Apple changes full-disk access permissions to curb abuse from AI agents
Meta says FDA isn’t sufficient to Muse reading messages. Apple begs to differ.
Someone got Doom in an SQL database
1,300 lines of SQL querying renders accurate bitmapped views of Hell at 35 fps.
Amazon’s $1B plan to combat data center backlash draws more backlash
Amazon praised for ending NDAs but slammed for downplaying data center pollution.
Patient-zero drill put health facilities to the test—40% of them failed
Actors with makeup and fake symptoms staggered into 73 healthcare facilities.
Lyft settles landmark driver misclassification lawsuit for $272.5M
Critics say workers are still owed far more.
The 2008 economic crisis changed the US's relationship with energy
It wasn’t obvious at the time, but the US uncoupled carbon emissions and GDP growth.
US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China
Nvidia’s chip-smuggling problem won’t go away as arrests continue.
Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
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US military ends long-running program to spot nuclear missile launches
A newer program has been operational since 2011, and the next generation could launch within 12 months.
How I kept cool with NYC's free battery program for window AC units
Bonus: Every Electric’s batteries are beloved by household cats.