Discord heightens ad focus by introducing video ads to mobile apps in June by Scharon Harding on 2025-03-20 16:12 (#6W2GG) Discord looks for more ways to make money ahead of expected IPO.
Mom horrified by Character.AI chatbots posing as son who died by suicide by Ashley Belanger on 2025-03-20 16:01 (#6W2GH) Character.AI takes down bots bearing likeness of boy at center of lawsuit.
DOT must not give Tesla or other automakers a free pass, advocates say by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-03-20 15:08 (#6W2DD) Will Elon Musk's Tesla get special treatment?
A mathematician unpacks the science of “bracketology” by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-03-20 14:49 (#6W2DE) Crafting the perfect bracket is nearly impossible, but there are solid strategies to improve your odds.
What’s behind the changed relationship between Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump? by Anna Nicolaou, Stephen Morris, Rafe Uddin, and Ale on 2025-03-20 14:33 (#6W2DF) Amazon founder has executed a sharp public reversal in his relationship with Trump.
Dad demands OpenAI delete ChatGPT’s false claim that he murdered his kids by Ashley Belanger on 2025-03-20 04:01 (#6W20K) Blocking outputs isn't enough; dad wants OpenAI to delete the false information.
Bird flu continues to spread as Trump’s pandemic experts are MIA by Beth Mole on 2025-03-19 22:28 (#6W1Y3) Vacancies in a key office of pandemic preparedness raise concern.
Study finds AI-generated meme captions funnier than human ones on average by Benj Edwards on 2025-03-19 22:12 (#6W1W2) Mollick proclaims "the meme Turing Test has been passed," but a new study offers a key caveat.
Hints grow stronger that dark energy changes over time by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-03-19 22:00 (#6W1W3) Latest DESI results fall short of discovery threshold but strengthen evidence for dynamical dark energy.
John Wick has a new target in latest Ballerina trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-03-19 21:34 (#6W1W4) "This is your fate, and you cannot change it."
HP avoids monetary damages over bricked printers in class-action settlement by Scharon Harding on 2025-03-19 21:12 (#6W1W5) HP has previously paid millions for bricking printers, but not this time.
Brains of parrots, unlike songbirds, use human-like vocal control by John Timmer on 2025-03-19 20:44 (#6W1T0) A parrot called the budgerigar controls its vocalizations with a flexible system.
Apple and Google in the hot seat as European regulators ignore Trump warnings by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-03-19 20:09 (#6W1T1) Apple will have to open iOS up more, and Google could face steep fines.
US tries to keep DOGE and Musk work secret in appeal of court-ordered discovery by Jon Brodkin on 2025-03-19 19:56 (#6W1T2) Judge's discovery order is too "intrusive," Trump admin tells appeals court.
Plex ups its price for first time in a decade, changes remote-streaming access by Kevin Purdy on 2025-03-19 18:32 (#6W1QA) You've got until April 29 before the Lifetime Pass more than doubles in price.
Trump fires both FTC Democrats in challenge to Supreme Court precedent by Jon Brodkin on 2025-03-19 17:22 (#6W1MS) Democrats fight "illegal" firings that leave only Republicans at consumer agency.
Meager 8GB of RAM forces Pixel 9a to run “extra extra small” Gemini AI by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-03-19 17:06 (#6W1MT) Some of Google's coolest AI features don't work on the 9a.
Judge disses Star Trek icon Data’s poetry while ruling AI can’t author works by Ashley Belanger on 2025-03-19 15:52 (#6W1HZ) Computer scientist won't give up fight to copyright AI-made art after court loss.
Volvo is using Gaussian splatting in virtual worlds to make safer cars by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-03-19 15:32 (#6W1J0) Massive parallel testing means Volvo can work through lots of unusual scenarios.
Saltwater contamination in freshwater systems is on the rise by Kiley Price, Inside Climate News on 2025-03-19 14:10 (#6W1J1) Salt is starting to pollute the freshwater sources people rely on.
Google reveals Pixel 9a, with the largest battery ever in a Pixel by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-03-19 14:00 (#6W1J2) Google promises preorder details in the coming weeks.
Florida man eats feral pig meat, contracts rare biothreat bacteria by Beth Mole on 2025-03-19 12:22 (#6W1EH) It took nearly two years for doctors to figure out the cause of his chest pain.
Can NASA remain nonpartisan when basic spaceflight truths are shredded? by Eric Berger on 2025-03-18 23:56 (#6W12S) "Let's bring them home NOW, Sir!"
Developer’s GDC billboard pokes at despised former Google Stadia exec by Kyle Orland on 2025-03-18 21:40 (#6W12T) Satirical San Francisco billboard asks: "Has a Harrison fired you lately?"
Nvidia announces DGX desktop “personal AI supercomputers” by Benj Edwards on 2025-03-18 21:19 (#6W0XA) Asus, Dell, HP, and others to produce powerful desktop machines that run AI models locally.
