Artemis II astronauts arrive in Florida

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, along with his NASA colleagues, are expected to speak Friday as they arrive at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of their planned journey around the Moon.

This Twilight ripoff is so bad it became a cult sensation

To a certain group of chronically online people, the arrival of a new Jenny Nicholson video is akin to some cosmic event, like a comet streaking too close to the Earth. Unfortunately, I have to agree. Nicholson is very much a pillar of nerd culture on the internet the kind of nerd who doesn't go around calling people slurs on Twitter. Read the rest The post This Twilight ripoff is so bad it became a cult sensation appeared first on Boing Boing.

Tomodachi Life has a demo out now, and I love it so much

Have you been missing out on the Pokopia craze because you don't want to sell your organs to afford a Switch 2? Don't worry. What if I told you there's an even better cozy game coming out soon that you don't need brand-new hardware for? Read the rest The post Tomodachi Life has a demo out now, and I love it so much appeared first on Boing Boing.

Double-tipped fingernails: rare nail growth that looks almost unreal

Sometimes, when a fingernail gets damaged or injured, it can grow back looking like there are two nails layered on top of each other. These double-tipped nails are rare, and honestly, some of them look really cool like the nail decided to fork at the end instead of growing straight. Read the rest The post Double-tipped fingernails: rare nail growth that looks almost unreal appeared first on Boing Boing.

A Panicking Japan Considers Shorting Oil To Prop Up The Crashing Yen

A Panicking Japan Considers Shorting Oil To Prop Up The Crashing Yen With the yen collapse accelerating, and pushing the USDJPY above 160 for the first time since 2024, markets are on edge expecting a BOJ intervention at any moment as this was the price when the BOJ intervened last time. However, with BOJ interventions having been consistently proven futile with a half life of just weeks if not days, Japan - facing soaring inflation yet desperate not to raise rates as that would ...

Man in P.E.I. arrested by Edmonton police, charged with murder of missing woman

A 47-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a woman who went missing in southeast Edmonton last summer. John Angus Joseph MacArthur is also charged with indignity to a body in the death of his partner, Marika “Mika” Sutton. Sutton’s death is being treated as an intimate partner homicide.

Leaked Anthropic Model Presents ‘Unprecedented Cybersecurity Risks,’ Much to Pentagon’s Pleasure

This is all a pretty good ad for Anthropic.

Iran-Linked Hackers Breach FBI Director Kash Patel's Personal Email Account, DOJ Confirms

Iran-Linked Hackers Breach FBI Director Kash Patel's Personal Email Account, DOJ Confirms Iran-linked hackers have claimed responsibility for breaching the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel, publicly releasing photographs of him, a purported resume, and excerpts of old emails. A U.S. Justice Department official has confirmed the compromise, marking the latest escalation in cyber tensions between the United States and Iran. The hacking group, known as the Handala H...

Johnson To Advance New 60-Day DHS Funding Package But Schumer Says DOA

Johnson To Advance New 60-Day DHS Funding Package But Schumer Says DOA House Speaker Mike Johnson agreed to put a short-term DHS funding package on the floor The resolution would fund all of DHS, including ICE and CBP It would replace the Senate-passed bill on the House floor Chuck Schumer says it's 'DOA' Update (1340ET): After meeting with the Freedom Caucus, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has agreed to advance a 60-day continuing resolution (CR) to the House Floor, which would ...

This Premium Sennheiser Soundbar Is $1,000 Off

Save big on this oversized Sennheiser soundbar with lots of ports and excellent virtual surround.

The original Hollow Knight just got an update to fix a glitch with a final boss

Team Cherry just fixed a bug with the original Hollow Knight, according to a report by GamesRadar. That game came out a full nine years ago, so it's pretty impressive that the dev team is still cranking out updates. Spoilers follow, but it's been nine years so whatever. The update involves a glitch regarding an attack from The Radiance, one of the final bosses of the game. At later stages, she tosses out these honing balls of light. These are difficult to avoid on their own, but a glitch made it...

LonelyWiki shares Wikipedia's most overlooked articles

LonelyWiki collects obscure Wikipedia articles that almost nobody reads. Each day, the site posts a new one selected not for clicks but for quality. To qualify, an article must have received between 1 and 1,999 views in the past year, be written in real prose with at least 500 characters of genuine content, and show no signs of being a stub or placeholder. Read the rest The post LonelyWiki shares Wikipedia's most overlooked articles appeared first on Boing Boing.

