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Updated 2025-09-16 07:30
Appeals court reverses Texas ruling nullifying FDA approval of abortion pill
The ruling does not affect access to mifepristone; SCOTUS will decide the case.
DirectX 12 support comes to CrossOver on Mac with latest update
CrossOver for Linux got some updates, too-but not DirectX 12.
An Iowa school district is using ChatGPT to decide which books to ban
Official: "It is simply not feasible to read every book" for depictions of sex.
Fugitive “sovereign citizen” arrested for selling silver as bogus COVID cure
Gordon H. Pedersen of Utah was on the run from fraud charges for three years.
Amazon pinches sellers: Use our costly logistics services or pay extra fee [Updated]
Change comes as booksellers urge FTC to launch another Amazon antitrust inquiry.
Adobe and Microsoft break some old files by removing PostScript font support
PostScript Type 1 fonts are decades old, but apps supported them until recently.
Tech glitch let people with empty bank accounts withdraw hundreds in cash
Bank of Ireland says the problem wasn't connected to a cyberattack.
X apparently added 5-second delay for links to sites Musk doesn’t like
X, formerly Twitter, "confirmed the delay was removed but did not elaborate."
Windows feature that resets system clocks based on random data is wreaking havoc
Windows Secure Time Seeding resets clocks months or years off the correct time.
$220 billion is helping build US cleantech infrastructure. Here are the projects.
Financial Times identified 110 large-scale manufacturing announcements.
AI chatbot scares Snapchat users by posting mysterious video
"I swear I thought that was my wall."
China blocks Intel’s $5.4B merger with Tower Semiconductor
Deal ends with Intel paying a $353 million termination fee to Tower.
Public EV charging keeps getting worse, according to new study
Volta and Tesla Superchargers had the most satisfied customers, according to JD Power.
Early plate tectonics was surprisingly speedy
A chunk of Western Australia once raced across the globe at over 64 cm a year.
New Triassic fossil features sharp claws and a nasty beak
A non-flying precursor to pterosaurs shared the Earth with the first dinosaurs.
Xbox’s new “8 strikes” mod rollout judges hate speech 3x worse than cheating
Eight strikes = one-year suspension; "egregious" infractions can cause permanent bans.
Let the review begin—SpaceX takes another step toward launching Starship again
This milestone was on paper, not in the hustle and bustle of Starbase.
FDA issues safety alert on pregnancy tests after bust on illegal medical lab
Universal Meditech was behind an illegal lab discovered in Reedley, California.
Maui truthers are so dumb they’re using a Falcon 9 photo as wildfire evidence
You can always count on conspiracy theorists to make a tragedy worse.
Ongoing scam tricks kids playing Roblox and Fortnite
The scams are often disguised as promotions, and they can all be linked to one network.
ISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FCC to scrap new rule
Broadband industry fights requirement to "list all recurring monthly fees."
Requiring ink to scan a document—yet another insult from the printer industry
How much ink does it take to scan a document?
Internet Archive’s legal woes mount as record labels sue for $400M
The Internet Archive also reached a confidential settlement with book publishers.
You’re the OS is a game that will make you feel for your poor, overworked system
The disk caching will continue until idle process morale improves.
Can we please just go back to using smaller wheels and tires?
And now, a rant about wheels and tires that are too big.
An exoplanet is getting vaporized but is trying to hide it
Hydrogen should be constantly boiled off, but we're not always seeing it.
Amazon exec responsible for money-losers like Alexa and Fire Phone is departing
As of late 2022, Amazon's Alexa had reportedly lost the company $10 billion.
Astra’s new rocket won’t launch until 2024—if it ever flies
"We're reducing our expenses as much as we possibly can."
Intuitive Machines says it is ready to fly to the Moon
The Intuitive Machines-1 mission has a launch slot reserved from Nov. 15 through Nov. 20.
The Pininfarina Battista is more than just face-warping acceleration
Four motors, 1.4 megawatts of power, and a kick in the pants like nothing else.
Drug makers have tripled the prices of top Medicare drugs
In 2021, Medicare spent nearly $81 billion on these 25 drugs.
What happens when you test the real-world efficiency of hybrids and EVs?
18 drivers and 18 hybrids and EVs, tested on the same day on the same route.
US picks the first two sites for carbon-capture hubs
Up to $1.2 billion in funding for handling "legacy" carbon emissions.
Real estate markets scramble following cyberattack on listings provider
No estimate when crucial MLS listings provided by Rapattoni will be restored.
Dell fined $6.5M after admitting it made overpriced monitors look discounted
Dell Australia is paying for something many of its peers are guilty of.
Netflix’s test of streaming games is small, but it’s poised to be a big deal
Some UK and Canadian subscribers can test the streaming giant's first titles.
Montana loses fight against youth climate activists in landmark ruling
Emotional testimony leads to plaintiffs' win in first youth-led climate trial.
Report: “Apple Watch X” will redesign the popular wearable for the first time
A microLED display and a thinner enclosure could headline the redesign.
An Apple malware-flagging tool is “trivially” easy to bypass
Background Task Manager can potentially miss malicious software on your machine.
Dealmaster: Early Labor Day savings on Apple, Lenovo, Kindle, and Google tech
Save on tech from Apple laptops to Pixel phones and everything in between.
The Lexus LC 500h hybrid—an art deco interior and two transmissions
Coupes have lost much popularity over the last decade but Lexus still makes one.
The New York Times prohibits AI vendors from devouring its content
The paper of record pokes holes in the absorb-everything AI business model.
Zuck/Musk cage match canceled; tech billionaires blame each other
"I don't want to keep hyping something that will never happen," Zuckerberg says.
Rockstar Games acquires modding team that it previously banned
If you can't beat 'em, buy 'em.
The Kids Online Safety Act isn’t all right, critics say
Critics warn KOSA could trigger widespread censorship, privacy concerns.
The “Shove” mechanic in Baldur’s Gate 3 can ruin an encounter, and I love it
What my brave warrior's death to a lowly goblin taught me about dice anarchy.
Anti-magnetizing-vaccine doctor loses medical license
Tenpenny lost her license for refusing to cooperate with a board investigation.
Sites scramble to block ChatGPT web crawler after instructions emerge
Restrictions don't apply to current OpenAI models, but will affect future versions.
Microsoft finds vulnerabilities it says could be used to shut down power plants
Exploitation is hard and patches are already out, but the potential risk is great.
Sam Bankman-Fried is going to jail
Judge also denied SBF's request to delay jail time.
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