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Why Signal’s post-quantum makeover is an amazing engineering achievement
New design sets a high standard for post-quantum readiness.
Dan Goodin
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Hackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phones
Malicious app required to make "Pixnapping" attack work requires no permissions.
Dan Goodin
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Measles outbreak in SC sends 150 unvaccinated kids into 21-day quarantine
The outbreak includes at least seven confirmed cases, but some are clearly being missed.
Beth Mole
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Google’s Photoshop-killer AI model is coming to search, Photos, and NotebookLM
After more than 5 billion AI image edits, Nano Banana is expanding.
Ryan Whitwam
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Starship’s elementary era ends today with mega-rocket’s 11th test flight
"The final phase of Starship’s trajectory on Flight 11 includes a dynamic banking maneuver."
Stephen Clark
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Hackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phones
Malicious app required to make "Pixnapping" attack work requires no permissions.
Dan Goodin
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Measles outbreak in SC sends 150 unvaccinated kids into 21-day quarantine
The outbreak includes at least seven confirmed cases, but some are clearly being missed.
Beth Mole
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Google’s Photoshop-killer AI model is coming to search, Photos, and NotebookLM
After more than 5 billion AI image edits, Nano Banana is expanding.
Ryan Whitwam
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Starship’s elementary era ends today with mega-rocket’s 11th test flight
"The final phase of Starship’s trajectory on Flight 11 includes a dynamic banking maneuver."
Stephen Clark
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To shield kids, California hikes fake nude fines to $250K max
California cracks down on AI as child safety concerns grow.
Ashley Belanger
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Apple’s streaming service gets harder to tell apart from its streaming app, box
Apple unifies its remaining streaming offerings by dropping the "+".
Scharon Harding
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4chan fined $26K for refusing to assess risks under UK Online Safety Act
4chan fine may test if US will intervene to block UK’s Online Safety Act.
Ashley Belanger
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Hans Koenigsmann, who investigated all of SpaceX’s rocket failures, is going to space
"I've always been interested to experience Max Q from the inside."
Eric Berger
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Layoffs, a “coding error,” chaos: Trump admin ravages the health dept.
Reports suggest the hardest hit is the CDC, which is already struggling to function.
Beth Mole
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Keep losing your key fob? Ford’s new “Truckle” is the answer.
Keep your pants up and your F-150 unlocked at the same time.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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“Like putting on glasses for the first time”—how AI improves earthquake detection
AI is “comically good” at detecting small earthquakes—here’s why that matters.
Kai Williams
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Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the weekend
Jeep has pulled the update; owners are advised to ignore it if it already downloaded.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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New Starfleet Academy trailer debuts at NYCC
Also: Our first look at S4 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Why doesn’t Cards Against Humanity print its game in the US? It’s complicated.
Price, quality, speed, and relationships all matter.
Nate Anderson
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Apple ups the reward for finding major exploits to $2 million
With bonuses, maximum rewards can be as high as $5 million.
WIRED
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How close are we to solid state batteries for electric vehicles?
Superionic materials promise greater range, faster charges and more safety.
Knowable Magazine
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Trump admin fires more health employees amid government shutdown
HHS would not say how many are being let go, but union says "thousands."
Beth Mole
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Putin OKs plan to turn Russian spacecraft into flying billboards
This Soyuz mission is brought to you by the Wagner Group.
Stephen Clark
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People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads
"I'm about to just toss the whole thing..."
Scharon Harding
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Marvel gets meta with Wonder Man trailer [UPDATED]
"There is an opportunity to shock audiences, to re-imagine a whole genre of storytelling."
Jennifer Ouellette
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“Extremely angry” Trump threatens “massive” tariff on all Chinese exports
Trump claimed China's export controls on rare earths came "out of nowhere."
Ashley Belanger
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Bose SoundTouch home theater systems regress into dumb speakers Feb. 18
Ending support for SoundTouch may help Bose avoid a Sonos situation.
Scharon Harding
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Microsoft warns of new “Payroll Pirate” scam stealing employees’ direct deposits
Among other things, the scammers bypass multi-factor authentication.
Dan Goodin
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Termite farmers fine-tune their weed control
The termites know how much of their agricultural area has been taken over by weeds.
Jacek Krywko
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UK regulators plan to force Google changes under new competition law
The CMA will focus on regulating search and search advertising, but not Gemini (for now).
Ryan Whitwam
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AMD and Sony’s PS6 chipset aims to rethink the current graphics pipeline
Project Amethyst focuses on efficient machine learning, new compression techniques.
Kyle Orland
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OpenAI will stop saving most ChatGPT users’ deleted chats
Court ends controversial order forcing OpenAI to save deleted ChatGPT logs.
Ashley Belanger
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Boring Company cited for almost 800 environmental violations in Las Vegas
Violations include digging without permits and dumping wastewater into storm drains.
ProPublica
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It’s back! The 2027 Chevy Bolt gets an all-new LFP battery, but what else?
255 miles of range, new infotainment, but where did all the torque go?
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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Rocket Report: Bezos’ firm will package satellites for launch; Starship on deck
The long, winding road for Franklin Chang-Diaz's plasma rocket engine takes another turn.
Stephen Clark
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Childhood vaccines safe for a little longer as CDC cancels advisory meeting
The committee aims to take on the entire childhood vaccine schedule.
Beth Mole
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AI models can acquire backdoors from surprisingly few malicious documents
Anthropic study suggests "poison" training attacks don't scale with model size.
Benj Edwards
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms teaser debuts at NYCC
"I know I'm just a hedge knight but sometimes I think I could be more."
Jennifer Ouellette
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It’s time for game developers to bring back the cheat code
Arcane hidden options can offer accessibility without confusing the "core" game experience.
Kyle Orland
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YouTube prepares to welcome back banned creators with “second chance” program
YouTube will evaluate each request individually, but copyright violators need not apply.
Ryan Whitwam
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