Middle East conflict live updates: FBI boss Kash Patel’s email hacked by Iran-linked group

The group has published personal photos and other material online.

Trump's AG Bondi claims citizenship is a privilege, not a constitutional right

Running directly into the 14th Amendment, which explicitly guarantees citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the United States, Attorney General and pedophile protector Pam Bondi proves she does not know the law. When citizenship becomes "just a privilege," all our other rights are suddenly in question, too. Read the rest The post Trump's AG Bondi claims citizenship is a privilege, not a constitutional right appeared first on Boing Boing.

Cartels Are Going 'Broke' As US Fentanyl Supply Drops By Almost 60%: Homan

Cartels Are Going 'Broke' As US Fentanyl Supply Drops By Almost 60%: Homan Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration’s border crackdown is slowing the flow of deadly drugs into the country to the point that cartel profits have plummeted. ​Border czar Tom Homan said during an appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s operation to go after the Mexican cartels has been succes...

Schiff threatens to investigate ABC, CBS for their Trump settlements if Dems take control of Congress

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., leveled threats to investigate news organizations that have made settlements with President Donald Trump if Democrats take control of Congress in the 2026 midterms."These studios, these companies, these media conglomerates need to understand that right now it may be carte blanche for them right now they may be able to have ABC make a payment to the president personally and CBS do the same or change the content, but there's going to be an investigation into all of this...

Arrest Thwarts Plot Against Nerdeen Kiswani, Pro-Palestinian Activist

A New York Police Department detective acting undercover online identified a man who planned to target the activist Nerdeen Kiswani. The man was arrested on federal charges.

Abandoned circus bear Chada now living her best life

A rare, endangered Tien Shan brown bear named Chada spent years being dragged through circus tours, then abandoned in a rusted cage on an industrial lot. Missing teeth, with poor eyesight, and a lifetime of neglect behind her, she somehow made it into a sanctuary where she finally gets to live like a bear. Read the rest The post Abandoned circus bear Chada now living her best life appeared first on Boing Boing.

Ancient Roman gemstone shows a grasshopper driving a butterfly-led chariot

This ancient Roman gemstone depicts a grasshopper driving a chariot led by two butterflies. Whoever designed it had a wonderful sense of whimsy. The way the stone glows when exposed to light makes it look even more magical. The piece dates to roughly the 1st century BC to 1st century AD and was sold through Bertolami Fine Art, a Rome-based auction house. Read the rest The post Ancient Roman gemstone shows a grasshopper driving a butterfly-led chariot appeared first on Boing Boing.

Understanding AI can be hard. These Canadians are trying to help you figure it out

AI is woven into our online lives today, sparking polarizing discourse about the ubiquitous technology and its breakneck evolution, from ultra-positive champions to doomsday-evoking critics. Many folks sitting somewhere between these extemes still don't give it too much thought, but some Canadians are pushing to fill that knowledge gap.

The Secret to Better Sperm? It’s Probably Already on Your Schedule

Regular masturbation and sex might be key to keeping your sperm healthy, a new review finds.

Judge blasts DOJ for using AI to write filings with fake citations

A federal judge tore into Justice Department lawyers after finding their court filing relied on nonexistent legal precedent, raising serious questions about whether AI-generated text, complete with hallucinated citations, made its way into official arguments. "Neither of these quotes appear in Planned Parenthood, nor in any Eighth Circuit case the Court has found that addresses injunctions," Brasel wrote flatly. Read the rest The post Judge blasts DOJ for using AI to write filings with fake ...

Lego Is Leaning Into Your Marvel Memories With a New Helicarrier Set

This time, Winter Soldier, Captain America, Phil Coulson, Maria Hill, Hawkeye, and Nick Fury are along for the ride.

Number of AI Chatbots Ignoring Human Instructions Increasing, Study Says

A new study found a sharp rise in real-world cases of AI chatbots and agents ignoring instructions, evading safeguards, and taking unauthorized actions such as deleting emails or delegating forbidden tasks to other agents. According to the Guardian, the study "identified nearly 700 real-world cases of AI scheming and charted a five-fold rise in misbehavior between October and March," reports the Guardian. From the report: The study, by the Centre for Long-Term Resilience (CLTR), gathered thousan...

No Kings protests in the U.S. on Saturday could be the biggest yet. Here's why

More than 3,100 events are being organized in communities large and small across all 50 states on Saturday in the latest No Kings protests, with demonstrations also planned internationally, including in Canada.

