R.I.P. Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-10-08 20:15 (#78Y0B) Hamilton also coined the term "software engineering" and founded two successful software companies.
Let's Encrypt cuts certificate lifetimes to 64 days starting February 2027 by Nick Indge on 2026-10-08 19:57 (#78Y0C) Free SSL/TLS certificate lifetimes reduce to 64 days in February.
Driver wins $76 after ALPR led to bogus traffic stop, drug searches by Cyrus Farivar on 2026-10-08 19:42 (#78Y0D) Mass surveillance gets stupider.
RFK Jr. unveils sweeping federal initiative to find evidence of vaccine injuries by Beth Mole on 2026-10-08 19:26 (#78Y0E) "[T]he Trump-RFK Jr anti-vax agenda keeps getting more corrupt and dangerous."
An experimental tour-de-force: Entanglement between glass bead and light by Chris Lee on 2026-10-08 18:45 (#78Y0F) Getting a glass bead to act like a quantum object by entangling it with light.
Amazon's new Alexa Tablets drop the Fire branding but are more Android than ever by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-10-08 16:32 (#78XY1) Amazon killed its app store, so Google Play it is.
Amazon builds 1,000th satellite, will launch space internet service by end of year by Eric Berger on 2026-10-08 15:28 (#78XY2) "If this was easy, everybody else would be doing it."
Internal files add to evidence of an ExxonMobil climate deception campaign by Nicholas Kusnetz, Inside Climate News on 2026-10-08 14:04 (#78XR6) Court filings reveal new details about Exxon's decades of internal climate deliberations.
Nvidia's big bet on physical AI aims for safer robotaxis, humanoid robots by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-10-08 11:15 (#78XKJ) Full-stack safety solution for physical AI is being used by robotics companies.
A senator tried to ban gambling on prediction markets—now she's a Kalshi lobbyist by Jon Brodkin on 2026-10-08 11:00 (#78XKK) Sen. Blanche Lincoln wrote law that let US ban sports-event contracts. She lobbies for the other side now.
Microsoft event debuts new AI-friendly hardware and Windows changes by Nick Indge on 2026-10-08 00:00 (#78XD3) Get ready for more AI in your Windows and more AI on the desktop.
“Software is over”: Bold AI developer takes aim at Adobe with open source clones by Kyle Orland on 2026-10-07 21:56 (#78XBM) Opus-built Creative Cloud alternatives are ambitious, free, and nowhere near finished.
PA measles outbreak tops 1,000 cases, largest since disease was eliminated by Beth Mole on 2026-10-07 20:01 (#78X83) Pennsylvania reported 1,066 outbreak-linked cases on Wednesday.
TP-Link problems in US grow amid FCC router ban and four state lawsuits by Jon Brodkin on 2026-10-07 19:53 (#78X84) TP-Link can't sell latest routers in US, still needs exemption from FCC ban.
Chemistry Nobel goes to reactions like those that gave life a hand by John Timmer on 2026-10-07 18:48 (#78X5M) Altering molecular handedness has implications for the origins of life.
Pediatricians renew call to ban raw milk as anti-science rhetoric reigns by Beth Mole on 2026-10-07 18:24 (#78X5N) In renewed policy, pediatricians review the benefits of heating milk to kill germs.
Fraudster jailed for using 10K bots and AI songs to outstream Taylor Swift by Ashley Belanger on 2026-10-07 17:57 (#78X5P) Man gets 18 months for AI scheme stealing $8M in music streaming royalties.
Jaguar Type 01 debuts; now, no one remembers the electric Ferrari by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-10-07 15:48 (#78X37) Car design sure riles people up on the Internet these days. Goes double for EVs.
Trade group crunches numbers on Trump’s impossible push for 100% US-made tech by Ashley Belanger on 2026-10-07 15:19 (#78X38) Trump's aggressive reshoring push could cost tech firms $230 billion, CTA estimates.
Mistral says "Le Chonk" can challenge the best AI models by Joel Khalili, wired.com on 2026-10-07 14:12 (#78X0N) Mistral says Le Chonk can rival top closed models while remaining open-weight.
Google rolls out improved SynthID AI content detector, now available globally by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-10-07 14:00 (#78X0P) The new SynthID website can now identify AI content from Google, OpenAI, and more.
AI/ML is becoming a performance factor in motorsport by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-10-07 13:56 (#78X0Q) More than just a sponsor: OpenAI has been helping Ganassi with setups.
Review: Fine, let's talk about Digger by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-10-07 13:01 (#78X0R) Its excesses may try one's patience at times, but the film sticks the landing with a savagely moving finale.
If you're looking, here's a "good deal" for NASA and the European Space Agency by Stephen Clark on 2026-10-07 11:00 (#78X0S) "Weare in the era of people interested in having good deals, and LISA is a very good deal for the US."
