Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms

Microsoft says tools cost less than competing ones and outperform them, too.

Trump admin exempts SpaceX's Starlink from FCC ban on foreign-made routers

Starlink has a Texas factory but also makes routers in Vietnam.

Epic diarrhea outbreak has 40% of Americans avoiding fruits and veggies

Kennedy has focused on nutrition but has neglected food safety, critics say.

iOS and macOS 26.6 arrive today, paving the way for iOS and macOS 27

These are likely the last updates of note before Apple's bigger fall updates.

A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months

When the first step goes wrong, bad results follow.

“Google and Reddit do not own the Internet," web scraper says after court win

Google's and Reddit's use of DMCA to fight web scraper is bizarre, expert says.

5th Circuit blocks Texas law requiring websites to filter "harmful" speech

Age verification is okay, but filtering is preempted by Section 230, judges find.

Verizon touts $1B dark fiber deal for Google data centers as first of many

Telecom expects AI revenue from dark fiber deals and retrofitted data centers.

Experts warn current Starship heat shield tech is a "dead end" for rapid reuse

NASA has not made substantial investments in thermal protection research for decades.

ChatGPT starts blocking direct requests to copy an author's style

New behavior capturing a writer's "broad qualities" could have legal implications.

Activist charged with felony after giving border agent "duress code" that wiped his phone

The government says destroying his own data during an airport interrogation was illegal.

Framework Laptop 13 Pro review: Much better battery, much worse price

Framework's latest modular laptop trades one set of problems for another.

What public health professionals can learn from anti-vaccine storytelling

Sometimes, compelling stories beat medical evidence.

Artist sues AI meme generator for selling deeply personal comic as ad template

Meme generator may have screwed up by using templates in outputs, expert says.

First teaser for Apple TV's Neuromancer debuts at SDCC

Plus Mike Flanagan's Carrie teaser, trailers for Dark Matter S2 and Matchbox the Movie, and Marvel news.

SDCC teaser gives us our first good look at Blade Runner 2099

Also: Forging the One Ring in Rings of Power S3 teaser; new Lanterns trailer; Spaceballs: The New One panel.

SpaceX eyes tower catch for next Starship after auspicious end to 13th flight

SpaceX will likely attempt to catch Starship back at the launch pad on its next flight.

With help from data, art museums are reframing the visitor experience

Museums are embracing data-driven curation and a shifting technology landscape.

Big Tech accused of stonewalling European social media researchers

Researchers say TikTok, X, and Meta aren't providing data they're legally required to.

Wildfire forces evacuation of NASA's Deep Space Network complex in Spain

"Any potential damage will be assessed when it is safe to do so."

Paramount/WBD merger delayed for months as states' lawsuit moves toward trial

“Halting this merger while our case proceeds is a critical victory," NY AG said.

Canadian legislator reads out apparent LLM response in floor speech

"Here’s a more natural, flowing version of that section..."

Anthropic's Opus 5 is about token efficiency, not a capability leap

Models are improving quickly, but the cheaper options are often good enough.

Roku raises streaming stick prices by up to 60 percent

Roku blames RAM shortage after CEO called it "great" for business in May.

RFK Jr.'s hand-picked committee approves manufacture of peptides he uses

There's no human safety or efficacy data, but that no longer seems to matter.

Judge rebuffs Trump admin demand for phone records from NYT reporters

"We can quash the subpoenas, or you could withdraw the subpoenas,” judge told US.

European Union grants US request to restrict satellite images of Iran War region

New delay on Copernicus satellite pics comes as US ramps up war with Iran again.

Team uses AlphaFold AI to redesign gene-editing proteins to make them safer

Google's AlphaFold can help ID what parts of a gene editing protein enable mistakes.

This is the world's most advanced robotic servicing satellite—that we know about

"These are things that tend to be really hard."

Rocket Report: Lightning strikes in China; Starship launch on deck

Relativity Space announced plans to build a second rocket factory near Cape Canaveral, Florida.