Host panics as CPAC crowd cheers for Trump's impeachment

CPAC host Matt Schlapp tried to fire up the crowd by asking if they wanted impeachment hearings. He was surprised to receive an enthusiastic yes, forcing him to awkwardly correct the audience and ask again for a different answer. "How many of you would like to see impeachment hearings?" Read the rest The post Host panics as CPAC crowd cheers for Trump's impeachment appeared first on Boing Boing.

Canada backs rare earth mine in Nunavik with close ties to Trump White House

FBI says 'malicious actors' targeted Patel's personal email, Iran-based hacking group claims responsibility

An FBI spokesperson told Fox News the agency is aware of "malicious actors" targeting FBI Director Patel’s personal email information and has taken "all necessary steps to mitigate potential risks."The FBI noted the information in question is "historical in nature" and does not involve government information.The Handala Hack Team, an Iran-linked hacking group, has claimed responsibility.The State Department's "Rewards for Justice" program is offering a $10 million reward for information leading ...

Trump flips on masked ICE agents when optics hit airports

After months of masked federal agents operating during aggressive immigration crackdowns, convicted felon Donald Trump is now asking ICE to drop the face coverings, but only when they're stationed in airports, where their presence is already confusing travelers and doing little to ease massive security delays. Read the rest The post Trump flips on masked ICE agents when optics hit airports appeared first on Boing Boing.

Obama-appointed judge reverses course, rules voter ID law isn't discriminatory in GOP win

An Obama-appointed federal judge who once blocked North Carolina’s voter identification law has reversed course and ruled it constitutional, delivering a major win for Republicans and election security advocates after a seven-year court fight.Judge Loretta Biggs upheld the law on Thursday, finding the liberal voting rights groups that sued North Carolina’s election board failed to prove the voter ID law was discriminatory. The ruling leaves North Carolina’s voter ID law in place ahead of the 202...

Iran backlash forces Gulf allies toward Washington as regional tensions rise

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf allies are showing signs of a quiet but consequential shift in their posture toward Iran, as escalating attacks across the region test years of careful balancing between Washington and Tehran.For much of the past decade, countries like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) sought to avoid direct confrontation with Iran, maintaining diplomatic and economic ties even while relying on U.S. security guarantees. But that middle ground is increasingly under strain...

Stranger Than Heaven looks like a true magnum opus

As anyone who's taken so much as a brief look at the approximately ten million articles I've written about the Yakuza series, I'm a fan of RGG Studio's Yakuza games. That said, I appreciate that the formula hasn't really changed since the very first game. Read the rest The post Stranger Than Heaven looks like a true magnum opus appeared first on Boing Boing.

How slow can you play these classic arcade games?

Classic arcade games suggest hand-eye-coordination and twitchy, cat-like reflexes. But Pippin Barr's new ports of Pong, Breakout and Missile Command require you to play As Slow As Possible. The games run at a slow pace, and proving your patience unlocks even-slower game modes. Read the rest The post How slow can you play these classic arcade games? appeared first on Boing Boing.

Schiff: "Real Rates Are Going To Collapse"; Dollar Confidence Crisis

Schiff: "Real Rates Are Going To Collapse"; Dollar Confidence Crisis Gold or Bitcoin: which can anchor the next reserve system?  Last night, in a ZH debate hosted by Real Vision's Ash Bennington, Peter Schiff argued for gold’s role as the future global reserve currency, while Mark Moss made the case for Bitcoin, arguing that it is gaining traction on sovereign balance sheets as of 2025. They covered America's dwindling reserve status, fundamental monetary properties, and the natur...

A Signal From Before the Stars

On 12 November 2025, LIGO picked up a gravitational wave signal that stopped astronomers in their tracks. The object that produced it was too small to be any known type of black hole, smaller in fact, than our own Sun. If confirmed, it would be something that has never been directly detected before, a primordial black hole forged in the violent chaos of the first fraction of a second after the Big Bang. Now two astrophysicists believe they can explain exactly what LIGO found and why it could cra...

Iran Threatens Industrial Sites Across Gulf-Region After Its Nuclear and Largest Steel Plants Attacked

Iran Threatens Industrial Sites Across Gulf-Region After Its Nuclear and Largest Steel Plants Attacked Summary No pause from Tehran, war footing deepens: Iran denies requesting Donald Trump’s 10-day halt; Israel attacks steel and industrial sites. Also, Khondab Heavy Water Research Reactor, part of the Arak Nuclear Complex, targeted. Yellow Cake factory in Yazd province hit. Escalation on all fronts: IRGC HQ targeted by US-Israsel; Iran signals expansion by naming UAE target...

