Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges

"So absurd and embarrassing ..."

Former NASA chief sounds alarm on China's lunar "exploration" plans

"Beijing's intended strategy is to dominate the high ground of the twenty-first century."

After multiple deaths and injuries, NHTSA is investigating comma.ai

Feds know of 5 crashes where cars using comma.ai devices hit slow or stopped vehicles.

America gave up its rare earth edge. China took full advantage.

Decades of cheaper imports left US dependent on China for crucial rare earth processing.

Small undersea volcanoes may unleash outsized tsunamis

Post-eruption imaging of the Hunga caldera gives new details of its collapse.

A new report from Europe raises serious alarms about orbital collisions

"I think we are going to lose the ability to use certain orbits."

Woman's brain worm infection confirmed after eggs grow tails in lab test

There is no single definitive test for these worms, but the tail is fairly convincing.

New Anthropic, OpenAI models make same promise: A little more for a lot less money

The frontier AI model race has entered its comparison shopping phase.

Cities across US oppose Trump FCC plan to preempt local broadband rules

Cities defend permit requirements, say ISPs aren't building networks fast enough.

Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts

EvilTokens provided an end-to-end platform that makes mass compromises faster and easier.

Lawsuit demands OpenAI pay for new school after ChatGPT used in shooting

British Columbia sues OpenAI, demands Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT logs.

Adobe Premiere finally brings powerful video editing to Android, and it's free

You don't even need a Creative Cloud login to edit clips, but AI features cost extra.

Review: Resident Evil is the fresh take this flagging franchise really needed

Director Zach Cregger's clever reboot strikes perfect balance between horror, humor, and over-the-top gore.

Toyota orders workers to train humanoid robots but says humans won't be replaced

Toyota's push comes as automakers race to develop and deploy humanoid robots.

IT mistake erases 11 years of viewing history for hospitals’ maternity records

The English hospitals recovered patient care data only.

Effort begins to fill the void left by terminated US climate report

First paper added to community collection is a roadmap for research.

Shuffling the deck chairs: Xbox continues its "reset" with dramatic restructuring

Activision gets Halo, Obsidian becomes part of Bethesda, and more internal shake-ups.

Protests for Germany’s car industry as job losses loom

A combination of Chinese competition and US tariffs is causing problems in Germany.

Trump’s sneaky plan to gut Endangered Species Act draws from 1995 Scalia dissent

Trump adopts Scalia’s ire for feds protecting populations of endangered animals.

Dyson’s most overengineered gadget may have a waterproofing problem

Dyson admits a component issue but won't say what's failing in its $500 toothbrush.

NASA chief: I'm only interested in "good deals" from international partners

"There was absolutely a time where we were trying to make everyone happy."

Muse, Meta's extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day

A simple ClickFix attack is only one way to completely hijack the new agent.

Military milestone: Ukrainian naval drone sinks Russian kamikaze drone boat

Drone boat battle occurs as Ukraine and Russia target Black Sea ports and ships.

Saudi Arabia wants a car industry, launches Ceer with two EVs

The new carmaker is a joint venture between the Saudi PIF and Foxconn.

Google confirms Gemini models hacked three companies in May 2026

A third-party cybersecurity firm accidentally gave experimental Gemini models access to the Internet.

Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants

Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.

California settles lawsuit against Paramount/Warner merger, angering advocates

State AGs had "very strong" case that merger is illegal, Lina Khan says.

Trump rejects AI slowdown calls, launches "AI Force" instead

The president offered few details on what his proposed new AI Force would do.

Review: Neagley is a worthy spinoff to megahit Reacher

It's a bit uneven in execution but still delivers as fast-paced, entertaining escapist fare.

Apple Mac mini review: The new M6 impresses, but the price hike is rough

The M4 Mac mini was one of Apple's best values ever. This one, not so much.