Rocket Report: Next Starship flight to reuse booster; FAA clears New Glenn by Eric Berger on 2025-04-04 11:00 (#6WD5Q) "The first Super Heavy reuse will be a step towards our goal of zero-touch reflight."
Wealthy Americans have death rates on par with poor Europeans by Beth Mole on 2025-04-03 22:18 (#6WCWW) Some wealthy Europeans have death rates 35 percent lower than the richest Americans.
DeepMind has detailed all the ways AGI could wreck the world by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-03 21:43 (#6WCTR) DeepMind says AGI could arrive in 2030, and it has some ideas to keep us safe.
Gmail unveils end-to-end encrypted messages. Only thing is: It’s not true E2EE. by Dan Goodin on 2025-04-03 21:16 (#6WCTS) Yes, encryption/decryption occurs on end-user devices, but there's a catch.
Bonobos’ calls may be the closest thing to animal language we’ve seen by Jacek Krywko on 2025-04-03 20:14 (#6WCQT) 300 aspects of each call were cataloged, letting researchers estimate meaning.
Nvidia confirms the Switch 2 supports DLSS, G-Sync, and ray tracing by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-03 19:32 (#6WCQV) Nvidia says the Switch 2's GPU is 10 times faster than the original Switch.
Monkeys are better yodelers than humans, study finds by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-04-03 19:10 (#6WCQW) Voice breaks in Latin American monkey calls resemble human yodeling, but over a much wider frequency range.
Critics suspect Trump’s weird tariff math came from chatbots by Ashley Belanger on 2025-04-03 17:22 (#6WCNA) Trump accused of consulting chatbots after critics mock tariffs on islands of penguins.
SpaceX just took a big step toward reusing Starship’s Super Heavy booster by Stephen Clark on 2025-04-03 17:11 (#6WCNB) A "flight-proven" Super Heavy booster will power SpaceX's next Starship test flight.
Feeling curious? Google’s NotebookLM can now discover data sources for you by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-03 16:19 (#6WCJJ) NotebookLM can do the legwork for you now.
Employee pricing for all, tariffs on the sticker: OEMs react to tariffs by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-04-03 16:00 (#6WCJK) New car prices were already 25% more expensive than before the pandemic. Now what?
Most Americans think AI won’t improve their lives, survey says by Ashley Belanger on 2025-04-03 15:18 (#6WCJM) Rare survey of AI experts exposes deep divide with public opinion.
A bonus from the shingles vaccine: Dementia protection? by John Timmer on 2025-04-03 14:39 (#6WCEV) The study shows a sharp change when the vaccine was introduced in Wales.
Explaining MicroSD Express cards and why you should care about them by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-03 14:00 (#6WCEW) Little-used 2019 standard bridges a gap between internal and external storage.
Samsung turns to China to boost its ailing semiconductor division by Financial Times on 2025-04-03 13:29 (#6WCEX) Samsung's contract chipmaking business has struggled to secure big US customers.
Hands-on with the Switch 2: It’s the Switch, too by Kyle Orland on 2025-04-03 13:00 (#6WCEY) It's bigger, it's more powerful, and it has some weird Nintendo control gimmicks.
First-party Switch 2 games—including re-releases—all run either $70 or $80 by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-02 22:30 (#6WBW2) All Nintendo titles see an increase from the $60 Switch 1 status quo.
RFK Jr.’s bloodbath at HHS: Blowback grows as losses become clearer by Beth Mole on 2025-04-02 21:26 (#6WC10) "Americans will be sicker and face increased health care costs."
Genres are bustin’ out all over in Strange New Worlds S3 teaser by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-04-02 19:52 (#6WBYH) "We want to give audiences a reflection of their own world through the lens of fantasy."
Male fruit flies drink more alcohol to get females to like them by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-04-02 19:50 (#6WBYJ) Alcohol makes male fruit flies sexier by stimulating the production of sex pheromones.
Google shakes up Gemini leadership, Google Labs head taking the reins by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-02 19:40 (#6WBW1) With fresh leadership, Google aims to create new products based on Gemini.
A look at the Switch 2’s initial games, both familiar and what-the-heck by Kevin Purdy on 2025-04-02 19:20 (#6WBW3) A bit of early 2020s triple-A, some neat originals, and two wild arrivals.
Vast pedophile network shut down in Europol’s largest CSAM operation by Ashley Belanger on 2025-04-02 18:59 (#6WBW4) 79 arrested after Europol shuts down massive child porn platform.
Not just Signal: Michael Waltz reportedly used Gmail for government messages by Jon Brodkin on 2025-04-02 17:46 (#6WBSB) More damaging reports for Trump official who invited journalist to Signal chat.
AI bots strain Wikimedia as bandwidth surges 50% by Benj Edwards on 2025-04-02 17:06 (#6WBSC) Automated AI bots seeking training data threaten Wikipedia project stability, foundation says.
