Final analysis of 2025 Iberian blackout: Policies left Spain at risk by John Timmer on 2026-03-24 22:43 (#74FJ9) Too much hardware was allowed to disconnect right at the edge of normal conditions.
Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features by Scharon Harding on 2026-03-24 22:26 (#74FFY) Walmart wants to connect what people stream "directly with retail interaction."
Mozilla dev's "Stack Overflow for agents" targets a key weakness in coding AI by Samuel Axon on 2026-03-24 21:37 (#74FFZ) There are major problems to be solved before it can be adopted, though.
OpenAI announces plans to shut down its Sora video generator by Kyle Orland on 2026-03-24 21:19 (#74FG0) Move comes amid a reported plan to refocus on business and productivity use cases.
Electronic Frontier Foundation to swap leaders as AI, ICE fights escalate by Ashley Belanger on 2026-03-24 21:00 (#74FG1) Public interest in government tech abuses is peaking. EFF's new leader plans to build on that.
FCC imposes sweeping ban on foreign-made routers, affecting all new models by Jon Brodkin on 2026-03-24 19:16 (#74FG2) Trump admin to decide which router makers get exemptions from FCC import ban.
Apple releases iOS, iPadOS, macOS 26.4 with a long list of medium-size tweaks by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-24 19:06 (#74FG3) The 26.4 updates are more significant than the last few updates have been.
NASA kills lunar space station to focus on ambitious Moon base by Eric Berger on 2026-03-24 19:01 (#74FAT) "Everyone wants to be on the surface."
Google's new version of Android Automotive will move beyond infotainment by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-03-24 18:27 (#74FAV) Google wants Android in cars to break out of the infotainment box.
Apple confirms that its Maps app will begin showing ads to users "this summer" by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-24 18:04 (#74FAW) Apple Maps ads will look and work a bit like current App Store ads do.
All of DOGE’s work could be undone as lawsuit against Musk proceeds by Ashley Belanger on 2026-03-24 17:17 (#74F7Z) Musk's X posts bragging about DOGE may trigger reversals of its biggest wins.
Claude Code can now take over your computer to complete tasks by Kyle Orland on 2026-03-24 15:45 (#74F80) But Anthropic urges caution as "research preview" safeguards "aren't absolute."
Study says roads bring more fires to forests; USDA wants more roads to fight fires by Zoƫ Rom, Inside Climate News on 2026-03-24 14:37 (#74F4Z) Opponents say the proposed rule would be a giveaway to the timber industry.
Self-propagating malware poisons open source software and wipes Iran-based machines by Dan Goodin on 2026-03-24 12:38 (#74EZ2) Development houses: It's time to check your networks for infections.
Orbital data centers, part 1: There’s no way this is economically viable, right? by Eric Berger on 2026-03-24 11:00 (#74EZ3) "This is not physically impossible; it's only a question of whether this is a rational thing."
A mission NASA might kill is still returning fascinating science from Jupiter by Stephen Clark on 2026-03-23 22:49 (#74ENY) "We can't quite afford to support everything that we have done in the past."
Trump's MAHA pick for surgeon general flounders amid GOP doubts by Beth Mole on 2026-03-23 21:43 (#74EKN) She stalled over MAHA woo-woo, anti-vaccine views, and lacking medical background.
Nvidia CEO tries to explain why DLSS 5 isn’t just “AI slop” by Kyle Orland on 2026-03-23 21:19 (#74EKP) If game makers don't like it, they could decide not to use it, you know?"
After hackers hit an Iowa company, cars around the country failed to start by Nate Anderson on 2026-03-23 21:10 (#74EKQ) If you don't calibrate your interlock in time, your vehicle is dead.
LG Display starts mass-producing LTPO-like 1 Hz LCD displays for laptops by Scharon Harding on 2026-03-23 20:29 (#74EHH) Dell XPS laptops will be the first to use the display tech that reaches up to 120 Hz.
US to pay TotalEnergies $1 billion to stop developing offshore wind in US by John Timmer on 2026-03-23 19:30 (#74EHJ) Payment reimburses the company for two leases, one for a massive 3 GW wind farm.
Intuit beats FTC in court, ending restrictions on "free" TurboTax ads by Jon Brodkin on 2026-03-23 19:05 (#74EFK) Biden-era punishment tossed; Intuit now has more friendly regulators under Trump.
Apple will talk iOS 27, macOS 27, and more at WWDC 2026 on June 8 by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-23 18:34 (#74EFM) WWDC is often light on hardware, but it's where big software announcements happen.
Long fingernails vs. touchscreens: This nail polish could help by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-03-23 17:59 (#74EFN) Undergraduate's prototype conductive nail polish could turn long fingernails into touchscreen styluses.
Republicans in Congress add $250 annual federal EV tax to transport bill by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-03-23 17:29 (#74EFP) Five principles should determine how you fund transport, says Consumer Reports.
