Panic builds over bankrupt Spirit’s looming data sale to Google

"Bankruptcy cannot become the new land grab for AI.”

Physicist does the math on Star Trek’s “Picard maneuver”

The trick from Next Generation would be even more effective in real life.

Kimmel's ABC show won't air interview with Democrat because of Trump FCC threats

Talarico talk to be on YouTube to save ABC stations the hassle of dealing with FCC.

Drones deliver food and remove bodies after Nepal’s flood disaster

DJI drones that already supply Mount Everest camps assist Nepal’s flood relief.

Artemis II commander and pilot become NASA's first astronaut emeriti

"Artemis II is done."

4 groups caught using the same Chrome and Windows exploit kit

A patch gap and the hastened pace of AI-based vulnerability discovery are likely contributors.

Europe may finally have found a space entrepreneur who is meeting the moment

"We will not be relevant without a massive rocket at a massive cadence."

Six Chinese AI firms accused of aggressively copying US frontier models

US urges AI firms to ID, then secretly switch, Chinese users to less-capable models.

Apple's long-rumored foldable becomes reality with the $2,000 iPhone Duo

Apple's first foldable can be yours next month.

When it comes to Beatles references, scientists can't let it be

New study detects 3,200 references to Beatles song titles and lyrics in academic papers.

Lawsuit: Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks and chairs

Four women sue Amazon, say company denied basic accommodations and fired them.

Apple debuts $129 AirPods 5 with better noise cancellation and transparency mode

AirPods 5 with noise cancellation is cheaper than its predecessor.

Apple starts preorders for Watch Series 12, Ultra 4 with new Health Sensing System

New Apple Intelligence features, too.

The quick guide to fall vaccines and when you should get them

Here are the evidence-based recommendations and this year's vaccine rollout.

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro adds variable camera aperture and a more powerful chip

There's also a new thermal management system, reducing overheating.

Popular navigation apps unlikely to ditch Mercator maps despite UN resolution

UN-backed Equal Earth map has educational value but won’t alter navigation apps.

Anthropic researcher quits with a warning: Self-improving AI could "kill us all"

"We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans!"

Prime Video releases full trailer for Mike Flanagan's Carrie

"All I ever wanted was to go to school."

Google's AI genome system evaluates every possible one-base change

Most one-base changes to the human genome do nothing, but a few are significant.

NOAA is putting commercial fishing ahead of conservation

Critics say the new agenda could weaken science-based rules and marine protections.

Man told ChatGPT he was feeling delusional. ChatGPT insisted he was Jesus.

Man with bipolar disorder sued OpenAI after surviving ChatGPT-linked suicide attempt.

LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices

“It doesn’t cost a lot to store text forever.”

GOG brings back "big box" PC games, one printable template at a time

Preservation "goodies" also includes downloadable 3D models for desktop perusal.

Why this month's Microsoft patch release is a doozy

Security gnomes are pumping out patches ahead of an expected onslaught of AI-assisted attacks.

The universal language of space is... Star Trek? Mais oui.

"Science fiction imagines the future. We build it."

NIH to use part of its budget to pay for Department of Defense research

Money would ostensibly fund research the NIH leadership said it no longer wanted.

Supreme Court forces TV stations to sell more election ads at steep discounts

Republican victory means stations must offer lowest ad prices to political parties.

Top chipmakers embrace ASML’s $400M machines, agree to crucial chipmaking change

Chipmaking changes could boost productivity of new ASML machines by 40 percent.

Godzilla Minus Zero IMAX trailer teases King Ghidorah

Director Takashi Yamazaki's hotly anticipated sequel takes place two years after 2023 film's events.

“This is the AI men actually use”: Meta ads pushed apps nudifying real teens

Meta dragged its feet removing ads that nudify young girls' Instagram pics.