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A British redcoat’s lost memoir resurfaces
Shadrack Byfield lost his left arm in the War of 1812; his life sheds light on post-war re-integration.
Musk and Hegseth vow to “make Star Trek real” but miss the show’s lessons
AI weapons systems may annihilate their creators.
SC measles outbreak has gone berserk: 124 cases since Friday, 409 quarantined
On Jan. 6, there were 211 cases. The outbreak, which began in October, is now at 434.
A single click mounted a covert, multistage attack against Copilot
Exploit exfiltrating data from chat histories worked even after users closed chat windows.
I can’t stop shooting Oddcore’s endless waves of weird little guys
Zippy action, fun upgrade system make for a great pick-up-and-play shooter.
FBI fights leaks by seizing Washington Post reporter’s phone, laptops, and watch
FBI searches home and devices of reporter who has over 1,100 government contacts.
US gov’t: House sysadmin stole 200 phones, caught by House IT desk
Scheme allegedly cost taxpayers $150,000.
Grok was finally updated to stop undressing women and children, X Safety says
California's AG will investigate whether Musk's nudifying bot broke US laws.
Federal data underscores meteoric rise of streaming subscription prices in 2025
Streaming services played a big role in 2025 inflation.
Civilization VII is headed to iPhone and iPad with “Arcade Edition”
Apple's platforms are also getting Retrocade, a library of classic arcade games.
Bandcamp bans purely AI-generated music from its platform
Indie music store says it wants fans to have confidence music was largely made by humans.
Man got $2,500 whole-body MRI that found no problems—then had massive stroke
The MRI showed a problem in a brain artery that should have been flagged, man claims.
Scientists sequence a woolly rhino genome from a 14,400-year-old wolf’s stomach
Fortunately for paleogeneticists, wolf puppies don't chew their food thoroughly.
Gemini can now scan your photos, email, and more to provide better answers
The feature will start with paid users only, and it's off by default.
Deny, deny, admit: UK police used Copilot AI “hallucination” when banning football fans
Police finally come clean about botched use of AI tools.
EPA makes it harder for states, tribes to block pipelines
A new rule aims to speed up and streamline the permitting process.
Is 2026 the year buttons come back to cars? Crash testers say yes.
The requirements won't go far enough for many, but it's a start.
BMW’s first electric M car is coming in 2027—with one motor per wheel
Here's what we know about the first BMW EV to wear a proper M badge.
The RAM shortage’s silver lining: Less talk about “AI PCs”
General interest in AI PCs has been wavering for a while..."
Never-before-seen Linux malware is “far more advanced than typical”
VoidLink includes an unusually broad and advanced array of capabilities.
Lawsuit: DHS wants “unlimited subpoena authority” to unmask ICE critics
DHS is weirdly using import/export rules to expand its authority to identify online critics.
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
Hegseth wants to integrate Musk’s Grok AI into military networks this month
US defense secretary announces plans for integration despite recent controversies.
Microsoft vows to cover full power costs for energy-hungry AI data centers
Company responds to community concerns over electricity bills and water use.
Google’s updated Veo model can make vertical videos from reference images with 4K upscaling
Google has also added the updated Veo tools to YouTube creator tools.
Starlink tries to stay online in Iran as regime jams signals during protests
Iran shut off Internet as it cracks down on protests; even Starlink has problems.
EPA moves to stop considering economic benefits of cleaner air
New language criticizes uncertainties" in longstanding EPA practice.
Apple’s Mac and iPad creative apps get bundled into “Creator Studio” subscription
Video, audio, and image editing apps join up in one subscription on January 28.
Scott Adams, Dilbert creator, dead at 68
"I had an amazing life. I gave it everything I had."
This one could use less power: The Jeep Wagoneer S EV
Poorly calibrated pedal mapping marred the Wagoneer S experience.
A new Titan emerges in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters S2 teaser
Apple TV's sci-fi series is part of Legendary Entertainment's MonsterVerse and is set after 2014's Godzilla.
Wild mushrooms keep killing people in California; 3 dead, 35 poisoned
Officials have linked the poisonings to the death cap mushroom (Amanita phalloides).
Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike wants to do for AI what he did for messaging
Introducing Confer, an end-to-end AI assistant that just works.
Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Code-like for general computing
Users can give Claude access to a folder and tell it what to do for them.
You can now reserve a hotel room on the Moon for $250,000
"We can't keep everyone living on that first ship that sailed to North America."
Paramount sues WBD over Netflix deal. WBD says Paramount’s price is still inadequate.
WBD calls Paramount's lawsuit "meritless" and its offer deficient.
Even Linus Torvalds is trying his hand at vibe coding (but just a little)
"But then I cut out the middle man-me."
Verizon to stop automatic unlocking of phones as FCC ends 60-day unlock rule
FCC waives rule that forced Verizon to unlock phones 60 days after activation.
Google removes some AI health summaries after investigation finds “dangerous” flaws
AI Overviews provided false liver test information experts called alarming.
Judge: Trump violated Fifth Amendment by ending energy grants in only blue states
Donald Trump's social media post triggers rare Fifth Amendment ruling.
Switching water sources improved hygiene of Pompeii’s public baths
Scientists analyzed carbonate deposits from baths, aqueduct to learn more about city's changing water supply.
Supreme Court takes case that could strip FCC of authority to issue fines
AT&T and Verizon claim right to a jury trial was violated by FCC fines.
Apps like Grok are explicitly banned under Google’s rules—why is it still in the Play Store?
Google describes apps exactly like Grok and says they are banned from Google Play.
NASA launches new mission to get the most out of the James Webb Space Telescope
"It was not recognized how serious a problem that is until... about 2017 or 2018."
Apple chooses Google’s Gemini over OpenAI’s ChatGPT to power next-gen Siri
Apple goes with Google's tech despite using OpenAI's ChatGPT elsewhere in iOS.
Is this the beginning of the end for GameStop?
The sudden closure of hundreds of storefronts isn't exactly a great sign...
UK probes X over Grok CSAM scandal; Elon Musk cries censorship
Grok tests if UK can penalize platforms for sexualized deepfakes generated by AI.
The Chevrolet Bolt is back... but for how long?
The new LFP battery pack has 262 miles of range and fast-charges at 150 kW.
New research shows how shunning ultraprocessed foods helps with aging
Studies have linked ultraprocessed foods to poor health outcomes.
NASA topples towers used to test Saturn rockets, space shuttle
The Propulsion and Structural Test Facility and Dynamic Test Facility are no more.
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