Medical groups warn Senate budget bill will create dystopian health care system by Beth Mole on 2025-07-02 15:22 (#6YCKF) The $1 trillion cut to Medicaid will cause "irreparable harm."
Tesla Q2 2025 sales dropped more than 13% year over year by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-02 14:27 (#6YCKG) Tesla sold 60,000 fewer cars during the period than the year before.
What’s wrong with AAA games? The development of the next Battlefield has answers. by Samuel Axon on 2025-07-02 14:16 (#6YCKH) EA insiders describe stress and setbacks in a project that's too big to fail.
Astronomers may have found a third interstellar object by Eric Berger on 2025-07-02 13:38 (#6YCG4) The object has a very high eccentricity.
RFK Jr.’s health department calls Nature “junk science,” cancels subscriptions by Beth Mole on 2025-07-01 22:21 (#6YC4V) The move comes after RFK Jr. called top medical journals "corrupt."
Pentagon may put SpaceX at the center of a sensor-to-shooter targeting network by Stephen Clark on 2025-07-01 21:51 (#6YC33) Under this plan, SpaceX's satellites would play a big role in the Space Force's kill chain.
FCC chair decides inmates and their families must keep paying high phone prices by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-01 21:13 (#6YC34) Chairman Carr waives new price caps until 2027, may raise them before then.
Moderna says mRNA flu vaccine sailed through trial, beating standard shot by Beth Mole on 2025-07-01 20:56 (#6YC35) Moderna hailed the results, but the shot's future under RFK Jr. is murky.
Nudify app’s plan to dominate deepfake porn hinges on Reddit, docs show by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-01 20:43 (#6YC36) Report: Clothoff ignored California's lawsuit while buying up 10 rivals.
Nothing Phone 3 arrives July 15 with a tiny dot matrix rear display by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-07-01 20:14 (#6YC37) Nothing comes back to flagship phones with another quirky design.
US critical infrastructure exposed as feds warn of possible attacks from Iran by Dan Goodin on 2025-07-01 19:16 (#6YC17) Agencies warn that some US targets may be needlessly exposed.
White House works to ground NASA science missions before Congress can act by Eric Berger on 2025-07-01 18:46 (#6YC18) "We would be turning off some fabulous missions that are doing extremely well."
Glen Powell plays a dangerous game in The Running Man trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-07-01 17:44 (#6YC19) "The rules are simple. Survive 30 days with the entire nation hunting you down."
Ted Cruz plan to punish states that regulate AI shot down in 99-1 vote by Jon Brodkin on 2025-07-01 16:54 (#6YBYG) The one vote backing moratorium on state AI laws came from Thom Tillis, not Cruz.
GOP wants EV tax credit gone; it would be a disaster for Tesla by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-07-01 14:00 (#6YBRZ) In response, Trump is threatening Tesla's subsidies again.
GOP budget bill poised to crush renewable energy in the US by Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News on 2025-07-01 13:34 (#6YBS0) Say goodbye to clean-energy tax credits, hello to new oil wells.
Tuesday Telescope: A howling wolf in the night sky by Eric Berger on 2025-07-01 11:00 (#6YBKA) "Ever since I saw it for the first time, it's been high on my list."
Pay up or stop scraping: Cloudflare program charges bots for each crawl by Ashley Belanger on 2025-07-01 10:00 (#6YBKB) Cloudflare now beta testing pay-per-crawl feature to stop endless AI scraping.
A mammoth tusk boomerang from Poland is 40,000 years old by Kiona N. Smith on 2025-06-30 21:45 (#6YB9S) The boomerang is a one-of-a-kind find from the last place archaeologists expected.
Analyst: M5 Vision Pro, Vision Air, and smart glasses coming in 2026–2028 by Samuel Axon on 2025-06-30 21:24 (#6YB80) Apple analyst Ming-Chi Quo lays out a whole roadmap for Apple XR devices.
Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-06-30 21:07 (#6YB81) Final Muon g-2 results, an ultrasonic mobile brain imaging helmet, re-creating Egyptian blue, and more.
Drug cartel hacked FBI official’s phone to track and kill informants, report says by Dan Goodin on 2025-06-30 19:57 (#6YB82) Official was connected to FBI probe of cartel kingpin Joaquin El Chapo" Guzman.
Half a million Spotify users are unknowingly grooving to an AI-generated band by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-06-30 19:47 (#6YB83) A supposed band called The Velvet Sundown has released two albums of AI slop this month.
Senate GOP budget bill has little-noticed provision that could hurt your Wi-Fi by Jon Brodkin on 2025-06-30 19:37 (#6YB84) Cruz bill could take 6 GHz spectrum away from Wi-Fi, give it to mobile carriers.
Texas politicians make headway in effort to wrench space shuttle from Smithsonian by Robert Pearlman on 2025-06-30 19:16 (#6YB5C) An effort to move shuttle Discovery has merged with the One Big Beautiful Bill.
