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***"The irony of UFC fighter Josh Hokit’s insult of Michelle Obama appears to be lost on him."***…

Every night before bed, my son asks if we can go look at the night sky. When I ask him where he'd go if he could go anywhere, he always says the same thing: "The moon."I built Cards From Space so he c…

If I have a glass of water and a single chocolate bar to last me 48 hours what benefits do I get from consuming equal portions over the time period as opposed to consuming all at once? Is it purely p…

I’ve been working on washed curd cheeses for about a year now with real intention. The texture on this one is spot on. Just melts in your mouth. …

I didn’t realize how cooked my attention span was until I tried to focus for 20 minutes.The other day I sat down to do something small. Nothing major just a task I'd been putting off for a while. I to…

I don't rent cars often and didn't really care what car I got. I tried to save a few bucks and selected the mystery option and I was saddled with a 15mpg Goliath. The clerk said everyone wants the ga…

Security researchers found an issue with Apple's WebKit browser engine that affects Private Relay.

Viture is releasing a more compact Mobile Dock Mini for just $99 alongside its new $299 smartglasses.

Nikita Bier was the face of some of the platform's biggest changes.

The terminal-based coding tool is powered by a new AI model, Muse Spark 1.2.

"Play an interactive video nasty."

The House passed its own version of the contentious KOSA bill in June.

Minecraft for the Switch 2 feels like a perfect place for mouse controls, but Mojang hasn't said anything about that feature yet.

A handful of high-level personnel changes are coming to DeepMind.

Researchers identified more than 50 ads on Meta properties that violated the company's policies on child sexual abuse material.

This built-in setting might still be affecting your new TV's quality.

Corsair's latest accessories have some handy features and don't cost too much.

At a time when storage space commands a premium price, SanDisk's Extreme Fit drive is worth a look.

"It is neither possible nor desirable to own every great independent studio."

This was one of the interoperability tools people used before Apple adopted RCS.

The company is also planning to retire its public API.

A VPN might compromise your Android Auto experience at first, but there are some easy workarounds.

Like birthdays in late May and most of June, it's all about Gemini.

Creators will be granted access to a deep library of Disney assets to use in their videos.

YouTube allows AI-generated videos, but they have to abide by a specific set of rules.

Peloton's new bikes do more to warrant the space they take up in your home.

Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off your founder, investor, or attendee TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, which is a nice bonus on top of our current discounted pricing.

The serial entrepreneur is stepping down a little over a year after taking the "24/7 job" of overseeing X.

Kalanick continues to get the band back together, after acquiring Anthony Levandowski's autonomy startup, and even soliciting investment from Uber.

Meta expanded its AI coding offerings with a new agent that, it promises, can handle complex tasks with complex software.

The DOJ alleged that OpenAI did not meaningful attempt to hire U.S. citizens before seeking permanent residence for Visa-holding employees.

Moove is scaling up the autonomous vehicle fleet management side of its business and plans to someday own, not just manage, Waymo robotaxis.

Lightspeed partners Josh Machiz and Claire Zau stopped by the Equity studio to talk about the strategies behind their growing social media presence and their podcast, Lightwork.

Venture firms are turning to creators to build trust with the next generation of founders before a check is ever written. It’s a trend that’s been building with a16z’s acquisition of Erik Torenberg’s

The serial entrepreneur joins the e-commerce company as CPO to lead its AI agents.

The legendary Google executive is joined by other outgoing Google execs in a joint mission to use AI to push forward the process of scientific discovery.

Reddit is expanding its moderation tools and building stronger abuse prevention systems that it says could eventually reduce communities’ reliance on karma and account-age requirements, making it easi

The Cosmos EV is now slated for release in the second half of 2027. CEO Silvio Napoli said he's focused on getting the EV right, as well as its nearer-term robotaxi project with Uber and Nuro.

The applications are in, and the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield team made their decisions!

A bug in how Apple implements its Private Relay feature, which in theory masks users’ IP addresses from the sites they visit, can reveal users’ real IP addresses.

