Lotus still knows how to make a driver’s car: The 2025 Emira V6, driven
The mid-engine sports car is an increasingly rare breed, but Lotus still carries the torch with its Emira, which is available with a choice of
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Citing “market conditions,” Nintendo hikes prices of original Switch consoles
Slowed tech progress, inflation, and global trade wars are doing a number on game console pricing this year, and the bad news keeps coming. Nintendo
Google releases Gemini 2.5 Deep Think for AI Ultra subscribers
Google is unleashing its most powerful Gemini model today, but you probably won’t be able to try it. After revealing Gemini 2.5 Deep Think at
Amazon is considering shoving ads into Alexa+ conversations
Since 2023, Amazon has been framing Alexa+ as a monumental evolution of Amazon’s voice assistant that will make it more conversational, capable, and, for Amazon
Research roundup: 7 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
Putin Widens Effort to Control Russia’s Internet
The introduction of a state-approved messaging app has raised fears that Russia could be preparing to block WhatsApp and Telegram.
Looking for an Ubuntu Manual? Try This Book
I know that there is pretty extensive online documentation from Ubuntu available for free. But extensive can also be overwhelming too. Probably that’s the reason
Delta denies using AI to come up with inflated, personalized prices
Delta spent July dealing with backlash over what the airline company claims is widespread public confusion over its AI pricing system. Now, Delta has finally
ChatGPT users shocked to learn their chats were in Google search results
Faced with mounting backlash, OpenAI removed a controversial ChatGPT feature that caused some users to unintentionally allow their private—and highly personal—chats to appear in search
Five children see HIV viral loads vanish after taking antiretroviral drugs
For years, Philip Goulder has been obsessed with a particularly captivating idea: In the hunt for an HIV cure, could children hold the answers? Starting
The curious case of Russia’s charm offensive with NASA this week
Although NASA and its counterpart in Russia, Roscosmos, continue to work together on a daily basis, the leaders of the two organizations have not held
RIP Corporation for Public Broadcasting: 1967–2026
Despite the protests of millions of Americans, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced it will be winding down its operations after the White House
Under RFK Jr, CDC skips study on vaccination rates, quietly posts data on drop
Vaccination rates among the country’s kindergartners have fallen once again, with coverage of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination dropping from 92.7 percent in
With Trump’s cutbacks, crew heads for ISS unsure of when they’ll come back
The next four-person team to live and work aboard the International Space Station departed from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, taking aim