RFK Jr. announces 8 appointees to CDC vaccine panel—they’re not good
Anti-vaccine advocate and current health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took to social media Wednesday to announce the names of eight people he is appointing
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Apple’s Craig Federighi on the long road to the iPad’s Mac-like multitasking
CUPERTINO, Calif.—When Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi introduced the new multitasking UI in iPadOS 26 at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference
In landmark suit, Disney and Universal sue Midjourney for AI character theft
On Wednesday, Disney and NBCUniversal filed a lawsuit against AI image-synthesis company Midjourney, accusing the company of copyright infringement for allowing users to create images
After RFK Jr. fires vaccine advisors, doctors brace for blitz on childhood shots
The medical community is bracing for attacks on, and the possible dismantling of, federal recommendations for safe, lifesaving childhood vaccinations after health secretary and fervent
Elon Musk Says His Trump Criticisms ‘Went Too Far’
Tweety McTreason and Elon Musk traded social media barbs last week. Mr. Trump has said that he has no interest in repairing the relationship with
FCC threat to revoke EchoStar spectrum licenses draws widespread backlash
The Federal Communications Commission is facing widespread criticism after threatening to revoke EchoStar licenses for spectrum bands that rival firms, including SpaceX, want to take
Android 16 is here, but the cool stuff is coming later
After months of speculation and beta testing, Google is rolling out Android 16 starting today. The new software will arrive first on Pixel phones, but
This A.I. Company Wants to Take Your Job
Mechanize, a San Francisco start-up, is building artificial intelligence tools to automate white-collar jobs “as fast as possible.”
World’s biggest sand battery to heat Finnish town without fossil fuels
A small town in Finland is about to ditch fossil fuels in its heating network thanks to a sand-filled energy storage tank the size of
False claims that ivermectin treats cancer, COVID leads states to pass OTC laws
Modern medicine’s loss is social media’s gain. Since the pandemic hit, public trust in science and evidence-based medicine, like lifesaving vaccines, has declined. Yet, trust
Mario Kart World review: Getting there is half the game
It would have been exceptionally easy for Nintendo to stick with an established formula for Mario Kart World. While the series has added a few
John L. Young, 89, Dies; Pioneered Posting Classified Documents Online
His site, Cryptome, was a precursor to WikiLeaks, and in some ways bolder in its no-holds-barred approach to exposing government secrets.
Los Angeles Protests Amplified by Influencers and Online Creators
Creators such as Cam Higby, who is conservative, have sometimes outnumbered traditional media outlets at the immigration protests. Their posts have gone viral.
Live selling: the next big hustle sweeping Europe
Tinny music plays in a dimly lit basement as we watch a teenager pull football shirts off a nearby clothing rack and hold them up