I fixed a tractor using John Deere’s self-repair service. Farmers aren’t sold on it.

The manufacturer has a service that lets owners repair their own equipment.

I spent $4,000 on a robot dog from China

Unitree might be the world’s most important robotics company.

Some satellite companies still have an appetite for boutique launch services

"Dedicated launch is pretty essential for us for most of our missions."

Random rewards enrich classic game-theory contests

Simple games gain rich strategies in the face of noise.

Bouncy castle launches horrifying MRSA outbreak, striking 48 kids in Ireland

The strain lurking in the inflatable structure was hypervirulent.

Trump's forced coal plant extensions thrown out by judge

The Department of Energy declared an "emergency" when none existed.

ChatGPT-using lawyer punished for citing fake testimony from made-up witnesses

"I didn't know that AI could hallucinate facts," New Mexico defense lawyer says.

Scientists unlock secrets of ancient Egyptian materials with proteomics

Analysis revealed seed proteins from sesame and moringa, which held religious and symbolic significance.

Oracle tries to appease Stargate data center opponents with renewables push

Renewables pledge won’t change the Oracle and OpenAI data center’s use of gas.

NASA moving at warp speed to set up US Space Academy

NASA asks US states to show them the money.

Claude users found ways around safeguards for bioweapons research

Some dangerous biology looks much like legitimate research, complicating AI safeguards.

ClickFix attacks infecting PCs and Macs are going viral

Simplicity—combined with the difficulty of getting stuff done—makes ClickFix ideal.

What happens when quantum mechanics and relativity meet?

Experiment put atoms in a superposition of trajectories to find out.

Could United Launch Alliance's money problems finally force its owners to sell?

ULA is preparing to resume launching the Vulcan rocket in the coming weeks.

Rocket Report: Europe joins the commercial launch club; a Ravn X sighting?

"We felt like now is the time to pour gas on that fire."

Boy developed "toasted skin" condition from using a laptop every day

Laptops don't usually get hot enough to burn—but they can still be harmful.

LinkedIn beats "BrowserGate" lawsuits over scanning users' Chrome extensions

Judge tosses lawsuits, says plaintiffs didn't allege any real privacy violation.

Europe will go it alone on Venus mission after NASA yanks radar instrument

Europe is looking inward, and perhaps to China, as the White House tries to cancel some NASA partnerships.

Android can now securely migrate your logins between password managers

App support is slim right now, but Google says more are coming.

Panic builds over bankrupt Spirit’s looming data sale to Google

"Bankruptcy cannot become the new land grab for AI.”

Physicist does the math on Star Trek’s “Picard maneuver”

The trick from Next Generation would be even more effective in real life.

Kimmel's ABC show won't air interview with Democrat because of Trump FCC threats

Talarico talk to be on YouTube to save ABC stations the hassle of dealing with FCC.

Drones deliver food and remove bodies after Nepal’s flood disaster

DJI drones that already supply Mount Everest camps assist Nepal’s flood relief.

Artemis II commander and pilot become NASA's first astronaut emeriti

"Artemis II is done."

4 groups caught using the same Chrome and Windows exploit kit

A patch gap and the hastened pace of AI-based vulnerability discovery are likely contributors.

Europe may finally have found a space entrepreneur who is meeting the moment

"We will not be relevant without a massive rocket at a massive cadence."

Six Chinese AI firms accused of aggressively copying US frontier models

US urges AI firms to ID, then secretly switch, Chinese users to less-capable models.

Apple's long-rumored foldable becomes reality with the $2,000 iPhone Duo

Apple's first foldable can be yours next month.

When it comes to Beatles references, scientists can't let it be

New study detects 3,200 references to Beatles song titles and lyrics in academic papers.

Lawsuit: Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks and chairs

Four women sue Amazon, say company denied basic accommodations and fired them.