Shopify says AI isn’t cannibalizing search traffic the way it has for publishers. Instead, AI-driven traffic and orders to Shopify stores tripled year over year in Q2.

Hark claims that its browser use agent is faster and cheaper than competition.

This marks the official launch of Zoox's commercial operations.

On our new Real World AI stage, we’ll be focusing on the intersection between the digital and physical, and all the ways we’ll continue to see a blending of the two.

Tinder is expanding its in-person events feature from an initial Los Angeles test to 26 cities worldwide by the end of September.

Climate nonprofits can again access their federal funding more than a year after the Trump EPA ordered Citibank to freeze their accounts.

Oprah Winfrey announced that the school she founded for underprivileged girls in South Africa will close next year, ending operations after almost two decades. What do you think?The post Oprah Announc

NEW YORK—Claiming that fans would love clapping and dancing along with their favorite characters,Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis confirmed that the show’s fourth season, which begins Wednesday, would te

HAWTHORNE, CA—Providing customers with an expansive and growing library of premium content, smart doorbell manufacturer Ring launched a new streaming service Wednesday.  Company officials said Ring+,

ATHERTON, CA—With a hand-painted sign taped to the front of their fold-up card table, local Bay Area children Rowan and Amanda Denton reportedly opened an adrenochrome stand Wednesday along a busy sub

Live Better Than A King: Lord over this 750-square-foot studio replete with modern electricity—a luxury that Cyrus the Great, Charlemagne, and even the powerful Genghis Khan never experienced. Referen

The bride and groom are about to learn that a shared obsession with pickleball gets you about seven months.The post Tina Watts and Joey Bazan appeared first on The Onion.

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ARLINGTON, VA—In what may be the largest-ever disclosure of government data concerning the mysterious aerial phenomena, Pentagon officials announced Wednesday they had begun releasing a trove of forme

The post Shaman Named Dwayne appeared first on The Onion.

Park ranger Stella Leonard, 37, succumbed to her injuries Thursday after being mauled by a tourist.The post Stella Leonard appeared first on The Onion.

BOZEMAN, MT—Upending long-held beliefs about how the prehistoric reptiles commemorated a juvenile female’s transition into adulthood, new evidence published Thursday by researchers at Montana State Un

As more Americans than ever turn to Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss, consumers are becoming increasingly conscious of such drugs’ trade-offs. Here are the pros and cons of taking GLP-1s.  PRO  Alwa

Includes background-clip for masking backgrounds, vertical-align for aligning elements, box-decoration-mode for consistent edge styling, letter-spacing for spacing control, and text-combine-upright fo

I’m just learning that the Web Platform Status website offers email alerts when features of your choosing change in support. For instance, I just signed up to hear exactly when Customizable <select> b

You normally don't think of images as overflowing themselves, nor can you put anything else inside to make it overflow, but actually...

The sizes attribute for <img> was maybe the hardest part. It had complicated syntax that always had to be in sync with whatever your CSS was doing. But sizes="auto" support is almost ready for prime t

Chrome 146 introduced a scoped custom element registry, allowing different versions of custom elements to share the same tag name without using the global namespace.

Perhaps this theoretical button wasn't a button at all, but 50 links in a trenchcoat.

Jenna Smith with some pretty solid UX advice as it relates to loading states: Rather than designing another loading state, I improve the preload strategy until the issue disappears entirely. She point

In which Adam highlights the integration process and notes some challenges compared to the TanStack setup we covered shortly ago.

Certainly it isn't the *only* way, but you've got a lot of angular control with conic-gradient() and it's fun to work with.

Here's an example. You can list multiple comma-separated box-shadows, but if you apply a *new* box-shadow, it overrides anything set before. Not true here.

The spouses and parents of US service members have been reportedly detained or deported.

FIFA’s President Gianni Infantino gets the support of executive members at an emergency meeting in Morocco.

Eight leading shipping organisations sign letter opposing fees in critical waterway.

US President Donald Trump attacked Michigan’s Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, calling him a ‘hater of Jews.'

President Trump is looking to reframe the Iran war ahead of the 2026 midterm elections in November.

