Bugging out: 53 years since humans first drove a battery-powered car on the Moon Feature And you thought you had range anxiety Science03 Aug 2024 | 11
Say 'ahhhh' – AI robots are now gunning for your gums Perceptive turns its automated dental dynamo on humans, and Zuck's dad thinks it's great Bootnotes02 Aug 2024 | 20
Boeing's Starliner proves better at torching cash than reaching orbit Perhaps those thrusters actually burn dollars after all Science02 Aug 2024 | 44
Yes, I am being intolerably smug – because I ignored you and saved the project On Call The minutes before a maintenance window closes are maybe not the best time to re-learn obscure router syntax Offbeat02 Aug 2024 | 176
Legal eagles target Intel for class action over cooked Raptor Lake CPUs If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with elevated voltage, you may be entitled to compensation Systems01 Aug 2024 | 10
NASA pops repair kit in the mail so astronauts can fix leaky ISS telescope Upcoming spacewalk should help NICER see more nicely Science01 Aug 2024 | 23
Beetle mania: How bugs are inspiring the next gen of robot aviators Deploying and folding wings without power might be useful in a tight spot Science01 Aug 2024 | 7
It is 60 years since a US spacecraft first took a close-up of the Moon Ranger 7 finally gets its shot. Five years later, humans would follow Science31 Jul 2024 | 16
Amazon, you will do a total recall of bad stuff sold through your site, watchdog barks E-super-souk isn't having any of it Personal Tech30 Jul 2024 | 92
Tesla asks customers to stop being wet blankets about chargers Trick appears to speed powering up but could cause damage to cables Offbeat29 Jul 2024 | 95
NASA gives Falcon 9 thumbs-up to launch Crew-9 1. Undock, bring Butch and Suni home on Starliner, 2. Launch Crew-9, 3. Do the handover, 4. Bring Crew-8 home Science29 Jul 2024 | 29
Silicon, stars, and sulfur make Apollo's unlikely legacy Opinion Neil stepped on a rock. We're surfing an interstellar wave 9,000 light years long. Go us Science29 Jul 2024 | 57
US claims TikTok shipped personal data to China – very personal data Not even Oracle could stop it, claims DoJ Legal29 Jul 2024 | 29
The secret to better weather forecasts may be a dash of AI Google adds machine learning to climate models for 'faster forecasts' Science27 Jul 2024 | 92
SpaceX Falcon 9 set for comeback after upper-stage failure Cracked line blamed for leak Science26 Jul 2024 | 19
Happy Sysadmin Day, the Bitlocker keys are in a bowl on top of the fridge Vote below for the best way to celebrate our underappreciated heroes Bootnotes26 Jul 2024 | 20
Boeing Starliner crew get their ISS sleepover extended Bosses regret talking up mission duration as Capsule's lifetime extended to 90 days Science26 Jul 2024 | 51
Shuttle Columbia's near-miss: Why we should always expect the unexpected in space The eventful launch of STS-93 and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Science26 Jul 2024 | 35
BOFH: Well, we did tell you to keep the BitLocker keys safe Episode 14 All this overtime will surely fund a 'recovery workshops' tour of Belgium BOFH26 Jul 2024 | 83
Adobe exec likened hidden cloud subscription exit fees to 'heroin', says FTC Read the unredacted complaint against Photoshop giant and its software plans Applications25 Jul 2024 | 37
Meta's AI safety system defeated by the space bar 'Ignore previous instructions' thwarts Prompt-Guard model if you just add some good ol' ASCII code 32
Microsoft's Azure networking takes a worldwide tumble Updated Ready to talk it up to investors today, Redmond?
Compared to other distros, Vanilla OS 2 'Orchid' is rewriting how Linux works In front, unmodified GNOME; underneath, it's all a bit strange, but purposefully so
Firefox's Mozilla follows Google in losing trust in Entrust's TLS certificates Compliance failures and unsatisfactory responses mount from the long-time certificate authority
DARPA suggests turning old C code automatically into Rust – using AI, of course Who wants to make a TRACTOR pull request?
