Amazon’s ride on the rocket merry-go-round continues with SpaceX launch by Stephen Clark on 2025-07-16 17:41 (#6YPKW) Amazon has launched 78 of its planned 3,232 Kuiper broadband satellites.
YouTuber faces jail time for showing off Android-based gaming handhelds by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-07-16 17:17 (#6YPKX) Italian law allows for up to three years in jail for "promotion of pirated copyrighted materials."
Mac graphics settings for Cyberpunk 2077 aim for console-like simplicity by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-07-16 16:27 (#6YPH7) The finite number of Mac configurations could be good for players and game devs.
Stellantis abandons hydrogen fuel cell development by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-16 14:51 (#6YPES) Fast filling times are seductive, but they don't compensate for H2's many drawbacks.
Rough road to “energy dominance” after GOP kneecaps wind and solar by Aidan Hughes, Inside Climate News on 2025-07-16 13:45 (#6YPC0) Experts argue that Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act will increase costs for consumers.
Donkey Kong Bananza is a worthy successor to Super Mario Odyssey’s legacy by Kyle Orland on 2025-07-16 12:00 (#6YP9N) Cathartic, punch-fueled land destruction is a great showcase for Switch 2 hardware.
There could be “dark main sequence” stars at the galactic center by John Timmer on 2025-07-16 11:30 (#6YP9P) Dark matter particle and antiparticle collisions could make some stars immortal.
Hackers exploit a blind spot by hiding malware inside DNS records by Dan Goodin on 2025-07-16 11:15 (#6YP9Q) Technique transforms the Internet DNS into an unconventional file storage system.
The ISS is nearing retirement, so why is NASA still gung-ho about Starliner? by Stephen Clark on 2025-07-16 11:00 (#6YP9R) NASA is doing all it can to ensure Boeing doesn't abandon the Starliner program.
Medieval preacher invoked chivalric hero as a meme in sermon by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-07-15 23:01 (#6YP00) "This is very early evidence of a preacher weaving pop culture into a sermon to keep his audience hooked."
Large study squashes anti-vaccine talking points about aluminum by Beth Mole on 2025-07-15 22:28 (#6YP01) RFK Jr. has falsely called aluminum adjuvants "extremely neurotoxic."
Congress moves to reject bulk of White House’s proposed NASA cuts by Stephen Clark on 2025-07-15 22:05 (#6YP02) We're still months away from these budget bills having a chance to become law.
Seagate’s massive, 30TB, $600 hard drives are now available for anyone to buy by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-07-15 21:44 (#6YP03) Seagate's heat-assisted drive tech has been percolating for more than 20 years.
Chinese firms rush for Nvidia chips as US prepares to lift ban by Benj Edwards on 2025-07-15 20:49 (#6YP04) H20 chips, designed to skirt export bans, are back after Trump meets with CEO.
Corporate inadequacy has rendered my favorite rediscovered gadget useless by Scharon Harding on 2025-07-15 18:49 (#6YNSM) Without rare, proprietary tech, these earbuds are useless.
From the hospital to the car plant: What is GM doing with CT scanners? by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-15 17:07 (#6YNPV) The adoption of medical scanning tech has improved first-time quality by 90 percent.
Grok’s “MechaHitler” meltdown didn’t stop xAI from winning $200M military deal by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-15 16:57 (#6YNPW) xAI announces Grok for Government, tells Grok to stop calling itself MechaHitler.
GOP’s pro-industry crypto bills could financially ruin millions, lawmaker warns by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-15 16:45 (#6YNPX) Trump's crypto bills could turn trusted Big Tech companies into the next FTX.
‘Not that into peace doves’: The Apollo-Soyuz patch NASA rejected by Robert Pearlman on 2025-07-15 14:58 (#6YNKQ) Paul Calle thought he had represented the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
BYD has caught up with Tesla in the global EV race. Here’s how. by Kana Inagaki, Edward White, and Stephen Morris, Fi on 2025-07-15 14:28 (#6YNKR) With technology gap narrowed, BYD is poised to outsell Tesla this year.
We saw the heart of Pluto 10 years ago—it’ll be a long wait to see the rest by Stephen Clark on 2025-07-15 11:15 (#6YNGY) A 50-year wait for a second mission wouldn't be surprising. Just ask Uranus and Neptune.
Pebblebee tracker’s new SOS alert reminds us that updates can be good for gadgets by Scharon Harding on 2025-07-14 20:54 (#6YN45) AirTags don't have an alert system; Tile trackers charge for the feature.
Merger of two massive black holes is one for the record books by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-07-14 20:30 (#6YN46) The event resulted in a new black hole with a mass 225 times larger than our Sun.
Reddit’s UK users must now prove they’re 18 to view adult content by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-14 20:14 (#6YN47) Reddit hires company to verify user age with selfie or photo of government ID.
Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slower by Kyle Orland on 2025-07-14 20:02 (#6YN1P) Coders spent more time prompting and reviewing AI generations than they saved on coding.
