Lawsuit demands OpenAI halt unsafe development that caused Hugging Face hack by Jon Brodkin on 2026-09-30 18:25 (#78R5X) OpenAI makes others suffer "the harms of its unsafe decision-making," nonprofit says.
So what's happening with Russia's new, long-delayed crewed spacecraft? by Eric Berger on 2026-09-30 16:48 (#78R5Y) Russia says it has a "promising, reusable manned transport spacecraft."
Google's early attempt to pay websites for AI answers is struggling by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-09-30 16:03 (#78R5Z) Many sites see just one-tenth of one percent of their advertising revenue from AI payments.
Google figures out how to watermark AI-designed proteins by John Timmer on 2026-09-30 15:54 (#78R60) Intended to help with biosecurity, it works with a popular AI protein design tool.
The PS5 hacking scene just took a big leap forward by Kyle Orland on 2026-09-30 15:12 (#78R61) New exploit works on all but the most recently updated consoles.
Discord gives more advertisers more tools to target its users by Scharon Harding on 2026-09-30 15:01 (#78R62) Discord is "opening the platform to advertisers, regardless of their budget."
What butterfly wings have in common with barbershop poles by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-09-30 15:00 (#78R63) Wing patterns, flight dynamics create "motion dazzle" effect, make it harder to gauge speed, direction.
BMW reveals US 3 series pricing: The EV carries a hefty premium by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-09-30 14:42 (#78R64) The 2027 BMW 330 starts at $49,900, the i3 50 xDrive at $61,500.
Cloudflare plans to issue quantum-safe TLS certificates by Dan Goodin on 2026-09-30 11:15 (#78QVP) The move will be part of a major overhaul of the ecosystem for website authentication.
Most powerful obesity drug yet: People lost up to 25% of weight in trial by Beth Mole on 2026-09-29 22:30 (#78QJP) Retatrutide is a triple-hormone obesity drug simulating GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon.
Protests against OpenAI get increasingly creative by Cyrus Farivar on 2026-09-29 21:52 (#78QJQ) New sculpture depicts AI leaders escaping a sinking ship.
AMD acquires World Labs AI startup, upping the ante against Nvidia by Samuel Axon on 2026-09-29 21:14 (#78QGJ) The deal, which is expected to close by year's end, is worth $8.2 billion.
Trump ads paid for by US government allegedly violate anti-propaganda laws by Jon Brodkin on 2026-09-29 20:23 (#78QGK) FCC unlikely to stop Trump ads described as illegal taxpayer-funded propaganda.
NASA has a Dragon dilemma, and there appear to be no good answers by Eric Berger on 2026-09-29 18:34 (#78QE1) So is SpaceX just being selfish or what?
Here's what actually happened in OpenAI's Australian gov't server hack by Kyle Orland on 2026-09-29 18:11 (#78QE2) Without a "full set of safeguards," agent accessed "system information and source code."
Apple pressured to explain Trump role in ICE-tracking app removals by Ashley Belanger on 2026-09-29 17:29 (#78QBK) Lawmaker rejects Apple excuse for banning ICE-tracking apps as unconstitutional.
This study looks at how and with whom connected cars share your data by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-09-29 14:49 (#78QBM) Between the cars and their companion apps, you're exposed to a lot of trackers.
Less protein for maggots means longer lives for fruit flies by Jacek Krywko on 2026-09-29 14:39 (#78Q62) Eating less protein as larvae may limit their ability to produce proteins as adults.
OpenAI says planned GPT-6.1 is too insecure to release by Kyle Orland on 2026-09-29 14:22 (#78Q63) Similar performance, security trade-offs also seen in current public models.
Anthropic’s IPO pitch includes a warning about human extinction by George Hammond, Financial Times on 2026-09-29 14:10 (#78Q64) The Claude maker warns its own models could resist shutdowns and cause catastrophic harm.
Interview: Firefox's chief on why he hopes a redesign will help win users from Chrome by Samuel Axon on 2026-09-29 13:00 (#78Q65) Mozilla's Ajit Varma explains why a redesign suits the fight for the open web.
Boeing "incredibly excited" to serve as nation's only astronaut transportation by Eric Berger on 2026-09-28 22:24 (#78PSY) "We couldn't provide detailed pricing to the CLD suppliers."
Experts worry about Nvidia's AI chip sales in China and influence over Trump by Ashley Belanger on 2026-09-28 21:49 (#78PRF) China is reportedly mulling letting ByteDance, Alibaba buy banned Nvidia chips.
SpaceX's Starship goes orbital, deploying first next-gen Starlinks by Stephen Clark on 2026-09-28 21:26 (#78PRG) Starship had already flown 99 percent of the way to low-Earth orbit. Monday's flight added the last bit.
Florida invokes extinction fears in legal bid to halt OpenAI development by Kyle Orland on 2026-09-28 20:49 (#78PRH) State says LLMs threaten civilization as "the greatest public nuisance ever created."
