Thousands of phones and routers swept into proxy service, unbeknownst to users
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Crooks are working overtime to anonymize their illicit online activities using thousands of devices of unsuspect…
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WWDC 2024 starts on June 10 with announcements about iOS 18 and beyond
Enlarge / The logo for WWDC24. (credit: Apple) Apple has announced dates for this year's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). WWDC24 wi…
Cities: Skylines 2 gets long-awaited official mod support and map editor
Enlarge / Kudos to the designer of this umbrella-shaded rooftop terrace at Colossal Order, perhaps the only worker who can imagine a place that i…
macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 released to fix the stuff that the 14.4 update broke
Enlarge / An M3 MacBook Air running macOS Sonoma. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Apple has just released version 14.4.1 for macOS Sonoma, a small…
Where’d my results go? Google Search’s chatbot is no longer opt-in
Enlarge / Google's generative search results turn the normally stark-white results page into a range of pastels. (credit: Google) Last yea…
Lawsuit from Elon Musk’s X against anti-hate speech group dismissed by US judge
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Dan Kitwood ) A US judge has struck down a lawsuit brought by X against a nonprofit group that researched toxic…
Apple, Google, and Meta are failing DMA compliance, EU suspects
Enlarge / EU Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton talks to media about non-compliance investigations against Google, Apple, and Meta u…
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and the philosophy of self, identity, and memory
Enlarge / Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind stars Jim Carrey in one of his most powerful dramatic roles. (credit: Focus Features) Last we…
Here’s our comprehensive, in-depth guide to viewing the total solar eclipse
Enlarge / The path of totality for the April 8 eclipse. (credit: National Solar Observatory) If you enter "how to see the eclipse" i…
Elon Musk’s improbable path to making X an “everything app”
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | NurPhoto / Getty Images) X used to be called Twitter, but soon it will become "the Everything App," …
Take a trip through gaming history with this charming GDC display
Only the most dedicated "Carmen" fans—or North Dakotan educators of a certain age—are likely to have this one in their collections. […
Cable ISP fined $10,000 for lying to FCC about where it offers broadband
Enlarge / "Yes, we offer Internet at your address." (credit: Chev Wilkinson via Getty Images ) An Internet service provider that adm…
Samsung users ask, “Why does the S-Pen smell so bad?“
Enlarge / The Galaxy S24 line. (credit: Samsung) Electric design is a field full of varying opinions and trade-offs. Companies agonize over th…
Lincoln Corsair PHEV review: A luxury car shouldn’t squeak this much
Enlarge / We like the interior styling, and it rides well and is rather efficient. But the interior build quality needs work. (credit: Jonathan G…
SBF repeatedly lied to get out of “supervillain” prison term, FTX CEO alleges
Enlarge / FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (R) departs Manhattan Federal Court after an arraignment hearing on March 30, 2023, in New York City. (cr…
Google reshapes Fitbit in its image as users allege “planned obsolescence”
Enlarge / Google Fitbit's Charge 5. (credit: Fitbit) Google closed its Fitbit acquisition in 2021. Since then, the tech behemoth has push…
FCC bans cable TV industry’s favorite trick for hiding full cost of service
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | stefanamer) Cable and satellite TV companies must start advertising "all-in" prices instead of using …
Formula 1 chief appalled to find team using Excel to manage 20,000 car parts
Enlarge / A pit stop during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix in early March evokes how the team's manager was feeling when looking at the E…
We’ve got a new trailer for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Verdict: Not mediocre
Check out the latest trailer for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga , starring Anya Taylor-Joy. We got the first trailer for the spinoff prequel film Fur…
Darkness rises in an age of light in first trailer for Star Wars: The Acolyte
Amandla Stenberg stars as a former padawan turned dangerous warrior in Star Wars: The Acolyte . A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the…