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Text • Jennifer Ouellette

Study: Dinosaurs were charbroiled after Chicxulub impact

Study: Dinosaurs were charbroiled after Chicxulub impact

“We're in the realm where we might be essentially killing off everything within that first hour or two."

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Text • Nate Anderson

Philly suburb: Sure, build that data center—but first meet our 43 demands

Philly suburb: Sure, build that data center—but first meet our 43 demands

The final condition will shock you! (It won’t. It’s taxes.)

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Text • Kyle Orland

Despite AI hype, Google's data shows workers aren't automating themselves away

Despite AI hype, Google's data shows workers aren't automating themselves away

Analysis of 15 million real AI interactions finds most tasks at most jobs are unaffected.

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Text • Jeremy Hsu

New airliner sets record flying 24 hrs nonstop from Australia to France

New airliner sets record flying 24 hrs nonstop from Australia to France

Record flight shows viability of Qantas Airways’ Project Sunrise routes in 2027.

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Text • Jon Brodkin

Judge blocks first state law that would have banned prediction markets

Judge blocks first state law that would have banned prediction markets

Judge may allow Minnesota to ban some types of bets, but not all of them.

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Text • Beth Mole

Report: Trump mad RFK Jr. hasn’t cut more vaccines or proven autism link

Report: Trump mad RFK Jr. hasn’t cut more vaccines or proven autism link

Trump is fixated on the false, long-debunked claim that vaccines cause autism.

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Text • Emily Mullin, wired.com

As US measles cases rise, biotech firms start developing new treatments

As US measles cases rise, biotech firms start developing new treatments

The US is making measles great again, so treatment options are needed for the most vulnerable.

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Text • Dan Goodin

Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms

Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms

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

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Text • Jon Brodkin

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

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

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

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Text • Beth Mole

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

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

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

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Text • Samuel Axon

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

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.

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Text • Nate Anderson

A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months

A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months

When the first step goes wrong, bad results follow.

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Text • Ashley Belanger

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

“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.

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Text • Jon Brodkin

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

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

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

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Text • Jeremy Hsu

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

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.

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Text • Eric Berger

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

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.

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Text • Kyle Orland

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

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

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

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Text • Ryan Whitwam

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

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.

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Text • Andrew Cunningham

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

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

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

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Text • Katherine Shwetz, The Conversation

What public health professionals can learn from anti-vaccine storytelling

What public health professionals can learn from anti-vaccine storytelling

Sometimes, compelling stories beat medical evidence.

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Text • Ashley Belanger

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

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.

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Text • Jennifer Ouellette

First teaser for Apple TV's Neuromancer debuts at SDCC

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.

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Text • Jennifer Ouellette

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

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.

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Text • Stephen Clark

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

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.

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Text • Mureji Fatunde-Iloeje

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

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

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

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Text • Anna Desmarais, wired.com

Big Tech accused of stonewalling European social media researchers

Big Tech accused of stonewalling European social media researchers

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

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Text • Stephen Clark

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

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."

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Text • Jon Brodkin

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

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.

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Text • Kyle Orland

Canadian legislator reads out apparent LLM response in floor speech

Canadian legislator reads out apparent LLM response in floor speech

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

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Text • Samuel Axon

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

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

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