Nvidia announces “Rubin Ultra” and “Feynman” AI chips for 2027 and 2028 by Benj Edwards on 2025-03-18 21:10 (#6W0XB) CEO Jensen Huang says new chips will power robots and billions of AI agents.
Furious at the FCC, Arkansas jail cancels inmate phone calls rather than lower rates by Nate Anderson on 2025-03-18 20:08 (#6W0XC) One angry sheriff takes on the feds.
Gemini gets new coding and writing tools, plus AI-generated “podcasts” by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-03-18 19:40 (#6W0XD) Gemini is absorbing features from one of Google's coolest AI products.
FCC to get Republican majority and plans to “delete” as many rules as possible by Jon Brodkin on 2025-03-18 19:30 (#6W0XE) Geoffrey Starks to leave FCC as new chair pushes "Delete, Delete, Delete" plan.
New Portal pinball table may be the closest we’re gonna get to Portal 3 by Kyle Orland on 2025-03-18 19:20 (#6W0XF) Officially licensed spin-off features familiar voice talent; starts at $11,620.
Google inks $32 billion deal to buy security firm Wiz even as DOJ seeks breakup by Jon Brodkin on 2025-03-18 16:53 (#6W0QJ) Merger revived after falling apart in 2024 on concern about regulatory approval.
SpiderBot experiments hint at “echolocation” to locate prey by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-03-18 16:46 (#6W0QK) Experiments with robotic spiders and prey suggest spiders can detect differences in natural web frequencies.
Eight years later, new but familiar-looking PebbleOS watches appear by Kevin Purdy on 2025-03-18 16:04 (#6W0QM) Shipping in July and December, with far more battery life and newer chips.
DOGE cuts to USDA may open door to invasive species, higher food prices by Kate Knibbs, wired.com on 2025-03-18 14:13 (#6W0N4) Food inspectors and disease-sniffing dog handlers remain out of work as food spoils.
New EV battery boasts 5-min charge time, adding 250 miles of range by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-03-18 14:12 (#6W0N5) The new batteries can charge at 10C, with fast chargers peaking at 1,000 kW.
Even the worst mass extinction had its oases by Elizabeth Rayne on 2025-03-18 11:45 (#6W0F3) Plants thrived in present-day China throughout the End-Permian extinction.
People in this career are better at seeing through opticalillusions by Martin Doherty and Radoslaw Wincza, The Conversati on 2025-03-18 11:30 (#6W0F4) Becoming an expert in medical image analysis may make you better at spotting illusions.
Farewell Photoshop? Google’s new AI lets you edit images by asking. by Benj Edwards on 2025-03-18 11:15 (#6W0F5) New experimental AI allows no-skill photo editing, including removing watermarks. But it's not perfect.
Here’s the secret to how Firefly was able to nail its first lunar landing by Stephen Clark on 2025-03-18 11:00 (#6W0F6) Darkness fell over Mare Crisium, ending a daily dose of dazzling images from the Moon.
Report: mRNA vaccines are in RFK Jr’s crosshairs; funding in question by Beth Mole on 2025-03-17 22:42 (#6W04R) "Kennedy's war on vaccines has started," one researcher said.
Researchers engineer bacteria to produce plastics by John Timmer on 2025-03-17 22:27 (#6W04S) A bacterial energy storage system is modified to make polymers.
“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen by Scharon Harding on 2025-03-17 19:34 (#6W04T) Users are unimpressed, eager to toss devices if test sticks.
Trump plan to fund Musk’s Starlink over fiber called “betrayal” of rural US by Jon Brodkin on 2025-03-17 18:19 (#6W038) Director of $42 billion broadband fund pushed out, says program is being ruined.
Sobering revenue stats of 70K mobile apps show why devs beg for subscriptions by Scharon Harding on 2025-03-17 18:00 (#6W039) Most apps fail to reach $1,000/month revenue within two years.
Windows 11 updates are accidentally getting rid of Copilot, at least for now by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-03-17 17:56 (#6W00B) Copilot can be reinstalled from the Microsoft Store if it's something you want.
UK online safety law Musk hates kicks in today, and so far, Trump can’t stop it by Ashley Belanger on 2025-03-17 17:38 (#6W00C) UK Online Safety Act requires prompt content removals Musk's X has resisted.
Why wait? Google is already dismantling Assistant as it switches to Gemini. by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-03-17 16:06 (#6VZX7) Assistant is becoming less helpful as Google "prioritizes" experiences.
A tough race for the rookies as F1 starts 2025 in Australia by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-03-17 15:45 (#6VZX8) F1 teams show us who's fast and who's not at the start of the 2025 season.
Physicists unlock another clue to brewing the perfect espresso by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-03-17 15:30 (#6VZX9) "Channeling" during brewing process can lead to non-uniform filtration and lower extraction yield.
Alphabet spins off laser-based Internet backbone provider Taara by Stephen Morris, Financial Times on 2025-03-17 13:27 (#6VZTK) Goal is to compete with Starlink, connecting remote areas to the Internet.