Melissa set to be the strongest hurricane to ever strike Jamaica by Eric Berger on 2025-10-27 15:05 (#711QC) Storm reached sustained winds of 160 mph on Monday morning.
New image-generating AIs are being used for fake expense reports by Cristina Criddle, Financial Times on 2025-10-27 13:44 (#711ME) Software provider AppZen said fake AI receipts accounted for about 14% of fraud attempts.
10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him. Bad idea. by Nate Anderson on 2025-10-27 11:00 (#711J5) It's still legal to pick locks, even when you swing your legs.
Whale and dolphin migrations are being disrupted by climate change by Teresa Tomassoni, Inside Climate News on 2025-10-25 11:00 (#710H2) Marine mammals are being forced into new and more dangerous waters, scientists warn.
Are you the asshole? Of course not!—quantifying LLMs’ sycophancy problem by Kyle Orland on 2025-10-24 22:26 (#71099) In new research, AI models show a troubling tendency to agree with whatever the user says.
A single point of failure triggered the Amazon outage affecting millions by Dan Goodin on 2025-10-24 21:53 (#7109A) A DNS manager in a single region of Amazon's sprawling network touched off a 16-hour debacle.
Man takes herbal pain quackery, nearly dies, spends months in hospital by Beth Mole on 2025-10-24 21:29 (#7109B) The 61-year-old had wounds all over, a bacterial infection, and needed intensive care.
Clinical trial of a technique that could give everyone the best antibodies by John Timmer on 2025-10-24 20:58 (#7106W) If we ID the DNA for a great antibody, anyone can now make it.
The Android-powered Boox Palma 2 Pro fits in your pocket, but it’s not a phone by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-10-24 20:07 (#7106X) This e-reader has a color screen and 5G.
Tech billionaires are now shaping the militarization of American cities by Nate Anderson on 2025-10-24 18:55 (#7106Y) Money means access to power-and tech has plenty of money.
Tesla’s “Mad Max” mode is now under federal scrutiny by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-10-24 18:35 (#7106Z) The new mode added in the latest update will speed and weave through traffic.
EU accuses Meta of violating content rules in move that could anger Trump by Jon Brodkin on 2025-10-24 18:18 (#7104V) EU alleges Facebook and Instagram make it too hard to report illegal content.
Microsoft’s Mico heightens the risks of parasocial LLM relationships by Kyle Orland on 2025-10-24 17:07 (#7102D) "It looks like you're trying to find a friend. Would you like help?"
Rivian is settling $250 million lawsuit to focus on next year’s R2 EV by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-10-24 16:30 (#7102E) Investors sued Rivian claiming it knew prices had to rise after its IPO.
Bats eat the birds they pluck from the sky while on the wing by Jacek Krywko on 2025-10-24 16:16 (#7102F) A handful of bat species hunt birds, and new sensor data tells us how.
DNA analysis reveals likely pathogens that killed Napoleon’s army by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-10-24 15:24 (#7102G) Microbial DNA suggests troops suffered from paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever, among other diseases.
This browser claims “perfect privacies protection,” but it acts like malware by Matt Burgess, wired.com on 2025-10-24 14:37 (#70ZZ6) Researchers note links to Asia's booming cybercrime and illegal gambling networks.
Satellite shows what’s really happening at the East Wing of the White House by Stephen Clark on 2025-10-24 14:18 (#70ZZ7) "Now it looks like the White House is physically being destroyed."
Rocket Report: China tests Falcon 9 lookalike; NASA’s Moon rocket fully stacked by Stephen Clark on 2025-10-24 11:00 (#70ZT5) A South Korean rocket startup will soon make its first attempt to reach low-Earth orbit.
With new acquisition, OpenAI signals plans to integrate deeper into the OS by Samuel Axon on 2025-10-23 22:08 (#70ZG6) The acquired firm was working on a tool to control macOS directly with AI.
Lawsuit: Reddit caught Perplexity “red-handed” stealing data from Google results by Ashley Belanger on 2025-10-23 21:54 (#70ZG7) Scraper accused of stealing Reddit content "shocked" by lawsuit.
Researchers show that training on “junk data” can lead to LLM “brain rot” by Kyle Orland on 2025-10-23 21:20 (#70ZG8) Models trained on short, popular, and/or "superficial" tweets perform worse on benchmarks.
Dinosaurs may have flourished right up to when the asteroid hit by John Timmer on 2025-10-23 20:57 (#70ZG9) Fossil beds in New Mexico show diverse species present in the late Cretaceous.
An NIH director joins MAHA, gets replaced by JD Vance’s close friend by Beth Mole on 2025-10-23 19:58 (#70ZGA) The NTP produced controversial studies on cellphone radiation and fluoride.
Microsoft makes Copilot “human-centered” with a ‘90s-style animated assistant by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-10-23 18:48 (#70ZBR) "Mico" literally tries to put a face on Microsoft's chatbot-turned-assistant.