As teens await sentencing for nudifying girls, parents aim to sue school by Ashley Belanger on 2026-03-23 17:19 (#74EFQ) Teens will be sentenced Wednesday after admitting to creating AI CSAM.
A bit of good news: It's possible to turn around a groundwater crisis by Scott K. Johnson on 2026-03-23 16:05 (#74EFR) Analyzing dozens of cases around the world yields some practical lessons.
AI is beginning to change the business of law by Suzi Ring, Financial Times on 2026-03-23 13:45 (#74E7H) Attorneys are finding uses for AI apart from generating fake case quotations.
A unique NASA satellite is falling out of orbit—this team is trying to rescue it by Stephen Clark on 2026-03-23 11:00 (#74E50) Katalyst Space Technologies must launch the Swift rescue mission by this summer.
There can (still) be only one: Highlander is 40 by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-03-22 14:10 (#74DN9) Sure, it's cheesy in many respects, but its central mythology still resonates even decades later.
Mining the deep ocean by Natasha Gilbert on 2026-03-22 11:00 (#74DGV) Policymakers debate if we even need deep ocean mining and if we can do it safely.
We keep finding the raw material of DNA in asteroids—what's it telling us? by John Timmer on 2026-03-21 11:00 (#74D3J) This week's result is just the latest in a growing collection of discoveries.
DOGE goes nuclear: How Trump invited Silicon Valley into America’s nuclear power regulator by Avi Asher-Schapiro on 2026-03-21 10:00 (#74D23) Assume the NRC is going to do whatever we tell the NRC to do."
Jury finds Musk owes damages to Twitter investors for his tweets by John Timmer on 2026-03-20 22:27 (#74CXK) The verdict, while not a complete loss, could still cost him billions.
You're likely already infected with a brain-eating virus you've never heard of by Beth Mole on 2026-03-20 22:11 (#74CXM) Fatal brain infection was thought to be from profound immune suppression. Not anymore.
Once again, ULA can't deliver when the US military needs a satellite in orbit by Stephen Clark on 2026-03-20 21:35 (#74CXN) ULA's Vulcan launch vehicle is grounded after a solid rocket booster anomaly last month.
Microsoft keeps insisting that it's deeply committed to the quality of Windows 11 by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-20 21:26 (#74CXP) "Reducing unnecessary Copilot entry points" is one of Microsoft's action items.
Writer denies it, but publisher pulls horror novel after multiple allegations of AI use by Nate Anderson on 2026-03-20 21:03 (#74CXQ) One of the first controversies of its kind.
Widely used Trivy scanner compromised in ongoing supply-chain attack by Dan Goodin on 2026-03-20 20:50 (#74CXR) Admins: Sorry to say, but it's likely a rotate-your-secrets kind of weekend.
NASA issues draft request for moving space shuttle Discovery—or Orion capsule by Robert Pearlman on 2026-03-20 20:30 (#74CSB) The request goes beyond a one-time move to transporting all types of vehicles.
Trump FCC lets Nexstar buy Tegna and blow way past 39% TV ownership cap by Jon Brodkin on 2026-03-20 20:08 (#74CSC) Brendan Carr lets Trump-favorite Nexstar exceed national station ownership limit.
RFK may replace entire panel of CDC vaccine advisors again, ally lets slip by Beth Mole on 2026-03-20 17:36 (#74CPX) Robert Malone made the claim, then retracted it, as HHS denied it.
Perseverance’s radar revealed ancient subsurface river delta on Mars by Jacek Krywko on 2026-03-20 17:18 (#74CMG) There may be a river delta hidden under the obvious delta in a Martian crater.
NASA wants to know how the launch industry's chic new rocket fuel explodes by Stephen Clark on 2026-03-20 17:18 (#74CMH) "We put fuel in a rocket, blow it up in a remote location, and measure how big the boom is."
Amazon is reportedly developing an AI-centric smartphone by Scharon Harding on 2026-03-20 16:38 (#74CMJ) Amazon's second smartphone could forego an app store.
Major SteamOS update adds support for Steam Machine, even more third-party hardware by Andrew Cunningham on 2026-03-20 15:36 (#74CMK) Both AMD- and Intel-based hardware is getting better support in SteamOS 3.8.
Monte Verde site gets a new date, but the big picture doesn't change by Kiona N. Smith on 2026-03-20 15:01 (#74CMM) Stop trying to make "Clovis First" happen; it's not going to happen.
Jeff Bezos just announced plans for a third megaconstellation—this one for data centers by Eric Berger on 2026-03-20 14:46 (#74CMN) "Space-based data centers will be a complement to terrestrial infrastructure."
The US is looking at a year of chaotic weather by Molly Taft, Wired.com on 2026-03-20 14:38 (#74CMP) Massive Western heat wave, potential El Nino raise concerns about unpredictable, extreme weather.
Feds say no need to recall Tesla's one-pedal driving despite petition by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-03-20 14:30 (#74CMQ) It's good news, but another federal Tesla defect probe deepened this week.