New executive order puts all grants under political control
On Thursday, the Trump administration issued an executive order asserting political control over grant funding, including all federally supported research. The order requires that any
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FCC Democrat: Trump admin is declaring “Mission Accomplished” on broadband
The Federal Communications Commission is hamstringing its upcoming review of broadband availability by ignoring the prices consumers must pay for Internet service, FCC Commissioner Anna
California Supreme Court Requires New Review of Rooftop Solar Policy
The court revived a legal challenge to a 2022 regulation that significantly reduced the compensation utilities paid to owners of home solar systems for the
Stone tools may hint at ancestors of Homo floresiensis
Some stone tools found near a river on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi suggest that the first hominins had reached the islands by at least
Google discovered a new scam—and also fell victim to it
In June, Google said it unearthed a campaign that was mass-compromising accounts belonging to customers of Salesforce. The means: an attacker pretending to be someone
U.K. Forces Porn Sites to Get Serious on ‘Age-Gating’
The new measures have been widely embraced, but new age-verification methods have drawn some criticism because of privacy concerns.
OpenAI Unveils GPT-5, New AI Model, to ChatGPT Users
The A.I. start-up said its new flagship technology was faster, more accurate and less likely to make stuff up.
California Start-Up Will Buy Assets of Bankrupt Swedish Battery Maker
Lyten will acquire German and Swedish factories built by Northvolt, which declared bankruptcy in March.
Trump’s Threat to Hit Chips With 100% Tariffs Raises Big Questions
The semiconductor supply chain is complex and global. And most chips come into the United States as part of electronics.
RFK Jr. defends $500M cut for mRNA vaccines with pseudoscience gobbledygook
If anyone needed a reminder that US health secretary and fervent anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has no background in science or medicine, look
Here’s how deepfake vishing attacks work, and why they can be hard to detect
By now, you’ve likely heard of fraudulent calls that use AI to clone the voices of people the call recipient knows. Often, the result is
Right-Wing Influence Shaped the Sydney Sweeney Ad Debate
Right-wing commentators suggested there was widespread criticism of Ms. Sweeney over her new ad campaign. There wasn’t, at least at first.
Tornado Cash sold crypto “privacy”; the US saw “money laundering.” A jury isn’t sure what to think.
“Crypto mixers” exist because of a peculiar feature of cryptocurrencies—most are fully traceable using their public blockchain ledgers. To provide more privacy to crypto account
Coding error blamed after parts of Constitution disappear from US website
The Library of Congress today said a coding error resulted in the deletion of parts of the US Constitution from Congress’ website and promised a