Has Ford got cheap car fever? A $25K crossover is supposedly on the way. by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-08-10 17:07 (#77K6R) Ford dealers were told about the new Escape-sized model; one of them spilled the beans.
Taylor Farms recalls jalapeño products for Salmonella amid Cyclospora outbreak by Beth Mole on 2026-08-10 16:37 (#77K6S) Recall of jalapeno products spans 26 states, major retailers, a variety of foods.
Valve slowly expands SteamOS support on non-Valve hardware by Kyle Orland on 2026-08-10 16:01 (#77K6T) New update includes improvements for the Intel-based MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ among others.
Following Epic loss, Google has started hosting rival app stores in the Play Store by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-08-10 15:44 (#77K6V) Aptoide has become the first app store distributed inside Google Play under a judge's order.
One of China's workhorse rockets just exploded in flight by Eric Berger on 2026-08-10 15:05 (#77K0V) If the failure involved the YF-100 engine, there are broader concerns for China's space program.
Dogs can tell if you're scared or sad by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-08-10 15:00 (#77K0W) fMRI scans show happiness, fear, anger, and sadness have distinct brain activity patterns in doggy brains.
2026 Subaru Outback review: Great interior, refined drive, divisive looks by Jim Resnick on 2026-08-10 14:49 (#77K0X) The newest Outback sticks to the script; that's no bad thing if you like Outbacks.
A researcher bought noreply.net. Companies started sending him secrets. by Matt Burgess, wired.com on 2026-08-10 14:25 (#77K0Y) Companies treat some email domains as digital trash cans, despite the risks.
Peer review is overwhelmed—can it survive in the AI era? by Saima Sidik on 2026-08-10 11:00 (#77JWY) As research and AI-assisted papers surge, volunteer reviewers struggle to keep up.
Mount Toba eruption doesn't seem like it could nearly kill our species by Jacek Krywko on 2026-08-09 11:00 (#77JCP) The massive Toba eruption seems to have had little climate impact.
The first self-driving vehicle on Mars has proven to be a smashing success by Eric Berger on 2026-08-08 11:30 (#77HXX) About 90 percent of the distance driven by Perseverance has been autonomous.
DeepMind’s hurricane breakthrough has surprised weather scientists by Victoria Turk, wired.com on 2026-08-08 11:05 (#77HXY) Open source WeatherNext model can make accurate predictions with lower-resolution weather data.
Europe's free satellite service just made it easier to track wildfires by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-08-07 21:48 (#77HP7) Copernicus Browser adds wildfire visualization amid record wildfire season.
Flesh-eating screwworms feast on humans in Mexico; human cases top 500 by Beth Mole on 2026-08-07 21:09 (#77HMD) Six deaths reported among screwworm cases, one directly attributed to the flies.
Judge rules Meta caused "public nuisance" and must fund mental health treatment by Jon Brodkin on 2026-08-07 19:49 (#77HME) New Mexico judge orders $567M fund to help address youth mental health crisis.
The ultimate eclipse chase: A Concorde raced against the Moon's shadow by Dhananjay Khadilkar on 2026-08-07 19:00 (#77HMF) Fitted with telescopes, the plane did our longest imaging of the Sun's corona.
New official 30th anniversary Quake mission pack adds new maps and mechanics by Samuel Axon on 2026-08-07 18:00 (#77HJG) 19 new maps continue the story from MachineGames' other campaign additions.
DOGE's wild, unverifiable savings claims discredited in US government report by Jon Brodkin on 2026-08-07 17:51 (#77HJH) DOGE's inflated "Wall of Receipts": 96% of grant savings unverifiable, GAO says.
OpenAI’s expensive smart speaker will use moving parts to seem “more alive” by Scharon Harding on 2026-08-07 17:36 (#77HJJ) Gurman report claims OpenAI confirmed the speaker is not an Apple ripoff.
How snails engineer their slime by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-08-07 17:25 (#77HJK) Collagen and calcium work in tandem to achieve varying mechanical properties of different kinds of mucus.
Volkswagen plans to win America back with a pickup, report says by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-08-07 17:13 (#77HJM) There's no evidence the truck will be a cheap EV truck, but what if it were?
Report: White House drafting executive order linking vaccines and autism by Beth Mole on 2026-08-07 14:41 (#77HC0) Trump determined to link life-saving shots to autism, despite science and political risk.
AI chatbots have failed people in crisis. Can that be fixed? by Cyrus Farivar on 2026-08-07 13:49 (#77HC1) Clinicians and researchers say AI companies need to open up their safety data.
ByteDance trains massive AI model in bid to rival Anthropic by Zijing Wu, Financial Times on 2026-08-07 13:29 (#77HC2) TikTok owner training a model with 10 trillion parameters.