Guardians rookie has historic two-homer performance in regular season debut: 'He's not from this planet'

It’s hard to have a better MLB regular-season debut than Cleveland Guardians rookie Chase DeLauter.In the Guardians' 6-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday at T-Mobile Park, DeLauter homered twice in his regular-season debut, becoming the sixth player to ever do so. The top prospect debuted in the American League Wild Card Series last fall, so Thursday wasn’t DeLauter’s first taste of big-league action, but he said he won’t ever forget his regular-season debut."That’s something I’ll never...

Kash Patel’s Email Account Hacked, Iran-Linked Group Takes Credit

The hack includes photos and emails from Patel.

PS5 now up to $200 more expensive than when it launched

Sony is raising U.S. prices for the PS5, PS5 Digital Edition, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal starting April 2, according to a post today on the PlayStation Blog. The company says the move reflects "continued pressures in the global economic landscape," which is to say the component price crisis caused by the AI boom. Read the rest The post PS5 now up to $200 more expensive than when it launched appeared first on Boing Boing.

Hunting Moon Water With Neutrons

Water is the difference between a temporary visit and a permanent home. If humanity is serious about building a lasting presence on the Moon, finding usable ice near the lunar south pole isn't just a scientific curiosity, it's a practical necessity. Now NASA is sending a clever instrument that hunts for water without digging a single hole, using the behaviour of subatomic particles to sniff out hidden ice deposits up to three feet underground.

Illegal immigrant accused of killing Chicago college student to face court after tuberculosis delay

The illegal immigrant accused of killing a Loyola University Chicago student is set to make his first court appearance more than a week after his arrest, which was delayed as he undergoes treatment for tuberculosis.Jose Medina-Medina, 25, allegedly killed Sheridan Gorman while she was with friends on a pier on March 19 just after 1 a.m., according to officials. Medina-Medina, the suspect in Gorman's murder, entered the country illegally on May 9, 2023, and was apprehended then released into the ...

Repair Workers Accidentally Stumble Upon Lost Remains of Legendary ‘Fourth Musketeer’

Under some old, loose tiles lay the real-life counterpart of d'Artagnan from The Three Musketeers.

Suno 5.5 lets users sing their own AI-generated songs with a personalized voice feature

Suno's new v5.5 update lets users sing with their own voice, train the model on their personal style, and automatically adapt results to their taste. The article Suno 5.5 lets users sing their own AI-

‘Lovers’ Lane’ murders suspect nabbed decades after couple found dead in car

A suspect has been arrested in the "Lovers’ Lane" cold case murders of a young couple found dead inside a parked car in Texas over three decades ago. Floyd William Parrott, 64, is charged with capital murder stemming from the brutal killings of Garland "Andy" Atkinson, 22, and Cheryl Henry, 22, after authorities reviewed a previously-submitted tip relating to the case, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.Parrott was taken into custody in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Wedn...

Newspaper Apologizes For Accurately Describing Suspected Killer As 'Illegal Immigrant'

Newspaper Apologizes For Accurately Describing Suspected Killer As 'Illegal Immigrant' Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The student journalists at Loyola University Chicago’s Phoenix newspaper have issued a groveling apology for initially reporting the facts about the man charged with murdering 18-year-old Sheridan Gorman. In an editor’s note, the paper stated: “Additionally, in the body of the original post, we described the man who was charged as an ‘illegal immigr...

Darth Maul’s Legs, Ranked

Maul's a fortunate man to have been blessed with multiple good pairs of legs in his life.

California Bill Would Require Parent Bloggers To Delete Content of Minors On Social Media

A California bill would let adults demand the removal of social media posts about them that were created by paid family content creators when they were minors. Supporters say Senate Bill 1247 addresses privacy, dignity, and safety harms caused when parents monetize their children's lives online. The Los Angeles Times reports: The legislation would require the parent or other relative to delete or edit the content within 10 business days of receiving the notification. Petitioners could take civil...

Find out what’s new in the Gemini app in March's Gemini Drop.

Gemini Drops is our regular monthly update on how to get the most out of the Gemini app.

