2025 Mini Cooper and Countryman EVs bring more range, style
Mini's going almost all-in on electrification.
Are self-driving cars already safer than human drivers?
I learned a lot by reading dozens of Waymo and Cruise crash reports.
Where does India’s space program rank among global powers?
These images from the Moon are a crowning achievement for India's space program.
Right to repair’s new unlikely adversary: Scientologists
"A totally unreasonable proposal."
X violated its own policy by blocking First Amendment group’s ads
The ads were blocked in error, according to X.
Dealmaster: Labor Day discounts on Steelcase chairs, LG OLED TVs, Lenovo laptops, and more
It's a good time to buy a Steelcase office chair, which is now 15% off.
Dog autism? 37% of US dog owners buy into anti-vaccine nonsense
For the bazillionth time, vaccines do not cause autism—and dog autism is not a thing.
Google removes fake Signal and Telegram apps hosted on Play
Before linking an account, be sure the app you're using is legit.
FCC says “too bad” to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hard
Comcast and other ISPs asked FCC to ditch listing-every-fee rule. FCC says "no."
NASA’s Artemis I mission nearly broke the Deep Space Network
"I'm not sure who thought it was a good idea to put up CubeSats with Artemis I."
Barracuda thought it drove 0-day hackers out of customers’ networks. It was wrong.
When UNC4841 infected gov't and military networks, it was just getting started.
OpenAI disputes authors’ claims that every ChatGPT response is a derivative work
Authors claim generative AI is just a "grift" that repackages original works.
Microsoft rolls out, then pauses, pop-up that asked Chrome users to switch to Bing
Pop-up isn't just a notification, runs as separate .exe in Windows 10 and 11.
Ex-NASA surveillance van with retractable roof cameras goes on sale
The $26,795 van is filled with audio and video recorders, radios, and cameras.
Google kills two-year “Pixel Pass” subscription after just 22 months
Two years on a Pixel Pass was supposed to get you a new phone.
We don’t understand how a freakishly heavy exoplanet could have formed
Neptune-sized planet has a density similar to pure silver.
SpaceX’s VP of launch shares the company’s special “algorithm” for innovation
"You basically had this really awesome algorithm, this crazy automation."
Research builds anti-Russia AI disinformation machine for $400
AI makes it cheap and easy to create propaganda at scale.
Luffy’s boundless optimism lights up One Piece final trailer
"Isn't there something you want more than anything else in this world?"
Four people from four different nations ride SpaceX rocket into orbit
A new Falcon 9 booster also joins SpaceX's fleet with Saturday's launch.
