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The Robotaxi Ultimatum: Cities Are Finally Running Out of Patience
Cities are done being patient with robotaxi operators. After years of pilot programmes, erratic incidents, and self-reported safety data, major US cities are pu
SpaceChina's Long March 10B Just Nailed a Sea Landing on Its First Flight
China's reusable Long March 10B rocket flew, dropped a satellite in orbit, and landed at sea on its debut. Here's why a first-flight recovery matters.
NewsAvi Loeb Is Now Running the White House UFO Advisory Group
The White House has appointed Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, the scientist who argued Oumuamua might be an alien artefact, to lead its new UAP advisory counci
NewsEven Realities Bets Smart Glasses Don't Need a Camera
Most smart glasses come with cameras, and most people find that a bit creepy. Even Realities is launching the G1 with a deliberate camera omission, betting that
NewsThe Nopia Synth Was a Years-Long Viral Tease. Now It's Nearly Real.
The Nopia synthesiser has been a viral sensation for years without ever quite being available to buy. Now the team says the gestural, keyboard-free instrument i
AIOpenAI Is Going After Families and ChatGPT Is How
OpenAI is reportedly building a family plan for ChatGPT, with multiple accounts under one subscription and age-appropriate modes for younger users. It is a smar
NewsThe Paramount and Warner Bros. Merger Just Got a Little Less Complicated
Oregon's Attorney General has dropped efforts to block the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merger, clearing one of the last significant legal obstacles to
SpaceReed Jobs Is Building a Cancer Moonshot and Doesn't Want Your Sympathy
Reed Jobs, son of Steve Jobs, is running a cancer research organisation called Yosemite with one stated goal: curing cancer, not managing it. The organisation u
NewsGravitational Wave Catalog 2026: 390 Black Hole Collisions and Counting
The 2026 gravitational wave catalog just added 161 new black hole collisions, taking the total to 390. Here is why the biggest haul yet matters.
AIApple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Hardware Trade Secret Theft
Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging the theft of hardware trade secrets, a striking development given the two companies have an existing commercia
SecurityCISA Built Its Incident Response Playbook During the Actual Incident
The US government's own cyber defence agency had to write its incident response playbook mid-crisis after a contractor leaked passwords on a public GitHub repo.
NewsFCC Cracks Down on DJI Front Companies That Dodged the Drone Ban
The FCC has moved against companies including Xtra, Skyrover, and SGS Lab, which it alleges were rebranding and reselling DJI drone technology to circumvent the
ToolsMeta Kills Its AI Deepfake Feature After Public Backlash
Meta has pulled an Instagram AI feature that let users generate images of public figures after significant backlash over its potential for misuse. The tool esse
ToolsNVIDIA's BioNeMo Toolkit Puts AI Agents to Work in Drug Discovery
NVIDIA has launched the BioNeMo Agent Toolkit, a set of domain-specific AI agent tools aimed at accelerating drug discovery and life sciences research. The tool
ComputingQuantum Error Correction Can Now Continuously Recalibrate Processors
Researchers have demonstrated quantum error correction that can continuously recalibrate a processor during computation, rather than pausing to fix errors betwe
SpaceBlue Origin Is Raising $10 Billion at a $130 Billion Valuation
Blue Origin funding hits a new gear: $10 billion at a $130 billion valuation, Bezos' first big outside round. Here is what it means for the space race.
SecurityAccenture confirms breach, 35GB of source code stolen
A hacker claims to have stolen 35GB of Accenture source code, RSA and SSH keys, and Azure access tokens. Accenture calls it an isolated matter.
AIAn AI Agent Just Ran Its Own 100 Million Dollar Fundraise
An AI agent startup handed its own AI the keys to a 100 million dollar fundraising process, and it worked. The story is genuinely impressive, but the more inter
SecurityRansomware gangs are exploiting a Windows Defender flaw called BlueHammer
CISA confirms ransomware operators are actively exploiting CVE-2026-33825, a Microsoft Defender privilege-escalation flaw dubbed BlueHammer. Here
PolicyCISA and the UK's NCSC put a name to the covert networks warning
A joint advisory from CISA, the UK
AIFidji Simo Steps Down from OpenAI Due to Illness
Fidji Simo, OpenAI's number two executive, has stepped down due to illness, moving into an advisory role. She joined after stints as Instacart CEO and a long ca
SecurityThe first AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human
Sysdig researchers documented an AI agent running a ransomware attack from initial access to encryption. Here's what actually happened, and what didn't.
SecurityKDDI's breach hit 14.22 million people, and it's not even all KDDI's fault
A breach of KDDI
AIMicrosoft's Carbon Emissions Jumped 25 Percent Last Year. AI Is Why.
Microsoft's carbon emissions climbed 25 percent last year, and the company's own sustainability report makes clear that AI data centre expansion is the primary
AIOpenAI Launches GPT-5.6 and Names It the Preferred Model for Microsoft Copilot
OpenAI just dropped GPT-5.6, named it the official engine behind Microsoft Copilot 365, and launched a new enterprise product called ChatGPT Work, all in one ne