DOGE staffer’s YouTube nickname accidentally revealed his teen hacking activity by Ashley Belanger on 2025-04-02 16:56 (#6WBSD) Evidence of DOGE staffer's proud history of hacking quickly deleted, report says.
A 32-bit processor made with an atomically thin semiconductor by John Timmer on 2025-04-02 16:46 (#6WBSE) It's slow and inefficient, but the semiconductor is only one molecule thick.
Some original Switch games will run better on Switch 2; some won’t run at all by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-02 16:33 (#6WBPD) Some Switch games will get free updates to improve Switch 2 performance.
RIP Val Kilmer: Celebrating cult classic Real Genius is now a moral imperative by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-04-02 16:21 (#6WBPE) The '80s comedy has stood the test of time, even inspiring a 2009 Mythbusters episode.
Everything you need to know about bird flu by Amber Dance, Knowable Magazine on 2025-04-02 15:51 (#6WBPF) H5N1 influenza's origins stretch back to the 1990s.
Tesla sales and production slumped heavily in Q1 2025 by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-04-02 14:34 (#6WBPG) The numbers are going the wrong way for a company valued on continuing growth.
Unshittification: 3 tech companies that recently made my life… better by Nate Anderson on 2025-04-02 13:30 (#6WBJP) Enshittification is not the only option.
Nintendo unveils Switch 2 ahead of June 5 launch by Kyle Orland on 2025-04-02 13:04 (#6WBJQ) $449 buys easier multiplayer, mouse mode, and a chance to upgrade older titles.
2025 Audi RS e-tron GT: More range, more power, still drives like an Audi by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-04-02 13:01 (#6WBJR) The refresh looks the same but charges faster, goes faster, and much farther.
Honda will sell off historic racing parts, including bits of Senna’s V10 by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-04-02 02:00 (#6WB99) Honda will also find new homes for some heritage IndyCars and MotoGP bikes.
First tokamak component installed in a commercial fusion plant by John Timmer on 2025-04-01 21:05 (#6WB2S) A tokamak moves forward as two companies advance plans for stellarators.
“Chaos” at state health agencies after US illegally axed grants, lawsuit says by Jon Brodkin on 2025-04-01 20:37 (#6WB2T) RFK Jr. killed grants "with no warning or legally valid explanation," states say.
Apple enables RCS messaging for Google Fi subscribers at last by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-01 20:22 (#6WB2V) Apple only supported RCS on the big three carriers in the first iOS18 releases.
What we’re expecting from Nintendo’s Switch 2 announcement Wednesday by Kyle Orland on 2025-04-01 20:12 (#6WB2W) We take some wild stabs ahead of the big "Nintendo Direct" presentation.
The timeless genius of a 1980s Atari developer and his swimming salmon masterpiece by Benj Edwards on 2025-04-01 19:33 (#6WB07) Doctors said he'd die by 13, but Bill Williams turned long odds into iconic art about endurance.
Satisfactory now has controller support, so there’s no excuse for your bad lines by Kevin Purdy on 2025-04-01 18:52 (#6WB08) Can you mine resources and build factories with merely sticks and buttons?
Cheap TVs’ incessant advertising reaches troubling new lows by Scharon Harding on 2025-04-01 18:19 (#6WB09) Op-ed: TV screensavers shouldn't show immigration ads from the Trump administration.
FTC: 23andMe buyer must honor firm’s privacy promises for genetic data by Jon Brodkin on 2025-04-01 17:40 (#6WB0A) Agency issues warning about privacy of genetic information and DNA samples.
Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought by Eric Berger on 2025-04-01 17:26 (#6WAXR) "Hey, this is a very precarious situation we're in."
Review: Amazon’s Kindle Colorsoft is something less than “a Paperwhite with color” by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-01 17:20 (#6WAXS) It's a decent e-reader, but it offers too few benefits for too many drawbacks.
Gemini is an increasingly good chatbot, but it’s still a bad assistant by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-01 16:49 (#6WAXT) Op-ed: Google's generative AI is not ready to serve as your virtual assistant.
Four private astronauts launch on first human mission to fly over the poles by Stephen Clark on 2025-04-01 16:23 (#6WAXV) "I call it the last frontier of unexplored territory in low-Earth orbit."
DeepMind is holding back release of AI research to give Google an edge by Melissa Heikkilä and Stephen Morris, Financial Ti on 2025-04-01 13:28 (#6WAR1) A tougher vetting process and more bureaucracy make it harder to publish.
Tuesday Telescope: A close-up of the magical camera at the end of a robotic arm by Eric Berger on 2025-04-01 12:00 (#6WANK) Wait, the Daily Telescope is back? Sort of.
MCP: The new “USB-C for AI” that’s bringing fierce rivals together by Benj Edwards on 2025-04-01 11:30 (#6WANM) Model context protocol standardizes how AI uses data sources, supported by OpenAI and Anthropic.