Valerie Bertinelli’s body confession: Why the star says she is now ‘deformed’

Valerie Bertinelli is getting candid about her body image. During a conversation with Drew Barrymore about her recent memoir, "Getting Naked," Bertinelli opened up about her "deformed" breasts. "I mean, if you read the book, you'll know that my boobs are deformed, and I talk very extensively and graphically about how deformed they are. I had four surgeries in 2024. But Drew is like, 'How bad can it be?' I'm like, 'Really?'"She mimicked opening her blouse, and said that Barrymore admitted, "Oh ye...

Spanberger takes fire from all sides as Youngkin, Angel parent slams recent controversies

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger faced dueling controversies this week as her Republican predecessor publicly rebuked her over support for Democrats’ redistricting amendment, and an Angel Mom challenged her on immigration enforcement.Virginia has been ground zero for Democrats’ left-wing agenda since the former Henrico County congresswoman took office in January, from reversing Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s cooperation pact with DHS to supporting legislative Democrats’ alleged "power grab" to draw out e...

Vance says Biden admin 'turned off' anti-fraud protections, debuts new task force with focus on Somali schemes

Vice President JD Vance on Friday hosted the first anti-fraud task force meeting, where he delivered opening remarks saying the Biden administration "turned off" anti-fraud protections that "existed in our government for a very long time."Vance was joined by Cabinet and administration officials, including White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller, Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin. The vice president, F...

Iran-linked hacker group Handala Hack Team claims the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email and publishes some documents online (Reuters)

Reuters: Iran-linked hacker group Handala Hack Team claims the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email and publishes some documents online Iran-linked hackers have publicly claimed the br

Iran hacked FBI Director "Ka$h" Patel's personal email

Since being installed as director of the FBI, right-wing podcaster Kashyap "Ka$h" Patel has emerged as the second Trump administration's figure of fun, flying to see his girlfriend on the taxpayer's dime, partying in the locker room at the Olympics, and constantly posting, even if it flouts policy. Read the rest The post Iran hacked FBI Director "Ka$h" Patel's personal email appeared first on Boing Boing.

NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin's mother makes heartbreaking plea to county officials after deadly house fire

The mother of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin made an emotional plea this week for increased fire department funding before Gaston County officials after she nearly lost her life in a North Carolina blaze that killed her husband in December.Mary Lou Hamlin, 69, delivered a heartbreaking account of the Dec. 28 house fire that killed her husband, 75-year-old Dennis Hamlin, and reduced the family home to ruins."I’m sorry, I was trying not to cry," a tearful Mary Lou Hamlin said as she spoke before the G...

UAE Pushes For Hormuz Security Force, While Turkey Argues Against Gulf Entry Into War

UAE Pushes For Hormuz Security Force, While Turkey Argues Against Gulf Entry Into War It's one of those things that sounds nice on paper, but when missiles and drones are inbound, no one is going to want to be on a military ship sitting in the middle of the Strait of Hormuz: the United Arab Emirates, which has been among the hardest-impacted Gulf states in Iran's ongoing retaliation, is pressing for a multinational maritime ​taskforce to reopen vital oil transit waterway, the Financ...

The AI Doc explores how we can survive an uncertain AI future 

Anxiety, more so than technological rigor, sits at the heart of The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist. Director Daniel Roher is anxious about the future he's bringing a child into will it be an AI-driven utopia? Or does it spell certain doom, something explored in countless sci-fi stories. To figure it all out, he interviewed some of the most well known AI proponents and critics, including The Empire of AI author Karen Hao, AI researcher Emily Bender and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.  The ...

House conservatives rage against Senate DHS shutdown deal

House conservatives are ripping into a Senate-passed deal that would end the 42-day Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, citing concerns that the bill fails to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.The House Freedom Caucus said Friday it will withhold its support for the DHS funding measure until Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are given full-year appropriations. The conservative group also wants voter ID requirements add...

April Set to Unleash Some Wild Weather Across Parts of the US, Meteorologists Warn

Brutal thunderstorms and tornado outbreaks have battered much of the nation throughout March, and it looks like this severe weather pattern is here to stay.

VCs are betting billions on AI’s next wave, so why is OpenAI killing Sora?

When an 82-year-old Kentucky woman was offered $26 million from an AI company that wanted to build a data center on her land, she said no. Sure, that same company can try to rezone 2,000 acres nearby

VCs are betting billions on AI's next wave, so why is OpenAI killing Sora?

