2026-08-19

Google Pixel 11 series review: Is the magic fading?

Google's new Pixels make some compromises but still manage to be good phones. [...]

2026-08-19

Scientists find closest star to the Milky Way's central black hole

Star, moving at 8% the speed of light, may let us measure the black hole's rotation. [...]

2026-08-19

Meta ran ads for an app promising to nudify female politicians

One ad featured a pornographic video with deepfake closely resembling a US politician. [...]

2026-08-19

Trump expected to pick conservative policy wonk Heidi Overton to lead FDA

She opposes abortion, is wary of peptides, supports limiting vaccines, vexes MAHA. [...]

2026-08-19

Can MainstreamOS finally make Linux a household name? I tried it to find out

Finally, there's a Linux distro that makes Arch and Hyprland easy - while adding the polish of MacOS. What's not to love about MainstreamOS? [...]

2026-08-19

Your Comcast router doubles as a motion detector now - and a potential police informant

Opinion: Comcast's new motion detection technology could benefit your home, but it also raises privacy concerns. The details are in the fine print. [...]

2026-08-19

BioMarin is acquiring Alesta Therapeutics for $275 million to develop a first oral rare bone disease treatment

The deal gives BioMarin access to ALE1, a small-molecule drug in early-stage trials that could become the first oral therapy for hypophosphatasia [...]

2026-08-19

10 things most people don't realize are making their home smell bad

These are the real reasons your house smells bad, from washing machine gaskets to water heaters nobody thinks to check [...]

2026-08-19

Meta whistleblower told jury the company took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach to kids' safety

Arturo Béjar, a former Meta safety engineer, testified that executives were aware of harm to children but did little to act on it [...]