New device captures carbon dioxide by pumping it across a battery by Scott K. Johnson on 2026-09-28 20:31 (#78PRJ) The design requires less energy to capture CO than current systems.
To keep drug prices high, pharma has been piling up the patents by Beth Mole on 2026-09-28 19:53 (#78PM8) Add-on patents have increased drug patent periods from two years to over six.
Trump cuts fuel economy standards back to 2014 levels by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-09-28 19:35 (#78PM9) In 2020, Trump cut CAFE to 40 mpg. Now he's cut it again to just 35 mpg.
Kalshi loses again as judges rule prediction markets must obey gambling laws by Jon Brodkin on 2026-09-28 19:04 (#78PMA) Kalshi's defiance of state gambling laws may be headed to Supreme Court.
Google seemingly confirms plans to kill ChromeOS in 2034 by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-09-28 18:04 (#78PMB) Google support maps out how Googlebooks can take over where ChromeOS left off.
Scientists solve 1840s space weather mystery by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-09-28 17:56 (#78PMC) 19th century Nature account of 1841 train delayed by geomagnetic storm got year wrong-due to a typo.
F1 in Azerbaijan: That was almost a close-run thing by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-09-28 17:41 (#78PHX) Kimi Antonelli could not repeat his Monza magic after a crash in qualifying.
OpenAI halts frontier-model training amid string of agent misalignment incidents by Kyle Orland on 2026-09-28 16:43 (#78PHY) US Government websites among "dozens of third parties" OpenAI has recently notified.
NASA 'troubleshooting' transporter for space station's robotic arm [Updated] by Eric Berger on 2026-09-28 16:03 (#78PHZ) NASA isn't saying much. The problem may be temporary.
Microsoft goes quiet after church groups ask for 1% of data center costs by Ashley Belanger on 2026-09-28 11:00 (#78P9V) Microsoft claims to want to be a good neighbor, but the jury is still out."
How the Smithsonian became the latest front in Trump’s culture war by Alec MacGillis, ProPublica on 2026-09-27 11:00 (#78NST) The Smithsonian has faced withering pressure from the Trump administration.
Tesla’s big electric truck faces an even bigger infrastructure challenge by Aarian Marshall, wired.com on 2026-09-26 10:45 (#78NAZ) The 500-mile Semi arrives as charging gaps still limit electric trucking.
Can Trump ever be wrong? His pick to lead FDA refused to say. by Beth Mole on 2026-09-25 23:00 (#78N14) Heidi Overton faced questions focused on vaccines, birth control, and vapes.
Court rules Pentagon can blacklist Anthropic for refusing to enable Claude features by Jon Brodkin on 2026-09-25 21:36 (#78N15) "Overly constrained AI models" could cause military operations to fail, judges say.
Tesla workers balk at training Optimus humanoid robots as replacements by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-09-25 21:10 (#78N16) Despite challenges, Tesla aims for 1,000 Optimus robots per week by end of 2026.
Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what? by Dan Goodin on 2026-09-25 19:38 (#78N17) Ads appearing all over the Internet are trying to scam people.
Review: The iPhone 18 Pro is Apple's coolest smartphone (but only literally) by Samuel Axon on 2026-09-25 19:34 (#78MVK) Better thermals and battery life make this iterative update nicer to use.
AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise. by Kyle Orland on 2026-09-25 19:11 (#78MVM) "There is no evidence of any significant, widespread displacement or reduction in hiring."
Paramount/WBD merger conditions give the public "virtually nothing," judge is told by Jon Brodkin on 2026-09-25 18:42 (#78MVN) US judge reviews deal with California, says it must not be result of collusion.
Is solar's growth finally slowing in the US? by John Timmer on 2026-09-25 18:27 (#78MVP) Renewables easily cover changes in US demand, which is rising by 2% in 2026.
Microsoft stops insisting you need a "Copilot+ PC" by Scharon Harding on 2026-09-25 17:57 (#78MVQ) Microsoft's new Surface laptops forgo Copilot+ PC branding.
After seven years, a spacecraft company is releasing its Otters into the wild by Eric Berger on 2026-09-25 15:35 (#78MVR) "There is always a tension that comes with seeing the first of anything fly."
US being left behind in EV charging speeds as China goes sub-5 min to 70% by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-09-25 15:21 (#78MVS) The new LFP battery charges from 10 to 70% in 4.5 minutes at just 65C.
With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time by Stephen Clark on 2026-09-25 14:07 (#78MVT) NASA's PRIMA mission will use spare parts from Webb to do major science at a lower cost.
CDC opens state ordering for COVID-19 vaccines after unexplained delay by Beth Mole on 2026-09-24 22:29 (#78M89) Health department previously blamed delay on "not yet finalized procurement decisions."