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Updated 2025-12-23 19:00
Think EVs are too expensive? Here are 11 for under $40K.
The average new car costs more than $47,000-here are 17 EVs for less than that.
Butts, breasts, and genitals now explicitly allowed on Elon Musk’s X
It remains unclear if X can detect nonconsensual sex images at scale.
No physics? No problem. AI weather forecasting is already making huge strides.
New model that predicts global weather can run on a single desktop computer.
AMD’s next-gen Ryzen 9000 desktop chips and the Zen 5 architecture arrive in July
But AMD says AM4 will hang around for budget PCs well into 2025.
For the second time in two years, AMD blows up its laptop CPU numbering system
AMD reverses course on decoder ring" numbering system for laptop CPUs.
AMD intros Ryzen AI 300 chips with Zen 5, better GPU, and hugely improved NPU
High-end Ryzen laptop chips combine big and little Zen cores for the first time.
To pee or not to pee? That is a question for the bladder—and the brain
The basic urge to pee is surprisingly complex and can go awry as we age.
Is a colonial-era drop in CO₂ tied to regrowing forests?
Carbon dioxide dropped after colonial contact wiped out Native Americans.
Boeing’s Starliner test flight scrubbed again after hold in final countdown
The ground launch sequencer computer called a hold at T-minus 3 minutes, 50 seconds.
Here’s why a Japanese billionaire just canceled his lunar flight on Starship
"I feel terrible making the crew members wait longer."
The refreshed 2024 Hyundai Elantra N remains a darn good enthusiast car
Good engine, great front-end feel, so-so manual gearshift, and under $34,000.
Daily Telescope: The most distant galaxy found so far is a total surprise
"Its discovery has profound implications."
Nitrogen-using bacteria can cut farms’ greenhouse gas emissions
Nitrogen fertilizers get converted to nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas.
Boeing’s Starliner capsule poised for second try at first astronaut flight
"It is safe, and that is why we determined that we can fly with what we have."
FDA’s review of MDMA for PTSD highlights study bias and safety concerns
FDA advisors will meet June 4 to discuss and vote on the therapy's effectiveness.
Turn almost any bike into an e-bike with the Clip
Dead simple to use, the Clip offers up to 12 miles of electric range for your bike.
Journalists “deeply troubled” by OpenAI’s content deals with Vox, The Atlantic
"Alarmed" writers unions question transparency of AI training deals with ChatGPT maker.
Micro LED monitors connect like puzzle pieces in HP multi-monitor concept
Concept "can be applied to any panel type technology without a backlight."
Google’s AI Overview is flawed by design, and a new company blog post hints at why
Google: "There are bound to be some oddities and errors" in system that told people to eat rocks.
TikTok vaguely disputes report that it’s making a US-only app
TikTok has spent months separating code for US-only algorithm, insiders claim.
Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week
Chrome's Manifest V3 transition is here. First up are warnings for any V2 extensions.
Federal agency warns critical Linux vulnerability being actively exploited
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency urges affected users to update ASAP.
Mutations in a non-coding gene associated with intellectual disability
A gene that only makes an RNA is linked to neurodevelopmental problems.
NYT targets Street View Worldle game in fight to wipe out Wordle clones
Worldle creator surprised by fight, refuses to bow to NYT.
Jeep’s first EV is the 600 horsepower, 300-mile-range Wagoneer S
Jeep invented the luxury SUV in 1963. Now it's made an electric one.
Russia and China are using OpenAI tools to spread disinformation
Iran and Israel have been getting in on the action as well.
Driverless racing is real, terrible, and strangely exciting
The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League proves it's possible, just very hard.
Rocket Report: North Korean rocket explosion; launch over Chinese skyline
The European Space Agency again turned to SpaceX to launch an important science mission.
Musk can’t avoid testifying in SEC probe of Twitter buyout by playing victim
Class action alleges secret Twitter stock scheme ahead of Musk's SEC testimony.
Spotify won’t open-source Car Thing, but starts refund process
Spotify to brick hardware it released to general public in 2022 this December.
Report: Apple and OpenAI have signed a deal to partner on AI
The deal has parallels to Apple's infamous search deal with Google.
Tech giants form AI group to counter Nvidia with new interconnect standard
"Ultra Accelerator Link" aims to connect high-performance GPUs and servers.
Key misinformation “superspreaders” on Twitter: Older women
Some of our fellow citizens seem to voluntarily do the work of spreading fake news.
Third human case of bird flu from cows—this one with respiratory symptoms
The first case in Texas and two in Michigan are not connected to each other.
Law enforcement operation takes aim at an often-overlooked cybercrime linchpin
Officials hope to sever a component crucial to the larger malware landscape.
The 2024 Cadillac Lyriq—this EV proves GM messed up dropping CarPlay
Now that it's been in production for a couple of years, how has the Lyriq matured?
Washing machine chime scandal shows how absurd YouTube copyright abuse can get
Samsung's catchy end-of-cycle jingle gets caught up in YouTube copyright drama.
Framework boosts its 13-inch laptop with new CPUs, lower prices, and better screens
Framework Laptop 13 gets its fourth major round of upgraded, modular parts.
Google Cloud explains how it accidentally deleted a customer account
UniSuper's 647,000 users faced two weeks of downtime because of a Google Cloud bug.
Modern lives are messing up menstrual cycles—earlier starts, more irregularity
Earlier and irregular periods are both linked to poor health outcomes.
The 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV shows GM can make a car for the masses
GM's latest Ultium-based EV is ready for the road.
11 years after launch, 49M people still use their PS4s, matching the PS5
But PS5 users spend more money and gameplay time on their consoles.
As bird flu spreads in cows, US close to funding Moderna’s mRNA H5 vaccine
If trials are successful, US government likely to buy doses for vaccine stockpile.
Mystery malware destroys 600,000 routers from a single ISP during 72-hour span
An unknown threat actor with equally unknown motives forces ISP to replace routers.
Fracking wastewater has “shocking” amount of clean-energy mineral lithium
40% of US need for lithium could be covered by Pennsylvania's fracking byproduct.
The 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally proves sideways is the best way
Ford's rally-inspired EV proves that sometimes a gimmick can be great.
Bizarre armor from Mycenaean Greece turns out to have been effective
People suspected the Dendra armor was ceremonial, but new tests show its utility.
Europe seeks to emulate NASA’s revolutionary commercial cargo program
European governments must commit more funding for the program to achieve its goals.
Amazon execs may be personally liable for tricking users into Prime sign-ups
Emails reveal Amazon has pushed back on FTC demands for data on all Prime users.
RIP ICQ: Remembering a classic messaging app that was way ahead of its time
ICQ will cease operations June 26. If you know, you know.
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