Delve into the physics of the Hula-Hoop
High-speed video of experiments on a robotic hula hooper, whose hourglass form holds the hoop...
Anthropic gives court authority to intervene if chatbot spits out song lyrics
On Thursday, music publishers got a small win in a copyright fight alleging that Anthropic’s...
Elon Musk: “We’re going straight to Mars. The Moon is a distraction.”
Although SpaceX founder Elon Musk is known for outspokenness and controversial comments on his social...
Time to check if you ran any of these 33 malicious Chrome extensions
As many of us celebrated the year-end holidays, a small group of researchers worked overtime...
New findings get us closer to knowing what causes radio bursts
When fast radio bursts (FRBs) were first detected in 2007, they were a complete enigma....
Appeals court blocks FCC’s efforts to bring back net neutrality rules
On Thursday, a three-judge panel struck down net neutrality rules that the Federal Communications Commission...
Is 2025 finally the real year of “Half-Life 3 confirmed”?
The more than two decades since Half-Life 2‘s release have been filled with plenty of...
USB-C gets a bit more universal as the EU’s mandate goes into effect
“It’s time for THE charger,” the European Commission posted to X on December 28, 2024....
Someone made a CAPTCHA where you play Doom on Nightmare difficulty
People have been complaining for a while that passing a CAPTCHA is too difficult, but...
It’s January, which means another batch of copyrighted work is now public domain
It’s January, and for people in the US, that means the same thing it’s meant...
Apple agrees to pay $95M, delete private conversations Siri recorded
Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its voice...
Meet Squid Game S3’s new killer doll
Squid Game‘s hotly anticipated second season debuted on Netflix the day after Christmas and racked...
How NASCAR and its teams are embracing 3D printing
Carbon fiber, aluminum, maybe the odd bit of titanium here or there: These are the...
Almost the entire US South is now being blocked by Pornhub
It’s getting harder to access popular adult sites in the US South. On Wednesday, Pornhub’s...
Final Reminder: Donate today to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes
If you’ve been too busy reading about giant old TVs to take part in this...