Provider of covert surveillance app spills passwords for 62,000 users by Dan Goodin on 2025-07-03 19:36 (#6YDMX) Creators say app is intended for parental monitoring. So why the emphasis on stealth?
Judge: You can’t ban DEI grants without bothering to define DEI by John Timmer on 2025-07-03 17:41 (#6YDGH) A written ruling details why a judge restored funding for many NIH grants.
Meta’s “AI superintelligence” effort sounds just like its failed “metaverse” by Kyle Orland on 2025-07-03 17:21 (#6YDGJ) Zuckerberg and company talked up another supposed tech revolution four short years ago.
The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann exits HBO show by Samuel Axon on 2025-07-03 17:11 (#6YDGK) Halley Gross, another prominent writer for the game and show, also departed.
2025 VW ID Buzz review: If you want an electric minivan, this is it by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-03 16:24 (#6YDGM) The three-row Buzz is defined by its big battery, which has its plusses and minuses.
Man’s ghastly festering ulcer stumps doctors—until they cut out a wedge of flesh by Beth Mole on 2025-07-03 15:59 (#6YDDZ) The man made a full recovery, but this tale is not for the faint of heart.
xAI data center gets air permit to run 15 turbines, but imaging shows 24 on site by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-03 15:34 (#6YDE0) County health department accused of turning a "blind eye" to xAI's alleged pollution.
TikTok is being flooded with racist AI videos generated by Google’s Veo 3 by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-07-02 21:18 (#6YCY3) Google and TikTok have rules against this sort of thing, but it doesn't seem to matter.
Everything that could go wrong with X’s new AI-written community notes by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-02 21:00 (#6YCY4) X says AI can supercharge community notes, but that comes with obvious risks.
New evidence that some supernovae may be a “double detonation” by John Timmer on 2025-07-02 20:39 (#6YCW2) It may be possible to blow up a white dwarf before it reaches a critical mass.
Rice could be key to brewing better non-alcoholic beer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-07-02 19:37 (#6YCW3) "It's time we move beyond outdated perceptions and recognize what rice can offer in creating beer."
AT&T rolls out Wireless Account Lock protection to curb the SIM-swap scourge by Dan Goodin on 2025-07-02 19:28 (#6YCW4) Move is aimed at curbing a form of abuse that costs subscribers dearly.
From Le Mans to Driven—where does F1: The Movie rank? by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-02 17:08 (#6YCSH) How well does the world of F1 translate into the tropes of a sporting movie?
NYT to start searching deleted ChatGPT logs after beating OpenAI in court by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-02 16:34 (#6YCSJ) What are the odds NYT will access your ChatGPT logs in OpenAI court battle?
Paramount accused of bribery as it settles Trump lawsuit for $16 million by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-02 16:15 (#6YCSK) CBS owner won't apologize for reporting but gives $16M to presidential library.
Medical groups warn Senate budget bill will create dystopian health care system by Beth Mole on 2025-07-02 15:22 (#6YCKF) The $1 trillion cut to Medicaid will cause "irreparable harm."
Tesla Q2 2025 sales dropped more than 13% year over year by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-02 14:27 (#6YCKG) Tesla sold 60,000 fewer cars during the period than the year before.
What’s wrong with AAA games? The development of the next Battlefield has answers. by Samuel Axon on 2025-07-02 14:16 (#6YCKH) EA insiders describe stress and setbacks in a project that's too big to fail.
Astronomers may have found a third interstellar object by Eric Berger on 2025-07-02 13:38 (#6YCG4) The object has a very high eccentricity.
RFK Jr.’s health department calls Nature “junk science,” cancels subscriptions by Beth Mole on 2025-07-01 22:21 (#6YC4V) The move comes after RFK Jr. called top medical journals "corrupt."
Pentagon may put SpaceX at the center of a sensor-to-shooter targeting network by Stephen Clark on 2025-07-01 21:51 (#6YC33) Under this plan, SpaceX's satellites would play a big role in the Space Force's kill chain.
FCC chair decides inmates and their families must keep paying high phone prices by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-01 21:13 (#6YC34) Chairman Carr waives new price caps until 2027, may raise them before then.
Moderna says mRNA flu vaccine sailed through trial, beating standard shot by Beth Mole on 2025-07-01 20:56 (#6YC35) Moderna hailed the results, but the shot's future under RFK Jr. is murky.
Nudify app’s plan to dominate deepfake porn hinges on Reddit, docs show by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-01 20:43 (#6YC36) Report: Clothoff ignored California's lawsuit while buying up 10 rivals.
Nothing Phone 3 arrives July 15 with a tiny dot matrix rear display by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-07-01 20:14 (#6YC37) Nothing comes back to flagship phones with another quirky design.