When an 82-year-old Kentucky woman was offered $26 million from an AI company that wanted to build a data center on her land, she said no. Sure, that same company can try to rezone 2,000 acres nearby

Scientists Create ‘Living Pharmacy’ Implant That Doses 3 Drugs at Once

In their latest research, scientists showed the HOBIT implant could remain effective inside rats for at least a month.

Assassination Plot Targeting N.Y.C. Palestinian Activist Is Disrupted

Law enforcement officials did not identify a suspect or motive, but told Nerdeen Kiswani, a co-founder of the pro-Palestinian group Within Our Lifetime, that she had been targeted, her lawyer said.

Dead man found inside police vehicle parked in front of department for days, officials say

A man was found dead Thursday inside a police car parked in front of the station in Azusa, officials said.

House Ethics Panel Finds Florida Democrat Congresswoman Committed 25 Violations

House Ethics Panel Finds Florida Democrat Congresswoman Committed 25 Violations Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times, A bipartisan House Ethics Committee panel found on March 27 that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) committed 25 ethics violations, a ruling that sets the stage for a sanctions hearing and a potential expulsion vote on the House floor. The adjudicatory subcommittee, composed of four Republicans and four Democrats, deliberated until well past midnight...

Ontario Sunshine List revealed: Here are the public sector's highest earners

Ontario released its 2025 Sunshine List Friday, the annual list that documents public sector employees with salaries of over $100,000, with former Ontario Power Generation President and CEO Kenneth Hartwick topping it yet again with a salary of just over $1.9 million.

Secret Service agent assigned to Jill Biden injured in 'negligent discharge' at Philadelphia airport

A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to former first lady Jill Biden reportedly shot himself in the leg at Philadelphia airport. KYW Newsradio reported that the Secret Service agent assigned to the former first lady accidentally shot himself in the leg early Friday at Philadelphia International Airport and a large police presence was outside the American Airlines ticket counter at Terminal C."On Friday morning just after 8:30, an on-duty U.S. Secret Service Special Agent suffered a non-life-thre...

ICE Agents Frustrate Airport Workers as Shutdown Drags On

“ICE are here and they’re doing literally nothing to help,” said an airline worker in New York.

I Wouldn’t Plan on Wearing Smart Glasses to Court Anytime Soon

Courts across the country are saying "nu-uh" to smart glasses.

Meta vows to 'aggressively' fight after landmark verdicts find tech giant liable for addicting kids

A top Meta lawyer says the company will "aggressively" pursue appeals after two juries found it liable for hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.Juries in California and New Mexico recently found Meta liable for designing addictive platforms and violating consumer protection laws. Meta plans to appeal the rulings."We disagree with these verdicts, respectfully," C.J. Mahoney, Meta's chief legal officer, said on "Saturday in America.""We think that they're vulnerable on appeal, and we're goin...

AOC says politicians, especially Democrats, should promise not to accept 'AI money'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has asserted that politicians particularly those within her own party should vow not to accept "AI money.""Politicians especially Dems should pledge not to take AI money. They are buying up influence ahead of the midterms, and Dems who take AI $ will lose authority and trust as the public bears the cost," the progressive "Squad" member wrote in a Thursday post on X."Their money will end up being toxic anyway. People are catching on," she added.FETTERMAN SLA...

WATCH: Airport travelers reveal what they truly think about ICE helping TSA with massive lines

Travelers at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport were very grateful to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for lending TSA a helping hand, with some saying they had been waiting in line for three to four hours.While travelers at Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport expressed disdain for federal agents’ presence at major airports, people hoping to catch flights in Houston took a different tone."I think it has been very helpful. They have been helping people go to the ...

Building a Production-Grade Multi-Node Training Pipeline with PyTorch DDP

A practical, code-driven guide to scaling deep learning across machines from NCCL process groups to gradient synchronization The post Building a Production-Grade Multi-Node Training Pipeline with Py

China Dismisses Report Of Top Chipmaker Aiding Iranian Forces As "Fake News"

China Dismisses Report Of Top Chipmaker Aiding Iranian Forces As "Fake News" Beijing moved into damage-control mode on Friday, with its foreign ministry dismissing a Reuters report that cited two senior Trump administration officials alleging that SMIC, China's largest chipmaker, had sent chipmaking tools to Iran, as "false information." Asked about the report at a regular news conference in Beijing, foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said he was "not familiar with the situation"...

