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Have we leapt into commercial genetic testing without understanding it?

A new book argues that tests might reshape human diversity even if they don't work.

21 Feb 2026 5:30 pm
Major government research lab appears to be squeezing out foreign scientists

Noncitizens lost after-hours access to a NIST lab last month.

21 Feb 2026 5:01 pm
FCC asks stations for pro-America programming, like daily Pledge of Allegiance

Brendan Carr wants patriotic shows for Trump's yearlong America 250 celebration.

21 Feb 2026 3:30 am
Meta's flagship metaverse service leaves VR behind

The company asserts it will continue to make VR headsets, though.

21 Feb 2026 3:19 am
Controversial NIH director now in charge of CDC, too, in RFK Jr. shake-up

The unusual dual role has renewed criticism of Bhattacharya's lack of leadership.

21 Feb 2026 1:14 am
Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today, starts removing 695,000 archive links

If DDoSing a blog wasn't bad enough, archive site also tampered with web snapshots.

21 Feb 2026 12:05 am
Million-year-old fossil skulls from China are far olderand not Denisovans

The revised age may help make sense of 2-million-year-old stone tools elsewhere in China.

20 Feb 2026 10:33 pm
Microsoft removes guide on how to train LLMs on pirated Harry Potter books

The now-deleted Harry Potter data set was mistakenly marked public domain.

20 Feb 2026 5:41 pm
Rocket Report: Chinese launch firm raises big money; Falcon 9 back to the Bahamas

The company that attempted China's first orbital-class rocket landing says it will soon try again.

20 Feb 2026 5:30 pm
Lawsuit: ChatGPT told student he was meant for greatness hen came psychosis

AI Injury Attorneys target the chatbot design itself.

20 Feb 2026 4:14 am
Diablo IIs new Warlock is a great excuse to revisit a classic game

New skill tree paths offer a fun twist on some generally familiar mechanics.

20 Feb 2026 1:34 am
From chickens to humans, animals think ouba sounds round

There seems to be a deep-seated association between sounds and shapes.

20 Feb 2026 1:08 am
F1: Preseason tests shows how different 2026 will be

Everyone's trying to get mileage as F1 undergoes huge technical changes.

19 Feb 2026 11:52 pm
OpenClaw security fears lead Meta, other AI firms to restrict its use

The viral agentic AI tool is known for being highly capable but also wildly unpredictable.

19 Feb 2026 7:41 pm
FDA does U-turn, will review Moderna's mRNA flu shot after shocking rejection

Trump admin's vaccine chief overruled FDA scientists to initially reject the shot.

18 Feb 2026 10:38 pm
Record scratchGoogle's Lyria 3 AI music model is coming to Gemini today

With a simple prompt, you can generate 30 seconds of something like music.

18 Feb 2026 9:30 pm
Hallucinogen DMT an effective antidepressant in small clinical trial

Effectiveness appears to correlate with self-described mystical experience.

18 Feb 2026 5:30 pm