are more Android than ever by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-10-08 16:32 (#78XY1) Amazon killed its app store, so Google Play it is.
Amazon builds 1,000th satellite, will launch space internet service by end of year by Eric Berger on 2026-10-08 15:28 (#78XY2) "If this was easy, everybody else would be doing it."
Internal files add to evidence of an ExxonMobil climate deception campaign by Nicholas Kusnetz, Inside Climate News on 2026-10-08 14:04 (#78XR6) Court filings reveal new details about Exxon's decades of internal climate deliberations.
Nvidia's big bet on physical AI aims for safer robotaxis, humanoid robots by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-10-08 11:15 (#78XKJ) Full-stack safety solution for physical AI is being used by robotics companies.
A senator tried to ban gambling on prediction markets—now she's a Kalshi lobbyist by Jon Brodkin on 2026-10-08 11:00 (#78XKK) Sen. Blanche Lincoln wrote law that let US ban sports-event contracts. She lobbies for the other side now.
Microsoft event debuts new AI-friendly hardware and Windows changes by Nick Indge on 2026-10-08 00:00 (#78XD3) Get ready for more AI in your Windows and more AI on the desktop.
“Software is over”: Bold AI developer takes aim at Adobe with open source clones by Kyle Orland on 2026-10-07 21:56 (#78XBM) Opus-built Creative Cloud alternatives are ambitious, free, and nowhere near finished.
PA measles outbreak tops 1,000 cases, largest since disease was eliminated by Beth Mole on 2026-10-07 20:01 (#78X83) Pennsylvania reported 1,066 outbreak-linked cases on Wednesday.
TP-Link problems in US grow amid FCC router ban and four state lawsuits by Jon Brodkin on 2026-10-07 19:53 (#78X84) TP-Link can't sell latest routers in US, still needs exemption from FCC ban.
Chemistry Nobel goes to reactions like those that gave life a hand by John Timmer on 2026-10-07 18:48 (#78X5M) Altering molecular handedness has implications for the origins of life.
Pediatricians renew call to ban raw milk as anti-science rhetoric reigns by Beth Mole on 2026-10-07 18:24 (#78X5N) In renewed policy, pediatricians review the benefits of heating milk to kill germs.
Fraudster jailed for using 10K bots and AI songs to outstream Taylor Swift by Ashley Belanger on 2026-10-07 17:57 (#78X5P) Man gets 18 months for AI scheme stealing $8M in music streaming royalties.
Jaguar Type 01 debuts; now, no one remembers the electric Ferrari by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-10-07 15:48 (#78X37) Car design sure riles people up on the Internet these days. Goes double for EVs.
Trade group crunches numbers on Trump’s impossible push for 100% US-made tech by Ashley Belanger on 2026-10-07 15:19 (#78X38) Trump's aggressive reshoring push could cost tech firms $230 billion, CTA estimates.
Mistral says "Le Chonk" can challenge the best AI models by Joel Khalili, wired.com on 2026-10-07 14:12 (#78X0N) Mistral says Le Chonk can rival top closed models while remaining open-weight.
Google rolls out improved SynthID AI content detector, now available globally by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-10-07 14:00 (#78X0P) The new SynthID website can now identify AI content from Google, OpenAI, and more.
AI/ML is becoming a performance factor in motorsport by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-10-07 13:56 (#78X0Q) More than just a sponsor: OpenAI has been helping Ganassi with setups.
Review: Fine, let's talk about Digger by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-10-07 13:01 (#78X0R) Its excesses may try one's patience at times, but the film sticks the landing with a savagely moving finale.
If you're looking, here's a "good deal" for NASA and the European Space Agency by Stephen Clark on 2026-10-07 11:00 (#78X0S) "Weare in the era of people interested in having good deals, and LISA is a very good deal for the US."
Drones sink ships near NATO countries in “unacceptable” attacks, EU says by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-10-06 21:31 (#78WEB) Two cargo ships have sunk, one ship was afire, and sailors are dead or missing.
OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT outputs by default—but only in the EU by Samuel Axon on 2026-10-06 20:50 (#78WEC) Like other solutions, it is not especially reliable, and it's easy to circumvent.
HBO Max, Paramount+, and Discovery+ "will unify into a single service” by Scharon Harding on 2026-10-06 20:32 (#78WED) A combined service could lead to higher prices.
It looks like the Atlantic storm season may finally produce a hurricane by Eric Berger on 2026-10-06 19:55 (#78WEE) To date, this Atlantic tropics year has been exceptionally quiet.
Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large services by Dan Goodin on 2026-10-06 19:21 (#78WEF) Compromise of 3 domain registries allows hackers to walk off with unauthorized certs.
Paramount completes $111B Warner merger, creating “Skydance” behemoth by Jon Brodkin on 2026-10-06 17:33 (#78W9K) Paramount now owns Warner Bros. as last-ditch effort to stop $111B merger fails.
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Amazon kills Alexa’s ability to control Echo speakers' AUX input by Scharon Harding on 2026-10-06 17:03 (#78W9N) Amazon hasn't made an Echo with a 3.5mm port in six years.
Neutrino physicist wins 2026 Nobel Physics Prize by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-10-06 16:53 (#78W9P) Francis Halzen of University of Wisconsin-Madison led development of IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
Googlebook "Better Together" phone features don't work with Samsung at launch by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-10-06 16:15 (#78W9Q) Googlebooks require Android 17, but Samsung's Android 17 phones won't work yet.
Why is NASA bringing 7,500 contractors back to work as civil servants? by Eric Berger on 2026-10-06 16:00 (#78W9R) "The administrator's directive is a coherent and necessary vision for the future."
All-electric camping gets a solar upgrade: The 2027 Pebble Flow by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-10-06 15:23 (#78W9S) The Pebble Flow has a 45 kWh LFP battery and can even charge an EV.
Big Oil asks Supreme Court to kill climate lawsuits before trial by Nicholas Kusnetz, Inside Climate News on 2026-10-06 13:29 (#78W3Y) Oil companies say federal law should block state climate deception claims.