97% of drivers want in-car payment system for tolls, parking, charging by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-04-08 15:33 (#6WFWP) Any system should be easy to use and work for parking, fueling, and charging.
Back to basics: Microsoft tests overhauled Start menu in Windows 11 beta builds by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-08 15:22 (#6WFWQ) Redesigned Start menu would give users more control over what apps they see.
Parents give kids more melatonin than ever, with unknown long-term effects by Michael Schulson, Undark Magazine on 2025-04-08 13:59 (#6WFSS) More children are taking the hormone in the form of nightly gummies or drops.
The 2025 Moto G Stylus has a sharper display and “enhanced” stylus for $400 by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-08 13:00 (#6WFST) The Moto G Stylus 2025 is coming April 17 for the same price as last year's model.
Don’t call it a drone: Zipline’s uncrewed aircraft wants to reinvent retail by Tim Stevens on 2025-04-08 13:00 (#6WFSV) Ars visits a zipline delivery service that's deploying in more locations soon.
Tuesday Telescope: Does this Milky Way image remind you of Powers of 10? by Eric Berger on 2025-04-08 11:15 (#6WFPR) Finding a mystery in Sagittarius C.
A military satellite waiting to launch with ULA will now fly with SpaceX by Stephen Clark on 2025-04-08 00:08 (#6WFCZ) The Space Force wants to launch this particular GPS satellite soon, but ULA isn't ready.
Framework “temporarily pausing” some laptop sales because of new tariffs by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-07 22:34 (#6WFAH) "We would have to sell the lowest-end SKUs at a loss."
Nintendo explains why Switch 2 hardware and software cost so much by Kyle Orland on 2025-04-07 21:00 (#6WFAJ) $450 system isn't being sold at a loss, wasn't priced with tariffs in mind.
FreeDOS 1.4 brings new fixes and features to modern and vintage DOS-based PCs by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-07 20:39 (#6WFAK) Independent developers are keeping the command prompt alive on PCs new and old.
Meta’s surprise Llama 4 drop exposes the gap between AI ambition and reality by Benj Edwards on 2025-04-07 19:54 (#6WF8Y) Touted 10M token context proves elusive, while early performance tests disappoint experts.
De-extinction company announces that the dire wolf is back by John Timmer on 2025-04-07 19:35 (#6WF8Z) What they delivered is a gray wolf genome carrying a handful of genetic edits.
Balatro yet again subject to mods’ poor understanding of “gambling” by Kevin Purdy on 2025-04-07 19:24 (#6WF90) YouTube restricts some, but not all, videos depicting the poker-ish indie game.
Google’s AI Mode search can now answer questions about images by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-07 19:13 (#6WF91) Google's AI Mode can now understand images as part of your searches.
Trump gives China one day to end retaliations or face extra 50% tariffs by Ashley Belanger on 2025-04-07 18:58 (#6WF92) China expects to outlast US in trade war, alarming Big Tech.
Paramount drops action-packed Mission: Impossible—Final Reckoning trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-04-07 18:28 (#6WF5V) "If we want to bring the world back from the brink, we have to deal with him."
Second child dies of measles—anti-vaccine advocate reported it before officials by Beth Mole on 2025-04-07 18:19 (#6WF5W) Another tragic death highlights growing power of anti-vaccine advocates.
White House figures out how it texted secret bombing plans to a reporter by Jon Brodkin on 2025-04-07 17:40 (#6WF5X) Waltz apparently accepted iPhone contact suggestion without verifying accuracy.
A begrudging defense of Nintendo’s “Game-Key cards” for the Switch 2 by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-07 16:53 (#6WF39) Op-ed: Game-Key cards have problems, but I'll take them over download-only.
F1 in Japan reminds us a great track might not make for a great race by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-04-07 16:34 (#6WF3A) Here's why the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix was so boring.
Nintendo isn’t using anti-drift Hall effect sensors on Switch 2 joysticks by Kyle Orland on 2025-04-07 15:48 (#6WF3B) But Nintendo promises "redesigned" Joy-Cons are "smoother" and "more reliable."
Our top 10 Jackie Chan movies by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-04-07 13:17 (#6WEXP) Chan's distinctive style combines slapstick, acrobatics, martial arts, and astonishing stunts he performs himself.
DOGE gearing up for hackathon at IRS, wants easier access to taxpayer data by Makena Kelly, wired.com on 2025-04-07 13:12 (#6WEXQ) IRS worker: "an open door controlled by Musk for all Americans' most sensitive information."
The speech police: Chairman Brendan Carr and the FCC’s news distortion policy by Jon Brodkin on 2025-04-07 11:00 (#6WETS) FCC invokes 1960s-era policy to punish media after decades of minimal enforcement.
How did eastern North America form? by Alexandra Witze, Knowable Magazine on 2025-04-06 11:11 (#6WEA2) Collisions hold lessons for how the edges of continents are built and change over time.
Go back to the Grid in TRON: Ares trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-04-05 18:24 (#6WE2Y) It's more of a standalone reboot rather than a direct sequel to 2010's TRON: Legacy.