Move comes after the US Supreme Court struck down many of Trump's sweeping levies in February.

Footage shows the moment a lightning strike hit a football player in southern Thailand, during a semi-final match.

Trees provide a living for the women, who plant and care for them, and shield the island capital from erosion, flooding.

German authorities are investigating how a drone packed with explosives reached Leipzig/Halle Airport.

Presidents of Argentina, Paraguay, Chile and Ecuador, along with Spain’s King Felipe VI, are expected to attend.

24-year-old TikToker Cesar Gastelum, was shot dead while livestreaming with friends outside a fast-food restaurant.

Meta joins OpenAI and Anthropic in disclosing AI hacking during cybersecurity testing.

Air traffic controllers had failed to pause commercial flights during Marine One’s departure, sources say.

New York City’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani congratulated Abdul El-Sayed on winning Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary.

Iran, Oman agree on shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz, as Houthis attack Saudi tankers and Israel bombs Lebanon.

Cesar Gastelum was killed as he sat in a car park with two others in Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa state.

Kidnapping for ransom by armed groups and bandits has become a major crisis in Nigeria.

Infantino has faced leadership crisis as UEFA, AFC and Concacaf threaten drastic actions over commercial rights plan.

US public health agency faces toughest test as Schwartz takes charge amid political pressure and public health crises.

Israeli occupation destroys farmland and lives in southern Syria

Experts warn that low stockpiles of air defence interceptors as a result of the war on Iran leave the US vulnerable.

Ex-Marine denies charges after arrest at Los Angeles golf course, with weapons, badge and 'concerning' notebooks found.

Israeli forces have launched a large-scale military operation in Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.

Pakistan police fired tear gas at supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Rawalpindi.

Abdul el-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic senate primary

The combatants are producing ever larger numbers of innovative aerial weapons, hoping for a breakthrough as ground combat is largely frozen.

Ceuta, Spain, and Fnideq, Morocco, are physically separated by only a mile, but they are intertwined by family and trade. A recent border crisis is the latest chapter in their story.

President Trump announced a proposal aimed at achieving the disarmament of Hamas and an Israeli withdrawal. Israel ramped up attacks on the Palestinian enclave.

Saudi Arabia has not commented on the claims by the Houthis, who are backed by Iran and have vowed to close “all access routes” to Saudi oil shipments.

Finland, wary of misinformation from Moscow and beyond, has a leg up on other nations in spotting fake news. But A.I. is a whole new challenge.

Disputes between smokers and nonsmokers are becoming more visible as a younger generation increasingly refuses to suffer secondhand smoke in silence.

The country has been gripped by a record-setting heat wave that endangered both players and spectators.

The trip, which will also include Uruguay and Argentina, will be a homecoming of sorts for the American pontiff.

The agreement on an acceptable route for ships to pass through the strait would effectively ratify Tehran’s control over the crucial waterway.

At the same time, Israeli and Lebanese negotiators were holding talks in Rome aimed at fostering a long-term diplomatic settlement.

Looking for respite from European heat waves, summer tourists are flocking to the diplomatic hub. But city leaders are wary of overcrowding.

At least 17 people were killed, officials said, as the country runs desperately low on interceptor missiles that could fend off Russian bombardments.

No one doubted the intensity of Lobga Rangzen’s commitment to a Tibet free of Chinese control. But they were not prepared for what he did next.

A wave of protests is posing the most significant challenge in years to Islamabad’s authority in the region.

Fans gathered in Kenya to celebrate a genre born far away but that more and more Africans are coming to appreciate.

A brutal summer has exposed how much Britain, France, Spain and other European countries are under pressure from forces largely out of their control.

With a protest movement in Kashmir challenging its authority in the region, Pakistan restricts independent reporting by local and foreign media.

The task force will allow the spy agency to quickly direct more financial, human and technical resources at the island, with the goal of creating fissures among the Cuban political elite.

A second drone may have collided with a plane in the air over the airport, damaging the aircraft slightly, the authorities say.

Conservation experts are trying to slow the march of the viral disease in a country that is home to rare and endangered bird species.

