Agriculture relies on fossil fuels. It’s costing us.

If you’ve had to fill up your vehicle’s gas tank or buy a plane ticket lately, you’ve probably felt the effects of rising fossil-fuel prices. But farmers buying fertilizer for their crops are especially aware of ju…
Scaling agentic AI pilots across the enterprise

As agentic AI moves from experimentation toward enterprise deployment, the challenge is figuring out how agents can work together, connect to the systems and data they need, and operate safely across the workflows that r…
Spending deal comes with a bonus: Blocking political control of grants

Congress pauses the OMB’s attempt to rewrite how research is funded.
I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale

The FBI is reportedly investigating a massive data breach that is unfolding in real time.
FCC plans robocall scorecard to grade phone companies on spam call blocking

Carrier scorecards may include call-blocking stats and data on customer complaints.
Wary of Artemis IV timeline, NASA is changing lunar spacesuit design

“Requirements are being adjusted to reflect near-term mission needs.”
Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third Flash model in six weeks

Google’s Pro model updates are seemingly paused, but there’s yet another Gemini Flash today.
Trump may be forced to reveal secret rules feds use for AI safety testing

Trump’s secret reviews of frontier AI models may hide corruption, lawsuit says.
US court rules Google will not have to sell ad exchange after losing antitrust case

The DOJ proved to the court that Google acted illegally, but it won’t get the big win it wanted.
Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen and journalist in space, dies at 84

He reported from space that only “fat” Japanese tree frogs enjoyed weightlessness.