Dustland Delivery plays like a funny, tough, post-apocalyptic Oregon Trail by Kevin Purdy on 2025-04-05 11:30 (#6WDWS) Buy low, sell high, fight raiders, and fix tires in this quirky RPG.
Editorial: Mammoth de-extinction is bad conservation by Nitin Sekar on 2025-04-05 11:05 (#6WDWT) Ecosystems are inconveniently complex, and elephants won't make good surrogates.
With new contracts, SpaceX will become the US military’s top launch provider by Stephen Clark on 2025-04-05 03:33 (#6WDRZ) The military's stable of certified rockets will include Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Vulcan, and New Glenn.
Midjourney introduces first new image generation model in over a year by Samuel Axon on 2025-04-04 22:34 (#6WDP2) The new model is now in public alpha and has personalization enabled by default.
Judge calls out OpenAI’s “straw man” argument in New York Times copyright suit by Ashley Belanger on 2025-04-04 21:19 (#6WDP3) OpenAI loses bid to dismiss NYT claim that ChatGPT contributes to users' infringement.
Not just Switch 2: ESA warns Trump’s tariffs will hurt the entire game industry by Kyle Orland on 2025-04-04 20:36 (#6WDM7) "[It's] hard to imagine a world where tariffs like these don't impact pricing."
NSA warns “fast flux” threatens national security. What is fast flux anyway? by Dan Goodin on 2025-04-04 20:17 (#6WDM8) Used by nation-states and crime groups, fast flux bypasses many common defenses.
Microsoft turns 50 today, and it made me think about MS-DOS 5.0 by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-04-04 19:37 (#6WDJB) A story about an obsolete PC, an old library book, and a one version of MS-DOS.
Gemini “coming together in really awesome ways,” Google says after 2.5 Pro release by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-04 19:15 (#6WDJC) Google's Tulsee Doshi talks vibes and efficiency in Gemini 2.5 Pro.
EU may “make an example of X” by issuing $1 billion fine to Musk’s social network by Jon Brodkin on 2025-04-04 18:40 (#6WDJD) Regulators discuss size of penalty as X calls punishment "political censorship."
NJ teen wins fight to put nudify app users in prison, impose fines up to $30K by Ashley Belanger on 2025-04-04 18:19 (#6WDJE) Here's how one teen plans to fix schools failing kids affected by nudify apps.
Trump tariffs terrify board game designers by Nate Anderson on 2025-04-04 17:48 (#6WDGB) Most games are made in China. They now face hefty fees.
We have the first video of a plant cell wall being built by Jacek Krywko on 2025-04-04 17:37 (#6WDGC) Plant cells without a cell wall are fragile, so it's hard to image its construction.
Newly hatched hummingbird looks, acts like a toxic caterpillar by Elizabeth Rayne on 2025-04-04 17:02 (#6WDGD) "Batesian mimicry" is when a species evolves to look like one that's inedible.
2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV LT review: This is one long pickup truck by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-04-04 15:55 (#6WDD3) Has the moment passed for massive electric trucks with massive range?
Switch 2 preorders delayed over Trump tariff uncertainty by Kyle Orland on 2025-04-04 15:03 (#6WDD4) Nintendo will "assess" market conditions; planned June 5 launch date still set for now.
SpinLaunch—yes, the centrifuge rocket company—is making a hard pivot to satellites by Eric Berger on 2025-04-04 13:59 (#6WDA6) "Launch has generally been more of a cost center than a profit center."
USDA cuts could cause long-term damage, reverse hard-won progress by Georgina Gustin, Inside Climate News on 2025-04-04 13:57 (#6WDA7) Yield-increasing conservation measures now branded as "far left climate activities."
Old faces in unexpected places: The Wheel of Time season 3 rolls on by Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson on 2025-04-04 12:40 (#6WD7N) Episode six: Elayne sings karaoke, the Forsaken attack, and Rand pays his toh.
Rocket Report: Next Starship flight to reuse booster; FAA clears New Glenn by Eric Berger on 2025-04-04 11:00 (#6WD5Q) "The first Super Heavy reuse will be a step towards our goal of zero-touch reflight."
Wealthy Americans have death rates on par with poor Europeans by Beth Mole on 2025-04-03 22:18 (#6WCWW) Some wealthy Europeans have death rates 35 percent lower than the richest Americans.
DeepMind has detailed all the ways AGI could wreck the world by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-04-03 21:43 (#6WCTR) DeepMind says AGI could arrive in 2030, and it has some ideas to keep us safe.
Gmail unveils end-to-end encrypted messages. Only thing is: It’s not true E2EE. by Dan Goodin on 2025-04-03 21:16 (#6WCTS) Yes, encryption/decryption occurs on end-user devices, but there's a catch.
Bonobos’ calls may be the closest thing to animal language we’ve seen by Jacek Krywko on 2025-04-03 20:14 (#6WCQT) 300 aspects of each call were cataloged, letting researchers estimate meaning.