Nvidia chips become the first GPUs to fall to Rowhammer bit-flip attacks by Dan Goodin on 2025-07-14 18:25 (#6YMZF) GPUhammer is the first to flip bits in onboard GPU memory. It likely won't be the last.
Plastic surgeon off the hook for alleged COVID fraud, injecting kids with saline by Beth Mole on 2025-07-14 18:08 (#6YMZG) Trump administration says dismissal is "in the interests of justice."
Why Gov. Greg Abbott won’t release his emails with Elon Musk by Lauren McGaughy, The Texas Newsroom on 2025-07-14 17:14 (#6YMWZ) The governor's office says some emails contain intimate and embarrassing" information.
Office problems on Windows 10? Microsoft’s response will soon be “upgrade to 11.” by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-07-14 16:38 (#6YMX0) Security updates will continue, but new features will require Windows 11.
Chrome OS is “combining” with Android, but what does that mean? by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-07-14 16:28 (#6YMX1) Google's Sameer Samat doesn't get into what "combining" means.
New Grok AI model surprises experts by checking Elon Musk’s views before answering by Benj Edwards on 2025-07-14 16:08 (#6YMX2) Grok 4's "reasoning" shows cases where the chatbot consults Musk posts to answer divisive questions.
Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 N offers more sound, more shifts, more smiles by Tim Stevens on 2025-07-14 14:39 (#6YMT8) Hyundai appears to be nailing the "make a fun electric car" brief right now.
Two guys hated using Comcast, so they built their own fiber ISP by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-14 13:43 (#6YMT9) Brothers-in-law use construction knowledge to compete against Comcast in Michigan.
Species at 30 makes for a great guilty pleasure by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-07-13 19:20 (#6YMB2) Sure, the plot lacks originality, but it's a solid B movie-and H.R. Giger designed the alien life form.
A new Martian climate model suggest a mostly cold, harsh environment by Jacek Krywko on 2025-07-13 11:13 (#6YM3Z) A model built using data from the Curiosity rover suggests wet periods were rare.
5 big EV takeaways from Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” by Aarian Marshall, WIRED.com on 2025-07-12 11:12 (#6YKQ6) Experts have advice for how the EV-curious buyer might navigate this tricky moment.
AI therapy bots fuel delusions and give dangerous advice, Stanford study finds by Benj Edwards on 2025-07-11 22:01 (#6YKFH) Popular chatbots serve as poor replacements for human therapists, but study authors call for nuance.
Man’s heart stopped after common bacterium caused ultra-rare infection by Beth Mole on 2025-07-11 21:35 (#6YKFJ) The bacterium is widespread in the environment, but only rarely causes disease.
New Windows 11 build adds self-healing “quick machine recovery” feature by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-07-11 20:56 (#6YKFK) New recovery mode lets Microsoft fix "widespread boot issues" affecting PCs.
Belkin shows tech firms getting too comfortable with bricking customers’ stuff by Scharon Harding on 2025-07-11 18:54 (#6YKB7) There's no easy alternative, and IoT customers are paying the price.
Review: Stellar cast makes Superman shine bright by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-07-11 18:27 (#6YKB8) James Gunn's entertaining reboot has a few flaws but so much heart
Trump’s DOJ seems annoyed about having to approve T-Mobile’s latest merger by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-11 17:52 (#6YKB9) DOJ approves T-Mobile/US Cellular deal despite bemoaning "the Big 3's oligopoly."
A mess of its own making: Google nerfs second Pixel phone battery this year by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-07-11 16:42 (#6YK8N) People don't upgrade phones every year anymore-longevity matters.
RFK Jr. may be about to demolish preventive health panel, health groups fear by Beth Mole on 2025-07-11 15:49 (#6YK8P) The fear is that the USPSTF will go the same way as the CDC's vaccine advisory panel.
Lamborghini follows successful racing Huracan with new Temerario GT3 by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-11 14:30 (#6YK61) A Lamborghini just won the 24 Hours of Spa, but there will soon be a new car.
Rocket Report: SpaceX to make its own propellant; China’s largest launch pad by Stephen Clark on 2025-07-11 13:17 (#6YK38) United Launch Alliance begins stacking its third Vulcan rocket for the second time.
In the Southwest, solar panels can help both photovoltaics and crops by Tina Deines, Inside Climate News on 2025-07-11 11:11 (#6YK0Q) Solar arrays can shade crops from sun while moisture cools the panels to increase their productivity.
It’s hunting season in orbit as Russia’s killer satellites mystify skywatchers by Stephen Clark on 2025-07-11 10:30 (#6YK0R) "Once more, we play our dangerous game-a game of chess-against our old adversary."
“It’s a heist”: Senator calls out Texas for trying to steal shuttle from Smithsonian by Robert Pearlman on 2025-07-11 00:05 (#6YJRA) "The title of this amendment is 'Houston, We Have a Problem.'"
Woman takes 10x dose of turmeric, gets hospitalized for liver damage by Beth Mole on 2025-07-10 22:19 (#6YJN5) Although she eventually recovered, she was close to needing a liver transplant.