César Gastélum was streaming video from outside a KFC in Culiacán, a city in Sinaloa state, when he was gunned down on Tuesday.

SpaceX shares are down, but Elon Musk is still the richest man in the world. What’s next?

The pilot, identified only by his initials, also tested positive for ecstasy and cocaine when he was arrested last week at the Jakarta airport, the Indonesian police said.

An episode this week focuses on the dangerous effects of warming, without mentioning climate change.

In African tech hubs, developers are picking China’s cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over more powerful U.S. ones.

The State Department has canceled the visa of the Brazilian ambassador in Washington, deepening a diplomatic crisis between the two countries.

South Korea, which has one of the world’s lowest fertility rates, is in the throes of a breakdown in emergency care. It is particularly acute for at-risk newborns.

It was the stuff of science fiction — until recently.

A changing climate is helping to fuel the growth of a gigantic blob of foul-smelling seaweed that has washed up in some coastal communities. Mexico is fighting back.

Nathan Owen called the police, saying he was trapped in a runaway car. A judge determined it was a lie and sentenced him to more than four years in prison.

Qatar said that draft language of a deal was being circulated, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed optimism about the talks but added that nothing was final yet.

No deaths or injuries were reported. Many migrants try to reach Britain in small, often unseaworthy vessels.

The female lions died within five days of each other despite zookeepers’ efforts to shelter them from Japan’s blistering summer temperatures.

Russian drone attacks have hit hundreds of gas stations in apparent retaliation for Ukraine’s attacks on oil refineries.

The biometric system for non-E.U. citizens is causing long delays and short tempers at airports. Officials say the rocky rollout will get better and will improve security.

It started with an 'impossible task' and led to AI deciding it needed to act as a collective intelligence

Muse Code showcases Muse Spark's fresh software engineering chops

Would you rather play Russian roulette with an LLM or put your health and safety in the hands of a professional

Check Point researchers tried to break the frameworks enterprises use to build AI apps. Now they're telling Black Hat attendees what they found

Brands are already paying to influence what chatbots say about them

In space, no one can hear you scream when the LLMs hallucinate

A critical Langflow flaw allowing RCE on default deployments is being exploited, says the CISA

But bobbing bit barn may be becalmed by state governor's moratorium on connecting to the grid

Redmond wants results from Copilot, not impressive-looking consumption figures

SPONSORED POST: The AI factory concept encompasses the new AI stack, explain HPE’s Thierry Pienaar and NVIDIA’s Kaushik Shirhatti

Investors balk as quarterly capex climbs to $18.4B

Met ordered to improve safeguards after two preventable data breaches

Anthropic said to be the client wanting to secure rent-a-GPU company's compute resources

Carefully choreographed shutdown gives probe's three remaining instruments more time

Database backups likely stolen, potentially exposing donor, supporter, and service user details

Earie Salmon explains why soldering skills are only the start

Tribunal to explore how £270 million reseller case intersects with multibillion-pound class action

The 737-7 is the smallest of its type, yet it has the longest range

This is why cloud-inspired networks win: virtual switches are all consistent

Models used social engineering and collaborated among themselves to solve a security challenge

The House of Zen's new Helios racks, Venice Epycs, may dent Nvidia's dominance — if the bubble doesn't pop first

Nearly 10 tok/s and it's mostly coherent — What's not to like?

New plugins for K-12 teachers, university instructors, and college kids? Read the room, guys

New React framework lowers memory usage by 90%, team claims

Claiming 'it's my server' was often enough to persuade models to help

What to expect as BSides, Black Hat, and DEF CON descend on Las Vegas

Experts warn hotfix not optional. MSPs warned attacker gains 'full administrative access to an N-central console'

Exposing virtualization built into the SSD will make VM migration simpler, consortium says

Broader bounty rules added to a swelling volume of machine-assisted vulnerability reports

Revenue is soaring, yet hyperscalers say they still cannot build capacity fast enough

Cops arrest budding politician for allegedly dealing with Flock's expansion the American way

Customers told traffic may be limited at certain times following more than ten days offline

