The Trek Madone SLR 9 AXS Gen 8 tears up the roads and conquers climbs
When a cyclist sees the Trek Madone SLR 9 AXS Gen 8 for the first time, the following thoughts run through their head, usually in
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Researcher uncovers dozens of sketchy Chrome extensions with 4 million installs
Google is hosting dozens of extensions in its Chrome Web Store that perform suspicious actions on the more than 4 million devices that have installed
Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA
This week, as part of the process to develop a budget for fiscal-year 2026, the Trump White House shared the draft version of its budget
Wheel of Time recap: The show nails one of the books’ biggest and bestest battles
Andrew Cunningham and Lee Hutchinson have spent decades of their lives with Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson’s Wheel of Time books, and they previously brought
Quantum hardware may be a good match for AI
Concerns about AI’s energy use have a lot of people looking into ways to cut down on its power requirements. Many of these focus on
Experimental drug looks to be gastric bypass surgery in pill form
The booming popularity of Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs for weight loss has led to a flurry of companies vying to make new and improved
What to Know About Trump’s Antitrust Efforts Against Tech Giants
The Trump administration will take Meta to court this week, continuing an aggressive effort to rein in the power of the biggest tech companies. Here’s
U.S. Prepares to Challenge Meta’s Social Media Dominance
On Monday, Meta will face off against the federal government in a landmark antitrust trial over claims that it illegally squashed competition by buying Instagram
After market tumult, Trump exempts smartphones from massive new tariffs
The Trump administration has excluded smartphones and other consumer electronics from its steep “reciprocal” tariffs in a significant boost for Big Tech as the White
FTC now has three Republicans and no Democrats instead of the typical 3-2 split
The Federal Trade Commission now has three commissioners, and all of them are Republicans. The FTC historically had a 3–2 partisan split, with the president’s
Trump Adds Tariff Exemptions for Smartphones, Computers and Other Electronics
A long list of electronic products got a reprieve for now from at least some of the levies on China, which had been expected to
Chrome’s new dynamic bottom bar gives websites a little more room to breathe
The Internet might look a bit different on Android soon. Last month, Google announced its intent to make Chrome for Android a more immersive experience
Powerful programming: BBC-controlled electric meters are coming to an end
Radio signal broadcasts have their usefulness, but they eventually end (except, perhaps, for SETI). Every so often, we mark the public end of a once-essential
How the Crypto Industry’s Political Spending Is Paying Off
Federal lawmakers who benefited from crypto largess in the 2024 election are speedily advancing the industry’s agenda.