Why this month's Microsoft patch release is a doozy

Security gnomes are pumping out patches ahead of an expected onslaught of AI-assisted attacks.
The universal language of space is… Star Trek? Mais oui.

“Science fiction imagines the future. We build it.”
NIH to use part of its budget to pay for Department of Defense research

Money would ostensibly fund research the NIH leadership said it no longer wanted.
Supreme Court forces TV stations to sell more election ads at steep discounts

Republican victory means stations must offer lowest ad prices to political parties.
Top chipmakers embrace ASML’s $400M machines, agree to crucial chipmaking change

Chipmaking changes could boost productivity of new ASML machines by 40 percent.
Godzilla Minus Zero IMAX trailer teases King Ghidorah

Director Takashi Yamazaki’s hotly anticipated sequel takes place two years after 2023 film’s events.
“This is the AI men actually use”: Meta ads pushed apps nudifying real teens

Meta dragged its feet removing ads that nudify young girls’ Instagram pics.
Update to Google’s AI weather model improves forecast accuracy

Like traditional weather models, it benefits from an expanded set of inputs.
The Download: our 35 Innovators Under 35 this year

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. Introducing our 35 Innovators Under 35 list for 2026 What will the nex…
This founder is teaching chips how to recycle (their energy)

Throughout the history of the computer chip, engineers have treated waste heat as an inevitable cost of a calculation. Hannah Earley, however, thinks it’s a design choice. Earley, 31, is cofounder and chief technology …