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Male bowerbirds hope to dazzle females with bright human-made items
2 June 2026 @ 11:05 pm
"It’s a reminder of how human activity is changing the natural world in unanticipated ways.”
Microsoft plans Linux tools and an RTX Spark desktop for Windows developers
2 June 2026 @ 10:51 pm
One hardware announcement and several software highlights from Microsoft Build.
Microsoft's Project Solara is an Android OS designed for agents instead of apps
2 June 2026 @ 8:47 pm
Microsoft missed the boat on apps, so get ready for agents.
Amazon-owned Ring should pay Americans for scanning their faces, lawsuit says
2 June 2026 @ 8:17 pm
Lawsuit: Ring cameras scan guests and passersby and use AI to identify faces.
If I had a hammer... it might actually be a rhino tooth
2 June 2026 @ 7:54 pm
Neanderthals had some wild stuff in their toolkits.
Feds failing in bid to take a supercomputer from a climate research center
2 June 2026 @ 7:02 pm
The National Center for Atmospheric Research won't be losing its supercomputer.
Mathematicians warn of AI threats to profession as industry encroaches
2 June 2026 @ 6:19 pm
International Mathematical Union endorses warning about tech industry influence.
Android phones will soon be able to detect spoofed calls and impersonation scams
2 June 2026 @ 6:00 pm
Google's June Android feature drop includes more scam detection, more AirDrop, and yes, more AI.
The truth lies in the past in Silo S3 trailer
2 June 2026 @ 5:58 pm
"We do not know when it will be safe to go outside. We only know that day is not this day."
Number of suspected Ebola cases falls by hundreds as testing ramps up
2 June 2026 @ 5:10 pm
The number of cases falls from 1,100 to 437 with increased testing.