The world's biggest solar telescope caught vortexes on the Sun's surface by Jacek Krywko on 2026-08-07 13:20 (#77HC3) We expected them to be there, but they had previously been too small to see.
Trump is losing his war on wind power by John Timmer on 2026-08-07 12:58 (#77HC4) A court rules that a hold on all wind projects clearly violates the law.
Remembering the pre-Google web, when search was an experiment by Alan Bradley on 2026-08-07 11:00 (#77H98) "Most people have completely forgotten how chaotic it really was."
Organ donation group accused of trying to take living man's organs faces shutdown by Beth Mole on 2026-08-06 22:20 (#77H10) The organization, Network for Hope, "strongly disagrees" with Trump admin's decision.
Explosive drone found hovering near Ukrainian cargo aircraft at German airport by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-08-06 22:01 (#77GZF) Russian attack? Explosive drone targeted parked aircraft at Leipzig airport.
X wants to keep suing advertisers, asks 5th Circuit to overrule district judge by Jon Brodkin on 2026-08-06 20:29 (#77GXC) Musk continues appeal despite court loss and settlement with advertiser group.
Suno hopes to go legit with watermarks for AI-generated music by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-08-06 20:17 (#77GXD) Suno plans watermarks and download limits to stop "large-scale abuse."
Anthropic will design its own hardware to power Claude by Samuel Axon on 2026-08-06 20:03 (#77GXE) Anthropic and OpenAI are racing to scale up while reducing dependence on Nvidia.
Large genome models used to design new viruses by John Timmer on 2026-08-06 19:04 (#77GXF) The AI system makes genetically distant versions of a bacteria-killing virus.
Blue Origin narrowing in on root cause of catastrophic rocket accident by Eric Berger on 2026-08-06 18:20 (#77GXG) "The anomaly originated at the main oxygen valve on one of the BE-4 engines."
Parasitic zombie-ant fungus thrives in mosses, too by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-08-06 17:13 (#77GRJ) This may help fungi survive host scarcity and explains why infected hosts prefer the mosses as death sites.
Trump FCC kills TV ownership cap, claiming authority over limit set by Congress by Jon Brodkin on 2026-08-06 16:40 (#77GRK) Change will let "Trump-aligned billionaires" buy more stations, advocacy group says.
Moderna's mRNA flu shot earns FDA approval after rollercoaster review by Beth Mole on 2026-08-06 16:31 (#77GRM) Moderna's new flu vaccine, mFLUSIVA, is approved for all adults ages 50 and up.
Cloudflare open-sources vibe-coding platform for people who aren't coders by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-08-06 16:15 (#77GRN) Cloudflare built an AI agent workspace for its employees. Now it's open source.
Ford picks "Fathom" for its affordable truck name, starts at $28,350 by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-08-06 13:00 (#77GJA) Deliveries of the new electric pickup are slated for later next year.
AI isn’t enough to protect social media communities from AI by Scharon Harding on 2026-08-06 11:00 (#77GFW) Why humans need to moderate humans.
Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers by Dan Goodin on 2026-08-05 22:35 (#77G69) Baseboard management controllers from the world's biggest manufacturers are a security mess.
Schwartz confirmed as CDC director after bungling confirmation hearing by Beth Mole on 2026-08-05 21:03 (#77G35) Schwartz is well-qualified for the role, but crashed and burned in Senate hearing.
Anthropic’s AI used fake identities, malware in rogue attack on GitHub project by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-08-05 20:47 (#77G36) Anthropic and OpenAI models' unprompted actions forced halt to UK cyber tests.
Reddit signals ominous upcoming "changes” for old.reddit.com by Scharon Harding on 2026-08-05 20:01 (#77G37) Reddit says the beloved site is used for some "bad behavior."
Hank Green found the AI problem that YouTube labels can’t catch by Nate Anderson on 2026-08-05 19:51 (#77G0Z) "Slop" isn't the only problem.
SpaceX claims Starlink Mobile will be better than AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon by Jon Brodkin on 2026-08-05 19:38 (#77G10) SpaceX won't build large cell towers but plans small base stations across US.
This Atlantic hurricane season is looking like a dud, but there will be a price to pay by Eric Berger on 2026-08-05 19:19 (#77G11) "The models are forecasting something outside the envelope of anything we have ever observed."
Google's AI shake-up: DeepMind's Hassabis steps aside, senior scientists depart by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-08-05 19:05 (#77G12) Google's AI brain drain continues.
Review: Spider-Man: Brand New Day reminds us that superhero movies can be good by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-08-05 18:27 (#77G13) It's as much about grounded characters and well-timed emotional beats as CGI-filled action extravaganzas.
Weeks into explosive diarrhea outbreak, sluggish CDC plans response team by Beth Mole on 2026-08-05 18:11 (#77G14) Reports of cases began in June, and the national tally is now nearing 23,000.