The wildest video game budgets can't hold a candle to GTA 6
GTA 6 is thought to be the most expensive entertainment product ever made, eclipsing Hollywood movies and other video games by hundreds of millions of dollars.
Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging a “brazen campaign” of intellectual property theft
This latest lawsuit is particularly broad and homes in on accusations of illegal piracy.
Why 1080p movies can look better than 4K movies on your TV
Resolution isn't the only thing that matters for a quality picture.
What's the difference between TPU vs. GPU?
TPU, GPU, NPU... What are the differences between these components, and what does the TPU in the new Google Pixel phones promise that previous models didn't?
Hollywood celebs are getting into microdrama apps
Several Hollywood celebs are ditching the massive eight-figure checks and exotic movie sets for a rising format: microdramas.
Bluetooth or Wi-Fi: How does wireless CarPlay connect?
It uses both connection types. Bluetooth handles pairing and reconnection, while Wi-Fi carries the CarPlay interface, audio, controls and even phone-call audio.
Chinese memory maker CXMT sues Pentagon to get off US list
CXMT has sued the US Defense Department over its Chinese military company designation. Europe buys the memory, has no DRAM fab, and no equivalent list.
Don't fall for this digital TV antenna myth
No, you can't get an antenna with a 6,000 mile range.
OpenAI will pull its models from Cursor due to SpaceXAI acquisition
OpenAI is planning to cut off Cursor’s access to its models on November 12, 2026.
Why clearing cache won't always speed up your devices
Clearing the cache is most useful when the stored data itself is causing a problem or taking up space.
Engadget review recap: Google's Pixel 11 series and more
A roundup of recent reviews from Engadget.
Want to speed up your MacBook? Do these things first
When your Mac starts to slow down, check for these common problem areas to speed it up. With some tweaks, you won't need a new computer for a while!
Musicians-turned-detectives are hunting for AI grifters
How do you spot a song that’s been generated with AI?
OpenAI to stop supplying models to Cursor after SpaceX acquisition
OpenAI will stop supplying models to Cursor on 12 November after SpaceX bought it.
Why your ability to cope with stress changes with time
Seasonal changes have more effects on your biology and behavior than you might realize
A rethink for China’s carmakers as regulators tell them to fix quality, not add features
Four Chinese ministries opened a yearlong auto quality campaign barring carmakers from changing vehicle parameters by over-the-air update after approval.
This graphite-free battery could break China’s grip on the EV supply chain
Pure Lithium says its graphite-free cell ran 9,315 cycles while Europe struggles to reduce dependence on China-dominated graphite processing.
Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine
Technical progress has encouraged a new batch of companies to jump in on the promise of profits from humanoid robots. And they're all Chinese automakers.
The data center boom will fail its promise if safety and workforce development continue to lag behind
U.S. data center investment is projected to rise 116% to $118.4B by 2027, and Patrick Doyle argues that without better onboarding, mentoring, and stop-work protections, the hiring surge will increase injuries as well as capacity.
An Anthropic researcher just gave us a peek at self-improving AI
Given 10 benchmarks for specific misaligned behaviors, the automated systems were able to improve performance on every single one without degrading overall performance.
Early leak of NVIDIA's DLSS 5 has an uncanny valley problem
People are grafting a pre-release version of DLSS 5 onto their favorite games with unspectacular results.
What's the difference between Dolby Atmos and lossless audio?
Apps like Spotify, Tidal and Apple Music now boast better music quality through Dolby Atmos and lossless tracks, but one is more likely to make a difference.
Meta’s glasses now stop recording if you cover the LED
Meta's glasses now stop recording if the LED is covered. France's CNIL said in June that indicator lights are insufficient by design, whatever they do.
Trump’s EPA wants to let data centers hide their air pollution
“Nobody knows what’s happening until the bulldozers are out there.”
BMW has sold two million electric cars, and Europe bought seven in ten of the ones it shifted last quarter
BMW delivered its two millionth EV, an i5 built at Dingolfing and handed over in Spain. Europe took 81,445 of its 116,807 EV sales last quarter.
Microsoft-backed AI data center has been accused of violating federal law
It's allegedly been running dozens of gigantic generators without a permit.
