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PeopleSoft 0-day affecting hundreds of organizations steals gigabytes of data
Vulnerability in the Oracle-owned PeopleSoft software is about as critical as they come.
Controversial FISA spying law expires tonight. The spying will continue.
Section 702 of FISA to expire tonight, but certification lasts until March 2027.
Here's what Jeff Bezos' new startup Prometheus will do
It isn't the only startup tackling physical AI, but it's one of the best-funded.
Have politics finally come for the National Academies of Science?
A pending report on climate attribution may be setting the stage for conflict.
Ukraine's one-time test used fully autonomous drones to kill Russian soldiers
Full autonomy is rare, but Ukraine is installing AI modules on drones and robots.
$130 billion in data center projects blocked by protests so far this year
Winning fight against AI data centers gives people a "taste of political power."
When it comes to total water use, AI data centers are a drop in the bucket
Even moderately sized data centers can have an outsized local impact.
Google sues Chinese cybercrime network that used Gemini to automate scams
The fraudsters allegedly targeted hundreds of thousands of people with Gemini-coded scams sites.
RFK Jr. melts down over NYT report, admits he blacklists reporters
NYT reported Kennedy is disengaged. Kennedy's response seems to show NYT is right.
The biggest race in the world? The 24 Hours of Le Mans is this weekend.
More than 350,000 spectators will watch 62 cars compete, day and night.
Lawsuit: ChatGPT validated suicidal woman's distrust of crisis lines
Did chatbot abandon mental health guardrails when a vulnerable user pushed back?
Cameras, sensors, and 3D body scans: All the tech helping eliminate blown calls
This World Cup, refs will use digital twins of each player to view plays from every angle.
Ebola cases in DRC rise to 676 as Kenya protests erupt over US plans
Outbreak responses are still playing catch-up as US works to isolate itself.
Pokémon Go players unwittingly contributed to tech with military drone uses
The repurposing of Pokemon Go data for AI training continues to draw scrutiny.
Verizon sent man a refurbished phone with MDM, then deleted his data remotely
Failure raises questions about how Verizon prepares refurbished phones for new users.
Rocket Report: Nova moving through test campaign; SpaceX IPO launches Friday
"If I needed to fly on another vehicle, what would that look like?"
Ted Cruz and Ron Wyden try to fight censorship with bipartisan JAWBONE Act
Cruz/Wyden bill would help Americans sue federal officials over censorship.
AcuRite admits new app falls short, delays old app’s May shutdown to fix problems
The old app "still needs to be retired," AcuRite tells us.
After nearly breaking, NASA's Deep Space Network "worked well" on Artemis II
"Some missions are using more than what their paperwork would say."
F1 teams spend millions on their simulators—what makes them different?
Latency, bandwidth, and fidelity all matter when you're chasing milliseconds.
Did Iron Age Britons remove brains of the dead?
Archaeologists found apparent scrape marks inside a skull; long bones may have been sharpened into tools.
"This cannot continue": Xbox leaders lay out "hard truths" behind sagging brand
Brutal self-assessment paints a picture of a Microsoft gaming division in crisis.
Alaskans will be flying blind after NSF decommissions ocean monitoring network
Alaska's multibillion-dollar fishing industry and vulnerable coastal communities at risk.
The first complex cells had genes from a complex mix of species
Our ancestors' genomes were built through successive waves of gene transfers.
Several things I like about macOS 27 Golden Gate that have nothing to do with AI
AI aside, Golden Gate includes a bunch of subtle-but-helpful improvements.
Diabetes org apologizes for ejecting scientists over criticism of Trump
For days after the stunning incident, the ADA had doubled-down on the choice.
Man sues Florida cops over arrest spurred by "93% match" in facial recognition
Lawsuit: "Police let an error-prone AI system stand in for an investigation."
Logitech’s foldable mouse is for people who refuse to carry a mouse with them
The Mobi Fold is an $80 Bluetooth mouse with a silicone-wrapped hinge.
Google DeepMind releases DiffusionGemma, a model that runs local AI 4x faster
Diffusion AI is most common in image generation, but it can make text outputs much faster.
We managed to glean some interesting details about the Artemis III mission
"I was on the phone with Blue Origin leadership that night, all the next day, all through the weekend."
Nobody needs AI to search the Internet, court says in ruling against Google
Google AI Overview court loss in Germany could spell doom for AI search industry.
Cheap Iranian drone downed $25 million US Army helicopter—maybe by chance
The US military struck Iran again after an Iranian drone's lucky midair strike.
OB-GYNs release their own vaccine schedule, rejecting RFK Jr.'s meddling
Thirteen other medical groups have already endorsed the independent schedule.
Valve kills its retail gift card program due to scammers
Move also cuts off a massive market of legit users who buy cards with physical cash.
The 2026 Honda Prelude review: Didn't expect such a head-turner
Honda's $42,000 hybrid coupe looks great, handles well, and gets 44 mpg.
Racist comments targeting politicians tripled since Meta relaxed its rules
Violent threats against lawmakers have also surged on Facebook.
GM Energy introduces V2G support and new energy storage battery chemistry
There are more than a quarter of a million V2G-capable GM EVs on the roads already.
Starlink charges $10 monthly hardware fee in move away from one-time purchases
Starlink, SpaceX's top moneymaker, also raised service prices by $5 to $10.
Locked in heated rivalry with researcher, Microsoft fixes 0-day they disclosed
A separate zero-day also disclosed by Nightmare Eclipse appears to be patched as well.
Three key vital signs make up the "urban pulse" of a city
Cities are dynamic, not static grids, and urbanization is a "spiky," cyclical, and asynchronous process.
Commonwealth Fusion makes the physics case for its 400 MW reactor
Five peer-reviewed papers update the design and model its expected output.
Paramount accuses Netflix of "scorched-earth campaign" against WBD merger
Netflix's response: "Absurd."
Anthropic says these topics are too dangerous to let its Fable 5 model talk about
New frontier model refuses cybersecurity, biology, and chemistry queries.
Google announces Gemini 3.5 Live Translate for instant voice-to-voice translation
Voice translations preserve speaker's tone, pacing, pitch-with SynthID watermarks for security.
NASA assigns crew for Artemis III, sets aggressive timeline for flying it
"Artemis III will be an extraordinary demonstration of what is possible."
Screwworms in US: Human risk is low—but they can burrow through your skull
The chances are low, but not zero.
One day after discovery, Meta pulls facial recognition code from its smart glasses
Meta won't say why or whether it's coming back.
Drone boat picked up downed US Army helicopter pilots—a first for sea rescues
US Navy's Task Force 59 achieved the drone rescue at sea near Strait of Hormuz.
High-severity vulnerability in Linux caused by a single faulty character
Use-after-free bug can be exploited to evade sandbox defenses.
Gold isn’t inert, it just has bodyguards protecting it
Individual gold atoms move around to form oxidation-proof structures.
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