NASA is leading the way to the Moon, but the military won't be far behind by Stephen Clark on 2026-04-01 01:36 (#74MPV) "I just don't want to get caught flat-footed when we start to have to protect US interests out there."
Running local models on Macs gets faster with Ollama's MLX support by Samuel Axon on 2026-03-31 23:00 (#74MNA) Apple Silicon Macs get a performance boost thanks to better unified memory usage.
RFK Jr. wants Americans to use peptides that were banned over safety risks by Beth Mole on 2026-03-31 21:51 (#74MK4) The FDA is reportedly planning to allow production of 14 previously banned peptides.
Starlink satellite breaks apart into "tens of objects"; SpaceX confirms "anomaly" by Jon Brodkin on 2026-03-31 21:28 (#74MK5) Satellite failure cause is unexplained after second "fragment creation event."
He-Man gets an origin story in Masters of the Universe trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-03-31 20:26 (#74MGH) "Skeletor took my family and he destroyed our world."
Sweaty, glassy-eyed Tiger Woods blames cell phone use for his car crash by Nate Anderson on 2026-03-31 20:00 (#74MGJ) Cops arrest Woods after incident.
It's a race against time to save Krypto in Supergirl trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-03-31 19:50 (#74MGK) Have these villains not seen John Wick?
Entire Claude Code CLI source code leaks thanks to exposed map file by Samuel Axon on 2026-03-31 19:09 (#74MGM) 512,000 lines of code that competitors and hobbyists will be studying for weeks.
Quantum computers need vastly fewer resources than thought to break vital encryption by Dan Goodin on 2026-03-31 18:25 (#74MDW) No, the sky isn't falling, but Q Day is coming, and it won't be as expensive as thought.
You can finally change the goofy Gmail address you chose years ago by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-03-31 17:55 (#74MDX) All your data remains intact, and you can go back to your original address at any time.
OkCupid gave 3 million dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, FTC says by Jon Brodkin on 2026-03-31 17:33 (#74MDY) OkCupid and Match settle with Trump FTC, don't have to pay any financial penalty.
This is my third Orion launch, but it feels totally different by Eric Berger on 2026-03-31 17:09 (#74MDZ) The first two launches of Orion felt hollow, but NASA is finally on a better course.
Costco sued for seeking refunds on tariffs customers paid by Ashley Belanger on 2026-03-31 16:09 (#74MB7) Proposed class action accuses Costco of unjust enrichment.
What's the best cabin layout for aircraft evacuation? by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-03-31 15:00 (#74M7V) The key is to evenly distribute elderly passengers, who move more slowly, among the aircraft cabins.
After more than 53 years, humans may finally return to the Moon this week by Stephen Clark on 2026-03-31 14:25 (#74M7W) "Things are certainly starting to feel real here at the Cape."
No more Chinese Polestar 3s as production shifts entirely to the US by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-03-31 14:11 (#74M7X) Building the big electric SUV at two sites doesn't make sense anymore.
How did Anthropic measure AI's "theoretical capabilities" in the job market? by Kyle Orland on 2026-03-31 14:01 (#74M7Y) 2023 study made a lot of assumptions about future "anticipated LLM-powered software."
Iran's hackers are on the offensive against the US and Israel by Jacob Judah, Financial Times on 2026-03-31 13:37 (#74M5C) Tehran hopes to stoke fear and extract intel in a series of cyber attacks.
As electric truck demand craters, GM lays off workers and idles plant by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-03-31 12:28 (#74M5D) Factory Zero went idle on March 16, workers expected to return April 13.
Water utility announces it's ditching fluoride—then reveals it did so years ago by Beth Mole on 2026-03-30 22:32 (#74KRR) The water utility highlighted unsubstantiated health concerns.
Judge halts Nexstar/Tegna merger after FCC let firms exceed TV ownership limit by Jon Brodkin on 2026-03-30 20:18 (#74KM1) "Defendants must immediately cease" actions to integrate and consolidate the firms.
Authors' lucky break in court may help class action over Meta torrenting by Ashley Belanger on 2026-03-30 19:04 (#74KHF) Judge gave authors an easier attack on Meta's torrenting. Meta hopes SCOTUS ruling will block it.
F1 in Japan: Oh no, what have they done to all the fast corners? by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-03-30 17:22 (#74KHG) F1 cars don't have enough energy in a lap to attack fast corners, and that's bad.
After 16 years and $8 billion, the military's new GPS software still doesn't work by Stephen Clark on 2026-03-30 17:11 (#74KHH) "It's a very stressing program. We are still considering how to ensure we move forward."
Trump convenes "God Squad" to override Endangered Species Act, up oil production by Kiley Price, Inside Climate News on 2026-03-30 13:30 (#74KC4) Administration wants to exempt all federally regulated offshore oil from protections.
