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Trump Admin Lets Loose the Cyber Pirates
White House plans to let private firms wage cyber war on foreign and transnational criminal groups.
Anthropic Investors Think It’s Worth $2 Trillion
Claude's backers want that paper.
Viture Pro 2 Review: A Dark Horse in the Entry-Level AR Glasses Race
Viture's Pro 2 AR glasses might be the entry-level pair for you.
Troy Baker’s ‘Marvel’s Wolverine’ Role Officially Revealed
Rumors have been swirling about Baker's character for months, but now, we finally know who the veteran video game voice actor is playing.
Climate Change Has Unleashed an Entirely New Type of Heatwave: The ‘Snow Eater’
"Snow-eater" heatwaves decimate the snowpack that western states depend on.
Twitch Adds Setting Letting Users Opt Out of AI Training Amid User Backlash
The new setting is enabled by default, meaning users have to opt out if they don't want their content used to train Amazon's AI.
A Legendary Flood in Medieval Europe Wasn’t a Single Disaster—It Was 16 of Them
The findings offer important lessons about crisis response, as well as the interconnectedness of natural disasters.
Google Can’t Promise You’ll Always Have Access to Your Digital Library, but Can Give You a Small Credit
Buy physical media.
Microsoft Ups Investment in Polluting AI, but Cuts Down Carbon Removal by 80%
Meanwhile, AI accounted for a 25% increase in emissions last year, a new report says.
Here’s a Leaked Glimpse of Sonos Next Wireless Headphones
The Sonos Ace Ultra sure look familiar.
Steve Toussaint on What’s Next for the Sea Snake on ‘House of the Dragon’
Lord Corlys Velaryon survived season three, but the Dance of the Dragons has plenty of violence still ahead.
Scientists Identify Mushroom That Makes You Hallucinate ‘Tiny People’
Mycologists have identified a species of mushroom that induces hallucinations of dozens and sometimes hundreds of tiny people. The fungi is native to China and the Philippines.
Trump Administration May Include Open Models in Secretive AI Framework
The industry wanted to boost open models. Now the Trump administration wants to lend its seal of approval.
‘RG Xarx’ Anime Director Wants to Rewrite the Legacy of ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’ From Zero
Director Keji Kamiyama says the upcoming mecha anime, 'Mobile Suit Gundam RG Xarx-Zero,' is a standalone adventure-though it wouldn't hurt to have ball knowledge about who Amuro Ray and Char Aznable are.
Matic’s Robot Vacuum Will See (and Hear) You Now
New voice and gesture controls are the first sign of a voice-first" approach for Matic.
Forests Withered During an Ancient Warming Episode. History Could Repeat Itself
Millions of years ago, rapid global warming dramatically altered Earth's forests. Human-driven climate change is working 10 times faster.
You Can Watch the First Five Minutes of ‘Lanterns’ on YouTube Right Now
Get a sneak peek at the HBO Max DC Comics series premiering Sunday, August 16.
‘American Horror Story’ Season 13 Shows Off Its Cast in a Ghastly First Teaser
It's a roll call from the anthology series' much-loved early seasons, with Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, and Jessica Lange leading the charge.
PBS Station Sues to Regain Access to 70 Years of Archival TV History
A PBS station in St. Louis lost access to the data after its cloud storage provider apparently went out of business.
Boston Tea Party Relic on Display for Decades Is Something Else Entirely
The findings don't devalue the artifact's significance, but the story behind it is much different from what we thought.
‘Flesh-Eating’ Bacteria Is Having a Killer Summer
People who develop necrotizing fasciitis can die within a day or two of symptoms starting.
Microsoft Is Combining Its Copilot AI Into One App That’s Easier to Ignore
Microsoft is also deleting the Copilot Podcasts feature, if you care about that.
Mars Meteorite Found in Algeria Dates Back to a Previously Hidden Time
The 1.27 billion-year-old rock bridges a huge gap in the Red Planet's history.
File These Smart Glasses Under ‘Big Red Flag’
These $70 smart glasses win the gold medal for most dubious battery life claim.
Scientists Don’t Actually Know How Long Fungi Can Live. The Reasons Are Kind of Weird
Fungi are really important to science, but aging them correctly is much more difficult than you'd think.
‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Enters Klingon Territory
In season four, episode four, 'A Case of Chiaroscuro,' 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' goes noir.
