AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise.

“There is no evidence of any significant, widespread displacement or reduction in hiring.”
Paramount/WBD merger conditions give the public "virtually nothing," judge is told

US judge reviews deal with California, says it must not be result of collusion.
Is solar's growth finally slowing in the US?

Renewables easily cover changes in US demand, which is rising by 2% in 2026.
Microsoft stops insisting you need a "Copilot+ PC"

Microsoft’s new Surface laptops forgo Copilot+ PC branding.
After seven years, a spacecraft company is releasing its Otters into the wild

“There is always a tension that comes with seeing the first of anything fly.”
The Download: the Pentagon’s AI-powered lie detector and young organ limits

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The Pentagon wants $30 million to build an AI-powered lie detector The…
The Pentagon wants $30 million to build an AI-powered lie detector

The US government wants to spend $30.3 million over the next five years on an improved form of lie detector, according to a Department of Defense budget request. The program, called Polygraph+ or Polygraph Next, will foc…
Young organs may not be a fountain of youth for recipients

Around this time last year I was attending an aging conference in Manchester, listening to a talk about fly aging, when my phone started pinging. News outlets were reporting that a hot mic had caught Russia’s and China…
CDC opens state ordering for COVID-19 vaccines after unexplained delay

Health department previously blamed delay on “not yet finalized procurement decisions.”
Donald Duck's uncle was partly based on Wernher von Braun

Introducing the “world-famous authority on outer space…”