Proposals span AI productivity scores, keystroke logging, biometrics, and other ways to watch workers

Muskmobiles subject to 11 recalls get the launchpad rescue mission currently handled by vehicles that can survive land mine blasts

Automates bug bounty triage with Sonnet for $58 a month, CSO says Mythos would cost $200k

To some, the monowheel BB-8 droid from Star Wars: The Force Awakens seemed absurd when it first came out. Now, a little over a decade later, Estonian startup Rollo Robotics has created something quite

Gazelle, a Wisconsin-based outdoor gear brand, makes these quick-assemble Hub Tents. They're so named because each facet of the tent features a hub, into which are (permanently) inserted fiberglass po

Syitren, a Chinese audio brand, makes funky-looking portable CD players targeting Gen Z. Their latest design, the RM1, is a tabletop or wall-mounted model meant to double as display art:The frame is a

Here's what we looked at this week:Flatbike's accessories let you fold your bike flat for storage.A gate with an elegant integrated latch.The Dutch community where people live on strips of land in a l

French company Manufactura designs and builds custom-fit retractable spiral staircases: "Our staircase allows you to access all the living spaces that your accommodation offers, even the most cramped

This strange-looking suitcase… …is actually a piece of portable mobility."It is a lightweight 3-stage folding electric kickboard that can be easily carried with one hand," writes South Korean design f

Colombia started building railroads in the mid-19th century, and they boomed up until the mid-20th. But by the 1990s, as roads and cars proliferated, the national rail company was liquidated. Rural co

To prevent sliding around on a tabletop, most wireless chargers have rubber feet or silicone pads under their bases. The folks over at Modhaus, a South Korean product brand, went with a more extreme s

Recently we've covered a number of robots, ranging from creepy to nifty:UBTECH's U1 companion robots.Unitree's crazy off-road AS2-W.Hyundai's parking robots.AGIBOT's Expedition A3 packing itself away

As a Partner and Executive Managing Director at IDEO San Francisco, Michelle Lee leads multidisciplinary teams of researchers, designers, and engineers across sectors ranging from healthcare and workp

These powered arms eliminate the single biggest hassle of a roof rack: The loading and unloading.They're made by multiple Chinese manufacturers you've never heard of, like Sionto and Kayjay. Sadly, th

Wicker story is the name of an initiative by architect Priyanka Narula and her firm, Hyderabad-based Prelab Design Studio. "The project was a response to a prolonged quest to define the future of des

It might seem silly to develop a dog robot that can breakdance, as Chinese robotics brand Unitree has done.However, they've put all that agility to practical use. Here's what the thing can do off-road

Here Japanese stationery manufacturer Sonic rethinks the humble pencil case, which is typically a form-follows-function rectangle. Their Kakusta design angles the zipper, so that once open, the case p

In the 20th century, the U.S. was the dominant industrial power. We enjoyed conveniences and luxuries not readily available in other parts of the world, from air conditioning to appliances to cutting-

The TikTok influencer is now a TV star. But this independent, opinionated woman still lives with her mother, on the Clacton council estate where she grew up. Will she ever leave? And how does she feel

The Cambridge academic has rightly now resigned. But that won’t end the targeting of senior black figures or the lazy way institutions promote faux equality‘To be honest with you, I thought you’d just

As Steal This Story, Please! charts her astonishing reports on everything from climate summits to earthquakes to massacres, Goodman talks about dissent, censorship – and her ‘magic moments’‘I consider

As the number of migrants crossing the Channel is down by 43%, have ministers cracked the problem?The headline figures show that small boats crossing the Channel are down by 43% compared with January

The £20m reboot shows off exhibits ranging from a giant whale skeleton to tiny ‘scrimshaws’ of carved bone to a very strange mermaid, all telling a gripping tale of a great seafaring cityThe star attr

The Spanish PM has been one of few European leaders to stand up to Trump. He now faces coercive diplomacy and an emboldened far right at homeThe dramatic footage last Thursday of thousands of migrants

After Ukraine failed to shoot down a single ballistic missile fired by Russia on Wednesday, the president urged allies to increase supplies of Patriot interceptorsNato is working to get Ukraine the ai