Inside Meta’s Push to Put Robots to Work in Data Centers
The company is testing robots that can swap cables, reset servers, and take on other tasks performed by technicians, fueling concerns among some workers that their jobs could be at risk.
How will NASA’s Roman Space Telescope see exoplanets?
NASA’s newest major observatory will include the most advanced planet-imaging tech ever flown in space. Here’s how it works
Partial lunar eclipse stuns skywatchers with an ‘almost blood moon’. Here are the best photos
See the best photos of the August 2026 partial lunar eclipse
OpenAI hires Meta’s Sandhya Devanathan to lead Southeast Asia and Australia
OpenAI has hired a Meta executive to run Southeast Asia and Australia, its third senior Asian appointment in six months.
BYD charged one car 350 times in nine days
BYD says a Yangwang U7 kept 98.7% of its battery after 350 ultra-fast charges in nine days.
Rivian’s CFO is leaving after six years
Claire McDonough leaves Rivian in October after six years, with Volkswagen’s multibillion-dollar joint-venture funding still tied to milestones.
Judge rules that the Pentagon's Anthropic ban was 'illegal and baseless'
'The empty invocation of national security is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics.'
AI, athletes, and Keith Rabois: StrictlyVC is back in New York on September 10
A boutique StrictlyVC evening returns to New York's West Village on September 10 with Keith Rabois, Craig Shapiro, Jason Levien, Tristan Walker, Brynn Putnam, and Deven Parekh — covering AI, sports investing, community-building, venture economics, and politics, with cocktails, food, and networking throughout the night.
James Webb Space Telescope observes 72 stars and finds planet formation is a race against time
"Gas giants like Jupiter must assemble their massive atmospheres while the disk is still substantial enough to supply them, before winds and jets carry that raw material away into space."
Anthropic tests a new standard for Claude to work with factory and lab hardware
Anthropic's Model Hardware Standard lets vendors specify how an AI may move a machine. Europe regulates AI safety functions in machinery from January 2027.
AI agents are getting wallets: the Web3 infrastructure behind the machine economy
Varun Datta, Web3 venture capitalist and CEO of Truth Ventures, explores how AI agents, digital wallets and micropayments create new investment opportunities.
What Nepal's floods reveal about “cascading hazards”
The Nepal disaster appears to be a “cascading event,” where one hazard seems to have triggered another, experts say
Is the keto diet better than the Mediterranean? New clinical trial reveals health benefits
In a clinical trial, people with obesity saw clear health benefits on the keto diet that they didn’t see on two other popular eating regimens
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will rewrite how we study the universe
Astronomers are lining up to leverage NASA’s soon-to-launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which boasts capabilities unlike any previous off-world observatory
Is there a ‘window of opportunity’ to prevent Alzheimer’s in women?
A pair of new studies point to the role of early menopause and hormone treatment in cognitive decline, but more research is needed, experts say
Jill Lepore on why Silicon Valley gets science fiction wrong
Historian Jill Lepore explains what tech leaders miss in their favorite stories—and why the fight over AI data centers may be where the machine stops
More Americans believe the government is withholding information about UFOs
According to a new poll, more Americans also think they have seen a UFO now than they did in the past 53 years
U.S. approves breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug, heralding a new era for an intractable disease
Pancreatic cancer is considered one of the hardest to treat and most serious forms of cancer
Meta to pay $18 billion and make sweeping app changes to settle social media harms lawsuit
Meta agreed to implement new safety measures, including a default two-hour daily limit for using Facebook and Instagram, for users under the age of 18
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could reveal dark energy’s deepest secrets
The more scientists try to understand dark energy, the more its mysteries seem to grow. NASA’s newest space telescope is custom-built to crack the case
Controversial Alzheimer’s surgery is said to reverse symptoms. Here’s what scientists say
Jaw-dropping patient videos and miraculous testimonials ignited a frenzy in China over a technique that aims to improve drainage from the brain in dementia patients. Now it is entering trials worldwide
NASA confirms exploding meteor caused the sonic boom over Boston
The boom could be heard across several states and shook houses.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes in massive fireball during prelaunch test
It could be a big setback for the company, and for NASA's moon plans.