Drones sink ships near NATO countries in “unacceptable” attacks, EU says by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-10-06 21:31 (#78WEB) Two cargo ships have sunk, one ship was afire, and sailors are dead or missing.
OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT outputs by default—but only in the EU by Samuel Axon on 2026-10-06 20:50 (#78WEC) Like other solutions, it is not especially reliable, and it's easy to circumvent.
HBO Max, Paramount+, and Discovery+ "will unify into a single service” by Scharon Harding on 2026-10-06 20:32 (#78WED) A combined service could lead to higher prices.
It looks like the Atlantic storm season may finally produce a hurricane by Eric Berger on 2026-10-06 19:55 (#78WEE) To date, this Atlantic tropics year has been exceptionally quiet.
Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large services by Dan Goodin on 2026-10-06 19:21 (#78WEF) Compromise of 3 domain registries allows hackers to walk off with unauthorized certs.
Paramount completes $111B Warner merger, creating “Skydance” behemoth by Jon Brodkin on 2026-10-06 17:33 (#78W9K) Paramount now owns Warner Bros. as last-ditch effort to stop $111B merger fails.
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Amazon kills Alexa’s ability to control Echo speakers' AUX input by Scharon Harding on 2026-10-06 17:03 (#78W9N) Amazon hasn't made an Echo with a 3.5mm port in six years.
Neutrino physicist wins 2026 Nobel Physics Prize by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-10-06 16:53 (#78W9P) Francis Halzen of University of Wisconsin-Madison led development of IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
Googlebook "Better Together" phone features don't work with Samsung at launch by Ryan Whitwam on 2026-10-06 16:15 (#78W9Q) Googlebooks require Android 17, but Samsung's Android 17 phones won't work yet.
Why is NASA bringing 7,500 contractors back to work as civil servants? by Eric Berger on 2026-10-06 16:00 (#78W9R) "The administrator's directive is a coherent and necessary vision for the future."
All-electric camping gets a solar upgrade: The 2027 Pebble Flow by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-10-06 15:23 (#78W9S) The Pebble Flow has a 45 kWh LFP battery and can even charge an EV.
Big Oil asks Supreme Court to kill climate lawsuits before trial by Nicholas Kusnetz, Inside Climate News on 2026-10-06 13:29 (#78W3Y) Oil companies say federal law should block state climate deception claims.
OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic by Dan Goodin on 2026-10-06 12:21 (#78VYT) The reports of OpenAI agents harming 3rd party sites keep coming.
Licensing costs driving 90 percent of VMware users to explore options: Survey by Scharon Harding on 2026-10-06 12:00 (#78VYV) Users want to "reduce risk and avoid unnecessary disruption" while making changes.
MCP for agent-to-agent comms may be the riskiest protocol you've never heard of by Dan Goodin on 2026-10-05 22:26 (#78VKK) Trust gaps in the new protocol spread malicious prompts from one agent to another.
Cable lobby to sue Trump FCC over repeal of national TV ownership cap by Jon Brodkin on 2026-10-05 20:47 (#78VKM) Cable industry to sue, says FCC can't repeal TV ownership limit set by Congress.
Texas city demands $2M for public records on Flock usage by Ashley Belanger on 2026-10-05 20:31 (#78VKN) Prices of public records tracking cops' use of Flock go up as backlash swells.
Command-line tool quickly removes Apple Intelligence from macOS 27 by Scharon Harding on 2026-10-05 19:14 (#78VH6) The tool can free up over 12GB of storage.
Controlling the brain with light earns a physiology Nobel by John Timmer on 2026-10-05 17:59 (#78VH7) The entire field of optogenetics traces back to light-seeking algae.
Russian drones strike Ukraine’s data centers by exploiting air defense gaps by Jeremy Hsu on 2026-10-05 17:21 (#78VH8) Russian attacks on Internet, phone services threaten Ukraine's wartime economy.
F1 in Bahrain... in Malaysia: The race needed a software update to start by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2026-10-05 16:09 (#78VD1) A software bug waylaid half the field and required a race reboot.
Mass quarantine issued in Russia after unexplained death of plague researcher by Beth Mole on 2026-10-05 15:12 (#78VAA) Unconfirmed reports have suggested there was a laboratory accident.
AI glasses face their first major government crackdown by Richard Milne, Financial Times on 2026-10-05 13:39 (#78VAB) Norway wants time to write permanent rules for glasses that can record bystanders.
Explaining Hall-effect, TMR, and other new types of "mechanical" switches by Scharon Harding on 2026-10-05 11:00 (#78V4W) Ars Technica's guide to new keyboard sensing technologies.
New forensic evidence supports Egyptian "retainer sacrifice" by Jennifer Ouellette on 2026-10-05 04:00 (#78TYZ) Fresh analysis of First Dynasty mass burials finds signs of fatal blunt force trauma on 39 percent of skulls.