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Updated 2025-12-06 16:30
Amid a flurry of hype, Microsoft reorganizes entire dev team around AI
Shift ensures the majority of Microsoft's developer resources will focus on AI.
Meta to cut 5% of employees deemed unfit for Zuckerberg’s AI-fueled future
Meta plans to refill roles with top talent to pursue AI and AR ambitions.
Buyers of Razer’s bogus “N95” Zephyr masks get over $1 million in refunds
$1 million total sent to 6,764 consumers due to Razer settlement with FTC.
Ban on Chinese connected-car software is almost ready
There are some exemptions, but the rule would block imports from MY2027.
Up close and personal with the stag beetle in A Real Bug’s Life S2
It's just one of the many fascinating insect species featured in the second season of this NatGeo docuseries.
Parallels can finally run x86 versions of Windows or Linux on Apple Silicon
"Early technology preview" is promising but has lots of limitations for now.
Elon Musk could be China’s pick to buy TikTok, report says
TikTok data could fuel xAI, the thinking goes.
Lawsuit: Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to quietly track driving behavior
With connected cars and revenue-hungry apps, insurers are flush with data.
A NASA astronaut may have just taken the best photo from space—ever
During his third stay in orbit, Pettit is absolutely killing it.
Amazon must solve hallucination problem before launching AI-enabled Alexa
Rollout of upgraded voice assistant hit by delays.
SpaceX is superb at reusing boosters, but how about building upper stages?
SpaceX has launched one of its Falcon 9 boosters for a record-breaking 25th time.
Not just heat death: Here are five ways the Universe could end
Need a pick-me-up? Consider these cheery possibilities.
New Glenn to make another launch attempt early Thursday
Weather conditions were not particularly favorable early on Tuesday.
Biofilms, unwashed hands: FDA found violations at McDonald’s ex-onion supplier
The outbreak sickened at least 104 across 14 states, killing one and hospitalizing 34.
Mastodon’s founder cedes control, refuses to become next Musk or Zuckerberg
Mastodon shifts to nonprofit ownership, calls for $5M in donations to expand.
2002’s Neverwinter Nights gets a patch in 2025 from “unpaid software engineers”
Bioware's beloved Dungeons & Dragons CRPG remains a rich space for storytelling.
How GM’s Super Cruise went from limo driving to lane changes and towing
A self-learning algorithm runs on each car to understand the driving conditions.
New York starts enforcing $15 broadband law that ISPs tried to kill
Fresh off court victory, NY says low-income plans must be available Wednesday.
Skull long thought to be Cleopatra’s sister’s was actually a young boy
Skull found in ruins of Ephesos in 1929 thought to be Arsinoe IV is actually skull of 11-14-year-old boy.
Report: After many leaks, Switch 2 announcement could come “this week”
Reveal will reportedly focus on hardware, with game announcements to come later.
Sonos CEO behind disastrous app exits with $1.9 million severance
Frustrated users think Spence's removal is "well deserved."
Supreme Court lets Hawaii sue oil companies over climate change effects
SCOTUS won't answer "recurring question of extraordinary importance" to Big Oil.
US splits world into three tiers for AI chip access
While close US allies get unrestricted AI chip access, the rest of the world has numerical limits.
An icy vent line may have caused Blue Origin to scrub debut launch of New Glenn
Such issues are totally expected and normal with large, new rockets.
Although it’s “insane” to try to land New Glenn, Bezos says it’s important to try
"There are some things that can only be tested in flight."
The 8 most interesting PC monitors from CES 2025
Here are upcoming computer screens with features that weren't around last year.
Getting an all-optical AI to handle non-linear math
Instead of sensing photons and processing the results, why not process the photons?
New Glenn rocket is at the launch pad waiting for calm seas to land
"Landing our booster offshore is ambitious-but we're going for it."
Three bizarre home devices and a couple good things at CES 2025
Some quietly good things made an appearance at CES 2025, amidst the AI slush.
161 years ago, a New Zealand sheep farmer predicted AI doom
Butler's "Darwin among the machines" warned of a future mechanical race that could subjugate humanity.
Did Hilma af Klint draw inspiration from 19th century physics?
Diagrams from Thomas Young's 1807 Lectures bear striking resemblance to abstract figures in af Klint's work.
Microsoft sues service for creating illicit content with its AI platform
Service used undocumented APIs and other tricks to bypass safety guardrails.
Public health emergency declared amid LA’s devastating wildfires
Responders, medical equipment, and supplies are ready for deployment, HHS says.
Meta kills diversity programs, claiming DEI has become “too charged”
Meta claims it will find other ways to hire employees from different backgrounds.
Strange, unique, and otherwise noteworthy PCs and PC accessories from CES 2025
Most of these experiments don't stick around for long, but who knows.
Rocket Report: China launches refueling demo; DoD’s big appetite for hypersonics
We're just a few days away from getting a double-dose of heavy-lift rocket action.
German router maker is latest company to inadvertently clarify the LGPL license
A German case clarified that LGPL source isn't enough-it needs to be usable.
Man turns irreversibly gray from an unidentified silver exposure
His skin, hands, nails, and eyes had turned silvery gray from the exposure.
Judge ends man’s 11-year quest to dig up landfill and recover $765M in bitcoin
Hard drive that could provide access to 8,000 bitcoins is buried at the dump.
Everyone agrees: 2024 the hottest year since the thermometer was invented
An exceptionally hot outlier, 2024 means the streak of hottest years goes to 11.
AI could create 78 million more jobs than it eliminates by 2030—report
As AGI talk sparks job loss fears, new WEF report projects AI-driven net job growth by 2030.
Viral ChatGPT-powered sentry gun gets shut down by OpenAI
But actual autonomous AI weapons systems are much more terrifying.
Tesla’s Model Y crossover finally gets a facelift—just in China for now
The crossover has new lights, wheels, and some interior upgrades.
A glowing ring of metal fell to Earth, and no one has any idea what it is
The large ring weighs nearly half a ton and does not match a returning rocket.
Only 5 percent of US car buyers want an EV, according to survey
Almost two-thirds of US consumers want internal combustion for their next vehicle.
Disney, Fox, and WBD give up on controversial sports streaming app Venu
Fubo gave in, but DirectTV and Dish were still trying to block Venu's launch.
Elon Musk wants courts to force OpenAI to auction off a large ownership stake
Owner of Grok has asked judges in California and Delaware to force sale.
Coal likely to go away even without EPA’s power plant regulations
Set to be killed by Trump, the rules mostly lock in existing trends.
US selling 69K seized bitcoins could mess with Trump plans for crypto reserve
US could get about $6.4 billion from the sale at bitcoin's current price.
Here’s what we know, and what we don’t, about the awful Palisades wildfire
"I think we've got more questions than answers at this point."
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