Ted Cruz and Ron Wyden try to fight censorship with bipartisan JAWBONE Act by Jon Brodkin on 2026-06-11 19:31 (#768DW) 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 by Scharon Harding on 2026-06-11 19:08 (#768DX) The old app "still needs to be retired," AcuRite tells us.
After nearly breaking, NASA's Deep Space Network "worked well" on Artemis II by Stephen Clark on 2026-06-11 18:34 (#768B7) "Some missions are using more than what their paperwork would say."
F1 teams spend millions on their simulators—what makes them different? by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-06-11 18:18 (#768B8) Latency, bandwidth, and fidelity all matter when you're chasing milliseconds.
Did Iron Age Britons remove brains of the dead? by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-06-11 17:21 (#76891) 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 by Kyle Orland on 2026-06-11 13:56 (#76860) Brutal self-assessment paints a picture of a Microsoft gaming division in crisis.
Alaskans will be flying blind after NSF decommissions ocean monitoring network by Paula Dobbyn, Inside Climate News on 2026-06-11 13:19 (#7682Z) Alaska's multibillion-dollar fishing industry and vulnerable coastal communities at risk.
The first complex cells had genes from a complex mix of species by John Timmer on 2026-06-11 12:44 (#76830) 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 by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-06-11 11:00 (#7680F) AI aside, Golden Gate includes a bunch of subtle-but-helpful improvements.
Diabetes org apologizes for ejecting scientists over criticism of Trump by Beth Mole on 2026-06-10 22:16 (#767QE) 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 by Jon Brodkin on 2026-06-10 21:30 (#767QF) 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 by Scharon Harding on 2026-06-10 19:57 (#767K6) 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 by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-06-10 19:29 (#767G9) 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 by Eric Berger on 2026-06-10 17:31 (#767GA) "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 by Ashley Belanger on 2026-06-10 17:19 (#767GB) 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 by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-06-10 17:04 (#767GC) 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 by Beth Mole on 2026-06-10 16:52 (#767GD) Thirteen other medical groups have already endorsed the independent schedule.
Valve kills its retail gift card program due to scammers by Kyle Orland on 2026-06-10 16:39 (#767GE) 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 by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-06-10 16:10 (#767GF) Honda's $42,000 hybrid coupe looks great, handles well, and gets 44 mpg.
Racist comments targeting politicians tripled since Meta relaxed its rules by David Gilbert, wired.com on 2026-06-10 13:31 (#7677R) Violent threats against lawmakers have also surged on Facebook.
GM Energy introduces V2G support and new energy storage battery chemistry by Roberto Baldwin on 2026-06-10 13:13 (#7677S) 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 by Jon Brodkin on 2026-06-09 21:05 (#766W2) 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 by Dan Goodin on 2026-06-09 20:56 (#766W3) 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 by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-06-09 20:35 (#766W4) 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 by John Timmer on 2026-06-09 20:25 (#766W5) Five peer-reviewed papers update the design and model its expected output.
Paramount accuses Netflix of "scorched-earth campaign" against WBD merger by Scharon Harding on 2026-06-09 20:15 (#766QW) Netflix's response: "Absurd."
Anthropic says these topics are too dangerous to let its Fable 5 model talk about by Kyle Orland on 2026-06-09 19:20 (#766QX) New frontier model refuses cybersecurity, biology, and chemistry queries.
Google announces Gemini 3.5 Live Translate for instant voice-to-voice translation by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-06-09 18:57 (#766QY) 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 by Eric Berger on 2026-06-09 18:42 (#766N3) "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 by Beth Mole on 2026-06-09 17:09 (#766N4) The chances are low, but not zero.
One day after discovery, Meta pulls facial recognition code from its smart glasses by Dhruv Mehrotra and Dell Cameron, wired.com on 2026-06-09 16:31 (#766JW) 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 by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-06-09 15:44 (#766JX) 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 by Dan Goodin on 2026-06-09 15:12 (#766JY) Use-after-free bug can be exploited to evade sandbox defenses.
Gold isn’t inert, it just has bodyguards protecting it by Chris Lee on 2026-06-09 14:23 (#766JZ) Individual gold atoms move around to form oxidation-proof structures.
Here's Audi's next Q7 SUV and US-only SQ7, now with an RS V8 by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-06-09 14:00 (#766K0) At night, the car projects its turn signals onto the road to alert other road users.
Apple says its AI is still private, even when it's running on Google's servers by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-06-09 13:05 (#766D2) Some models run in Google's cloud, but without giving Google any kind of access.
First Drive: The 2027 Rivian R2 entirely changes the EV game by Michael Teo Van Runkle on 2026-06-09 13:00 (#766D3) Rivian's second EV is the sub-$60,000 R2, and it was worth the wait.
FCC lifts looming deadline for Amazon Leo satellite broadband constellation by Stephen Clark on 2026-06-09 00:59 (#7662M) The waiver "serves the public interest by promoting a second large satellite broadband constellation."
Tests suggest Russian satellites can jam GPS on a continental scale by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-06-08 21:56 (#76619) Mystery of GPS interference across Europe raises questions about Russian motives.
macOS 27 requires Apple Silicon, as Apple draws down the Intel Mac era by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-06-08 21:03 (#765YN) You'll need an M1 or better to run the next release of macOS.
iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 don't drop support for any iPhones—and just a few iPads by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-06-08 20:55 (#765YP) This promises to be a solid release for aging iPhones.
Meta alleges NSO violated spyware injunction with new WhatsApp attacks by Jon Brodkin on 2026-06-08 20:26 (#765YQ) WhatsApp disrupted spear phishing attempts, asks court to hold NSO in contempt.
The fastest humans in the galaxy just got a spiffy patch to prove it by Robert Pearlman on 2026-06-08 19:40 (#765VX) "It is actually challenging how you measure [Mach] from space."
Say hi to "Siri AI"—Apple announces new, more "conversational" voice assistant by Kyle Orland on 2026-06-08 19:30 (#765VY) New features coming this fall alongside two-tiered, Google-powered AI model overhaul.
Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity come to Google NotebookLM by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-06-08 19:00 (#765VZ) NotebookLM is getting a big upgrade, but it's only for AI Ultra and enterprise accounts right now.
Your empty cuppa could capture carbon by Scott K. Johnson on 2026-06-08 18:50 (#765W0) Polystyrene can be upcycled into carbon sponge material.
For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer by Dan Goodin on 2026-06-08 18:34 (#765W1) 73 packages run self-replicating stealer as soon as they're opened by an AI agent.
Apple's iOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, and other updates focus on refinement by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-06-08 18:07 (#765W2) Apple's OSes come with Liquid Glass tweaks and performance optimizations.
Man jailed for a month despite Flock showing he was 5 miles from crime scene by Ashley Belanger on 2026-06-08 17:20 (#765RV) Cop seemingly ignored Flock camera timestamp to justify arrests.
F1 in Monaco: Finally, the cars were flat-out in qualifying by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-06-08 16:56 (#765RW) The cars are too big to race well, but the competition for pole position is thrilling.