Erin Brockovich launches a crowdsourced AI data center map
Erin Brockovich has launched a new project to give people ‘a platform to speak up and voice concerns about AI data centers.’
SpaceX files S-1, opening the path to what would be the largest IPO in history
SpaceX has filed its S-1 prospectus with the US SEC, opening the path to what would be the largest IPO in financial-market history.
OpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this time
OpenAI claims its reasoning model disproved a geometry conjecture unsolved since 1946 — and this time, the mathematicians who exposed its last embarrassing claim are backing it up.
I Gave My OpenClaw Agent a Physical Body
The coding skills of AI models are about to make it much easier to build and deploy robots.
Ask YouTube compiles video answers to your questions
Google's new Ask YouTube feature will pull together short- and long-form content.
AI isn’t failing; your enterprise systems are
AI fails from weak foundations, not models
New obesity discovery rewrites decades of fat science
Scientists have uncovered a surprising secret hidden inside fat cells that could reshape how we think about obesity and metabolic disease. A protein called HSL, long believed to simply release stored fat when the body needs energy, turns out to have a second job deep inside the nucleus of fat cells—helping keep those cells healthy and balanced. Even more surprising, people and mice missing this protein don’t become obese as expected; instead, they lose fat tissue in a dangerous condition called lipodystrophy.
Fire is spreading in the Chernobyl exclusion zone after drone crash
A drone has crashed in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, causing a fire that has spread to 12 square kilometres of land. Dry weather, strong winds and the presence of land mines are complicating efforts to bring the blaze under control
Phantom Neuro grabs $19M to help amputees gain control of their phantom limbs
The science fiction trope of humans superpowered by computer and bionic implants is fast becoming a reality, and today, a startup hoping for a role in how
Fram2 astronaut mission's West Coast splashdown opens new era for SpaceX
From here on out, all SpaceX Dragons will come back to Earth off the Pacific coast.
DOGE staffers are listed in the FCC directory
Staffers have also recently shown up at the FTC.
Brain Structure That Filters Consciousness Identified
Our conscious awareness may be governed by a structure deep in the brain
OpenAI’s models ‘memorized’ copyrighted content, new study suggests
A new study appears to lend credence to allegations that OpenAI trained at least some of its AI models on copyrighted content.
DeepSeek: Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot app
DeepSeek has gone viral. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek broke into the mainstream consciousness this week after its chatbot app rose to the top of the Apple
Extreme weather could disrupt China's renewable energy boom
As China’s vast electrical grid relies more on wind, solar and hydropower, it faces a growing risk of power shortages due to bad weather – and that could encourage the use of coal plants
Exoplanet nurseries around infant stars can be much smaller than expected: 'It is astonishing'
"As the large and bright discs are the easiest to observe, our previous view of the birth site of planets was biased."
WhatsApp users can now add songs to their Status updates
WhatsApp launched a new feature on Friday, where users can include brief music clips in their Status updates, reminiscent of the Myspace era. Status WhatsApp launched a new feature, where users can include brief music clips in their Status updates, reminiscent of the Myspace era.
Nikola founder Trevor Milton pardoned by Trump
Trevor Milton, the founder of bankrupt hydrogen trucking startup Nikola who was convicted of fraud, has been pardoned by President Trump, the White House
A new MEMS tweeter for wireless earbuds doesn't require an amplifier
xMEMS is making is easier for companies to use micro speakers to improve earbud audio quality.
YouTube Shorts will count views even if you scroll past
It could result in higher views.
OpenAI says its AI voice assistant is now better to chat with
OpenAI has a new version of Advanced Voice Mode for paid users of ChatGPT that is more personable and interrupts people less often.
Watch this ultra-detailed animation of the seafloor
Researchers are discovering underwater landscapes from space.
How the James Webb Space Telescope is helping size up tiny dwarf planets
The relative quantities of volatile gases like methane and ethane can reveal key details about distant Kuiper Belt objects.
Stunning Antarctic Sea Creatures Discovered after Iceberg Breaks Away
A calving iceberg exposed a region that never before had been seen by human eyes, revealing a vibrant, thriving ecosystem
Coca-Cola’s new hydrogen-powered vending machine doesn’t need a power outlet
Coke cuts the power cord.