Boeing's Starliner proves better at torching cash than reaching orbit Perhaps those thrusters actually burn dollars after all
Post-CrowdStrike, Microsoft to discourage use of kernel drivers by security tools Updated Now there's an idea – parsing config data in user mode
DigiCert gives unlucky folks 24 hours to replace doomed certificates after code blunder For the want of an underscore
50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution In 1974, Gary Kildall got the first version working and changed the world of operating systems
Russia takes aim at Sitting Ducks domains, bags 30,000+ Eight-year-old domain hijacking technique still claiming victims
AI models face collapse if they overdose on their own output Recursive training leads to nonsense, study finds AI + ML25 Jul 2024 | 140
ServiceNow president leaves after policy breach related to public sector boss hire But the books look good, because of real AI SaaS25 Jul 2024 | 2
Philadelphia tree trimmers fail to nip FTC noncompete ban in the bud What a Trump-appointed judge taketh away, a Biden judge giveth Legal24 Jul 2024 | 19
Kia Niro electric vehicle defies physics with record-breaking 114 million miles on the clock BORK!BORK!BORK! At least that's what the app says... Offbeat24 Jul 2024 | 55
Tim Peake joins Axiom Space as an astronaut advisor A new mission: Securing funding for Brits in orbit Science24 Jul 2024 | 2
ESA's meteorite bricks hit Lego stores, but don't get your wallet out just yet In space, no one can hear you scream when you step on one Offbeat23 Jul 2024 | 32
Engineers fix ESA's Gaia observatory from 1.5M kilometers away And you thought rolling back a borked update on a server down the hall was hard? Science22 Jul 2024 | 10
Curiosity rover is crushing it: Ran over a rock and found pure sulfur An unexpected splash of yellow on the red planet Science22 Jul 2024 | 22
Chinese researchers create four-gram drone that might fly forever Asia in brief Plus: Former Samsung worker jailed for leaking secrets; Robo-cabs reach Shanghai airport; and more Science22 Jul 2024 | 8
EU's renewable hydrogen plan needs a 'reality check' Member nations aren't on the same page, investors are confused, and nobody understands the real costs CxO19 Jul 2024 | 78
Sam Altman sues builder over $27M flooded, sewage-hit 'lemon' of a mega-mansion Leaking skylights, collapsed roof, garbage-clogged pipes - did ChatGPT make this? Bootnotes18 Jul 2024 | 87
Pi goes to spaaaaace... for a bit longer than planned Ariane 6 might have had some APU problems, but the well-Armed hardware on YPSat worked well Science18 Jul 2024 | 5
NASA swings budget axe, kills $400M+ VIPER lunar trundlebot Creeping costs, launch delays mean almost completed rover 1) will never see Moon, 2) will be stripped for parts Science18 Jul 2024 | 18
Here we go again. And again. Musk threatens to pull Twitter, SpaceX out of California Comment Over here, look at me, Donald, I'm over here, don't you want to tweet again? Woke! Trans! Antifa! Immigration! Science17 Jul 2024 | 121
SpaceX asks the FAA: 'Can we launch our rockets again, please?' Company keen to get back on the horse before the investigation is complete Science17 Jul 2024 | 43
Light-weight solar-powered flying robots are coming Don’t worry, they look like they wouldn’t hurt a fly Offbeat17 Jul 2024 | 11
Porting the Windows 95 Start Menu to NT Updated Running with coordinate transformations and the pitfalls of asynchronous code Offbeat17 Jul 2024 | 36
Craig Wright admits he isn't the inventor of Bitcoin after High Court judgment in UK Aussie definitely not Satoshi Nakamoto, faces £6M legal bill and possible perjury trial Security17 Jul 2024 | 85
ESA starts work on planetary defence mission, because Bruce Willis is retired Asteroid Apophis will come within 32,000km of Earth in 2029, which makes it very much worth a visit Science17 Jul 2024 | 20
65 years of NASA's meatball: Original logo lives on despite detractors Logowatch Next year the 'worm' turns 50 – there's room for both at the US space agency Offbeat16 Jul 2024 | 37
Tesla delays 'Robotaxi' event as Musk 'makes' design 'tweaks' Several models roasted for perceived flaws at this point, so maybe double-checking form's not a bad idea Offbeat16 Jul 2024 | 39
Yandex sells off Russian ops, remaining Euro-biz now Putin itself about as Nebius Group Two-year legal saga ends with Netherlands-based entity ready to bring diverse AI interests to the world Legal16 Jul 2024 | 21
FBI gains access to Trump rally shooter's phone Hasn't said how it did it, but has form cracking devices Research16 Jul 2024 | 115
Southwest latest to aim at electric air taxi dream with Archer partnership Updated You have to plan for the future, but we're pretty far from a license to fly Offbeat15 Jul 2024 | 15
