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    • Geoengineering experiments to dim sunlight may soon begin in the fight against climate change

      The United Kingdom's Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) will soon announce experiments to test the theory that altering Earth's clouds can help counteract the effects of climate change. The government agency states it is studying geoengineering with extreme caution, but many consider the field a dangerous distraction amid the...Read Entire Article

    • TP-Link's router pricing and China ties under US government investigation

      The affordability of TP-Link's routers is part of what makes them so popular. Prosecutors at the DoJ are examining whether the company engaged in predatory pricing to undercut competitors and dominate the US market, writes Bloomberg. The probe began in 2024 under President Biden and continues today under the Trump administration.Read Entire Article

    • US researchers flee overseas as funding cuts bite and politics intrudes

      The exodus is largely driven by abrupt federal funding withdrawals and project cancellations. Last month, over 200 grants supporting HIV and AIDS research were terminated. The National Institutes of Health also cut back on Covid-19 research funding and eliminated $400 million in research grants at Columbia University, citing campus unrest...Read Entire Article

    • "You wouldn't steal a car" anti-piracy ads may have used a stolen font

      The ad first appeared in cinemas in 2004 as a joint production of the UK's Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), before expanding to DVDs and Blu-rays.Read Entire Article

    • Flying in the US? You'll need Real ID-compliant identification by May 7, 2025

      Soon, flying domestically within the US will require a driver's license or other form of identification with markings that meet updated security standards. Travelers not carrying Real ID-compliant documents could face delays or be refused entry at security checkpoints. The requirements vary slightly between states, and updating noncompliant IDs requires...Read Entire Article

    • Intel's AI PC chip demand stumbles while older processors thrive amid tariff concerns

      Intel revealed during its recent earnings call that its Intel 7 process node production capacity was facing shortages, something it predicted would "persist for the foreseeable future."Read Entire Article

    • Chrome is worth around $50 billion, DuckDuckGo CEO guesstimates

      Weinberg described his estimate as a "back-of-the-envelope" calculation, based on Chrome's vast user base and global reach – a figure that far exceeds previous estimates, such as the $20 billion valuation offered by Bloomberg analyst Mandeep Singh last November. Weinberg added that such a price tag would be well beyond...Read Entire Article

    • YouTube at 20: The Video-Sharing Site That Conquered the Internet

      YouTube is now 20, from scrappy startup to $450 billion media giant. Once an afterthought in digital TV debates, it now rivals Netflix, fuels billion-dollar creators, and reshapes entertainment.Read Entire Article

    • Oblivion Remastered quietly keeps the modding legacy alive – without Bethesda's help

      Users on Reddit and the Bethesda Game Studios Discord noted that several classic .esp files function more or less as intended when dropped into the Remastered version. Ars Technica confirmed it through basic testing, using a 2008 mod to add overpowered gear to the starting prison cell.Read Entire Article

    • Trump tariffs push top PC makers Lenovo, HP, and Dell toward Saudi Arabia

      The so-called "reciprocal tariffs" imposed by the Trump administration could push major PC manufacturers to find new production hubs, and it likely won't be in the US. Earlier this month, laptop makers were already forced to halt shipments to the US due to tariff-related uncertainty and logistical chaos. Now, some...Read Entire Article

    • Discord co-founder steps down, new CEO appointed as IPO preparations ramp up

      Discord was conceived by Citron and Stanislav Vishnevskiy, who wanted to create something akin to a virtual living room where friends could chat with each other about games they like. In fact, Final Fantasy XI was a big inspiration for the chat service which is now used by hundreds of...Read Entire Article

    • Google is shelling out big bucks to put Gemini AI on Samsung devices

      Alphabet is spending an "enormous sum of money" to keep its Gemini chatbot preinstalled on Samsung phones. According to Google's vice president of platforms and device partnerships, Peter Fitzgerald, the company is paying the Korean manufacturer on a monthly basis, though no information about the actual amount has been disclosed...Read Entire Article

    • The Oscars orders academy voters to actually watch the movies

      The Academy Awards are inevitably political: it's Hollywood's own internal popularity contest and an opportunity to reward those who have it coming as much as those who actually deserve the accolades. But this has become too obvious, not least thanks to voters admitting they hadn't even seen the movies, so the academy is mandating that they do so. — Read the rest The post The Oscars orders academy voters to actually watch the movies appeared first on Boing Boing.

    • Comedian infiltrates MAGA protest as stormtrooper; they fail to see the irony

      Apparently, no one told the right that you're not actually supposed to root for the genocidal, totalitarian Galactic Empire. Comedian Walter Masterson found this out the hard way when he crashed a MAGA/Zionist joint protest (real meeting of the minds) in full stormtrooper garb, only for most of the protestors to not get the joke. — Read the rest The post Comedian infiltrates MAGA protest as stormtrooper; they fail to see the irony appeared first on Boing Boing.

