The attempt on Friday by Secretary of War Pete Hegsted to label Anthropic as a supply chain risk and commit corporate murder had a variety of motivations. On its face,...
Clueless cops post seized crypto wallet password. $5M quickly stolen.
Because the press release was widely circulated online, the thief could be anyone. South Korea’s National Tax Service has no clear suspects, Gizmodo suggested, and no easy way to claw...
Charter gets FCC permission to buy Cox and become largest ISP in the US
The petition cited research suggesting that in the US airline industry, some “mergers increased fares not only on overlap routes but also on non-overlap routes.” Charter/Cox competition not entirely nonexistent...
Iowa county adopts strict zoning rules for data centers, but residents still worry
Though the rules are among the strictest in the US, locals say they aren’t enough. A rendering of the QTS data center currently under construction in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Credit:...
$599 M4 iPad Air is a lot like the old one, but with a substantial RAM boost
This version of the Apple M4 is slightly cut down compared to the version that ships in Macs or that came with the M4 iPad Pro. It has only 8...
Research roundup: Six cool science stories we almost missed
Smart underwear measures farts, brain cells play Doom, and AI discovers rules of an ancient game. Illustration of a star that collapsed, forming a black hole. Credit: Keith Miller, Caltech/IPAC...
Apple’s new iPhone 17e has an A19 chip, MagSafe, and 256GB of storage for $599
The iPhone 17e will support MagSafe, which was notably absent from the 16e. Credit: Apple The iPhone 17e will support MagSafe, which was notably absent from the 16e. Credit: Apple...
It’s almost a station wagon: The 2026 Subaru Trailseeker, driven
Winding roads revealed slightly more body roll than we saw in the Uncharted, despite both models feeling significantly lighter than the average electric crossover. Easy steering effort helps enhance a...
Former NASA chief turned ULA lobbyist seeks law to limit SpaceX funding
A highly regarded administrator A former Republican House member from Oklahoma, Bridenstine served a generally well-regarded term as NASA administrator from April 2018 to January 2021 during President Trump’s first...
Trump FCC’s equal-time crackdown doesn’t apply equally—or at all—to talk radio
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s unequal enforcement of the equal-time rule. James Talarico and Stephen Colbert on the set of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Credit: Getty Images In the...
AMD Ryzen AI 400 chips will bring newer CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs to AM5 desktops
AMD’s initial lineup includes a total of six chips, split between variants with 65 W and 35 W default TDPs. None match the specs of chips like the Ryzen AI...
Secretary of War Tweets That Anthropic is Now a Supply Chain Risk
This is the long version of what happened so far. I will strive for shorter ones later, when I have the time to write them. Most of you should read...
The strange animals that control their body heat
Some creatures can dramatically alter their internal temperature and outlast storms, floods and, predators An edible dormouse. Credit: DeAgostini/Getty Images In 1774, British physician-scientist Charles Blagden received an unusual invitation...
NASA shakes up its Artemis program to speed up lunar return
“Launching SLS every three and a half years or so is not a recipe for success.” Artist’s illustration of the Boeing-developed Exploration Upper Stage, with four hydrogen-fueled RL10 engines. Credit:...
Trump moves to ban Anthropic from the US government
The dispute between Anthropic and the Department of Defense has escalated in recent days, with officials publicly trading barbs with the AI company on social media. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth...
In puzzling outbreak, officials look to cold beer, gross ice, and ChatGPT
An AI assist? The author of the MMWR report, county health official Katherine Houser, noted that the beer-tent workers were hesitant to give details because they didn’t want to get...
Google quantum-proofs HTTPS by squeezing 15kB of data into 700-byte space
Google and other browser makers require that all TLS certificates be published in public transparency logs, which are append-only distributed ledgers. Website owners can then check the logs in real...
The Air Force’s new ICBM is nearly ready to fly, but there’s nowhere to put it
“There were assumptions that were made in the strategy that obviously didn’t come to fruition.” An unarmed Minuteman III missile launches during an operational test at Vandenberg Air Force Base,...
Block lays off 40% of workforce as it goes all-in on AI tools
The staff reduction at Block comes as anxiety rises about AI leading to job losses across vast parts of the economy. Investors and economists are grappling with an influx of...
Apple says it has “a big week ahead.” Here’s what we expect to see.
it’s what’s on the inside that counts Apple is taking an “ain’t broke/don’t fix” approach to most of its gadgets. Apple’s 2018-era design for the then-Intel-powered MacBook Air. The M1...
