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Last year, Waymo recalled its software after several of its autonomous cars drove around stopped buses. But the problems remained. Now the feds want to know more.
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Black Doves, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and Blade Runner 2099 are just a few of the shows you should be watching right now.
The Nvidia CEO began working with consultants from Heller as early as October 2025, around the same time he was first linked to a suspected Chinese spy.
The promising candidate contains roughly 2 billion times the sun
As the publishing industry wrestles with paranoia over the provenance of manuscripts, writers are caught in an impossible bind.
The canary-yellow set is equal parts design and audio performance, and includes speakers, speaker stands, a turntable, and a subwoofer.
The key to the movement of these flexible robots is the algae
The AI detector will now check your incoming emails for machine-generated text.
Homeland Security Investigations estimates that it has sent out more administrative subpoenas since January 2025 than it did in more than six and a half years between 2016 and mid-August 2022.
As data center protests break out across Europe, a mismatched band of campaigners is trying to block Google from building a sprawling new facility east of London.
How the tiny, self-governing British island of Jersey unintentionally became Europe
The New York Times has added a beta feature to its Cooking app that helps readers swap ingredients or adjust recipes to suit their needs. It mostly hits the mark.
After testing 30 pairs of computer speakers, these are the best computer speakers
The next time you take paid time off, your boss and coworkers will remember if you follow this advice.
A group of young mathematicians found the solution to the long unanswered conjecture, first inspired by juggling, through randomness and friendship.
Moving AI from text to 3D space, world models simulate real-world physics to teach robots and autonomous cars how to navigate reality.
Apple announced an updated 14-inch MacBook Pro with the latest M6 chip. But with the M5 model on sale, I
We braved the cold to answer a modern dilemma: Can you keep your hands warm and use a smartphone at the same time?
Escalating hacks affecting blood labs and grocery stores show the very real risks to critical infrastructure that come from basic security lapses involving internet-connected devices.
Get up to 50 percent off some of my favorite headphones and earbuds from Apple, Sony, Bose, and more.
Ensuring your cat stays hydrated is one of the best ways to keep your pet healthy. The right pet water fountain can help.
Stop paying for disk cleaners. This open source utility safely clears hidden caches, leftover app junk, and even gigabytes of offline Apple Intelligence models.
With huge capacities, retractable USB-C cables, and fast-charging capability, these discounted Ecoflow power banks are worth grabbing.
The apps and platforms that help family caregivers manage their loved ones
Skip the gym and get outdoors with GoRuck
The early bird gets the worm. Here are the best Black Friday deals for 2026 you can already get right now.
Owning a home is billed as a way to build wealth, but amid climate-related disasters, for many, it's beginning to feel like a trap.
Data brokers are collecting all sorts of internal corporate files to help train AI models. Not everyone is thrilled.
The decision to halt production of Tesla
With these high-tech automatic litter boxes, gone are the days of scooping and smells. Welcome to the future.
Creators in their sixties, seventies, and eighties have flooded adult platforms as the demand for mature content has skyrocketed, with some turning to online sex work as a retirement lifeline.
Air conditioners can now follow you from room to room to cut power draw. Saving the planet, however, won
These monthly deliveries get kids reading, coding, and cooking while encouraging them to learn about science and the world.
The Greenlight Family Hub displays your family calendars, manages your kid
Google is tying up AI Overviews with traditional search, angering parents and educators who worry that easy, machine-generated answers are leaving kids less capable.
An exclusive early look at Apple
The powerful Dyson V16 Piston Animal and other Dyson vacuums and tools are discounted until Halloween.
While oil is known to float, new research finds that over time it can permeate even extremely deep marine habitats, with animal populations declining by as much as 80 percent.