Evidence for Moon caves emerges as humans hunt for hospitable hideaway under lunar surface Lava tubes promise shelter in future Moon missions Science15 Jul 2024 | 33
SpaceX's Falcon anomaly could have serious implications for the space industry Comment Musk firm to work with the FAA on why the second stage leaked liquid oxygen Science15 Jul 2024 | 60
There is no honor among RAM thieves – but sometimes there is karma Who, Me? Techie left spitting chips made sure the boss was, too Offbeat15 Jul 2024 | 94
SpaceX hit by inflight Falcon 9 failure Upper stage engine suffers a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly, leaving Starlink satellites too low Science12 Jul 2024 | 35
BOFH: It's not generative AI at all, it's degenerate AI Episode 13 It's training day at HQ... which means pub time is getting closer BOFH12 Jul 2024 | 47
South Korea orders 'Star Wars' lasers to blast Northern drones out of the sky Ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side Offbeat12 Jul 2024 | 43
'Gay furry hackers' say they've disbanded after raiding Project 2025's Heritage Foundation Ultra-conservative org funnily enough not ready to turn the other cheek Bootnotes12 Jul 2024 | 63
Trump threatens to send Meta's Mark ‘Zuckerbucks’ to prison if reelected president Updated If you were wondering how the US White House race is going in 2024, it's going like this... Bootnotes11 Jul 2024 | 185
Boeing's Starliner set for extended stay at the ISS as engineers on Earth try to recreate thruster issues We all know the pain of reproducing that one pesky problem in test Science11 Jul 2024 | 48
Astroscale space janitor attempts fly-around of derelict upper stage ADRAS-J avoids adding to debris problem with autonomous collision avoidance Science10 Jul 2024 | 7
Glass rain, supersonic winds, and Eau de Rotten Egg – just another day on HD 189733 b Sounds better than a British summer Science10 Jul 2024 | 18
Europe blasts back into the heavy launch biz with first Ariane 6 flight Everything went fine, except the experimental re-ignition Science10 Jul 2024 | 54
Epic accuses Apple of foul play over iOS access, wants EU to show DMA red card After button brouhaha, CEO rages Cupertino 'must be stopped' Personal Tech06 Jul 2024 | 40
Texas court blocks FTC noncompete ban, and you can blame SCOTUS That was quick: Supremes' gutting of Chevron deference is already paying dividends Legal05 Jul 2024 | 57
Time Lords decree: No leap second needed in 2024 Let's not get ahead of ourselves, even if Earth is spinning out Science05 Jul 2024 | 45
ITER delays first plasma for world's biggest fusion power rig by a decade Who could have guessed that giant magnets capable of constraining mini-suns would be hard to build? Science04 Jul 2024 | 105
Amazon puts down its Astro robotic business watchdog Now even the 'droids are being laid off – sheesh! Bootnotes03 Jul 2024 | 19
EV world in serious trouble if China cuts off rare earth materials Comment 'We're not there yet' on development of motors without them Personal Tech03 Jul 2024 | 74
Oak Ridge boffins twist exotic metal into eco-friendly, solid-state cooler Chill out, no fridge required Science03 Jul 2024 | 17
War on Texas law requiring ID to savor smut online heads to Supreme Court Talk about painfully invasive processes Bootnotes02 Jul 2024 | 51
EFF wants FTC to treat lying chatbots as 'unfair and deceptive' in eyes of the law And hit AI operators 'with all the fines', says Cory Doctorow Public Sector02 Jul 2024 | 13
Nintendo sues alleged Switch pirate pair for serious coin And if court finds for gaming giant? It's-a me! Bankruptcy! Legal02 Jul 2024 | 20
MIT's bionic leg upgrade leaves amputees walking like the wind Researchers expect treatment to be available clinically in around 5 years Science02 Jul 2024 | 18
Trouble in space as Boeing's not going, and China's back from the Moon Kettle Vultures chew over a busy few days in orbit with a transatlantic chat Science02 Jul 2024 | 15
China working on standard for brain-computer interfaces This is more than a thought bubble: Beijing aspires to dominate international standards Science02 Jul 2024 | 8
Brace for new complications in big tech takedowns after Supreme Court upended regulatory rules Analysis Matters like antitrust cases against AI players, Adobe's subscription mess, and net neutrality could be decided by judges – not experts Public Sector02 Jul 2024 | 64
France poised to bring 'charges against Nvidia' Euro nation's monopoly gendarmes cheesed off with GPU giant's dominance AI + ML01 Jul 2024 | 19
Supreme Court orders rethink on Texas, Florida laws banning web moderation Sites and apps aren't given a say? That doesn't seem very free speech Personal Tech01 Jul 2024 | 21
