New Apple M5 is the centerpiece of an updated 14-inch MacBook Pro by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-10-15 14:03 (#70S71) A 27.5% increase in memory bandwidth provides a big boost to GPU performance.
Believing misinformation is a “win” for some people, even when proven false by Andy Stein and Abraham Rutchick, The Conversation on 2025-10-15 13:37 (#70S72) "Winning" means prioritizing independence from outside influence over being right.
With considerably less fanfare, Apple releases a second-generation Vision Pro by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-10-15 13:27 (#70S73) Reports suggest that Apple has de-prioritized Vision Pro development internally.
ROG Xbox Ally X: The Ars Technica review by Kyle Orland on 2025-10-15 13:00 (#70S3K) The first portable Xbox" fails to unify a messy world of competing PC gaming platforms.
NATO boss mocks Russian navy, which is on the hunt for Red October “the nearest mechanic” by Nate Anderson on 2025-10-14 21:17 (#70RND) A Russian sub surfaces off of Western Europe. Is it damaged?
Feds seize $15 billion from alleged forced labor scam built on “human suffering” by Dan Goodin on 2025-10-14 21:01 (#70RNE) Scams like this one net billions from well-educated victims.
Trump admin pressured Facebook into removing ICE-tracking group by Jon Brodkin on 2025-10-14 20:44 (#70RNF) Pam Bondi claims Facebook group was used to dox and target" ICE agents.
DirecTV screensavers will show AI-generated ads with your face in 2026 by Scharon Harding on 2025-10-14 19:58 (#70RJS) Like other companies with streaming businesses, DirecTV is leaning into ads more.
Google will let Gemini schedule meetings for you in Gmail by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-10-14 18:24 (#70RGB) Help Me Schedule creates a meeting widget based on the context of your message.
OpenAI unveils “wellness” council; suicide prevention expert not included by Ashley Belanger on 2025-10-14 17:00 (#70RGC) OpenAI reveals which experts are steering ChatGPT mental health upgrades.
Nvidia sells tiny new computer that puts big AI on your desktop by Benj Edwards on 2025-10-14 16:58 (#70RGD) The 1 petaflop DGX Spark system runs AI models with 200 billion parameters locally for $4K.
GM’s EV push will cost it $1.6 billion in Q3 with end of the tax credit by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-10-14 15:16 (#70RDQ) With EV demand predicted to plummet, GM has rejiggered its production plans.
Windows 10 support “ends” today, but it’s just the first of many deaths by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-10-14 14:58 (#70RDR) End users can get an extra year of security updates relatively easily.
OpenAI wants to stop ChatGPT from validating users’ political views by Benj Edwards on 2025-10-14 13:51 (#70R6Q) New paper reveals reducing "bias" means making ChatGPT stop mirroring users' political language.
SpaceX finally got exactly what it needed from Starship V2 by Stephen Clark on 2025-10-14 07:05 (#70R0H) This was the last flight of SpaceX's second-gen Starship design. Version 3 arrives next year.
Hackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phones by Dan Goodin on 2025-10-13 21:36 (#70QS3) Malicious app required to make "Pixnapping" attack work requires no permissions.
Measles outbreak in SC sends 150 unvaccinated kids into 21-day quarantine by Beth Mole on 2025-10-13 20:48 (#70QS4) The outbreak includes at least seven confirmed cases, but some are clearly being missed.
Google’s Photoshop-killer AI model is coming to search, Photos, and NotebookLM by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-10-13 19:52 (#70QPX) After more than 5 billion AI image edits, Nano Banana is expanding.
Starship’s elementary era ends today with mega-rocket’s 11th test flight by Stephen Clark on 2025-10-13 19:27 (#70QPY) "The final phase of Starship's trajectory on Flight 11 includes a dynamic banking maneuver."
To shield kids, California hikes fake nude fines to $250K max by Ashley Belanger on 2025-10-13 18:52 (#70QPZ) California cracks down on AI as child safety concerns grow.
Apple’s streaming service gets harder to tell apart from its streaming app, box by Scharon Harding on 2025-10-13 17:16 (#70QMF) Apple unifies its remaining streaming offerings by dropping the "+".
Why Signal’s post-quantum makeover is an amazing engineering achievement by Dan Goodin on 2025-10-13 16:15 (#70QJA) New design sets a high standard for post-quantum readiness.
4chan fined $26K for refusing to assess risks under UK Online Safety Act by Ashley Belanger on 2025-10-13 15:49 (#70QJB) 4chan fine may test if US will intervene to block UK's Online Safety Act.
Hans Koenigsmann, who investigated all of SpaceX’s rocket failures, is going to space by Eric Berger on 2025-10-13 15:33 (#70QJC) "I've always been interested to experience Max Q from the inside."
