05-Nov-26
Samsung's Next Midrange Phone May Have a Bigger Battery Than the S26 Ultra [ 04-Nov-26 7:00pm ]
Scientists Thought California Had as Few as 26,000 Insect Species. They Were Way Off [ 04-Nov-26 7:00pm ]
Your Cat May Be Even More Like a Baby Than We Knew, Scientists Find [ 04-Nov-26 7:00pm ]
Jamie Campbell Bower on His Journey From the Upside Down to Middle-earth [ 04-Nov-26 6:45pm ]
AI and Crypto's Election Spending Spree Backfired Spectacularly [ 04-Nov-26 6:20pm ]
Maybe Life Is Like 'Star Wars' After All [ 04-Nov-26 5:30pm ]
Welcome Earth's New Mini-Moon. It's Adorably Tiny and Has a Loopy Orbit [ 04-Nov-26 5:15pm ]
The Grand Canyon Is Missing 1.2 Billion Years of Earth History. Scientists May Have Figured Out Why [ 04-Nov-26 4:50pm ]
Schrödinger's Election: AI Data Centers Were on the Ballot Even When They Weren't [ 04-Nov-26 4:35pm ]
Paleofuture [ 5-Nov-26 11:00am ]
What Do We Assume About the Ancient World—Without Physical Evidence? [ 05-Nov-26 11:00am ]
And is that even a problem?
Meta's President on Midterm Results: Building Data Centers Is 'Going to Be Harder' [ 05-Nov-26 10:30am ]
"Do we need to build outside the United States?"
OpenAI Touts Cyber Workflow Worth $1.2 Million in Tokens for a Single Run [ 05-Nov-26 10:00am ]
The company claims it would actually save money on bug bounties.
Bluesky Gets a Midterms Bump, Ships Pronouns-in-Bios Feature [ 05-Nov-26 2:51am ]
Bluesky is feeling itself right now, but it says the pronouns-in-bios thing is a coincidence.
'VisionQuest' Unveils the Man Behind the Curtain [ 05-Nov-26 12:15am ]
In the series' penultimate episode, Vision finally addresses his identity crisis.
The Iron Age King Who Lured Rome Into Britain Was Actually a Woman, Archaeologists Say [ 05-Nov-26 12:01am ]
Verica of the Atrebates persuaded Claudius to invade Britain, which remained under Roman control for hundreds of years.
Ice Age Artists Left 280 Engravings in This Spanish Cave. Visitors Walked Right Past Them [ 05-Nov-26 12:01am ]
To be fair, the cave was really dark, and there was a good amount of tourist graffiti.
04-Nov-26
The First AI Slop Election Is Over. The Slop Isn't Going Anywhere. [ 04-Nov-26 11:10pm ]
Republicans and their allies spent $169 million in AI-generated ads this election season, according to one research group.
Marvel Studios Is Seemingly Searching for Its New Wolverine [ 04-Nov-26 11:00pm ]
The role will reportedly only be a cameo in 2028's 'X-Men,' but it will get bigger from there.
Hackers Hit Banks of the Cash and Blood Variety in France [ 04-Nov-26 10:20pm ]
Any bank will do.
'Bass X Machina' Is Black Historical Fiction at Its Finest [ 04-Nov-26 10:15pm ]
Studio Mir and LeSean Thomas' steampunk western Netflix animated series starring Brian Tyree Henry has the X-factor and then some.
Better Ways Elon Musk Could Have Spent the $500 Million He Wasted in the Midterms [ 04-Nov-26 10:10pm ]
Think of all the ketamine that could have gotten him.
Sam Altman: You're Completely Right About RAM. I'm Sorry for the Confusion. Here's What Happened [ 04-Nov-26 9:45pm ]
The OpenAI CEO is backpedaling after suggesting worldwide RAM supplies should be further diverted to data centers.
Nathan Fielder's 'You Can See Everything' Is Headed to Space, A24 Says [ 04-Nov-26 9:30pm ]
A24 says NASA requested permission to screen the film aboard the International Space Station.
Google Tries to Walk Back Controversial School AI Policy Following Political Backlash [ 04-Nov-26 9:15pm ]
Google backtracks on executive's threat that if AI goes, so does Search.
'Magic: The Gathering' Movie Casts a 'Stranger Things' Star [ 04-Nov-26 9:05pm ]
Maya Hawke is the first big name to join the film from Legendary and Hasbro.
MAGA Tech VCs Whine Like Babies After Democratic Sweep [ 04-Nov-26 8:05pm ]
Folks like Elon Musk moved to Texas when it was Republican controlled. It's now a blue state.
The Galaxy A38 could sport a battery as large as 6,000mAh, breaking a long streak of smaller-capacity phones.
A statewide survey has revealed the true scale of California's insect biodiversity.
Scientists sorted cats into four personality types, including one that shows the same mix of shyness and curiosity around strangers as human babies.
The 'Stranger Things' villain plays a far more heroic character on 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.'
The two industries poured hundreds of millions into the 2026 midterms, but some of their biggest political bets didn't pay off.
Some tried to co-op the sci-fi franchise as its own but, ultimately, there's a new hope once again.
