Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across each month. In the past
Category: Tech
Google Pixel 10 series review: Don’t call it an Android
After 10 generations of Pixels, Google’s phones have never been more like the iPhone, and we mean that both as a compliment and a gentle
Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science
Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence. Experts see Tweety McTreason as borrowing some of their tactics.
Earth models can predict the planet’s future but not their own
I n the 1960s, meteorologist Edward Lorenz was running weather simulations on an early computer system when he realized that a small rounding difference led
Today’s game consoles are historically overpriced
Today’s video game consoles are hundreds of dollars more expensive than you’d expect based on historic pricing trends. That’s according to an Ars Technica analysis
How ‘Clanker’ Became an Anti-A.I. Rallying Cry
The term, which was popularized by a “Star Wars” show and is rooted in real frustrations with technology, has become a go-to slur against artificial
How Builder.ai Collapsed Amid Silicon Valley’s Biggest Boom
Builder.ai went from a value of $1.5 billion to zero in a few months, amid questions over the sales of an A.I. product. Its downfall
Battlefield 6 dev apologizes for requiring Secure Boot to power anti-cheat tools
Earlier this month, EA announced that players in its Battlefield 6 open beta on PC would have to enable Secure Boot in their Windows OS
Zuckerberg’s AI hires disrupt Meta with swift exits and threats to leave
Within days of joining Meta, Shengjia Zhao, co-creator of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, had threatened to quit and return to his former employer, in a blow to
Texas suit alleging anti-coal “cartel” of top Wall Street firms could reshape ESG
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Tesla denied having fatal crash data until a hacker found it
At the beginning of the month, Tesla was found partly liable in a wrongful death lawsuit involving the death of a pedestrian in Florida in
An Online Group Claims It’s Behind Campus Swatting Wave
Members of the group offered on Telegram to draw armed officers to schools, malls and airports, though their claims are unverified. Such false emergency calls
With new in-house models, Microsoft lays the groundwork for independence from OpenAI
Microsoft has introduced AI models that it trained internally and says it will begin using them in some products. This announcement may represent an effort
Windows 11 25H2 update hits its last stop before release to the general public
Microsoft’s fifth major iteration of Windows 11 is nearing its release to the general public—the Windows Insider team announced today that Windows 11 25H2 was