Layoffs, a “coding error,” chaos: Trump admin ravages the health dept. by Beth Mole on 2025-10-13 15:14 (#70QF7) Reports suggest the hardest hit is the CDC, which is already struggling to function.
Keep losing your key fob? Ford’s new “Truckle” is the answer. by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-10-13 14:57 (#70QF8) Keep your pants up and your F-150 unlocked at the same time.
Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the weekend by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-10-13 14:10 (#70QF9) Jeep has pulled the update; owners are advised to ignore it if it already downloaded.
New Starfleet Academy trailer debuts at NYCC by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-10-12 20:50 (#70Q0R) Also: Our first look at S4 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Why doesn’t Cards Against Humanity print its game in the US? It’s complicated. by Nate Anderson on 2025-10-11 12:00 (#70PBG) Price, quality, speed, and relationships all matter.
Apple ups the reward for finding major exploits to $2 million by Lily Hay Newman, wired.com on 2025-10-11 11:15 (#70PBH) With bonuses, maximum rewards can be as high as $5 million.
How close are we to solid state batteries for electric vehicles? by M. Mitchell Waldrop, Knowable Magazine on 2025-10-11 10:30 (#70PA7) Superionic materials promise greater range, faster charges and more safety.
Trump admin fires more health employees amid government shutdown by Beth Mole on 2025-10-10 21:48 (#70P3M) HHS would not say how many are being let go, but union says "thousands."
Putin OKs plan to turn Russian spacecraft into flying billboards by Stephen Clark on 2025-10-10 21:10 (#70P3N) This Soyuz mission is brought to you by the Wagner Group.
People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads by Scharon Harding on 2025-10-10 20:58 (#70P3P) "I'm about to just toss the whole thing..."
Marvel gets meta with Wonder Man trailer [UPDATED] by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-10-10 19:48 (#70P25) "There is an opportunity to shock audiences, to re-imagine a whole genre of storytelling."
“Extremely angry” Trump threatens “massive” tariff on all Chinese exports by Ashley Belanger on 2025-10-10 19:12 (#70P26) Trump claimed China's export controls on rare earths came "out of nowhere."
Bose SoundTouch home theater systems regress into dumb speakers Feb. 18 by Scharon Harding on 2025-10-10 18:44 (#70P04) Ending support for SoundTouch may help Bose avoid a Sonos situation.
Microsoft warns of new “Payroll Pirate” scam stealing employees’ direct deposits by Dan Goodin on 2025-10-10 18:07 (#70P05) Among other things, the scammers bypass multi-factor authentication.
Termite farmers fine-tune their weed control by Jacek Krywko on 2025-10-10 17:45 (#70P06) The termites know how much of their agricultural area has been taken over by weeds.
UK regulators plan to force Google changes under new competition law by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-10-10 16:58 (#70NXS) The CMA will focus on regulating search and search advertising, but not Gemini (for now).
AMD and Sony’s PS6 chipset aims to rethink the current graphics pipeline by Kyle Orland on 2025-10-10 16:45 (#70NXT) Project Amethyst focuses on efficient machine learning, new compression techniques.
OpenAI will stop saving most ChatGPT users’ deleted chats by Ashley Belanger on 2025-10-10 14:58 (#70NTR) Court ends controversial order forcing OpenAI to save deleted ChatGPT logs.
Boring Company cited for almost 800 environmental violations in Las Vegas by Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, and Dayvid Figler, C on 2025-10-10 14:10 (#70NTS) Violations include digging without permits and dumping wastewater into storm drains.
It’s back! The 2027 Chevy Bolt gets an all-new LFP battery, but what else? by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-10-10 14:00 (#70NTT) 255 miles of range, new infotainment, but where did all the torque go?
Rocket Report: Bezos’ firm will package satellites for launch; Starship on deck by Stephen Clark on 2025-10-10 12:39 (#70NQW) The long, winding road for Franklin Chang-Diaz's plasma rocket engine takes another turn.
“Like putting on glasses for the first time”—how AI improves earthquake detection by Kai Williams on 2025-10-10 11:00 (#70NJV) AI is comically good" at detecting small earthquakes-here's why that matters.
Childhood vaccines safe for a little longer as CDC cancels advisory meeting by Beth Mole on 2025-10-09 22:17 (#70N8E) The committee aims to take on the entire childhood vaccine schedule.
AI models can acquire backdoors from surprisingly few malicious documents by Benj Edwards on 2025-10-09 22:03 (#70N8F) Anthropic study suggests "poison" training attacks don't scale with model size.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms teaser debuts at NYCC by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-10-09 20:00 (#70N6D) "I know I'm just a hedge knight but sometimes I think I could be more."
It’s time for game developers to bring back the cheat code by Kyle Orland on 2025-10-09 19:43 (#70N6E) Arcane hidden options can offer accessibility without confusing the "core" game experience.