    • Corrupt cardinal demands to be in conclave choosing new pope

      Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu was a powerful figure at the Vatican before he was convicted of financial crimes there and ordered by Pope Francis to resign. Now the old man's dead, Becciu expects to be among those choosing Francis's replacement as Pope—he was never removed from the College of Cardinals, after all. — Read the rest The post Corrupt cardinal demands to be in conclave choosing new pope appeared first on Boing Boing.

    • Panda Express reverses mask ban for employees after public outcry

      Last week, news began circulating that fast casual restaurant Panda Express was implementing a new company-wide mask policy that would ban masks for its workers, unless they were "required for specific job duties or safety protocols," or if workers jumped through hoops to apply for an exemption due to "medical, religious, or other protected reasons." — Read the rest The post Panda Express reverses mask ban for employees after public outcry appeared first on Boing Boing.

    • National Science Foundation director resigns after funding slashed

      Sethuraman Panchanathan has led the National Science Foundation (NSF) since President Trump appointed him in 2019. But he abruptly resigned yesterday after the same man ordered the agency's $9 billion budget slashed by 55% and half of its staff fired. On 14 April, staffers from billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) set up shop for the first time at NSF and triggered a series of events that appear to have culminated in Panchanathan's resignation. — Read the rest The post National Science Foundation director resigns after funding slashed appeared first on Boing Boing.

    • After delays, Novavax Covid vaccine is on track for full FDA approval

      Rejoice, fellow vaccine enthusiasts—it looks like there's good news on the horizon for Novavax, everyone's favorite scrappy, highly effective, Matrix-M adjuvanted, protein-based, non-mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, which also has the fewest side effects, to boot. The company announced yesterday that, after some delays that spurred patients and consumers to double down on their advocacy efforts, the COVID-19 Novavax vaccine looks to be on track to move from emergency authorization to full approval from the Food and Drug Administration—which means Novavax will be able to provide the vaccine indefinitely. — Read the rest The post After delays, Novavax Covid vaccine is on track for full FDA approval appeared first on Boing Boing.

    • Tech companies want to buy Chrome from Google after anti-trust ruling

      Google may be broken up as a result of a court ruling that it abused its monopoly in online advertising. One outcome may be having to sell Chrome, the web browser it spitroats users with. And it looks like pretty much everyone in tech wants a chance to get it. — Read the rest The post Tech companies want to buy Chrome from Google after anti-trust ruling appeared first on Boing Boing.

    • The Last of Us is getting rereleased for the fourth time to capitalize on show hype

      Just when I think Naughty Dog might finally be making another game, they blindside me. The studio has attained Bethesda-level infamy for seemingly being unable to move away from their most popular game, with The Last of Us now being released a total of four times for three separate generations of PlayStation consoles (without even mentioning the second game and its wholly unnecessary remaster). — Read the rest The post The Last of Us is getting rereleased for the fourth time to capitalize on show hype appeared first on Boing Boing.

    • Get up from your office chair with a Moova Plus lifetime subscription

      TL;DR: Get up and get stretched at work with guided movement plans from Moova Plus. If you've ever stood up after back-to-back meetings and winced, you probably find yourself looking for better office chairs. But even the best chair can only help so much, so short of canceling meetings at random, Moova Plus can help you stay limber in the office. — Read the rest The post Get up from your office chair with a Moova Plus lifetime subscription appeared first on Boing Boing.

    • Tiger runs in sheer panic when confronted by, er, a playful fish (video)

      Tigers are at the top of the food chain, and with sharp claws, strong teeth, and bone-breaking jaws, these massive cats aren't spooked by much. Unless, that is, a playful fish decides to make a splash, which sent one ferocious tiger into sheer panic. — Read the rest The post Tiger runs in sheer panic when confronted by, er, a playful fish (video) appeared first on Boing Boing.

    • Texas gets brutal smackdown from something called a "dry microburst associated virga bomb"

      What's a "dry microburst associated virga bomb?" I would have guessed it's something my D&D dungeon master would made up while drunk. But it's actually when a thunderstorm basically says "screw this" and projectile vomits all its air straight down. — Read the rest The post Texas gets brutal smackdown from something called a "dry microburst associated virga bomb" appeared first on Boing Boing.

