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Updated 2025-11-26 22:00
The AI slop drops right from the top, as Trump posts vulgar deepfake of opponents
A sombrero and a fake mustache were also involved.
In 2022, the world axed a disease name seen as racist. US just switched back.
The name was not only offensive, it was also inaccurate.
Alexa’s survival hinges on you buying more expensive Amazon devices
Echo speakers and displays for Alexa+ require more expensive components.
Critics slam OpenAI’s parental controls, while users rage, “Treat us like adults”
OpenAI still isn't doing enough to protect teens, suicide prevention experts say.
Researchers find a carbon-rich moon-forming disk around giant exoplanet
Lots of carbon molecules but little sign of water in a super-Jupiter's disk.
How “prebunking” can restore public trust and other September highlights
The evolution of Taylor Swift's dialect, a rare Einstein cross, neutrino laser beams, and more.
Intel and AMD trusted enclaves, the backbone of network security, fall to physical attacks
The chipmakers say physical attacks aren't in the threat model. Many users didn't get the memo.
DeepSeek tests “sparse attention” to slash AI processing costs
Chinese lab's v3.2 release explores a technique that could make running AI far less costly.
After threatening ABC over Kimmel, FCC chair may eliminate TV ownership caps
FCC is required to review TV rules and is more likely to scrap them under Carr.
With new agent mode for Excel and Word, Microsoft touts “vibe working”
Agent Mode in Word, Excel works like vibe coding tools but for knowledge work.
YouTuber unboxes what seems to be a pre-release version of an M5 iPad Pro
Signs point to a relatively mild upgrade from the 16-month-old Apple M4.
SpaceX has a few tricks up its sleeve for the last Starship flight of the year
SpaceX will reuse a Super Heavy booster with 24 previously flown Raptor engines.
iOS 26.0.1, macOS 26.0.1 updates fix install bugs, new phone problems, and more
First patches fix bugs and clear up problems for the iPhone 17 family.
California’s newly signed AI law just gave Big Tech exactly what it wanted
After the failure of S.B. 1047, new AI disclosure law drops kill switch for disclosure mandate.
Behind the scenes with the most beautiful car in racing: The Ferrari 499P
The SF-25 might be winless this year, but the 499P took four in a row, including Le Mans.
Is the “million-year-old” skull from China a Denisovan or something else?
Now that we know what Denisovans looked like, they're turning up everywhere.
Burnout and Elon Musk’s politics spark exodus from senior xAI, Tesla staff
Disillusionment with Musk's activism, strategic pivots, and mass layoffs cause churn.
The most efficient Crosstrek ever? Subaru’s hybrid gets a bit rugged.
A naturally aspirated boxer engine, two electric motors, and a CVT go for a trek.
The SUV that saved Porsche goes electric, and the tech is interesting
It will be most powerful production Porsche ever, but that's not the cool bit.
Scientists unlock secret to Venus flytrap’s hair-trigger response
Ion channel at base of plant's sensory hairs amplifies initial signals above critical threshold.
Trump obtains another settlement as YouTube agrees to pay $24.5 million
Alphabet settles with Trump instead of fighting lawsuit over January 6 suspension.
Another setback for Firefly Aerospace’s beleaguered rocket program
"We will share more information on the path forward at a later date."
Anthropic says its new AI model “maintained focus” for 30 hours on multistep tasks
Latest Claude model beats OpenAI and Google on coding tests.
Sports piracy site Streameast returns after US government let domain expire
ICE's HSI branch shut down Streameast in 2024.
EA will be a very different company under private ownership
Analysts see trouble for studios like BioWare, potential for Saudi meddling.
F-Droid says Google’s new sideloading restrictions will kill the project
F-Droid sees Google's plans as a threat to FOSS apps.
ESA will pay an Italian company nearly $50 million to design a mini-Starship
This is a "step forward in the transition of European launch systems toward full reusability."
Senators try to halt shuttle move, saying “little evidence” of public demand
"Removing an item from the National Collection is not a viable solution..."
Fortnite disables Peacemaker emote that might resemble a swastika
Epic will "inquire into our partner's creative intentions" before making a final decision.
Taiwan pressured to move 50% of chip production to US or lose protection
Trump official plots impossible" deal moving Taiwan's chip supply chain into US.
It’s official: EA is selling to private equity in $55 billion deal
Investors will receive $210 per share, well above the stock's all-time high.
Big AI firms pump money into world models as LLM advances slow
World models aim to navigate the physical world by learning from videos, robotic data.
ZR1, GTD, and America’s new Nürburgring war
Ford and Chevy set near-identical lap times with very different cars; we drove both.
30 years later, I’m still obliterating planets in Master of Orion II—and you can, too
There's an unparalleled purity to MOO2's commitment to the fantasy.
150 million-year-old pterosaur cold case has finally been solved
The storm literally snapped the bones in their wings.
The current war on science, and who’s behind it
A vaccine developer and a climate scientist walk into a bar write a book.
Why LA Comic Con thought making an AI-powered Stan Lee hologram was a good idea
I suppose if we do it and thousands of fans... don't like it, we'll stop doing it."
Can AI detect hedgehogs from space? Maybe if you find brambles first.
Cambridge researchers use satellite-based bramble detection as a proxy for mapping hedgehog habitats.
Woman hospitalized with pain and vomiting—diet soda cured her
Doctors dissolve mass in woman's stomach by getting her to chug soda.
LG’s $1,800 TV for seniors makes misguided assumptions
Op-ed: A dumb TV would be better.
Reports: EA set to be sold to private investors for up to $50 billion
Saudi investment fund, Jared Kushner are reportedly among the interested buyers
YouTube Music is testing AI hosts that will interrupt your tunes
YouTube Labs will be a place to preview all the app's upcoming AI features.
Sinclair gets nothing it asked for, puts Jimmy Kimmel back on anyway
Sorry, Brendan Carr: Sinclair and Nexstar stop preempting Kimmel on ABC affiliates.
You should care more about the stabilizers in your mechanical keyboard—here’s why
Don't know what a keyboard stabilizer is? You're about to find out.
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo rages, with 61% death rate and funding running dry
Responders ask for $25 million to contain the disease. They have $2.2 million.
Trump says TikTok should be tweaked to become “100% MAGA”
Uncertainty reigns as Trump claims China approved TikTok deal.
Scientists want to treat complex bone fractures with a bone-healing gun
It's a bit like a handheld 3D printer, with all the accuracy challenges that implies.
50+ scientific societies sign letter objecting to Trump executive order
Letter urges Congress to take action to safeguard integrity of independent peer-review system.
Asus’ new ROG Xbox Ally X set to break the bank at $999.99
The lower-powered ROG Xbox Ally comes in at a more reasonable $599.99.
Rocket Report: Keeping up with Kuiper; New Glenn’s second flight slips
Amazon plans to conduct two launches of Kuiper broadband satellites just days apart.
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