The first people to set foot in Australia were fossil hunters by Kiona N. Smith on 2025-10-23 17:04 (#70ZBS) Europeans weren't the first people to collect fossils in Australia.
CS2 item market loses nearly $2B in value overnight due to “trade up” update by Kyle Orland on 2025-10-23 16:40 (#70Z8N) Once rare $14K knife now sells for $7K, some common guns jump from $10 to over $100.
Great hybrid V6, lousy HMI: Three days with a Ferrari 296 GTB by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-10-23 16:25 (#70Z8P) Three days with a car revealed its character in more ways than one.
Trump eyes government control of quantum computing firms with Intel-like deals by Ashley Belanger on 2025-10-23 15:33 (#70Z8Q) Some quantum computing firms seem optimistic about Trump's proposed deals.
Reports suggest Apple is already pulling back on the iPhone Air by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-10-23 15:04 (#70Z59) New phone design compromises on camera and battery to achieve a lighter weight.
An outcast faces a deadly alien world in Predator: Badlands trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-10-23 13:58 (#70Z5A) "The ways of your kind are ones of violence. Either you are hunted or you become the hunter."
Porsche does U-turn on electric vehicles, will focus on gas engines by Sebastien Ash and Kana Inagaki, Financial Times on 2025-10-23 13:42 (#70Z5B) China weakness, US tariffs, and disappointing uptake of battery vehicles lurk in background.
Texas lawmakers double down on Discovery, call for DOJ investigation into Smithsonian by Robert Pearlman on 2025-10-23 11:30 (#70Z28) "This is the dumbest plan I've ever heard in nearly five years in the United States Senate."
California startup to demonstrate space weapon on its own dime by Stephen Clark on 2025-10-23 11:15 (#70Z29) "All of the pieces that are required to make it viable exist."
We let OpenAI’s “Agent Mode” surf the web for us—here’s what happened by Kyle Orland on 2025-10-23 11:00 (#70YZB) From scanning emails to building fansites, Atlas can ably automate some web-based tasks.
Cache poisoning vulnerabilities found in 2 DNS resolving apps by Dan Goodin on 2025-10-22 22:35 (#70YN6) At least one CVE could weaken defenses put in place following 2008 disclosure.
Tesla profits fall 37% in Q3 despite healthy sales by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2025-10-22 21:42 (#70YN7) A loss of regulatory credits and increased expenses didn't help.
This may be the most bonkers tech job listing I’ve ever seen by Nate Anderson on 2025-10-22 20:45 (#70YKH) Don't even apply if you're not a Tier 1 "A-player."
General Motors will integrate AI into its cars, plus new hands-free assist by Chad Kirchner on 2025-10-22 20:29 (#70YKJ) Do we want LLMs in our cars? GM thinks we do.
Health plan enrollment period is set to be horrifying for everyone this year by Beth Mole on 2025-10-22 20:23 (#70YKK) Some marketplace premiums could more than double. Employer-based plans are soaring.
When sycophancy and bias meet medicine by Amit Chandra and Luke Shors on 2025-10-22 19:46 (#70YH5) Biased, eager-to-please models threaten health research replicability and trust.
SpaceX disables 2,500 Starlink terminals allegedly used by Asian scam centers by Jon Brodkin on 2025-10-22 18:26 (#70YH6) Starlink not allowed in Myanmar, but scammers reportedly use it "on a huge scale."
Samsung Galaxy XR is the first Android XR headset, now on sale for $1,800 by Ryan Whitwam on 2025-10-22 18:12 (#70YH7) It may not be as spendy as the Vision Pro, but $1,800 is still a lot.
AWS outage reminds us why $2,449 Internet-dependent beds are a bad idea by Scharon Harding on 2025-10-22 17:57 (#70YH8) Would be great if my bed wasn't stuck in an inclined position ..."
Google has a useful quantum algorithm that outperforms a supercomputer by John Timmer on 2025-10-22 17:00 (#70YEF) An approach it calls "quantum echoes" takes 13,000 times longer on a supercomputer.
Jaguar Land Rover looking at $2.5 billion price tag from crippling cyberattack by Kana Inagaki and Kieran Smith, Financial Times on 2025-10-22 13:39 (#70Y8F) Incident was likely the most economically damaging cyber event in UK history.
FDA slows down on drug reviews, approvals amid Trump admin chaos by Beth Mole on 2025-10-21 20:08 (#70XPQ) The ongoing shutdown also means no new drug submissions are being accepted.
It’s troll vs. troll in Netflix’s Troll 2 trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2025-10-21 19:58 (#70XPR) Norwegian director Roar Uthaug's sequel to his 2022 film Troll knows to not take itself too seriously.
Elon Musk just declared war on NASA’s acting administrator, apparently by Eric Berger on 2025-10-21 19:45 (#70XKE) "Sean said that NASA might benefit from being part of the Cabinet."
Upcoming iOS and macOS 26.1 update will let you fog up your Liquid Glass by Andrew Cunningham on 2025-10-21 19:12 (#70XKF) Apple backs down from some aspects of Liquid Glass, but not others.