USB-C gets a bit more universal as the EU’s mandate goes into effect
“It’s time for THE charger,” the European Commission posted to X on December 28, 2024....
January 2025
Someone made a CAPTCHA where you play Doom on Nightmare difficulty
People have been complaining for a while that passing a CAPTCHA is too difficult, but...
It’s January, which means another batch of copyrighted work is now public domain
It’s January, and for people in the US, that means the same thing it’s meant...
Apple agrees to pay $95M, delete private conversations Siri recorded
Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its voice...
Meet Squid Game S3’s new killer doll
Squid Game‘s hotly anticipated second season debuted on Netflix the day after Christmas and racked...
How NASCAR and its teams are embracing 3D printing
Carbon fiber, aluminum, maybe the odd bit of titanium here or there: These are the...
Almost the entire US South is now being blocked by Pornhub
It’s getting harder to access popular adult sites in the US South. On Wednesday, Pornhub’s...
Final Reminder: Donate today to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes
If you’ve been too busy reading about giant old TVs to take part in this...
Russia just launched the 2,000th Semyorka rocket—it’s both a triumph and tragedy
The Russian space program reached a significant milestone over the holidays with the 2,000th launch...
Tesla sales fell for the first time in over a decade
Tesla sold almost 1.8 million cars in 2024, according to data released by the company...
AI-generated phishing emails are getting very good at targeting executives
Corporate executives are being hit with an influx of hyper-personalized phishing scams generated by artificial...
Inside the hands-on lab of an experimental archaeologist
Back in 2019, we told you about an intriguing experiment to test a famous anthropological...
The perfect New Year’s Eve comedy turns 30
There aren’t that many movies specifically set on New Year’s Eve, but one of the...