Disney Will Not Bow to Audience Belief That the Rock’s ‘Moana’ Wig Looks Awful

Dwayne Johnson's Maui hairstyle was met with mockery after its debut in the Disney live-action film's latest trailer.

Apple Still Plans to Sell iPhones When It Turns 100

As the tech giant turns 50, WIRED spoke to executives about how they plan to win in the AI era.

Judge Blocks Pentagon's Effort To 'Punish' Anthropic With Supply Chain Risk Label

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: A federal judge in California has indefinitely blocked the Pentagon's effort to "punish" Anthropic by labeling it a supply chain risk and attempting to sever government ties with the AI company, ruling that those measures ran roughshod over its constitutional rights. "Nothing in the governing statute supports the Orwellian notion that an American company may be branded a potential adversary and saboteur of the U.S. for expressing disagreement with th...

No coding experience? No problem! Get this No-Code Development Bundle for under $20

TL;DR: Reduce costs, save time, and enhance your professional competitiveness with The Modern No-Code Development Bundle for just $19.99 (reg. $49).  Coding is certainly a great skill to have. However, it does depend on aptitude and whether or not you have the time to learn how to do it. Read the rest The post No coding experience? No problem! Get this No-Code Development Bundle for under $20 appeared first on Boing Boing.

Someone Tell Lloyd Blankfein The Fire In Private Credit Has Already Started

Someone Tell Lloyd Blankfein The Fire In Private Credit Has Already Started Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance As I’ve been writing about, private credit has been under immense stress for months, with liquidity strains, redemption pressure, and growing questions around valuations all surfacing at once. And now with things on the verge of imminent collapse and literally all of f*cking Wall Street already on notice, one former major banking CEO has decided to offer up the King Solomon...

Sources: Aetherflux, founded by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt to develop orbital data centers, aims to raise $250M to $300M in a Series B at a $2B valuation (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Aetherflux, founded by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt to develop orbital data centers, aims to raise $250M to $300M in a Series B at a $2B valuation Aetherflux, led b

'Duck Dynasty' star Jase Robertson says 'rednecks' are the only people left who are 'unoffendable' in America

Jase Robertson thinks "rednecks" are the only group of people left who can't be offended.Robertson explained on the "Unashamed with the Robertson Family" podcast that he "wrongfully asked" his brother, Willie Robertson, if any "Eskimos" had been at an event he attended in Alaska, and Willie told him, "‘That's an offensive word to them.’ I was like, ‘Well, I didn't get the memo on that.’ They're called natives."Relative Zach Dasher asked Jase if he would be offended if someone called him a "redne...

When Coupled Volcanoes Talk, These Researchers Listen

In the summer of 1912, word reached Robert Fiske Griggs that the apocalypse had arrived on Kodiak, an inhabited island off the coast of Alaska. The following year, Griggs, a botanist at the University of Ohio, led the first of several expeditions to the island, where he and a team glimpsed a disquieting sight: Kodiak was shrouded in a full foot of ash. And it wasn’t just the island. Source

Senate votes to fund DHS, but not ICE or Border Patrol

The U.S. Senate last night voted to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but not ICE or Border Patrol, the two agencies whose increasingly violent immigration enforcement led to a standoff in congress. The deal applies to the Transport Security Administration, so will get TSA agents paid and back to work in America's chaotic airports. Read the rest The post Senate votes to fund DHS, but not ICE or Border Patrol appeared first on Boing Boing.

Savannah Guthrie sets Today show return after mother's disappearance

After a two-month absence sparked by her 84-year-old mother's apparent abduction, Savannah Guthrie will return to NBC's Today show next month, saying in an interview that aired Friday 'joy will be my protest.'

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Beta Shows You There's Potential in the Stable Release

For regulars in the open source space, Ubuntu is kind of a household name that introduced many to the diverse world of Linux, where you have all kinds of flavors. Want some work done? You have Fedora. Want to earn the rights to say "I use Arch, btw," and get work done? You have Arch Linux.We are now weeks away from Ubuntu's next long-term support release, and Canonical have now provided everyone with a beta build for testing purposes. Let's see what it delivers.Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Beta: A Functiona...

Viral interview captures what traveler really thought about ICE agents helping TSA at airports

A Brooklyn man went viral for his take on the deployment of ICE agents to airports nationwide to assist TSA agents as the DHS shutdown consequences played out over the last several weeks.Chris Scali briefly spoke with News 12 at Newark Liberty International Airport, saying ICE agents were "good" and not bothering anyone comments that quickly gained widespread attention online.Fox News Digital spoke with Scali on Thursday while he was vacationing in the Bahamas; he said he'd arrived with a friend...