Nearly 12 million people would lose health insurance under Senate GOP bill by Beth Mole on 2025-06-30 18:37 (#6YB5D) Congressional Budget Office report from paints dark picture for America's health.
Project Hail Mary trailer looks like a winner for Andy Weir fans by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-06-30 17:05 (#6YB2T) "If we do nothing, everything on this planet will go extinct."
Meta, TikTok can’t toss wrongful death suit from mom of “subway surfing” teen by Ashley Belanger on 2025-06-30 16:53 (#6YB2V) Companies may be forced to show how they targeted videos to teen who died.
Supreme Court to decide whether ISPs must disconnect users accused of piracy by Jon Brodkin on 2025-06-30 16:36 (#6YB2W) Sony victory in Cox piracy case could be overturned by Supreme Court.
Trump’s tariff threat pushes Canada to scrap digital services tax by Ashley Belanger on 2025-06-30 15:15 (#6YAZV) US tech companies escape Canada digital services tax due to Trump tariffs.
NIH budget cuts affect research funding beyond US borders by Frieda Klotz, Undark Magazine on 2025-06-30 15:07 (#6YAZW) European leaders say they will fill the funding void. Is that realistic?
The second launch of New Glenn will aim for Mars by Eric Berger on 2025-06-30 14:15 (#6YAWX) The payload likely to spark the most interest is the Blue Moon MK1 lander.
Android 16 review: Post-hype by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-06-30 11:00 (#6YAR6) The age of big, exciting Android updates is probably over.
Ars reflects on Apollo 13 turning 30 by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-06-29 14:05 (#6YAAK) Ron Howard's 1995 love letter to NASA's Apollo program takes a few historical liberties but it still inspires awe.
A neural brain implant provides near instantaneous speech by Jacek Krywko on 2025-06-29 11:00 (#6YA7G) Focusing on sound production instead of word choice makes for a flexible system.
In a wild time for copyright law, the US Copyright Office has no leader by Kate Knibbs, wired.com on 2025-06-28 13:32 (#6Y9VN) Rudderless Copyright Office has taken on new prominence during the AI boom.
Robotic sucker can adapt to surroundings like an actual octopus by Elizabeth Rayne on 2025-06-28 11:00 (#6Y9T7) Gripping and releasing irregular surfaces is harder than it might seem.
SCOTUS upholds part of ACA that makes preventive care fully covered by Beth Mole on 2025-06-27 21:49 (#6Y9JB) Cancer screenings, statins, vaccines, PrEP, will continue to be covered in full.
After 27 years, engineer discovers how to display secret photo in Power Mac ROM by Benj Edwards on 2025-06-27 21:32 (#6Y9JC) Developer solves mystery of hidden JPEG from the beige G3 era.
Supreme Court overturns 5th Circuit ruling that upended Universal Service Fund by Jon Brodkin on 2025-06-27 20:32 (#6Y9JD) 5th Circuit ruling reversed; FCC can continue programs that boost Internet access.
Android phones could soon warn you of “Stingrays” snooping on your communications by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-06-27 20:00 (#6Y9H5) But it requires specific hardware support that is missing on current phones.
Supreme Court upholds Texas porn law that caused Pornhub to leave the state by Jon Brodkin on 2025-06-27 18:25 (#6Y9EA) Adults have no First Amendment right to avoid age verification, 6-3 ruling says.
Man eats dubious street food—ends up blowing apart his GI tract by Beth Mole on 2025-06-27 17:23 (#6Y9EB) The medical condition is rare and life-threatening.
Microsoft changes Windows in attempt to prevent next CrowdStrike-style catastrophe by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-06-27 16:55 (#6Y9EC) AV vendors have worried that this could advantage Microsoft's security software.
Stung by customer losses, Comcast says all its new plans have unlimited data by Jon Brodkin on 2025-06-27 15:36 (#6Y9C0) No data caps: "Four simple national Internet tiers that include unlimited data."
Apple gives EU users App Store options in attempt to avoid massive fines by Barbara Moens, Financial Times on 2025-06-27 13:47 (#6Y96N) EU iPhone owners will be able to get apps from places other than the App Store.
Rocket Report: SpaceX’s dustup on the border; Northrop has a nozzle problem by Stephen Clark on 2025-06-27 13:00 (#6Y96P) NASA has finally test-fired the first of its new $100 million SLS rocket engines.
An exceedingly rare asteroid flyby will happen soon, but NASA may be left on the sidelines by Eric Berger on 2025-06-27 11:00 (#6Y93R) "Nature is handing us an incredibly rare experiment."
Actively exploited vulnerability gives extraordinary control over server fleets by Dan Goodin on 2025-06-26 22:52 (#6Y8V7) AMI MegaRAC used in servers from AMD, ARM, Fujitsu, Gigabyte, Supermicro, and Qualcomm.
NASA tested a new SLS booster that may never fly, and the end of it blew off by Stephen Clark on 2025-06-26 22:36 (#6Y8SM) NASA didn't want to say much about one of the tests, and the other one lost its nozzle.