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Twin brothers wipe 96 gov’t databases minutes after being fired
A case study in why credentials are revoked before firings.
Nate Anderson
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Solar drone with jumbo jet wingspan broke a flight record—then it crashed
The final flight and complex legacy of a pioneering solar-powered aircraft.
Jeremy Hsu
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FCC angers small carriers by helping AT&T and Starlink buy EchoStar spectrum
Approval is no surprise after FCC chair pressured EchoStar to sell licenses.
Jon Brodkin
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Protein in Homo erectus teeth suggests Denisovans gave us some of their DNA
Distinct form of tooth protein in Homo erectus shows up in Denisovans—and us.
John Timmer
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Foiled plot tried to sneak 49 lbs of cocaine into Australia via Xerox printers
The drugs had an estimated worth of over $9 million USD.
Scharon Harding
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Solar drone with jumbo jet wingspan broke a flight record—then it crashed
The final flight and complex legacy of a pioneering solar-powered aircraft.
Jeremy Hsu
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FCC angers small carriers by helping AT&T and Starlink buy EchoStar spectrum
Approval is no surprise after FCC chair pressured EchoStar to sell licenses.
Jon Brodkin
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Protein in Homo erectus teeth suggests Denisovans gave us some of their DNA
Distinct form of tooth protein in Homo erectus shows up in Denisovans—and us.
John Timmer
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Foiled plot tried to sneak 49 lbs of cocaine into Australia via Xerox printers
The drugs had an estimated worth of over $9 million USD.
Scharon Harding
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AI invades Princeton, where 30% of students cheat—but peers won’t snitch
Old “honor code” systems are under strain.
Nate Anderson
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The physics of how Olympic weightlifters exploit barbell’s “whip”
The type of bar matters when it comes to how it bends and recoils, but why is still a mystery.
Jennifer Ouellette
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NASA provides some details about Artemis III, but hard decisions remain
“NASA also is defining the concept of operations for the mission.”
Eric Berger
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A new US military wargame series began by simulating a nuclear weapon in orbit
US officials have said a nuclear detonation would render portions of low-Earth orbit useless for up to a year.
Stephen Clark
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Neanderthals drilled cavities to treat a toothache 59,000 years ago
“Every time I go to the dentist, I think about that guy,” researcher says.
Kiona N. Smith
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Altman forced to confront claims at OpenAI trial that he’s a prolific liar
“Very painful”: Altman relives his Muskian reaction to losing control over OpenAI.
Ashley Belanger
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Sony’s failed war against Internet piracy may doom other copyright lawsuits
Cable firm Cox’s Supreme Court win may help all tech providers, not just ISPs.
Jon Brodkin
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Windows Update is getting better at saving your PC from buggy drivers
Driver recovery can automate what used to be an irritating manual process.
Andrew Cunningham
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Amazon devices chief says a new smartphone is “just not the goal”
“We know what customers need right now.”
Scharon Harding
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Anthropic blames dystopian sci-fi for training AI models to act “evil”
But training on “synthetic stories” that model good AI behavior can help.
Kyle Orland
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Gravitational lens shows a galaxy just 800 million years post-Big Bang
Early galaxy has elements produced by the Universe’s first supernovae.
Jacek Krywko
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Blue Origin may need external funding to hit ambitious launch targets
Are the pockets of Jeff Bezos not as deep as everyone thinks?
Financial Times
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Daredevil: Born Again S2 gives us a darker, grittier canvas
Cinematographer Hillary Fyfe Spera on how she kept things visually fresh for Born Again’s second season.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Rivian adds a new onboard AI assistant to its latest software update
The Rivian Assistant is available for both Gen1 and Gen2 hardware.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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Could this be the moment that drug manufacturing takes off in orbit?
“I do think it’s a really good historical moment for the space industry.”
Eric Berger
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The newest AI boom pitch: Host a mini data center at your home
The plan aims to speed up AI compute deployment while compensating residents.
Jeremy Hsu
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FDA chief resigns after Trump admin forced approval of fruity e-cigs
Makary reportedly spent his year bucking Trump admin and making industry enemies.
Beth Mole
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“Will I be OK?” Teen died after ChatGPT pushed deadly mix of drugs, lawsuit says
Teen trusted ChatGPT to help him “safely” experiment with drugs, logs show.
Ashley Belanger
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Microsoft will lean on your CPU to speed up Windows 11’s apps and animations
“All modern operating systems do this, including macOS and Linux.”
Andrew Cunningham
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eBay rejects GameStop’s $56B offer: “Your proposal is neither credible nor attractive”
eBay board doubts GameStop’s ability to buy and operate the much larger firm.
Jon Brodkin
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Google’s Android-powered laptops are called Googlebooks, and they’re coming this year
Google has revealed its vision for the AI laptop of tomorrow.
Ryan Whitwam
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Android is getting a big AI overhaul in 2026
Google has big plans for Android in 2026, and most of it is AI.
Ryan Whitwam
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Amazon employees are “tokenmaxxing” due to pressure to use AI tools
Workers are using an internal AI tool to automate non-essential tasks.
Financial Times
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Once again, SpaceX has set a new record for the tallest rocket ever built
SpaceX cleared an important milestone Monday on the road to launching a new version of Starship.
Stephen Clark
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Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks
Production-version patches are coming online and should be installed pronto.
Dan Goodin
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Audi has a new Q9 flagship coming soon: Here’s its interior
Audi made sure to consult American tastes for its first full-size SUV.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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After banning foreign routers, FCC says existing ones can get updates until 2029
FCC extends waiver allowing routers and drones to get patches for two more years.
Jon Brodkin
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Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water, and nobody noticed for months
Can AI save us from the AI industry’s endless thirst for water? Outlook not so good.
Ashley Belanger
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Passengers from hantavirus ship arrive in US; 3 people in biocontainment
A US passenger tested “mildly positive,” but WHO is calling it “inconclusive” for now.
Beth Mole
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Starlink shuts down its GPS-style cheat code. Researchers may unlock it anyway.
Shutdown of Starlink location feature won’t dampen interest in GPS alternatives.
Jeremy Hsu
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iOS, macOS, and iPadOS 26.5 updates arrive with encrypted RCS messaging and more
Probably the last big updates we’ll see before the next versions appear at WWDC.
Andrew Cunningham
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