Google's SynthID watermark is hard to break, but it doesn't solve AI misinformation

Deciding what's real on the Internet won't be easy in the future.

Elon Musk finally launches X Money. What could possibly go wrong?

Expect bumps with X Money rollout as major US financial markets are excluded.

Audi has a new flagship designed with the US in mind: The 2027 Q9

The new full-size flagship SUV starts at $87,700 when it goes on sale in Q4.

Reaction wheel failures leave Swift rescue mission spinning in orbit

"Preliminary investigation shows that two of Link's three reaction wheels currently are not operable."

College lab class ends with 32 people on antibiotics for deadly germ exposure

Lab students were supposed to ID a mild germ. They all identified a deadly pathogen.

We now have a better understanding how OpenAI hacked into Hugging Face

10 days passed from OpenAI models exploiting JFrog Artifactory 0-day to release of a patch.

eBay pays $46M to journalists it targeted in bizarre harassment campaign

eBay sent bloody pig mask and other macabre deliveries to journalists' home.

Study: Dinosaurs were charbroiled after Chicxulub impact

“We're in the realm where we might be essentially killing off everything within that first hour or two."

Philly suburb: Sure, build that data center—but first meet our 43 demands

The final condition will shock you! (It won’t. It’s taxes.)

Despite AI hype, Google's data shows workers aren't automating themselves away

Analysis of 15 million real AI interactions finds most tasks at most jobs are unaffected.

New airliner sets record flying 24 hrs nonstop from Australia to France

Record flight shows viability of Qantas Airways’ Project Sunrise routes in 2027.

Judge blocks first state law that would have banned prediction markets

Judge may allow Minnesota to ban some types of bets, but not all of them.

Report: Trump mad RFK Jr. hasn’t cut more vaccines or proven autism link

Trump is fixated on the false, long-debunked claim that vaccines cause autism.

As US measles cases rise, biotech firms start developing new treatments

The US is making measles great again, so treatment options are needed for the most vulnerable.

Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms

Microsoft says tools cost less than competing ones and outperform them, too.

Trump admin exempts SpaceX's Starlink from FCC ban on foreign-made routers

Starlink has a Texas factory but also makes routers in Vietnam.

Epic diarrhea outbreak has 40% of Americans avoiding fruits and veggies

Kennedy has focused on nutrition but has neglected food safety, critics say.

iOS and macOS 26.6 arrive today, paving the way for iOS and macOS 27

These are likely the last updates of note before Apple's bigger fall updates.

A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months

When the first step goes wrong, bad results follow.

“Google and Reddit do not own the Internet," web scraper says after court win

Google's and Reddit's use of DMCA to fight web scraper is bizarre, expert says.

5th Circuit blocks Texas law requiring websites to filter "harmful" speech

Age verification is okay, but filtering is preempted by Section 230, judges find.

Verizon touts $1B dark fiber deal for Google data centers as first of many

Telecom expects AI revenue from dark fiber deals and retrofitted data centers.

Experts warn current Starship heat shield tech is a "dead end" for rapid reuse

NASA has not made substantial investments in thermal protection research for decades.

ChatGPT starts blocking direct requests to copy an author's style

New behavior capturing a writer's "broad qualities" could have legal implications.

Activist charged with felony after giving border agent "duress code" that wiped his phone

The government says destroying his own data during an airport interrogation was illegal.

Framework Laptop 13 Pro review: Much better battery, much worse price

Framework's latest modular laptop trades one set of problems for another.

What public health professionals can learn from anti-vaccine storytelling

Sometimes, compelling stories beat medical evidence.

Artist sues AI meme generator for selling deeply personal comic as ad template

Meme generator may have screwed up by using templates in outputs, expert says.

First teaser for Apple TV's Neuromancer debuts at SDCC

Plus Mike Flanagan's Carrie teaser, trailers for Dark Matter S2 and Matchbox the Movie, and Marvel news.

SDCC teaser gives us our first good look at Blade Runner 2099

Also: Forging the One Ring in Rings of Power S3 teaser; new Lanterns trailer; Spaceballs: The New One panel.