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Here’s why there are so few new cars for under $30,000
Five years ago it was a lot easier to buy a car for less than $30,000.
Experimental surgery performed by AI-driven surgical robot
In experimental surgery on pig organs, the robot performed well.
Researcher threatens X with lawsuit after falsely linking him to French probe
Musk's X refuses to give French cops real-time data about all user posts."
OpenAI jumps gun on International Math Olympiad gold medal announcement
Non-math AI model reportedly solves proofs at human speeds, but early reveal roils community.
UK backing down on Apple encryption backdoor after pressure from US
UK officials fear their insistence on backdoor endangers tech deals with US.
It’s “frighteningly likely” many US courts will overlook AI errors, expert says
Judges pushed to bone up on AI or risk destroying their court's authority.
X-Men at 25 is more relevant than ever
"Mankind has always feared what it doesn't understand." Plus: our seven favorite scenes.
Southwestern drought likely to continue through 2100, research finds
Weather patterns that drive drought in the Southwest may persist for several decades.
RFK Jr. wants to change program that stopped vaccine makers from leaving US market
RFK Jr. is targeting a little-known program that underpins childhood immunizations in the US.
As White House talks about impounding NASA funding, Congress takes the threat seriously
"NASA appears to be acting in accordance with a fringe, extremist ideology."
Exhausted man defeats AI model in world coding championship
"Humanity has prevailed (for now!)," writes winner after 10-hour coding marathon against OpenAI.
Phishers have found a way to downgrade—not bypass—FIDO MFA
Contrary to recent reports, phishing sleight-of-hand doesn't defeat FIDO.
After 5 years in development, the Assassin’s Creed TV series is happening
Series will be led by Westworld, Halo alums.
Netflix’s first show with generative AI is a sign of what’s to come in TV, film
The Eternaut debuted on Netflix with a generative AI-assisted scene.
Experts lay into Tesla safety in federal autopilot trial
In 2019, a speeding Tesla using Autopilot ran a stop sign and hit two stargazers.
Trump admin squanders nearly 800,000 vaccines meant for Africa: Report
The mpox vaccines were pledged under the Biden administration.
Court rules Trump broke US law when he fired Democratic FTC commissioner
Supreme Court precedent protects FTC commissioner, at least "for the time being."
Apple sues YouTuber who leaked iOS 26’s new “Liquid Glass” software redesign
YouTuber claims to have receipts" disproving Apple's allegations.
After a partly successful test flight, European firm eyes space station mission
"One year ago, this was out of the discussion."
Local cuisine was on the menu at Cafe Neanderthal
We're starting to find features that distinguish one Neanderthal culture from another.
Trump to sign stablecoin bill that may make it easier to bribe the president
Donald Trump's first big crypto win "nothing to crow about," analyst says.
Rocket Report: SpaceX won’t land at Johnston Atoll; new North Sea launch site
"Europe is seizing the opportunity to lead."
Nothing Phone 3 review: Nothing ventured, nothing gained
The Nothing Phone 3 is the company's best phone by a wide margin, but is that enough?
Jared Leto is the ultimate soldier in new TRON: Ares trailer
"He's biblically strong, lightning fast, and supremely intelligent"-and very dispensable.
Trump’s claims of a Coca-Cola agreement quickly go flat as nutritionists groan
Whichever sweetener is used, Coke is still crammed with sugar.
Dictionary.com “devastated” paid users by abruptly deleting saved words lists
Dictionary website isn't offering refunds and is now only available with ads.
GitHub abused to distribute payloads on behalf of malware-as-a-service
The repository offered the MaaS a distribution channel not blocked in many networks.
How Android phones became an earthquake warning system
The system uses phones' accelerometers to trigger warnings ahead of the shaking.
Trump admin to finally cap price of weird bandages that cost $10 billion last year
Trump administration has delayed a Biden-era fix twice, but is now set to cap price.
ChatGPT’s new AI agent can browse the web and create PowerPoint slideshows
New "agentic" AI feature combines web browsing with task-execution abilities.
The Pixel Watch 4 might not become e-waste if you damage it
Replacement is the only option if you break a Pixel Watch, but that could change soon.
Cocky cop jailed for stealing bitcoins had log of his crypto theft in his office
Silk Road criminal tipped police off to dirty cop who stole 50 seized bitcoins.
Karl Urban is a wise-cracking Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat II
"I'm not some champion. I don't have Transformer arms or shoot lightning bolts. I'm an actor."
Samsung’s Odyssey 3D monitor delivers great visuals, limited game support
$2,000 display is hard to recommend when its best feature works with only 14 titles.
Synths hunt down deadly monsters in latest Alien: Earth trailer
"This ship collected specimens. Five new life forms from distant planets. Monsters."
Senate votes to kill entire public broadcasting budget in blow to NPR and PBS
Senate votes to rescind $1.1 billion from Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Google hides secret message in name list of 3,295 AI researchers
Gemini 2.5 paper hides Easter egg in massive author list-but why so many contributors?
Fanfic study challenges leading cultural evolution theory
Fanfic community craves familiarity much more than novelty-but reports greater enjoyment from novelty.
Will AI end cheap flights? Critics attack Delta’s “predatory” AI pricing.
Your data could soon be used to spike flight costs, as Delta expands AI pilot.
Feds tell automakers to forget about paying fuel economy fines
Trump's tax bill means no penalties from model year 2022 onwards.
EU presses pause on probe of X as US trade talks heat up
EU will miss self-imposed deadline to wrap up investigation.
Everything we learned from a week with Apple CarPlay Ultra
CarPlay Ultra takes over the main instrument display as well as the infotainment.
More VMware cloud partners axed as Broadcom launches new invite-only program
Smaller businesses most likely to be affected as white-label cloud program is also ending.
2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA feels like a real car, not a science experiment
Mercedes' new 800 V electric powertrain is ready for the public, and we've driven it.
Google finds custom backdoor being installed on SonicWall network devices
Overstep backdoor nukes key log entries, making detection hard.
Steam cracks down on some sex games to appease payment processors
New rule against "certain kinds" of adult content accompanies removal of "incest" games.
Permit for xAI’s data center blatantly violates Clean Air Act, NAACP says
Evidence suggests health department gave preferential treatment to xAI, NAACP says.
Linda Hamilton rocks Stranger Things’ S5 extended teaser
"After what we've been through, it ties us together. Forever."
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We've made an update to clarify and simplify everything.
Trump sues Corporation for Public Broadcasting directors who refused to be fired
CPB defied Trump, kept board members even after losing a court ruling.
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