Is Your Air Fryer Spying on You? Experts Say Some Brands Could Be Listening In
The U.K.-based consumer group Which? tested three Chinese air fryers and found they all asked for permission to record audio on the user’s phone.
Month: April 2025
How long you can use vintage Tupperware
Since Tupperware, the iconic kitchen brand that’s been a household name for decades, signaled recently that it might be going out of business, you might
Fuzzy first photo of a black hole gets a sharp makeover
The first photo ever taken of a black hole looks a little sharper now.
DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense
As a diversity grant dies, young scientists fear it will haunt their careers
The Trump administration defunded the National Institute of Health’s MOSAIC grant program, which launched the careers of scientists from diverse backgrounds. (Image credit: Mike Hawkins)
Regeneration, super strength, stolen powers: Meet sea creatures inspiring research
From starfish and sea slugs to jellyfish and sponges, the ocean’s invertebrates are some of the most ancient and diverse critters on Earth. And so
Plans to extend sugar tax to milkshakes
The tax will be applied to manufacturers of milk-based drinks and dairy-based substitutes, under the plans.
Mental health inquiry chair vows to ‘seek out’ truth
An inquiry led by Baroness Lampard is examining more than 2,000 deaths at mental health units in Essex.
Prescription charges frozen in England
The charge for a single item will remain at £9.90 in 2025-26, the government has announced.
Backblaze responds to claims of “sham accounting,” customer backups at risk
Backblaze is dismissing allegations from a short seller that it engaged in “sham accounting” that could put the cloud storage and backup solution provider and
Trump’s hasty Take It Down Act has “gaping flaws” that threaten encryption
Everyone expects that the Take It Down Act—which requires platforms to remove both real and artificial intelligence-generated non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) within 48 hours of
Amazon to Launch First Project Kuiper Internet Satellites: What to Know
The spacecraft are the online giant’s entry into beaming wireless service from space, but the company has much to do before it can compete with
Spain and Portugal scramble to restore power as officials chase cause of outage
Spain declares a national emergency as millions of people are left without power amid chaotic scenes.
Israel spy chief to step down after row with PM exposes deepening rifts
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar accused each other of lies or inaccuracies in sworn depositions.