What happened to Amelia Earhart? New book takes on the case. by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-03-30 12:31 (#74KC5) Rachel Hartigan on her new book, Lost: Amelia Earhart's Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life.
Pints meet prop bets: Polymarket’s “Situation Room” pop-up bar in DC by Rob Pegoraro on 2026-03-29 11:35 (#74JQ5) Why did a leading prediction market feel the need for an in-person bar in DC?
Polygraphs have major flaws. Are there better options? by Sarah Scoles, Undark Magazine on 2026-03-29 11:01 (#74JNW) Research proceeds on alternatives, but some doubt whether true lie detection is possible.
Explanation for why we don't see two-foot-long dragonflies anymore fails by Jacek Krywko on 2026-03-28 12:30 (#74JAB) Breathing capacity could have compensated for lower atmospheric oxygen.
Causality optional? Testing the "indefinite causal order" superposition by John Timmer on 2026-03-28 12:00 (#74J8K) A quantum experiment shows that we can formally test if the order of events matters.
How new fishing tech can reduce bycatch of turtles and other creatures by Gennaro Tomma, Knowable Magazine on 2026-03-28 11:15 (#74J8M) Specially equipped nets can help save some species, while allowing fisherman to still catch others.
Playing Wolfenstein 3D with one hand in 2026 by Kyle Orland on 2026-03-27 22:09 (#74J1V) Over three decades later, this historical curiosity has more than a few rough edges
With new plugins feature, OpenAI officially takes Codex beyond coding by Samuel Axon on 2026-03-27 21:53 (#74J1W) Things are moving fast, and competitors have offered something similar for a while.
Outbreak linked to raw cheese grows; 9 cases total, one with kidney failure by Beth Mole on 2026-03-27 21:43 (#74J1X) Raw Farm denies link to illnesses while patients keep identifying its products.
Judge irate as defendant joins by Zoom while driving—then lies about it by Nate Anderson on 2026-03-27 21:10 (#74HZV) "Let me see the driver!"
AV1’s open, royalty-free promise in question as Dolby sues Snapchat over codec by Scharon Harding on 2026-03-27 20:31 (#74HZW) Big Tech declaring AV1 royalty-free doesn't mean that it is."
Hegseth, Trump had no authority to order Anthropic to be blacklisted, judge says by Ashley Belanger on 2026-03-27 19:49 (#74HXG) I don't know": Department of War fails to justify blacklisting Anthropic.
DOJ confirms FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email was hacked by Ashley Belanger on 2026-03-27 16:24 (#74HVB) Hackers claimed the attack was retaliation after Patel vowed to "hunt" them.
Sony is raising PlayStation 5 prices again, this time by between $100 and $150 by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-27 15:57 (#74HVC) Memory, storage shortages have made all kinds of consumer tech more expensive.
No one is happy with NASA's new idea for private space stations by Eric Berger on 2026-03-27 15:42 (#74HVD) "It reminds me of sort of Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football."
Apple pulls the plug on its high-priced, oft-neglected Mac Pro desktop by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-27 14:47 (#74HRR) M2 Ultra Mac Pro is no longer for sale, and Apple says no replacement is planned.
Rivian and VW Group complete winter testing of new zonal architecture by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-03-27 13:53 (#74HNR) The RV Tech joint venture passed a key milestone, opens up $1 billion for Rivian.
Senators want US energy information agency to monitor data center electricity usage by Molly Taft, wired.com on 2026-03-27 13:16 (#74HNS) In a letter, senators press for mandated annual electricity disclosure for data centers.
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition crams 208MB of cache into a single chip by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-27 12:44 (#74HNT) Both of the chip's CPU dies will include 64MB of extra cache stacked beneath.
Rocket Report: Russia reopens gateway to ISS; Cape Canaveral hosts missile test by Stephen Clark on 2026-03-27 12:35 (#74HNV) The US Space Force might move additional payloads off of ULA's grounded Vulcan rocket.
Elon Musk loses big in court; X boycott perfectly legal by Ashley Belanger on 2026-03-26 21:50 (#74H7K) X admonished for "fishing expedition" as judge dismisses ad boycott lawsuit.
Spotify seeks $300M from Anna's Archive, which ignores all court proceedings by Jon Brodkin on 2026-03-26 21:27 (#74H7M) Even with court orders, music firms struggle to eliminate notorious shadow library.
Internet Yiff Machine: We hacked 93GB of "anonymous" crime tips by Nate Anderson on 2026-03-26 21:04 (#74H7N) Ultra-sensitive data may have been hacked.
As RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine ways turn toxic to GOP, CDC director is hard to find by Beth Mole on 2026-03-26 20:46 (#74H7P) Wednesday was the deadline to nominate a new director.
Netflix raises prices for every subscription tier by up to 12.5 percent by Scharon Harding on 2026-03-26 20:30 (#74H7Q) Netflix last raised prices in January 2025.