Dalot joins Ronaldo in backing personalised nutrition pioneer Bioniq
Another footballer has funded a startup, with Diogo Dalot joining Cristiano Ronaldo in backing personalised supplement pioneer Bioniq.
See Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander bathed in red during solar eclipse captured from the moon
The Blue Ghost lander snapped images of the eclipse on March 14 as seen from the surface of the moon. Next, it'll observe the lunar sunset.
Arizona proposes law that would shift wildfire liability from utilities to insurers
Arizona lawmakers are debating a bill that would protect utilities from wildfire-related lawsuits, a move that would likely send shockwaves through the
A Reddit moderation tool is flagging ‘Luigi’ as potentially violent content
Automated moderation tools are flagging “Luigi” as potentially “violent.“
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Popular Snack A Choking Hazard For Kids, Pediatrician Warns: No Safe Way To Eat It
A pediatrician is sounding the alarm about a hidden danger in what seems like an innocent, popular snack.
Total lunar eclipse is just one week away: When and where to see the Blood Moon
Don't miss the total lunar eclipse overnight on March 13 and March 14, 2025.
GibberLink lets AI agents call each other in robo-language
A weekend hackathon project that lets AI agents talk on the phone with each other in a robotic language, one that's incomprehensible to humans, has gone
Solar and Wind Energy Are Surging But CO2 Is Still Climbing Because of Natural Gas Use
Renewable energy broke records last year, but so did gas generation. That's a climate problem
A man's brain was turned into glass by the eruption of Vesuvius
A cloud of super-heated volcanic ash and gas exploded the brain of one Herculaneum resident and the fragments inside his skull became an extremely rare organic glass
In challenge to YouTube, TikTok revamps its desktop platform
In a bid to take on YouTube, TikTok is revamping its desktop platform with the addition of several new features. The company announced on Thursday that
Lucid’s CEO steps down, as EV maker aims to double production
Doubling production will be tough.
What is Firefly: everything you need to know about Adobe’s safe AI image generator
How to get creative with Adobe’s generative AI toolkit
FAA tests Starlink terminals as Musk claims Verizon tech is ‘not working’
The Federal Aviation Administration has started testing the use of SpaceX Starlink satellite internet terminals in the national airspace system, nearly
What is Gemini: everything you need to know about Google’s AI chatbot
How to make Google’s AI chatbot work for you
From ChatGPT to NotebookLM, these are the 10 best free AI productivity tools to help you get things done
AI assistants and chatbots to help you get things done
BYD’s Free Self-Driving Tech Might Not Be Such a Boon After All
Aside from unfavorable comparisons to rival advanced driver systems, calling it God’s Eye could be as misleading a moniker as Tesla’s Full Self-Driving.
The secretive X-37B space plane snapped this picture of Earth from orbit
The US Space Force shared a picture captured last year by one of the X-37B's onboard cameras. The space plane is currently carrying out its seventh mission.
5 massive AI trends I'm looking out for in 2025
The AI trends that will shape the next year – I hope
Open source LLMs hit Europe’s digital sovereignty roadmap
Large language models (LLMs) landed on Europe's digital sovereignty agenda with a bang last week, as news emerged of a new program to develop a series of
Defense and resilience tech reached an all-time high 10% of all VC funding in Europe
The war in Ukraine served as a wakeup call for Europe, and defense tech went from a sector that most European VCs didn't touch to one of the top
BYD to offer Tesla-like driver assist, even on its cheapest models
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD unveiled “God’s Eye,” an advanced driver assistance system that will be install on its entire model lineup, including
Scientists find hints of the dark universe in 3D maps of the cosmos
A new way to study 3D maps of galaxies in the cosmos without compressing the data is revealing new information about the dark universe.
The First Bitcoin President? Tracing Trump’s Crypto Connections
Crypto execs funneled millions in donations to swing this election, and now their man is in charge. Here’s how Donald Trump’s “crypto cabinet” could shape the next four years.
