Shady company relaunches popular old tech blogs, steals writers’ identities
This doesn't just threaten writers' work—it has a corrosive effect on the web.
Two of the German military’s new spy satellites appear to have failed in orbit
Did OHB really not test the satellite antennas on the ground?
“RegreSSHion” vulnerability in OpenSSH gives attackers root on Linux
Full system compromise possible by peppering servers with thousands of connection requests.
Music labels sue AI music generators for copyright infringement
Suno and Udio could face damages of up to $150,000 per song allegedly infringed.
NASA indefinitely delays return of Starliner to review propulsion data
“We are letting the data drive our decision."
Canada demands 5% of revenue from Netflix, Spotify, and other streamers
Canada says $200M in annual fees will support local news and other content.
Researchers crack 11-year-old password, recover $3 million in bitcoin
A flaw with the digital wallet and a bit of luck did the trick.
Biden’s new import rules will hit e-bike batteries too
The tariffs’ effects on the bike industry are still up in the air.
After mice drink raw H5N1 milk, bird flu virus riddles their organs
No, really, drinking raw milk during the H5N1 outbreak is a bad idea.
Apple clarifies iOS 17.5 bug that exposed deleted photos
iOS 17.5.1 fixed the bug, but users still had questions.
After you die, your Steam games will be stuck in legal limbo
So much for your descendants posthumously clearing out that massive backlog...
The ROG Ally X leaks, with twice the battery of the original and way more RAM
This handheld has more RAM than my gaming PC, though the chip stays the same.
OpenAI ends harsh non-disparagement agreements that could claw back millions
OpenAI releases employees from evil exit agreement in staff-wide memo.
Daily Telescope: Observing a distant star nursery in unprecedented detail
"Euclid’s instruments can detect objects just a few times the mass of Jupiter."
Rocket Report: SpaceX focused on Starship reentry; Firefly may be for sale
"Teams are in the process of completing a follow-on propulsion system assessment."
Google’s “AI Overview” can give false, misleading, and dangerous answers
From glue-on-pizza recipes to recommending "blinker fluid," Google's AI sourcing needs work.
Sophisticated $25M ethereum heist took about 12 seconds, DOJ says
Brothers charged in novel crypto scheme potentially face decades in prison.
Biden signs bill criticized as “major expansion of warrantless surveillance”
FISA renewal requires more service providers to cooperate with government.
Billions of public Discord messages may be sold through a scraping service
Cross-server tracking suggests a new understanding of "public" chat servers.
Movie industry demands US law requiring ISPs to block piracy websites
Opponents say SOPA-like proposal would block plenty of legitimate websites.
