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In a first, a ransomware family is confirmed to be quantum-safe

A ransomware gang called Kyber became the first known ransomware operation to deploy NIST standardized post-quantum cryptography in production. The Windows variant uses Kyber1024 post-quantum key enca

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US accuses China of “industrial-scale” AI theft. China says it’s “slander.”

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The White House accused foreign entities primarily based in China of conducting deliberate, industrial-scale campaigns to distill U.S. frontier AI systems using tens of thousands of proxy accounts . W

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23 Apr 2026

US Space Command: Russia is now operationalizing co-orbital ASAT weapons

Russia's co-orbital anti-satellite system, known as the Nivelir system, can deploy so-called nesting doll sub-satellites for inspection or kinetic kills. The U.S. assesses that Russia has launched cou

Visitors to this private space station won't be wearing shorts and T-shirts

Vast, a company developing the world's first commercial space station, has adopted a custom flight suit for its crew after 25 years of U.S. astronauts wearing off-the-rack clothes in orbit. The suit i

We still don't have a more precise value for 'Big G'

A decade-long precision measurement of the gravitational constant (G) at NIST yielded a value 0.0235% lower than a previous French experiment , but the result does not resolve the uncertainty in G, wh

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Anthropic tested removing Claude Code from the Pro plan

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Anthropic tested removing Claude Code from its Pro subscription plan as a small experiment affecting approximately 2% of new prosumer signups, while existing Pro and Max subscribers remained unaffecte

As EV batteries improve, ChargePoint debuts 600 kW fast charger

ChargePoint has unveiled the ChargePoint Express Grid, powered by Eaton, a vehicle-to-everything capable solution that delivers up to 600 kW of power for passenger EVs and megawatt charging for heavy-

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Coyote vs. Acme is finally getting released—with a killer trailer

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The trailer for 'Coyote vs. Acme' has been released, offering a first look at the long-delayed live-action/animation hybrid ahead of its theatrical debut Aug. 28. The film follows Wile E. Coyote as he

Crypto scam lures ships into Strait of Hormuz, falsely promising safe passage

Scammers are impersonating Iranian authorities and sending fraudulent messages to shipowners demanding Bitcoin or USDT payments for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The Athens-based firm MAR

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Google unveils two new TPUs designed for the 'agentic era'

Google unveiled two eighth-generation Tensor Processing Units—the TPU 8t for training and TPU 8i for inference—designed with specialized architectures for AI model training and agent development. The

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Indian med student rakes in thousands with AI-generated MAGA hottie

A 22-year-old Indian medical student created an AI-generated social media persona named 'Emily Hart' to target MAGA audiences, generating thousands of dollars through merchandise sales and paid subscr

Lawsuit: Nintendo is getting tariff refunds—its customers should get them instead

Two Nintendo customers filed a class action lawsuit against Nintendo following the Supreme Court's ruling that President Trump's 2025 tariffs were illegal, seeking to force the company to return tarif

Microsoft issues emergency update for macOS and Linux ASP.NET threat

Microsoft issued an emergency update for ASP.NET Core

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New court ruling blocks many of the government's anti-renewable policies

A federal judge in Massachusetts struck down several Trump administration actions slowing down clean energy development, including a requirement that all solar and wind projects on federal lands and w

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Ars Technica's newsroom AI policy forbids unlabeled AI material in reported stories and requires human confirmation of every quotation's accuracy. The publication does not permit the publication of AI

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Physicists think they've solved the muon mystery

The 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics was awarded to researchers who measured the magnetic 'wobble' of the muon subatomic particle with exceptional precision over more than 60 years of ex

Tabloid reports linking 10 missing and dead scientists spur FBI probe

The FBI is looking for any connections among the recent deaths and disappearances of at least 10 scientists who had ties to government science projects or other sensitive information. At least 10 indi

Tesla reports Q1 2026 earnings: Still profitable

Tesla reported Q1 2026 earnings-per-share of 0.41 and revenues of 22.387 billion, beating analysts' EPS expectation of 0.37 and estimated revenue of 21.92 billion. While the company reported better-th

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Anthropic gets $5B investment from Amazon, will use it to buy Amazon chips

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Amazon announced a 5 billion investment in Anthropic, with up to 20 billion more tied to commercial milestones. Anthropic committed to spending over $100 billion on AWS technologies over the next deca

CATL's new LFP battery can charge from 10 to 98% in less than 7 minutes

CATL's third-generation Shenxing battery can charge from 10% to 98% in 6 minutes and 27 seconds , achieving what sets a new global record for fast charging . The new LFP battery can retain over 90% of

Contrary to popular superstition, AES 128 is just fine in a post-quantum world

AES-128 remains secure against quantum computers and does not require key size changes as part of the post-quantum transition. NIST considers AES-128 safe and has made it the security benchmark for po

Florida probes ChatGPT role in mass shooting. OpenAI says bot 'not responsible.'