Young Mom Diagnosed With Stage 4 Breast Cancer Weeks After Clear Mammogram Reveals Overlooked Symptoms
The 31-year-old nurse and mother from New Jersey received the news of stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis, weeks after her mammogram cleared her of the disease.
From Night Sweats To Changes In Bowel Habits: Colorectal Cancer Survivor Reflects On Red Flags He Overlooked
"Don't risk your life by waiting to see a doc. Early screening could save you and your family," Joe Faratzis, a colorectal cancer survivor said sharing his story on TikTok.
Discovery! Newfound exoplanet is 4th 'hot Neptune' ever found
NASA's TESS satellite made the find.
Dogs look out for one another: Study shows that dogs can smell cancer in other dogs
The results of a study into whether cancer detection dogs can smell bladder cancer in other dogs' urine suggests that this could be an effective new way to diagnose the disease in dogs. The research, involving University of Bristol researchers, is published in Veterinary and Comparative Oncology.
Trump Taps Jared Isaacman, Billionaire and Private Astronaut, to Lead NASA
NASA’s presumptive next leader, billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman, already has big plans for the space agency
World's 2nd fastest supercomputer runs largest-ever simulation of the universe
The simulations will be used by astronomers to test the standard model of cosmology.
Fed up with hearing about Windows 10 support ending next year? Bad news – Microsoft has stepped up its Windows 11 upgrade campaign
Banners promoting upgrades to Windows 11 are being added all over the place
Declassified spy satellite images reveal 1,400-year-old battle site in Iraq that set off the Muslim conquest
Historical texts that mentioned details about the battle site helped researchers match the images to the lost town of al-Qadisiyyah.
US to Introduce New Restrictions on China’s Access to Cutting-Edge Chips
The new limits, which are expected to be announced Monday, are intended to slow China’s ability to build large and powerful AI models.
OpenAI’s Sora video generator (briefly) leaked in protest by early users
Leakers demand an end to 'art washing'
Dark matter might make space-time ring like a bell around black holes — and we might be able to 'hear' it
A team of researchers says black holes may serve as the perfect test bed for finding dark matter.
An asteroid hit Earth just hours after being detected. It was the 3rd 'imminent impactor' of 2024
"By the time the astrometry reached the impact monitoring systems, the impact had already happened."
Apple TV Plus is coming to Prime Video
It’ll cost the same to subscribe via Amazon as it does to Apple directly.
IT Asset Management bridges the gap between remote work and cybersecurity
ITAM: The critical link between remote work security and escalating data breach costs
Kamala Harris' Twitch account streamed Tim Waltz rally alongside live WoW gameplay
Kamala Harris' campaign is using Twitch to reach young male voters.
Severe solar storm could supercharge auroras across US, impact power grids, NOAA warns
A severe geomagnetic storm is possible Thursday and Friday (Oct. 10 and Oct. 11).
The Internet Archive is under attack, with a breach revealing info for 31 million accounts
A DDoS attack isn’t the only problem.
Eggs Or Toast? Breakfast For Weight Loss Depends On Your Gender
Researchers have discovered that when it comes to breaking down meals after fasting for hours, men respond better to carbs, while women manage fat more effectively.
Meta’s new “Movie Gen” AI system can deepfake video from a single photo
A future where realistic video fakes are easy and plentiful seems inevitable.
How Dark Is the Night Sky?
The night sky isn’t perfectly dark—instead it glows faintly, and the source isn’t exactly local
Gemini Live is here, free, and feeling chatty
A subscription is no longer needed to talk to Google's AI assistant
Advanced AI chatbots are less likely to admit they don’t have all the answers
Although AI models predictably get more accurate as they advance, they’re also more likely to (wrongly) answer questions beyond their capabilities rather than saying, “I don’t know.” That’s the conclusion from a team of AI researchers who analyzed chatbots from OpenAI and Meta.
First Self-Administered Flu Vaccine For Home Use Gets FDA Approval
FluMist nasal spray manufactured by AstraZeneca is now approved for home use against influenza infection caused by subtypes A and B from ages 2 through 49.
FBI busts musician’s elaborate AI-powered $10M streaming-royalty heist
Feds say it's the first US criminal case involving artificially inflated music streaming.