    • Suspect in Rwanda atrocities found living quiet life as Hamptons beekeeper

      According to the Department of Justice, everyone's favorite Hamptons beekeeper spent the summer of '94 organizing rape squads and manning murder checkpoints, but a kindly private equity entrepreneur on Long Island is making sure you can still buy his artisanal honey at the farmers farket! — Read the rest The post Suspect in Rwanda atrocities found living quiet life as Hamptons beekeeper appeared first on Boing Boing.

      • Five years of Apple Silicon, and ten years of Apple Watch on the AppleInsider Podcast

        While we'll never stop looking ahead to what's coming, and never stop looking at what's going on right now, it's also time to look back at how much Apple Silicon and the Apple Watch have meant to us all.Craig Federighi revealing how Apple Silicon MacBook Pro just switches on the instant you open the lidIt's unbelievable that we've had Apple Silicon for half a decade — or the Apple Watch for a whole decade. Both were so strongly rumored for so long before they were announced, and both have become enormous successes since. It would be hard to go back to the pre-Apple Silicon days now, and you wouldn't rush to give up your Apple Watch either.This week has also seen developers accusing Apple of using bug reports to train AI, though, and there's also plenty to say about what's been happening with Apple Intelligence. Plus Apple is being sued — again — and this time the reasons for it are a lesson for us all about protecting our iPhones and our data. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

      • Inside Apple Journal - the most personal diary you'll ever have

        Imagine turning everyday experiences — a photo, a song, a quiet moment — into something worth remembering. With Apple's Journal app, you can do just that, but only on your iPhone.How to get the most out of JournalJournal isn't just about capturing your thoughts. It's a personal memory tool designed to help you reflect on daily experiences, monitor your well-being and rediscover what matters most.Introduced at WWDC 2023, the app became available with iOS 17.2 in December 2023. It integrates deeply with iOS, using on-device machine learning to generate private, personalized journaling suggestions. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

      • Apple wants nearly every iPhone 18 sold in the US to come from India

        Apple will reportedly dramatically accelerate manufacturing efforts in India, and may try to import nearly every iPhone 18 sold in the US from the country by the end of 2026. There are reasons to be skeptical that this will happen.Foxconn's iPhone manufacturing facility in Sriperumbudur, IndiaApple has been manufacturing iPhones in India for a few years. Opinions vary on how many devices imported to the US come from the country, but if Friday morning's report first made by the Financial Times is accurate, that number will skyrocket in the next 20 months.While a lofty goal, we're skeptical about the report. At the moment, India produces about 40 million iPhones per year for both local distribution requirements and export — a bit less than a fifth of Apple's global iPhone production. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

      • Apple explains how App Store reviews are summarized with AI

        Apple's iconic App Store was recently updated to feature AI-generated summaries of user reviews, and now we know how it all works.Apple has explained how its AI generates summaries of App Store Reviews.In October 2024, an unlisted App Store article revealed that Apple wanted to summarize user application reviews with the help of artificial intelligence. Months later, in March 2025, the feature became available to the general public with the release of iOS 18.4.While we already had a few details about Apple's AI-generated review summaries, a new post on Apple's Machine Learning blog explains the intricacies and specifics of the feature. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

      • Apple shifts robotics team away from Giannandrea's AI organization to prioritize hardware

        A new report suggests that Apple CEO Tim Cook has lost faith in his AI/ML chief John Giannandrea and is shifting the robotics team to hardware headed by John Ternus.Apple's robotics team now works for John TernusApple has been rearranging some of its teams after making a publicly embarrassing move to delay contextual Apple Intelligence features. The Siri team moved to be placed under Mike Rockwell, the Apple Vision Pro chief.It seems that wasn't the only internal move planned by Apple, as Bloomberg reports the robotics team is moving out from under the AI/ML organization. It will instead be under the hardware division, which is led by John Ternus. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

      • iPhone 17 Slim model is barely thick enough for its own buttons

        Images of another set of iPhone 17 dummies have leaked, and this time they together emphasize just how thin the expected iPhone 17 Slim, or iPhone 17 Air, really will be.Purported iPhone 17 dummies — image credit: Sonny DicksonThere are now so many dummies of the iPhone 17 range being shown in leaks that, for one thing, it's as certain as it can be that the camera arrangement will be different to previous iPhone models. But where most dummies concentrate on either the cameras or on the rumored glass and metal design, this latest one is just about size.Take a look at the sides of the iPhone 17 dummy — the Air model is unbelievably thin. pic.twitter.com/ixadQHuxK5— Sonny Dickson (@SonnyDickson) April 24, 2025 Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