First mistaken for space junk, 2026 QQ8 has turned out to be a temporary companion to Earth.
"Sometimes what is missing can tell us more about the story of Earth than what we can see."
The midterms were the first proxy election on AI and data centers, and Silicon Valley lost in a landslide.
Sonos Is Giving Its App a Heavy Dose of AI [ 04-Nov-26 4:00pm ]
Sonos27voice is arriving soon to give users a more natural voice assistant.
Nintendo's Switch 2 Game Card Situation Just Became Dire [ 04-Nov-26 3:10pm ]
We're reaching a point where owning a physical title could soon be treated as a luxury.
'The Institute' Season 2 Adds AI to Its List of Dystopian Horrors [ 04-Nov-26 3:00pm ]
The Stephen King adaptation from director Jack Bender and writer Benjamin Cavell starring Joe Freeman, Ben Barnes, and Mary-Louise Parker returns to MGM+ on November 8.
Voters Turn Election Night Into a Bloodbath for AI Data Centers [ 04-Nov-26 2:31pm ]
Republicans and tech companies have tried to sell data centers as economy-boosting engineering marvels. Voters didn't buy it.
Here's What the Historic Blue Wave Means for Trump's Climate Rollbacks [ 04-Nov-26 2:20pm ]
Democrats swept Congress and won in red states. Here are the races that matter most for decarbonization, disasters, and data centers.
Arlo Essential Solar Camera Review: Solar Is Great, but Subscription Paywalls Aren't [ 04-Nov-26 1:30pm ]
Arlo's new solar security camera is as well-built and functional as ever, but the company still tucks most of its features behind a subscription.
DC's Puppet Movie 'Dynamic Duo' Has Found Its Dick Grayson [ 04-Nov-26 1:00pm ]
Mason Thames ('The Black Phone,' 'How to Train Your Dragon') will voice one of two Robins in the animated film.
'Ahsoka' Season 2 Will Feature More 'Clone Wars' and 'Rebels' Characters [ 04-Nov-26 12:00pm ]
Plus, Ron Howard to direct pilot episode of 'Robopocalypse' TV series.
If Musk Were Mad About the Election, Would He Be Posting These Hilarious Jokes? [ 04-Nov-26 9:03am ]
Musk the political donor just received a loud and unambiguous rebuke from voters. He's having a good time though.
Early Results Suggest 473 Million Dollars' Worth of Buyer's Remorse for Elon Musk [ 04-Nov-26 3:58am ]
But don't worry. He can spare it.
Apple Begins Testing Its Controversial Always-Listening AI Feature [ 04-Nov-26 12:12am ]
Here's your warning!
Flock Cameras Vandalized in Texas With Message: 'Release the Epstein Files' [ 03-Nov-26 11:43pm ]
One pro-Flock resident interviewed by local news said he wasn't concerned about the Epstein files.
03-Nov-26
China Details Its Plan to Land Astronauts on the Moon Before 2030 [ 03-Nov-26 10:05pm ]
The race to the lunar surface is officially on, and China is making sure it stays in the running.
Winter Hasn't Even Started, and El Niño Is Already Drenching the US From Coast to Coast [ 03-Nov-26 9:45pm ]
Severe flooding in Florida and the Four Corners region may offer a preview of wild winter conditions in the United States.
Website Selling 'AI Slop Audiobooks' Shuts Down Following Fierce Backlash From Authors [ 03-Nov-26 9:30pm ]
As one Redditor put it: "i will never understand what part of this seemed like a good idea."
UK Finally Removes Masts From Sunken WWII Bomb Ship—and Leaves the Explosives [ 03-Nov-26 9:20pm ]
Some 13,700 explosive devices remain aboard the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery in the Thames Estuary.
Apple to Place Stricter Age Restrictions on Dating Apps and Some AI Chatbots [ 03-Nov-26 9:00pm ]
Most AI companion chatbots can get an automatic minimum age rating of 18+.
ChatGPT Claims to Have Achieved 20% of Google's Search Volume [ 03-Nov-26 8:30pm ]
Now, how are they gonna profit off that?
Lego's $450 Godzilla Is Here to Smash All Your Other Sets to Pieces [ 03-Nov-26 8:00pm ]
Based on the Legendary Monsterverse Godzilla, the set will be released on November 27.
Google Is Holding Its Search Engine Hostage From Schools That Don't Want AI [ 03-Nov-26 7:45pm ]
Google says it's giving schools more control over AI, but those that opt out will also lose access to its search engine.
Another Ring-Sized Casio Watch Has Hit the Market [ 03-Nov-26 7:20pm ]
The CRW-002 is a miniaturized version of the company's A168 digital watch, complete with a working stopwatch and LED backlight.
'Blue Eye Samurai' Season 2 Will Finally Arrive in January [ 03-Nov-26 7:00pm ]
London is calling when the Emmy-winning Netflix animated series returns.
Safari Is Finally Getting Power-User Features on Mac, iPad, and iPhone Duo [ 03-Nov-26 7:00pm ]
It's about time.
Former Airline Employee Sentenced for Bilking $600k in Upgrades, Vouchers, and More [ 03-Nov-26 6:45pm ]
Chaculvin Hayes pleaded guilty in June.