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Updated 2025-09-16 12:45
Volkswagen’s troubled software division is getting new leadership. Again.
Bentley's Peter Bosch will move over to run Cariad, according to reports.
Darkest Dungeon 2 is an awkward sequel, but I can’t stop playing it
Now a roguelite, the game retains series' intoxicating combat and stylish flair.
Yet another problem with recycling: It spews microplastics
One recycling facility emits as much as 3 million pounds of microplastics a year.
The long-awaited mission that could transform our understanding of Mars
Next-gen gear on delayed Martian rover may help answer the question of life on Mars.
President Biden meets with AI CEOs at the White House amid ethical criticism
"A room full of the dudes who gave us the issues & fired us for talking about the risks."
Apple Arcade still exists, adds 20 new games—and some of them sound neat
The mobile gaming service seemed to lose momentum—Apple wants to regain it.
Brydge is done making Apple gear, leaving preorders unfilled, employees stiffed
Lots went wrong at Brydge, but trying to work inside Apple's market was brutal.
Microsoft and AMD are reportedly teaming up to combat Nvidia’s AI dominance
Microsoft's Azure platform currently uses "tens of thousands" of Nvidia GPUs.
Toyota’s 2023 Prius: Lamborghini looks meet fuel-sipping economy
There's a lot to like about this new hybrid, which starts at $27,450.
Walensky to step down as head of CDC
Rochelle Walensky faced controversy while balancing pandemic management with reforms.
US seizes Z-Library login domain, but secret URLs for each user remain active
Z-Library avoids shutdown with personal URLs as Russians face criminal charges.
Moderna rakes in surprise profits ahead of 400% vaccine price hike
Moderna made about $680 million more than expected in the first quarter.
Scientists say they have found more moons with oceans in the Solar System
NASA probably is about to get serious about exploring the Uranian system.
WHO ends COVID emergency but warns threat is not over
WHO will not hesitate to reinstate the emergency declaration if needed, Tedros said.
TikTok spied on me. Why?
A Financial Times journalist writes about discovering she’d been surveilled by TikTok.
Rocket Report: China selling reusable engines; can SpaceX still raise money?
"We all know that China and Russia and others have been doing lots of flights."
Synthetic gasoline promises neutral emissions—but the math doesn’t work
E-fuels sound like a panacea, but there's not enough spare electricity to make them.
In a world first, RSV vaccine wins FDA approval for adults 60 and up
It's an achievement decades in the making, and more vaccines are in the pipeline.
As Alexa flounders, Amazon hopes homegrown generative AI can find it revenue
With voice assistants on the brink of death, Amazon targets Alexa large language model.
Luke’s Awakening fan art merges Star Wars with Zelda to delightful 8-bit effect
Game Boy Color pixel art mashes up Star Wars and Zelda into a faux game we wish was real.
Apple Q2 earnings are down, as everything but iPhones is harder to sell
Nothing compares to those sweet Apple Silicon-powered quarters of yore.
Google makes the Pixel Fold official
After years of delays, Google's foldable is finally confirmed.
Googlers angry about CEO’s $226M pay after cuts in perks and 12,000 layoffs
Sundar Pichai compared to Lord Farquaad as employees share memes about CEO pay.
Snoop Dogg on AI risk: “Sh–, what the f—?”
The music legend expressed his concerns during a Milken Institute panel with Larry Jackson.
“Are you still in business?”—Hyper support ghosts customers, spurring outrage
Recall claims and RMA requests went unanswered, orders unfulfilled.
Microsoft barrels ahead with AI plans, opens up Bing Chat preview to everyone
Microsoft also plans third-party plugins, more images, and other enhancements.
Giraffes, despite a relatively small brain, can handle statistics
This sort of behavior has previously only been seen in primates and parrots.
We’re in love with the new Star Wars deckbuilding game
Easy to learn, quick to play, and super fun—this one's a keeper.
90,000 old BMWs too dangerous to drive due to airbag recall, maker says
Aging Takata airbags can have a 50% failure rate, so what are you waiting for?
UK competition watchdog launches review of AI market
Regulator will examine technology behind software such as ChatGPT.
HDDs typically failed in under 3 years in Backblaze study of 17,155 failed drives
Seagate still stands out.
May the 4th is here again—so save your credits for this Star Wars merch
Some top picks for your haul of era-spanning Star Wars stuff.
The first action-packed trailer for Dune: Part 2 is finally here
"In the shadows of Arrakis lie many secrets, but the darkest of them all may remain."
Nintendo Switch accessories deals to get you ready for Tears of the Kingdom
Save on fun accessories before you glide into Hyrule once more.
“We must regulate AI,” FTC Chair Khan says
Khan: FTC is "well equipped" to handle AI collusion, fraud, and privacy concerns.
Starlink nixes plan to impose 1TB data cap and per-gigabyte overage fees
Home users won't have to pay extra for each gigabyte thanks to policy reversal.
Disease detectives gathered at CDC event—a COVID outbreak erupted
Some attendees reportedly did not mask, distance, or take other precautions.
AI vs. Hollywood: Writers battle “plagiarism machines” in union talks
WGA writers don't want to train AI or clean up AI-generated "sloppy first drafts."
Google will retire Chrome’s HTTPS padlock icon because no one knows what it means
Google says only 11% of users understand "the precise meaning of the lock icon."
Facebook furious at FTC after agency proposes ban on monetizing youth data
Meta has 30 days to respond to allegations about its Messenger Kids product.
Testosterone in tusks: Hormones in mammoth fossils excite paleontologists
The technique could allow us to link mammoth health and nutrition to mating.
Passwordless Google accounts are here—you can now switch to passkey-only
Switching is probably a terrible idea right now, but you've got to start somewhere.
Twitter just realized it was dumb to cut off automated public service tweets
Twitter reversed what may have been its least popular change yet under Musk.
Musk threatens to reassign NPR Twitter account if it won’t start tweeting again
Musk threat to NPR contradicts Twitter's own inactive account policy.
Europe’s major satellite players line up to build Starlink competitor
The bid includes large players such as Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, and SES.
Caught in the act: Astronomers spot star swallowing a planet for first time
A sneak peek at Earth's eventual fate.
AMD says new Ryzen 7040 chips beat Intel (and Apple) in thin-and-light PCs
Ryzen 7040 brings CPU and GPU upgrades, along with AI hardware acceleration.
Ford boosts Mustang Mach-E range and drops price as profits grow 20%
The range now starts at $42,995, with price cuts of between $1,000-$4,000.
Thousands of unknown viruses discovered in baby poo—and that’s not bad news
Around 90% of viruses found in Danish diapers were bacteria killers.
I used System76’s Pangolin for weeks, and Linux was not the biggest problem
A comfy keyboard, weird trackpad, blah webcam, and notably mature Linux desktop.
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