Next-Gen Ultra-Cheap Laptops Can’t Compete With the MacBook Neo
Qualcomm's ARM-based Snapdragon C chip is struggling to make sense against Intel and Apple.
Switch 2 Mouse Controls Get Weird in ‘Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave’
'Fortune's Weave' is a massive game that pushes the Switch 2 hard, just not in its controls.
Ewan McGregor Is Still Pushing Hard for More Obi-Wan Kenobi
'The End of Oak Street' star has a very specific idea for where his 'Star Wars' character can go next.
Comedians’ Fake Tech Ads Make Fun of ‘Slop Voice’ in AI Marketing
In the age of AI, it's not always easy to distinguish the real from the fake. That also applies to the ads selling the technology.
Freddie Fox on Gwayne’s Big ‘House of the Dragon’ Finale Scene
The Hightower who tried to save Tumbleton speaks on his failed attempt at negotiating peace.
Anthropic Is Reportedly Looking to Buy This Seemingly Un-Anthropic-Like Startup
Decart is an AI lab's AI lab.
Apple to Reportedly Take Another Stab at Mixing AI and News. We Haven’t Forgotten Last Time’s Disaster
Apple is looking to make long-term AI deals with publishers even though its AI mangled the news less than two years ago.
This 236-Million-Year-Old Fossil Just Rewrote the Story of Live Birth
Scientists have long thought cynodonts, the ancestors of all modern mammals, laid eggs. For the first time, researchers have found evidence to the contrary.
ICE Plans to Give Agents ‘Legend of Korra’-Style Electrified Gloves
Just in terms of having electrified gloves, they're kinda like the villains on a fictional TV show.
Bill Gates’ Daughter Knew For Months That Her App Claimed Sales It Didn’t Drive, Report Claims
"whatever we can do to keep these cookies dropping will be amazing thank you," Gates' co-founder allegedly texted an engineer.
Grok Gets Cursor-Driven Upgrade, Claims to Be Competitive With Top Models
And unquestionably the one most famous for generating non-consensual nudes.
DC’s Amanda Waller and Wonder Woman-Themed Shows Suffer Major Blow
The planned DC shows 'Waller' and 'Paradise Lost' could still happen, but are no longer in development.
The Writers of ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ on Crafting Their Complex Villain
Sadie Sink's character presented some unique challenges for Erik Sommers and Chris McKenna.
High Schooler Plays Football With Venomous Snake in His Helmet for an Hour, Somehow Escapes Unscathed
The cottonmouth had likely been looking for a dark spot to digest its big meal.
Ryan Murphy Reveals His Surprising Favorite ‘American Horror Story’ Season
The show's much-anticipated 13th season arrives September 24 on FX and Hulu.
An AI-Powered News Site Scooped Human Journalists. Now What?
Welcome to the age of informational fast food.
‘Project Hail Mary’ Author Andy Weir’s Next Project Is a Sci-Fi Audiobook With a Star-Studded Cast
Weir will executive produce Benjamin Percy's 'Exoplanet,' an Audible sci-fi thriller written by Benjamin Percy and starring Anthony Mackie, Ariana DeBose, and John Leguizamo.
Your McDonald’s File is Probably Bigger Than Your FBI File
I'm hatin' it.
Taika Waititi Is Willy Wonka in a Very Unexpected New Animated Film
'Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory' is coming to Netflix next Christmas, after a 47 day theatrical window.
New York City Council Opens Investigation Into Prediction Markets Over Predatory Marketing Practices
The council sent letters requesting information from Kalshi, Polymarket, Coinbase, and Gemini Titan.
Can You Watch Neon’s New Film ‘It Ends’ for 36 Hours Straight?
How about if you potentially got paid about $1000 for it? If you're in New York, you can do just that.
‘Long Story Short’ Wants to Be the Wordle of Editing Bad Sentences
Take 12 words of waffle and craft it into a razor-sharp five-word sentence. Boo yah.
Google Gemini Just Hit One Billion Monthly Users in Record Speed
Gemini's user growth seems to be accelerating while reports claim competitor ChatGPT is slowing down.
‘X-Men ’97’ Star Talks Bringing Polaris to Animated Life
'Overwatch' actor Carolina Ravassa opens up on playing the big new addition to the heroes of 'X-Men '97.'
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