The Lawyer Holding Big Tech Accountable by ‘Beating the Tar Out of Them’ in Court
Mark Lanier led the first social media addiction case to go to trial, winning a verdict against Meta and Google in March. It’s just the beginning.Go to story
A striking Mars cloud may be born from surprising physics
Everyday Earth clouds get their start with a bit of salt or dust. Not so the Red Planet’s Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud, computer models suggest.Go to story
NASA’s Swift telescope faced a fiery demise after a failed rescue
Designed to study the powerful outbursts, the Swift Observatory quickly contributed to a wide range of discoveries. Now, it’s met a fiery fate.Go to story
Newborn survival improves when families receive financial support
Rx Kids, a program that provides unconditional cash transfers for pregnant people and infants, reduced neonatal mortality in Flint, Michigan.Go to story
OpenAI released a new cybersecurity model. Is that enough?
OpenAI’s newest cybersecurity model comes out as AI labs face scrutiny of their work to protect digital infrastructure.Go to story
US government warns of ‘ongoing cyber threat’ amid mass hacks of industrial retail and military freezers
A joint U.S. government statement says the hacks are affecting the food, transportation, and healthcare industries after reports of global mass hacks.Go to story
A plant-based hair dye that smells like cinnamon
Hair dyes help people express style and cover gray hair but often contain skin-irritating chemicals.Go to story
Gamers go to ridiculous lengths to “improve” GTA VI with Nvidia’s DLSS 5
While the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI won’t be available on PC this month, some gamers are making ridiculous preparations to use their PC graphics cards to apply Nvidia’s DLSS 5 technology to the console exclusive. On an explicitly…
Etsy is finally cracking down on AI in product listings
Etsy has updated its Seller Handbook to include new guidance on how AI can be used Products must include at least one unaltered listing image that shows the actual product AI can still be used for some purposes, but misleading images will hopefully start…
Nvidia’s virtual GeForce 8800 GTX unboxing demo hasn’t gone down well
Nvidia has a new interactive demo out on Steam It offers a virtual unboxing of a GeForce 8800 GTX… …but you need an RTX 4070 to run it, and the recommended GPU is an RTX 5080 Some gamers feel that it’s a ‘slap in the face’…