Passkeys may not be for you, but they are safe and easy—here’s why
Answering common questions about how passkeys work.
Google to pay $8M settlement for “lying to Texans,” state AG says
"If Google is going to advertise in Texas, their statements better be true."
Bluetooth tags for Android’s 3 billion-strong tracking network are here
Third-party Bluetooth trackers plug in to Google's massive Find My Device Network.
Reddit welcomes NSFW desktop image uploads ahead of Imgur’s ban
Mobile users could already share naughty pics.
YouTuber who crashed plane admits he did it for money and views
The maximum sentence for YouTuber's admitted crimes is 20 years.
Gravitational lens gives us a third estimate of the Universe’s expansion
Lensed images of a supernova appear at different times.
Drug-resistant ringworm reported in US for first time; community spread likely
The newly emerging fungal pathogen is often misidentified in common lab tests.
Google Bard hits over 180 countries and territories—none are in the EU
Google is expanding Bard availability as the EU crafts landmark AI regulation.
Google Drive gets a desperately needed “spam” folder for shared files
As it turns out, letting anyone add files to your Drive account is bad.
Anthropic’s Claude AI can now digest an entire book like The Great Gatsby in seconds
Claude's input memory grows to 75,000 words, beating GPT-4 by a wide margin.
Twitter users fear new CEO will end Musk’s commitment to free speech on platform
Twitter’s next CEO will be former NBCUniversal ad chief Linda Yaccarino.
The Ariane 6 rocket will now debut no earlier than the spring of 2024
With further Ariane 6 delays, Europe has missed a huge opportunity.
Vietnam’s first export EV, Vinfast V8, makes shaky but promising US debut
Leases start at $399 a month for this newcomer to the crowded midsized EV market.
Dealmaster: Big savings on last-minute Mother’s Day tech gifts
Deals on air fryers to electric toothbrushes, wearables to tablets, and more.
Self-driving cars being put on a data diet
Autonomous vehicle developers are getting pickier about what stays on their servers.
Tesla cancels all right-hand drive Model S, Model X orders
Customers can choose one from inventory or buy a left-hand drive version.
Rocket Report: SpaceX hits success milestone, Vulcan to resume testing
"If we’re going to have sovereign space capabilities ... we need somewhere to launch from."
Microsoft will take nearly a year to finish patching new 0-day Secure Boot bug
Fix will eventually render all kinds of older Windows boot media unbootable.
Chinese Mars rover sends back images of recent water-shaped crusts
Within the last million years or so, melted snow might have dampened Mars' sands.
OpenAI peeks into the “black box” of neural networks with new research
"We do not understand" how LLMs work, admits OpenAI in quest to make them interpretable.