US critical infrastructure exposed as feds warn of possible attacks from Iran by Dan Goodin on 2025-07-01 19:16 (#6YC17) Agencies warn that some US targets may be needlessly exposed.
White House works to ground NASA science missions before Congress can act by Eric Berger on 2025-07-01 18:46 (#6YC18) "We would be turning off some fabulous missions that are doing extremely well."
Glen Powell plays a dangerous game in The Running Man trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-07-01 17:44 (#6YC19) "The rules are simple. Survive 30 days with the entire nation hunting you down."
Ted Cruz plan to punish states that regulate AI shot down in 99-1 vote by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-01 16:54 (#6YBYG) The one vote backing moratorium on state AI laws came from Thom Tillis, not Cruz.
GOP wants EV tax credit gone; it would be a disaster for Tesla by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-01 14:00 (#6YBRZ) In response, Trump is threatening Tesla's subsidies again.
GOP budget bill poised to crush renewable energy in the US by Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News on 2025-07-01 13:34 (#6YBS0) Say goodbye to clean-energy tax credits, hello to new oil wells.
Tuesday Telescope: A howling wolf in the night sky by Eric Berger on 2025-07-01 11:00 (#6YBKA) "Ever since I saw it for the first time, it's been high on my list."
Pay up or stop scraping: Cloudflare program charges bots for each crawl by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-01 10:00 (#6YBKB) Cloudflare now beta testing pay-per-crawl feature to stop endless AI scraping.
A mammoth tusk boomerang from Poland is 40,000 years old by Kiona N. Smith on 2025-06-30 21:45 (#6YB9S) The boomerang is a one-of-a-kind find from the last place archaeologists expected.
Analyst: M5 Vision Pro, Vision Air, and smart glasses coming in 2026–2028 by Samuel Axon on 2025-06-30 21:24 (#6YB80) Apple analyst Ming-Chi Quo lays out a whole roadmap for Apple XR devices.
Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-06-30 21:07 (#6YB81) Final Muon g-2 results, an ultrasonic mobile brain imaging helmet, re-creating Egyptian blue, and more.
Drug cartel hacked FBI official’s phone to track and kill informants, report says by Dan Goodin on 2025-06-30 19:57 (#6YB82) Official was connected to FBI probe of cartel kingpin Joaquin El Chapo" Guzman.
Half a million Spotify users are unknowingly grooving to an AI-generated band by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-06-30 19:47 (#6YB83) A supposed band called The Velvet Sundown has released two albums of AI slop this month.
Senate GOP budget bill has little-noticed provision that could hurt your Wi-Fi by Jon Brodkin on 2025-06-30 19:37 (#6YB84) Cruz bill could take 6 GHz spectrum away from Wi-Fi, give it to mobile carriers.
Texas politicians make headway in effort to wrench space shuttle from Smithsonian by Robert Pearlman on 2025-06-30 19:16 (#6YB5C) An effort to move shuttle Discovery has merged with the One Big Beautiful Bill.
Nearly 12 million people would lose health insurance under Senate GOP bill by Beth Mole on 2025-06-30 18:37 (#6YB5D) Congressional Budget Office report from paints dark picture for America's health.
Project Hail Mary trailer looks like a winner for Andy Weir fans by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-06-30 17:05 (#6YB2T) "If we do nothing, everything on this planet will go extinct."
Meta, TikTok can’t toss wrongful death suit from mom of “subway surfing” teen by Ashley Belanger on 2025-06-30 16:53 (#6YB2V) Companies may be forced to show how they targeted videos to teen who died.
Supreme Court to decide whether ISPs must disconnect users accused of piracy by Jon Brodkin on 2025-06-30 16:36 (#6YB2W) Sony victory in Cox piracy case could be overturned by Supreme Court.
Trump’s tariff threat pushes Canada to scrap digital services tax by Ashley Belanger on 2025-06-30 15:15 (#6YAZV) US tech companies escape Canada digital services tax due to Trump tariffs.
NIH budget cuts affect research funding beyond US borders by Frieda Klotz, Undark Magazine on 2025-06-30 15:07 (#6YAZW) European leaders say they will fill the funding void. Is that realistic?
The second launch of New Glenn will aim for Mars by Eric Berger on 2025-06-30 14:15 (#6YAWX) The payload likely to spark the most interest is the Blue Moon MK1 lander.
Android 16 review: Post-hype by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-06-30 11:00 (#6YAR6) The age of big, exciting Android updates is probably over.
Ars reflects on Apollo 13 turning 30 by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-06-29 14:05 (#6YAAK) Ron Howard's 1995 love letter to NASA's Apollo program takes a few historical liberties but it still inspires awe.
A neural brain implant provides near instantaneous speech by Jacek Krywko on 2025-06-29 11:00 (#6YA7G) Focusing on sound production instead of word choice makes for a flexible system.