Feds get ready to rewrite car headlight rules
Reducing glare and allowing modern light technologies will be two goals.
There can be only one: Google Cloud casts Gemini as your enterprise AI hero
The Chocolate Factory proposes a single universal agent for work
R.I.P. Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing
Hamilton also coined the term "software engineering" and founded two successful software companies.
NASA taps DoE to help it build nuclear space reactors
Space agency claims steady progress on lunar reactor plans, but offers little evidence to back it up
IDC: Mac shipments drop 11% in Q3 as global PC market slides 20%
Despite seeing an 11% drop in Mac shipments during Q3 2026, Apple’s market share rose from 8.5% to 9.5%, as the broader market saw shipments plunge 20.1%, according to a new report from IDC. Here are the details. more…
Ransomware attack disrupts Japan's IDCF Cloud used by govt clients
IDC Frontier, a major Japanese cloud and digital infrastructure company, disclosed that its IDCF Cloud service was targeted in a ransomware attack that caused an outage at a data center cluster serving the eastern part of the country. [...]
Forza Horizon 6 is coming to PS5 on January 26
The racing game's first expansion will also be available early next year.
California is trying to shut down robot vs. human cage matches
The California State Athletic Commission sent a cease-and-desist letter to a startup that hosted a match between a human and a robot last month, as reported by The New York Times. The fight, which took place on September 18th, pitted a human, Frankie LaPenna, against a humanoid robot owned by a t...
Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute misconduct claims, warn of chilling effect
Three fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute allegations of mishandling sensitive information, warning in an open letter that their dismissals are creating a chilling effect on the company’s AI safety culture.
Let's Encrypt cuts certificate lifetimes to 64 days starting February 2027
Free SSL/TLS certificate lifetimes reduce to 64 days in February.
ICE detainees in Georgia used the facility’s video calling software to expose the conditions inside
Detainees are seen in a yard at the Folkston ICE Processing Center on September 9, 2025, in Folkston, Georgia. (Photo by ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images Four men detained at an ICE detention center in rural Georgia used the facility's video conferencing software to...
Driver wins $76 after ALPR led to bogus traffic stop, drug searches
Mass surveillance gets stupider.
Microsoft’s new Windows Search is exactly what Windows 11 needs
Windows Search has been one of the most frustrating parts of Windows 11, and now Microsoft is addressing this with a significant overhaul. A new redesigned Windows Search is now in testing that is much faster, more capable, and a lot more modern. "This new Windows Search experience is built for s...
She Designed Meta’s New AI Logo. Then Came the Hate
Jessica Hische knew working for Meta might upset some people. But she didn’t anticipate just how angry they would get.
RFK Jr. unveils sweeping federal initiative to find evidence of vaccine injuries
"[T]he Trump-RFK Jr anti-vax agenda keeps getting more corrupt and dangerous."
Low-cost Android phones ship with residential proxy malware
A malware campaign dubbed 'Midnight Mimosa' has been discovered on low-cost Android smartphones that ship with malicious software embedded in their firmware, allowing attackers to silently install apps, perform ad fraud, and turn devices into residential proxies. [...]
Google is doing away with Safety Signal on Pixel Watch
Access to the emergency feature for LTE-connected wearables will end by December.
Paramount is making a Cyberpunk 2077 film
Cyberpunk 2077 is heading to the big screen. Deadline reports that CD Projekt Red's popular sci-fi video game franchise is being adapted into a live-action film by Paramount Pictures. There's no details just yet on when the film might premiere. But Deadline says that Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who i...
Trump Administration Cuts Off Access to a Major Immigration Program for Workers at Microsoft and Adobe
“There has been no company in the United States, unfortunately, that has abused this system more than Microsoft,” Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday.
Apple Home adds two powerful new features in iOS 27
Apple is launching several new Home products next week, so it’s no surprise that iOS 27 includes big upgrades in the Home app. Here are two powerful new Home features in iOS 27. more…