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Having that high-deductible health plan might kill you, literally
29 January 2026 @ 11:22 pm
With ACA tax credits gone, more people are turning to high-deductible plans.
US spy satellite agency declassifies high-flying Cold War listening post
29 January 2026 @ 11:07 pm
The JUMPSEAT satellites loitered over the North Pole to spy on the Soviet Union.
People complaining about Windows 11 hasn't stopped it from hitting 1 billion users
29 January 2026 @ 10:46 pm
Windows 11 clears a milestone as Windows 10 continues its slow fade.
How often do AI chatbots lead users down a harmful path?
29 January 2026 @ 10:05 pm
Anthropic's latest paper on "user disempowerment" has some troubling findings.
Google Project Genie lets you create interactive worlds from a photo or prompt
29 January 2026 @ 8:26 pm
Project Genie lets you generate new worlds 60 seconds at a time, but only if you pay for AI Ultra.
Comcast keeps losing customers despite price guarantee and unlimited data
29 January 2026 @ 7:51 pm
Comcast overhauled Internet plans to stop customer losses. It isn't working yet.
She'll mess with Texas: Nurse keeps mailing abortion pills, despite Paxton lawsuit
29 January 2026 @ 7:19 pm
Texas sues Delaware nurse practitioner shipping out hundreds of abortion pills each month.
What ice fishing can teach us about making foraging decisions
29 January 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Social density increases likelihood of sticking with a location. Environmental factors had little influence.
County pays $600,000 to pentesters it arrested for assessing courthouse security
29 January 2026 @ 6:30 pm
Settlement comes more than 6 years after Gary DeMercurio and Justin Wynn's ordeal began.
New OpenAI tool renews fears that “AI slop” will overwhelm scientific research
29 January 2026 @ 5:51 pm
New "Prism" workspace launches just as studies show AI-assisted papers are flooding journals with diminished quality.