Sociology professor to stand down after university announces investigation into his qualifications and careerPlaybooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: the claims surrounding a star Cambridge professorJa

Health secretary says global heating means UK hospitals and GPs will have to prepare for summer as well as winter peaks of demandAdapting to global heating: which UK public services are struggling in

Joint statement with Oman is being finalised, but Tehran says deal alone would not guarantee waterway’s securityIran and Oman have reached an understanding on ⁠the geographic coordinates for a shippin

Initial evidence suggests aerial drone, found near Ukrainian cargo planes at German airport, came from RussiaThe armed drone found at Leipzig airport on Wednesday may not have exploded, but the fact t

Document shows Fifa staff were involved in projectFifa was prepared to sideline member associationsGianni Infantino held talks about rebranding the ill-fated European breakaway competition the “Fifa S

Joshua Bonehill-Paine says Conservative leader asked him to work with party’s culture and integration commission A former neo-Nazi activist who was convicted of harassing a Jewish MP has withdrawn as

Research suggests addressing risk factors for poor cardiovascular health between the ages of 45 and 65 could help reduce risk of cognitive declineScientists claim to have identified three health measu

Sodium and lithium gas was detected in a plume thought to span tens of kilometres, created when part of a SpaceX rocket crashed into the lunar surfaceA telescope in Chile has captured evidence of the

Claw machine shops have proliferated in the territory in recent years, filling vacant spaces left behind by businesses that closed during the pandemicIn Hong Kong’s neon-lit arcades, a maze of claw ma

The UK’s AI Security Institute test revealed AI models indulging in unprecedented hacking attemptsAI models shock UK testers by using fake identities to trick developersTwo cutting-edge AI models have

While some users say the wearables have changed their lives, critics voice fears over safety and privacyWith more than 7m pairs reportedly sold in 2025, Meta’s Ray-Ban smartglasses are fast becoming o

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?No Andy Burnham questions this week because – Shock! Horror! – a man with a family has taken a

Rightwing narratives have gone mainstream, and Madrid finds itself increasingly isolated for its humane approach to migrants• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIt was over

The beady-eyed, Pokémon-like leaf sheep is far more ingenious than us land mammalsRevealed: the top 10 invertebrates of the yearInvertebrate of Year Q&A: discuss our countdown with Patrick BarkhamA ne

In my new book, I narrate the existence, behaviours and sensibilities of the black British middle class, a social group largely ignored, until nowDon’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up

As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable themIn April, Gil

Our guest columnist reveals how he found his personal style, from jumpsuits to high-waisted trousers Other than the jumpsuits, I don’t think I wore anything particularly groundbreaking when I appeared

Andy Burnham inherited the crisis in our prison system – but the solution cannot be to further endanger the women and children who have survived violenceIt’s time to be blunt: the government is about

'Most people don’t want pervert glasses that can film us without our consent,' said a spokesperson from activist group Everyone Hates Elon. The group has launched a series of guerilla adverts deriding

AstraZeneca’s rumoured takeover of Bristol Myers Squibb already looked weird, and was met with a lack of enthusiasm by shareholdersAstraZeneca falls to third-largest UK company amid US merger talksHol

We need an enlightened US president to make the case for global AI regulation. Donald Trump is the exact opposite of what is neededWhen I am woken by the sound of my dog whining, I understand that she

The candidate has crafted a progressive nationalism and shown his party how to turn Republicans’ financial advantage against themEvery now and then, a Senate race sets the direction for an entire part

From histories of opera to compendiums of mosses, they’re beautiful, expertly written and don’t leave you feeling grubby. What’s not to like?There are lots of reasons not to read picture books. You ca

A row over a local council candidate reveals a deeper problem with the Tory leader’s diagnosis of her party’s electoral predicamentKemi Badenoch has been clear about the qualifying criteria for prospe

A wave of films dealing with the second world war is captivating a nation facing major contemporary challengesFor weeks now, anglophone cinephiles have been focusing their attention on the virtues and

