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Why cats prefer silver vine to catnip and other May highlights
1 June 2026 @ 9:38 pm
Prehistoric mining in the Pyrenees, a new species of tiny blue octopus, slapstick acoustics, and more.
Moderna gets $50 million to develop mRNA Ebola vaccine against Bundibugyo
1 June 2026 @ 8:58 pm
Amid a raging Ebola outbreak, officials "urgently accelerate development" of vaccines.
Hackers duped Meta AI support chatbot to steal celebrity Instagram accounts
1 June 2026 @ 8:44 pm
Pricey Instagram handles were stolen and resold before Meta patched the exploit.
Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra looks like its first true MacBook Pro competitor
1 June 2026 @ 8:13 pm
It's Microsoft's least-weird attempt at a high-end mobile workstation.
Dozens of Red Hat packages backdoored through its official NPM channel
1 June 2026 @ 7:49 pm
Anyone who has downloaded affected Red Hat packages should investigate immediately.
New Trump vaccine order based on "no credible scientific evidence," doctors say
1 June 2026 @ 7:07 pm
Even Danish researchers think it's bizarre.
Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman after multiple ChatGPT-linked murders
1 June 2026 @ 6:52 pm
Altman has an "utter disregard" for human lives, Florida AG says.
From 15 hours to one minute: How AI/ML is speeding up GM's development
1 June 2026 @ 5:41 pm
From CFD and FEA to digital twins, carmaking now involves a lot of virtualization.
Allegedly trashing Airbnbs to test robots puts startup in legal trouble
1 June 2026 @ 5:17 pm
Lawsuit seeks $12,000 from startup that allegedly damaged home in robot tests.
AMD extends Socket AM5 support through at least 2029; AM4 refuses to die
1 June 2026 @ 5:02 pm
The 5800X3D returns at $349, while the 7700X3D debuts at $329.