Boeing to reacquire spun-off supplier Spirit AeroSpace to shore up safety Because the best place for a troubled supplier is beneath the wing of original parent company Bootnotes01 Jul 2024 | 25
Chinese space company accidentally launches rocket in test gone wrong 10, 9, 8 ... hang on, did anyone check we bolted this thing down properly? Science01 Jul 2024 | 50
Antitrust latest: Europe's Vestager warns Microsoft, OpenAI 'the story is not over' I'll get you next time, Gadget, next time! Personal Tech29 Jun 2024 | 4
Mars is slam-dunked by hundreds of basketball-sized meteorites every year Impact studies crucial for accurately determining Red Planet's age Science29 Jun 2024 | 19
Microsoft CEO of AI: Your online content is 'freeware' fodder for training models Unless you've got a lawyer, that is AI + ML28 Jun 2024 | 60
NASA tests the ups and downs of air taxi comfort with VR Nobody would want a roller coaster ride in one of these long-promised flying cabs Offbeat28 Jun 2024 | 10
Infosys CEO to pay a whole $30K in penance for non-disclosure that enabled insider trading Staff were told of lucrative partnership before the rest of us Legal28 Jun 2024 | 7
ISS 'nauts told to duck and cover after dead Russian sat sprays space junk This has happened before after Moscow made a mess with a missile Science28 Jun 2024 | 18
Appeals court reanimates lawsuit accusing Meta of hiring bias against US citizens Software techie claims he was snubbed because he wasn't on an H-1B Software27 Jun 2024 | 18
Perseverance pays off as Mars rover's SHERLOC brought back from the brink Bot's arm used to free instrument's dust cover and return to science Science27 Jun 2024 | 12
Elon Musk to destroy the International Space Station – with NASA's approval, for a fee SpaceX wins contract for 'deorbit vehicle' at a pleasing price Public Sector27 Jun 2024 | 150
How many Microsoft missteps were forks that were just a bit of fun? Raymond Chen on cutting loose with a copy of the code Offbeat27 Jun 2024 | 22
Microsoft founder Paul Allen's tech museum closes, sells off collection Letter from Einstein, vintage space suit, and ancient computers all up for sale Bootnotes26 Jun 2024 | 43
Supreme Court won't stop Biden leaning on social media giants to tackle disinfo White House can get back to asking Facebook and co to kindly bin off what the Feds say is misinformation Public Sector26 Jun 2024 | 26
Resource burden of electric vehicles set to triple by 2050 Experts say 'circular economy strategies' could keep demand at 2015 levels Science26 Jun 2024 | 50
Glastonbury to turn festivalgoer pee into eco-friendly fertilizer Now that's what you call a golden harvest Bootnotes26 Jun 2024 | 39
Julian Assange pleads guilty, leaves courtroom a free man Now, about that bill for the private jet that's taking him home to Australia … Security26 Jun 2024 | 201
China's Chang'e-6 capsule returns with lunar loot from the far side Now to figure out if it really is rich in useful stuff that could fuel further exploration Science26 Jun 2024 | 25
Intel investor sues over Foundry flop, seeks to reforge corporate governance Lawsuit demands big changes and a little transparency in reporting Systems25 Jun 2024 | 7
Humanity's satellite habit could end up choking Earth's ozone layer Just when you think we've solved chlorofluorocarbons Science25 Jun 2024 | 92
Julian Assange to go free in guilty plea deal with US WikiLeaks boss already out of Blighty and, if all goes to plan, ultimately off to home in Australia Security25 Jun 2024 | 144
America's best chance for nationwide privacy law could do more harm than good Analysis 'Congress has effectively gutted it as part of a backroom deal' Personal Tech25 Jun 2024 | 32
Mozilla is trying to push me out because I have cancer, CPO says in bombshell lawsuit Steve Teixeira, said to be CEO-in-waiting, now sues Firefox maker for discrimination, retaliation Applications24 Jun 2024 | 91
NASA ought to pay up after space debris punched a hole in my roof, homeowner says Otero family sues Uncle Sam for $80K+ to make everything right Science24 Jun 2024 | 54
Starliner to remain docked to the ISS into July – with no new departure date If it's Boeing, it isn't going joke gets a bit real for 'nauts Science24 Jun 2024 | 49
Europe accuses Apple of preventing devs from telling users about world outside Plus: Commission launches new probe into iPhone maker's efforts to work with new laws SaaS24 Jun 2024 | 13
DARPA searched for fields quantum computers really could revolutionize, with mixed results It's not all hype, but more work is needed before solutions are feasible or affordable Systems24 Jun 2024 | 34
India to build re-usable launch vehicle after nailing third landing of mini-spaceplane Next: more work on crewed mission, including space yoga for astronauts Science24 Jun 2024 | 16