Florida is opening a criminal investigation into ChatGPT following new details in the mass shooting at Florida State University last year. Investigators say the shooter used ChatGPT to plan the attack

Framework Laptop 13 Pro is a major overhaul for the modular, upgradeable laptop

The Framework Laptop 13 Pro is a complete redesign featuring a new full-CNC aluminum chassis, a much larger 74Wh battery, LPCAMM2 memory support, a power-optimized display with touch support, and a ha

Framework's CEO on the RAM crisis and creating a 'MacBook Pro for Linux users'

Framework announced a new Laptop 13 Pro with pre-installed Ubuntu Linux as its first certified Linux option, while navigating ongoing RAM and storage supply chain shortages. The laptop features Intel

Global growth in solar 'the largest ever observed for any source'

Solar added approximately 600 terawatt-hours of generation globally in 2025—the largest increase ever recorded in a single year for any power technology. Solar was the single biggest contributor to gl

Internal emails show how Amazon raises prices across the Internet, lawsuit says

California Attorney General Rob Bonta publicly released unredacted evidence from the state's lawsuit against Amazon for illegal price fixing, detailing how Amazon allegedly coerced vendors to raise pr

Loneliness in older adults can often lead to memory impairment

A major European study tracking over 10,000 people aged 65-94 for seven years found that lonely older adults performed worse on initial memory tests, though their memory declined at the same rate as t

Microsoft removes Call of Duty from Game Pass, lowers subscription pricing

Microsoft reduced Game Pass Ultimate pricing from 29.99 to 22.99 per month and PC Game Pass from 16.49 to 13.99 per month, effective April 21, 2026. Call of Duty games will no longer be available on G

Mozilla: Anthropic's Mythos found 271 security vulnerabilities in Firefox 150

Mozilla used Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview AI to discover 271 vulnerabilities in Firefox 150 , which the company has patched in the browser . The AI was able to reason through code and surface iss

Pentagon pulls the plug on one of the military's most troubled space programs

The Space Force cancelled the Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) contract, a troubled GPS ground control system program under prime contractor RTX , after spending $6.27 billion as of Ja

Pentagon wants $54B for drones, more than most nations’ military budgets

The Pentagon's 1.5 trillion fiscal 2027 budget proposal allocates nearly 54 billion for military drones and related technology, plus 21 billion for counter-drone weapons systems. At nearly 54 billion,

Report: Meta will train AI agents by tracking employees' mouse, keyboard use

Meta is installing tracking software on U.S.-based employees' computers to capture mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes for training AI models to build autonomous AI agents . The tool focuses on ar

Supreme Court arguments make it clear that FCC fines are 'nonbinding'

During Supreme Court oral arguments on April 21, 2026, the FCC argued that its roughly 100 million in fines against Verizon and AT&T were 'nonbinding' and did not violate the companies' Seventh Amendm

What's the deal with spacesuits for the Moon? Will they be ready in time?

NASA's next-generation spacesuit for the Artemis III mission, the AxEMU developed by Axiom Space, has passed a contractor-led technical review and continues undergoing testing with NASA astronauts and

Absurd study suggests eating fruits and vegetables leads to cancer

An unpublished USC study found an association between healthier diets rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and higher rates of early-onset lung cancer in nonsmoking adults, suggesting possible

Anthropic's Mythos AI model sparks fears of turbocharged hacking

Anthropic announced its Mythos AI model on April 7 and refused to release it publicly, citing its unprecedented ability to find and exploit software vulnerabilities . The company is instead limiting a

Deezer says 44% of new music uploads are AI-generated, most streams are fraudulent

Deezer announced that AI-generated tracks now represent 44% of all new music uploaded to its platform, receiving almost 75,000 AI-generated tracks per day. AI-generated music accounts for only 1-3% of

Here's how F1 is tweaking its hybrid systems to try to save the show

F1's 2026 regulations feature new V6 hybrid engines with a near 50/50 split between combustion and electrical power, creating challenges with energy management and an unpopular driving style among dri

John Ternus will replace Tim Cook as Apple CEO

Apple announced that Tim Cook will step down as CEO on September 1, 2026, ending his 15-year tenure, with John Ternus, the senior vice president of hardware engineering, succeeding him as chief execut

Meet Bruce, the 'beak-jousting' parrot

Bruce is a kea parrot native to New Zealand who has lived in captivity at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve for about 12 years after being discovered as a juvenile with his entire upper beak missing . He de

Robot runner handily beats humans in half-marathon, setting new record

A humanoid robot named Lightning, developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor, completed a 21-kilometer half-marathon in Beijing in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, surpassing the human world record by over

Rogue Trooper brings the Genetic Infantry to the silver screen

Rogue Trooper is an upcoming adult animated military science fiction film based on the 2000 AD comic strip, written and directed by Duncan Jones. The film follows 19, a 'Genetic Infantryman' who is th

US opens refund portal to start paying back Trump's illegal tariffs

The U.S. government launched an online portal (CAPE) on April 20, 2026, allowing businesses to request refunds for tariffs deemed illegal by the Supreme Court. The government could owe businesses up t

Blue Origin's rocket reuse achievement marred by upper stage failure

Blue Origin successfully reused a New Glenn rocket booster for the first time, but failed to deliver an AST SpaceMobile communications satellite to its intended orbit. The upper stage placed the BlueB

19 Apr 2026

Great white sharks are overheating

Great white sharks maintain warmer body temperatures than surrounding seawater and face the risk of potentially fatal overheating as oceans warm due to climate change. Warm-bodied fish such as great w

18 Apr 2026

$25,000 buys plenty of used EVs: Here are some options

A 25,000 budget provides access to quality used electric vehicles, including loaded models like the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV LT2 . Used EV market depreciation creates significant deals due to consumer

17 Apr 2026

After a saga of broken promises, a European rover finally has a ride to Mars

The European Space Agency's Rosalind Franklin Mars rover finally secured its launch mission when NASA approved the ROSA project in April 2026, providing launch vehicle and hardware support to the ESA-

17 Apr 2026

Amazon won’t release Fire Sticks that support sideloading anymore

Amazon is restricting consumer access