Starlink is refusing to comply with Brazil's X ban
Starlink told Brazil's telecom agency it won't comply with an order to block X in the country until officials unfreeze its local bank accounts.
City of Columbus sues man after he discloses severity of ransomware attack
Mayor said data was unusable to criminals; researcher proved otherwise.
Former U.S. Navy Seal Jonny Kim will be 1st Korean-American astronaut on ISS in March 2025
"Teamwork is one of the most important ingredients of success."
Canada follows the US by slapping a 100 percent tariff on Chinese EVs
Canada is following the US by imposing a 100 percent tariff on imports of Chinese-made EVs.
China claims to have already reached its 2030 clean energy goal
The nation is six years ahead of its clean energy goal.
Google's putting all of its core services into an Essentials app for your Windows PC
Offers quick access to Google Photos, Docs, Drive, and more
Will our galaxy really collide with Andromeda? Maybe not
"I would say that the popular narrative is diminished, but not eliminated."
The moon was once covered by an ocean of molten rock, data from India's space mission suggests
Data from India's recent Chandrayaan-3 mission supports the idea that an ocean of molten rock once covered the moon.
Ants Bite Off Each Other's Limbs to Save Them from Deadly Infections
Carpenter ants carry out lifesaving amputations on their colony siblings to save them
Palantir partners with Microsoft to sell AI to the government
Palantir benefits from the AI gold rush.
Kangaroo Care For Preemies: Skin-To-Skin Cuddling Improves Neurodevelopment, Says Study
A study revealed that even small increases in the amount of skin-to-skin time with premature babies could make a measurable difference in their neurologic development in the first year.
Secret To Cholesterol Control? Study Finds Corn Flour Blend Could Be A Game Changer
Researchers have found that incorporating a blend of refined corn flour and corn bran can reduce LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol levels by 5% to 13.3% in just four weeks.
OpenAI has an AI text detector but doesn't want to release it
Branding AI text may hurt non-English speakers and other users OpenAI wants to court
TikTok Sued by US Justice Department for Alleged Violations of Kids’ Privacy
The social media company, already fighting for its existence in the US, now has to contend with a potentially expensive penalty stemming from its policies toward users under 13.
AI search engine accused of plagiarism announces publisher revenue-sharing plan
Perplexity says WordPress.com, TIME, Der Spiegel, and Fortune have already signed up.
Black hole singularities defy physics. New research could finally do away with them.
Black hole singularities defy the laws of physics. New research presents a bold solution to this puzzle: Black holes may actually be a theoretical type of star called a 'gravastar,' filled with universe-expanding dark energy.
Millions of IPs remain infected by USB worm years after its creators left it for dead
Ability of PlugX worm to live on presents a vexing dilemma: Delete it or leave it be.
Your Android phone could have stalkerware — here’s how to remove it
This simple guide explains how to identify and remove common spyware apps from your Android phone.
Meta AI is restricting election-related responses in India
.With the Indian general elections set to begin this week, Meta is already blocking specific election-related queries in its chatbot.
Finmid raises $24.7M to help SMBs access loans through platforms like Wolt
finmid is building an embedded finance product that targets that relationship between marketplaces and sellers, and raised a Series A round to further build out its product and enter new markets.
Change Healthcare stolen patient data leaked by ransomware gang
This is the second group to demand a ransom payment from Change Healthcare to prevent the release of stolen patient data in as many months.
Change Healthcare faces another ransomware threat—and it looks credible
Hackers already received a $22 million payment. Now a second group demands money.
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Google goes all in on generative AI at Google Cloud Next
Google hosted its customer conference this week in Las Vegas, and it was completely focused on generative AI announcements.
YouTube is turning off kids’ ability to write comments (in supervised experiences)
YouTube's comments section, historically, has had a bad reputation, but a change rolling out could prevent kids from wading into the comments cesspool. In
Checkr, the background-screening platform last valued at $5B, cuts 32% of workforce
Checkr, a 10-year-old startup that offers employee background checks, has laid off 382 employees — 32% of its workforce.
Proton picks up Standard Notes to deepen its pro-privacy portfolio
By adding Standard Notes to its portfolio of apps, Proton will deepen its reach with an engaged community of pro-privacy users.