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It’s the first time a major U.S. newsroom has gone on strike partly to demand protections from AI-related layoffs, according to a report from Nieman Lab. They noted that one of the picketer’s signs read “Thoughts not bots,” :On Wednesday, roughly 150 members of the Propublica Guild, one of the largest nonprofit newsroom unions in the country, went on a 24-hour strike. About two dozen Guild...
In 2024 the Verge’s consumer tech reporter paid $173 for a WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD. But “now that same SSD costs $649…” “Like with RAM, demand from the AI industry is swallowing up supply from a limited number of manufacturers, leading to a drastic reduction in the inventory that’s available to consumers” — and skyrocketing prices:The price on my WD Black drive nearly quadrupled since...
Critics say social media is engineered to be as addictive as tobacco or gambling, writes the Washington Post — while adding that “the science has been moving in parallel with the court’s recognition.”A growing body of research links heavy social media use not only to declines in mental health but to measurable cognitive effects — on attention, memory and focus — that in some studies...
Critics say social media is engineered to be as addictive as tobacco or gambling, writes the Washington Post — while adding that “the science has been moving in parallel with the court’s recognition.”A growing body of research links heavy social media use not only to declines in mental health but to measurable cognitive effects — on attention, memory and focus — that in some studies...
Phoronix staged “a showdown” between Firefox and Chrome, testing them both on an Intel Panther Lake laptop running Ubuntu 26.04.JetStream 3.0 was announced at the end of March as the latest major web browser benchmark. This updated version of JetStream is focused on intensive portions of modern JavaScript and WebAssembly web applications… Google Chrome 147 came in at 1.47x the performance of...
“Every single Star Trek series has been canceled…” reports ScreenRant. “There is “no Star Trek in production or greenlit for the first time in nearly a decade.” While there were five active Star Trek series just a few years ago, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds filmed its fifth and final season in the fall of 2025, and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy “wrapped filming its second and final season at...
Even as a triumphant moon flyby primes agency for a 2028 landing, Trump’s proposed budget cuts cast pall on US space program
The astronauts on board Artemis II were “almost poets”, Nasa’s administrator, Jared Isaacman, declared on Friday, referring to their inspiring words as they swung above the lunar surface.
They were, he said, “ambassadors for humanity” as they became the first humans...
Step into the shoes of the strongest, goodest boy in a game that is beautiful, baffling, and impossible to put down.
This hair dye printer promises hundreds of shades. It couldn’t even manage two.
After conducting long-term testing on both the MacBook Neo and MacBook Air, I have a good idea who should buy which laptop.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Trump administration has stepped up an effort to unmask a Reddit user who criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). After failing to obtain information through a summons issued (PDF) to Reddit, the government reportedly issued a subpoena demanding that Reddit provide the information and appear before a grand jury in...
You don’t need a car to tote around kids and cup holders. I rode cargo ebikes for miles to find the best one for your buck.
Plus: Iran’s internet blackout hits the 1,000-hour mark, cryptocurrency scams result in a record amount of money stolen from Americans, and more.
Scientists have quantified what draws mosquitoes to people—which could help make better, life-saving bug traps.
From AI-generated images to restricted satellite data, the systems used to verify what’s real online are struggling to keep up.
All-Clad cookware is some of the best you can buy, and it lasts a lifetime—unlike this sale. Or your warped frying pan.
Soon, thanks to the advance of robots, the only reason left to send humans to the moon will be as an ultra-expensive sport
Martin Rees is the astronomer royal and a former president of the Royal Society; Donald Goldsmith is an astrophysicist and science communicator
The 2020s has seen a revival of the “Apollo spirit”. The US and China are seemingly in a race to send humans to the moon by...
The Artemis II, and the four astronauts aboard the Orion space capsule, splashed down into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on Friday night, with all four astronauts in good health. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialist Christina Koch of Nasa, and the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen, have just become the first humans to travel to the moon, and...
Attackers briefly hijacked part of CPUID’s backend and swapped legitimate download links on its site with malware-laced ones. “The issue hit tools like HWMonitor and CPU-Z, with users on Reddit and elsewhere starting to notice something wasn’t right when installers tripped antivirus alerts or showed up under odd names,” reports The Register. From the report: CPUID has since confirmed the...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: As the Trump administration seeks to fill a national shortage of air traffic controllers, officials are targeting a new talent pool: gamers. The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday is making a recruiting push aimed at avid players of video games, as the agency strives to fill thousands of vacancies that lawmakers have said leave...
Four astronauts landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Friday, concluding a historic 10-day mission around the moon
Artemis II splashdown – live updates
Full report: Artemis II crew splashes down in Pacific Ocean, ending record-breaking moon flyby
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