Readers respond to an article by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett in which she argues that Labour should abolish fines for parents taking their children on holiday during term timeI am in support of Rhiannon Lu

Responding to an editorial, Scott Hunter writes that the benefits of being a devolved authority have not yet arrived in Tees Valley, while John Hall calls for constitutional reform. Plus letters from

Jimmy Cricket | Creative science | Clacton vote | Humanists and humanity | Short showersI remember fondly Jimmy Cricket (No smut, no swearing, wrong-feet wellies and a silly hat: the gentle comedy wor

Meta today launched Muse Code, a terminal coding agent available for macOS and Linux. Muse Code is in beta, and it is powered by Muse Spark 1.2, ‌Meta‌'s newest model.‌Meta‌ CEO Mark Zuckerberg said M

Disney could introduce an ad-supported Disney+ free tier in the future, according to comments Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro made during the company's latest earnings call (via The Wrap).D'Amaro said Disney

SpaceX shared plans to create a cellular service during its first earnings call after its IPO, reports Reuters. SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell said the company will "build out terrestrial" with the

Comedy series Ted Lasso is back, with the first episode of season 4 available to stream as of today. It's been three years since the season 3 finale aired, and many expected it to be the last.The show

Sunbird Messaging today reintroduced its app that brings iMessage to Android users. Sunbird is now available on the Google Play Store following an early access testing period.RCS, and SMS/MMS messages

Apple's paid Safari protection feature that promises to keep your IP masked doesn't always work, according to security researchers Tommy Mysk and Talal Haj Bakry. It turns out iCloud Private Relay can

Amazon today has a few deals on the Apple Watch Ultra 3, providing $99 discounts on select models. We did track these models at $149 off during Prime Day this year, but those discounts are long gone a

Surgeons who wore an Apple Vision Pro as their primary display during a tear duct procedure finished operations 19% faster than surgeons using a traditional monitor, according to a peer-reviewed study

Best Buy is still hosting its big Back to School sale this week, with notable markdowns on Apple devices, TVs, headphones, monitors, and much more. This event is set to last for the rest of this week,

Global foldable smartphone shipments are expected to grow 20% in 2026 compared to last year, with Apple's first entry into the category cited as one of the factors driving the increase, according to i

MasterCraft Boat Holdings today said it is adding CarPlay to its upcoming Crest and Balise Pontoons. The company is working with Savvy Navvy to bring ‌CarPlay‌ and on-water navigation to boaters.Boate

Apple is going to announce at least five new devices next month at its annual iPhone-centric event, though it's possible we'll also get devices that were waiting on Siri AI. Here's what's coming.iPhon

Telegram was subject to a "takedown extortionist" who planted AI-modified child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to get Apple to remove the app from the App Store, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said today. App

Apple limited the number of vulnerabilities security researchers can submit to its bug bounty program because of an uptick in reports about fake bugs hallucinated by AI, according to The Financial Tim

Apple today released a fourth version of the beta firmware it is testing for the AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3, AirPods 4, and AirPods Max 2. The firmware is available for developers and has a build nu

Apple is getting ready for its big September iPhone event, which is expected to see the debut of the iPhone 18 Pro, ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max, and an all-new foldable iPhone.Ahead of the event, Apple is hol

Amazon this week has brought back notable discounts on the M4 iPad Air, with a trio of markdowns on the tablet. This includes both 11-inch and 13-inch models of the brand new 2026 M4 iPad Air.Note: Ma

Apple is prototyping a second new iPhone display, this one measuring around 6.4 inches, that could be destined for the 20th anniversary iPhone, according to a Chinese leaker.In a recent post on Weibo,

Apple Card users now have a new benefit available to them at Booking.com, with users automatically being upgraded to Genius Level 2 after completing just one eligible stay or car rental rather than th

WhatsApp today announced a series of updates to group chats, including an "@all" mention feature, three new poll upgrades, and a faster way to spin off new groups from existing ones.The most notable a

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Security researcher James Kettle tried to push the limit of AI’s hacking abilities—and discovered how effective it can be when combined with human expertise.

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