      • How Apple's use of eucalyptus in Apple 2030 is controversial

        Apple invests quite a bit of time, money, and effort into its environmental initiatives, but it's hard to see whether or not its efforts are making an impact.Eucalyptus trees | Image credit: ekaterinvor on PixabayThe saying goes, "the road to hell is paved with good intentions." It's very possible to do a lot of harm while attempting to do a lot of good.In 2020, Apple announced "Apple 2030;" a highly ambitious goal of becoming 100% carbon neutral by 2030. While Apple has already been carbon neutral on the global corporate level, the company wants to become carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

      • Tactical, turn-based RPG 'Sunderfolk' uses iPhones, iPads as controllers

        "Sunderfolk," a new couch co-op game, has arrived for multiple platforms. While it doesn't run on Mac, it does require players to use iPads or iPhones as a controller for game night.SunderfolkThe developers over at Secret Door are looking to redefine game night with Sunderfolk, a turn-based, tactical RPG. What sets it apart from others in its class is that it's a couch co-op game that incorporates your smartphone into the experience.To play, players will need an iPhone, iPad, or Android phone or tablet. Then, they'll scan a QR code and use the Sunderfolk app to interface with the game. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

      • Iffy leak claims iPadOS 19 could gain macOS menu bar

        Apple's shift to a more Mac-like experience in iPadOS 19 and iOS 19 is rumored to introduce features such as a menu bar — but there are reasons to doubt the latest "leak."Apple will reveal iOS 19 and iPadOS 19 at WWDC this summerDespite repeated calls over the years for the iPad to run macOS and be more like the MacBook Pro in usage, Apple has resisted making that move. However, that hasn't stopped rumors from surfacing about changes that bring the operating systems much closer together.According to a source of serial leaker Majin Bu, Apple will be shrinking the gap between macOS, iPadOS, and iOS when it comes to iOS 19 and iPadOS 19. Rumor Score: 🙄 Unlikely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

      • Google admits depreciation costs are soaring amid furious bit barn build

        Still plans to invest $75B in CapEx this year as unable to meet capacity demand Google says the mega capital splurge on datacenters in recent years is putting more strain on its balance sheet due to rising depreciation costs, yet it still plans to splash $75 billion on bit barns in 2025.…

      • Virgin Atlantic is piloting an OpenAI agent in to help with the 'customer journey'

        Hello, operator? Book me to Memphis, Tennessee Interview  For all the talk of the "agentic era" from AI vendors like OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Microsoft, and just about everyone else in the space, corporate use of the technology is still tentative. Virgin Atlantic has been conducting flight tests of its website with an AI agent called Operator, and early results are promising, pointing the way toward how agents might actually be used to help customers book flights.…

      • Europe fires up beefier booster for Ariane 6 and Vega-C

        Successful qualification run for P160C solid-fuel motor in South American spaceport A qualification version of the P160C solid-fuel motor was successfully tested at the European Spaceport in French Guiana on April 24, paving the way for heftier payloads on the Ariane 6 and Vega rockets.…

      • £136M government grant saves troubled Post Office from suboptimal IT

        Taxpayers foot bill to get to new platform as Fujitsu package balloons to £2.44 billion The UK's Post Office would have to cope with suboptimal IT, increased risks and costs, and reduced reporting accuracy if it didn't receive £136 million ($180 million) in government aid to keep its disastrous Horizon system running and replace it with a more modern platform.…

      • Claims assistance firm fined for cold-calling people who put themselves on opt-out list

        Third-party data supplier also in hot water with Brit regulator over consent issues Britain's data privacy watchdog has slapped a fine of £90k ($120k) on a business that targeted people with intrusive marketing phone calls, despite them being registered with the official "Do Not Call" opt-out service.…

      • Techie diagnosed hardware fault by checking customer's coffee

        Volts make jolts On Call  By the time Friday morning rolls around, starting the day with a stimulating beverage feels like a fine idea. And so does delivering a freshly brewed installment of On Call, The Register's reader-contributed column in which you share tales of tech support triumph and torture.…

      • Darcula adds AI to its DIY phishing kits to help would-be vampires bleed victims dry

        Because coding phishing sites from scratch is a real pain in the neck Darcula, a cybercrime outfit that offers a phishing-as-a-service kit to other criminals, this week added AI capabilities to its kit that help would-be vampires spin up phishing sites in multiple languages more efficiently.…

      • New Intel boss is all about ‘de-laborating’ the x86 giant – aka job cuts

        Thousands face ax, more given RTO orders in quest to suck less Intel's new CEO Lip-Bu Tan is swinging the ax again, with another round of layoffs incoming as Chipzilla tries to reboot its core.…

      • Devs sound alarm after Microsoft subtracts C/C++ extension from VS Code forks

        Cursor, Codium makers lose access as add-on goes exclusive Microsoft's C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) no longer works with derivative products such as VS Codium and Cursor – and some developers are crying foul.…