Engineer identifies and explains every '90s computer seen in Jurassic Park

Yes, it was, in fact, a Unix system.

Windows 0-day drops the same day Microsoft releases record number of patches

HiveLegacy is a "powerful primitive" that's likely capable of other nefarious actions.

FCC to repeal 39% TV ownership cap in boost for Trump-friendly news orgs

FCC chairman claims power to repeal TV ownership limit set by Congress.

In memoriam: 7 of our favorite Sam Neill films

The actor, who starred in 1993's Jurassic Park, died Monday in Sydney, Australia, at the age of 78.

Third-party app stores coming to Google Play next week as Epic settlement withdrawn

With the settlement withdrawn, Google is now bound by the court's full antitrust remedies.

OpenAI's first branded hardware is... a light-up keyboard?

The Codex Micro is designed to monitor multiple agentic threads at a glance.

A most improbable astronaut just went to space

"I pretty much, at that point in time, gave up on being an astronaut."

How hard is it to build orbital data centers, actually?

"The ISS radiators are expensive and heavy. We're focused on making them cheap and light."

Sotheby's big T. rex auction raises concerns hype and wealth are upending science

Private buyers are increasingly outbidding museums for fossils.

Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now

Old and forgotten "shims" Microsoft failed to revoke have made Secure Boot bypasses simple.

Trump admin puts Americans in Congo on "do-not-board" list, barring return

Citizens must now spend 21 days in a third country before they are allowed to come home.

Lawsuit claims Meta's layoff decisions were made by AI, not humans

Meta denies using AI to terminate workers with disabilities and medical problems.

US military sent explosive drone boats into combat for the first time

US military’s drone boats struck an Iranian naval port as war heats up again.

These painted e-tattoos could be the future of wearable biosensors

Conductive ink is painted directly onto the skin in colorful custom designs, drying into working electrodes.

Google revamps image search for its 25th anniversary with more images and more AI

The new Google image search will use your "unique interests" to create an always-updated gallery.

New York bans data center construction for a year, rattling AI industry

New York’s data center moratorium may become the blueprint for anti-AI movement.

Taco Bell eyed in explosive diarrheal outbreak; leafy greens suspected

Health officials have not confirmed a source yet—and there may be multiple sources.

Boomers, not Gen Z, are the generation cutting back most on alcohol

New research overturns assumption that abstinent younger drinkers are behind weak demand.

SpaceX is gearing up for Starship's 13th test flight later this week

This flight will put Starship under higher pressure and test out new Starlink satellites in orbit.

US continues to shun Ebola-infected citizens; second American sent to Germany

The man is said to be doing well in a Frankfurt hospital.

The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router

With residential proxies all the rage, CISA urges router users to be vigilant.

Ukrainian drone strikes forced Russia to stop shipping in vital sea corridor

Ukraine’s drone blitz halted Russia’s Sea of Azov shipping in under a week.

California creates $3,500 rebate for new electric vehicle buyers

There's a separate $1,750 rebate for used EVs, but both rebates have a price cap.

Apple sues OpenAI after ex-engineer allegedly used bug to steal trade secrets

OpenAI accused of conspiring with former Apple employees to steal trade secrets.

Solution to Feynman's reverse sprinkler puzzle also applies to "silly sprinklers"

New study confirms 2024 "momentum flux theory" on how angular momentum of water flows drives rotation.

States sue to block Paramount/WBD merger that was approved by Trump admin

AG: Deal will bring "higher prices, lower quality, and less content for film and TV."

Tom Cruise is utterly transformed in Digger trailer

"If we can't control the force of nature, at least we can control the narrative."

Apple and Samsung benefit as memory shortage pushes smartphone shipments to historic lows

The biggest smartphone makers keep on trucking in the face of component shortages and economic uncertainty.

Colorado will decide whether a "right to natural gas" is added to state constitution

The amendment would restrict building codes that promote electrification.

Hackers quickly prove that Neo Geo Doom ports are not "impossible"

Clever coding and graphical compromises get a classic game on more classic hardware.