AI vs Maga: Populists alarmed by Trump’s embrace of AI, Big Tech
AI “threatens the common man’s liberty," says GOP Sen. Josh Hawley.
Pay-per-output? AI firms blindsided by beefed up robots.txt instructions.
"Really Simple Licensing" makes it easier for creators to get paid for AI scraping.
US may purchase stake in Intel after Trump attacked CEO
Trump’s attacks on Intel CEO may stem from beef with Biden.
Scientists hid secret codes in light to combat video fakes
“Video used to be treated as a source of truth, but that’s no longer an assumption we can make.”
AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified
Copyright class actions could financially ruin AI industry, trade groups say.
Rocket Report: Firefly lights the markets up; SpaceX starts selling trips to Mars
"Get on board! We are going to Mars!"
China claims Nvidia built backdoor into H20 chip designed for Chinese market
US semiconductor giant is trying to revive sales in the country.
North Korean hackers ran US-based “laptop farm” from Arizona woman’s home
North Korea made millions from the scheme.
Ukrainians arrest alleged admin of major crime forum XSS
Intercepted Jabber messages lead to arrest of suspected admin of cybercrime hub.
What exactly is Golden Dome? This Space Force general owes Trump an answer.
"Basically, I've been given 60 days to come up with the objective architecture."
UK backing down on Apple encryption backdoor after pressure from US
UK officials fear their insistence on backdoor endangers tech deals with US.
Study finds AI tools made open source software developers 19 percent slower
Coders spent more time prompting and reviewing AI generations than they saved on coding.
Starship’s bad year gets worse after a late-night explosion in South Texas
SpaceX had high hopes for Starship in 2025, but it's been one setback after another.
Study confirms White Sands footprints are ~23,000 years old
Results are consistent with two earlier studies dating the footprints to between 22,000 and 24,000 years ago.
Trump Org launches $47/month wireless service, teases odd $499 phone
A Trump-branded smartphone due out by September is likely to draw criticism.
Despite arrests, online monkey torture rings keep on torturing
Authorities continue the slow crackdown.
Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers
Abuse allows Meta and Yandex to attach persistent identifiers to detailed browsing histories.
Elon Musk to exit government, upset that Trump bill undermines DOGE’s work
Musk says he's leaving Trump admin, citing 130-day limit on special employees.
CERN gears up to ship antimatter across Europe
A portable containment device that can be dropped on a truck.
Germ-theory skeptic RFK Jr. goes swimming in sewage-tainted water
The National Park Services bars all swimming and wading due to the health hazard.
Trump is killing broadband grants because some of them help minorities
Trump move also takes grants away from veterans and people with disabilities.
This is shaping up to be the worst year for US measles cases since the 1990s
US hasn't seen this many cases this early in a year since the 1990s before we hit "elimination."
A grim signal: Atmospheric CO2 soared in 2024
Scientists are worried because they can’t fully explain the big jump, but they think it might mean that carbon absorption by forests, fields, and wetlands is slowing down.
New Grok 3 release tops LLM leaderboards despite Musk-approved “based” opinions
xAI shows off new chatbot that calls legacy media outlets "garbage."
OpenAI board considers special voting powers to prevent Elon Musk takeover
Report: "Outsized voting power" could let nonprofit board retain control.
Asahi Linux lead resigns from Mac-based distro after tumultuous kernel debate
Hector Martin cites burnout, and Rust for Linux oppostion, in resigning.
Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says
How will Reddit generate content for paid-for subreddits?
Curiosity spies stunning clouds at twilight on Mars
The noctilucent clouds only appear in some locations on Mars, near the equator.
After Putin sacked Russia’s space chief, the rumor mill is running red-hot
The Ukraine war has exacerbated Russia's decline in space.
How to go fishing for life on another planet (or moon)
Scientists find a way to look for alien life that doesn't need elaborate equipment.