Escalation On All Fronts As Iran Says Never Requested US Energy Strike Pause; Israel Goes After Industrial Targets

Escalation On All Fronts As Iran Says Never Requested US Energy Strike Pause; Israel Goes After Industrial Targets Summary No pause from Tehran, war footing deepens: Iran denies requesting Donald Trump’s 10-day halt; Israel attacks steel and industrial sites. Escalation on all fronts: IRGC HQ targeted by US-Israsel; Iran signals expansion by naming UAE targets, hitting Kuwait ports and sending drones on Riyadh Israel doubles down amid reports of manpower strain: IDF chi...

Sheridan Gorman's university newspaper touts ICE tracker after freshman allegedly murdered by illegal alien

More than a week after the Department of Homeland Security said that Loyola University Chicago freshman Sheridan Gorman was murdered at the hands of an illegal immigrant, the school's newspaper still features an Immigration and Customs Enforcement tracker, meant for tipsters to alert the paper about ICE operations in the area.The editorial staff of the Loyola Phoenix announced last October that it had created a map to track ICE activities, soliciting tips about those activities from readers and ...

How ‘Love Story’ Gave Viewers a History Lesson on the Kennedys and ’90s NYC

The FX show, which dramatizes the relationship between John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, has inspired a legion of younger viewers to dig into the couple’s past and 1990s New York City.

Doctors Struggle to Spot AI-Generated X-Rays, Raising Scam Risks

In tests, radiologists struggled to discern genuine X-rays from AI-generated fakes.

Brain-inspired AI hardware helps autonomous devices operate efficiently and independently

The human brain constantly makes decisions. It requires minimal power to move bodies in a desired direction or avoid an object. A Purdue University engineer uses the brain's efficiency as inspiration

North American stocks fall, oil prices rise as Trump's delays fail to quell fears

The SandP 500, Nasdaq and Dow Jones Industrial Average all sank in early trading, a day after Wall Street's worst drop since the conflict with Iran started.

U.S. stocks fall, oil prices rise as Trump's delays fail to quell fears

The SandP 500, Nasdaq and Dow Jones Industrial Average all sank in early trading, a day after Wall Street's worst drop since the conflict with Iran started. Canada's main stock index was in positive territory, however.

Tech Neck: constantly looking down at your phone supposedly makes you look old

The Wall Street Journal reports a sudden panic over "tech neck," the result of spending too much time looking down at your phone. Though the medical risks were already well established—shoulder pain and stiffness, headaches, numbness, degenerative changes in the cervical spine—a more ominous complication has emerged. Read the rest The post Tech Neck: constantly looking down at your phone supposedly makes you look old appeared first on Boing Boing.

Iran War Triggers Jump In Americans' Inflation Expectations, Slump In Sentiment

Iran War Triggers Jump In Americans' Inflation Expectations, Slump In Sentiment While the preliminary UMich survey was undertaken between February 17 and March 9, with about half completed after the start of the US military conflict in Iran, today's final print includes the full month with all the conflict's escalations (and de-escalations). Expectations were for the headline sentiment index to tumble with expectations projected to fall most and consensus was right with the expecta...

AAP faces pressure over trans youth care, guiding docs to keep parents in the dark about child's sexual health

FIRST ON FOX: A parental rights advocacy organization is sounding the alarm over the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) support for transgender medical procedures for minors and encouragement of healthcare providers to withhold the sexual health and history of underage patients from parents.The American Parents’ Coalition compiled a "lookout" showcasing videos and public statements by AAP asserting that "science" supports "gender-affirming care," which can range from puberty blockers to cross...

DarkSword leak puts millions of iPhone users at risk

Last week, researchers warned about a sophisticated iPhone hacking tool called DarkSword. Now the situation has escalated. A newer version of that tool has been leaked online and posted to a public code-sharing site. That changes everything. What was once limited to advanced attackers is now far easier to access and use. Security experts say this could quickly turn into a widespread threat, especially for people using older Apple software.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportGet my best tech tips,...

George Clooney and Natalie Portman lead Hollywood exodus to France to escape ‘pressure cooker’: experts

Over recent years, Hollywood giants have abandoned their home country and moved their families to France.George and Amal Clooney, Angelina Jolie and Natalie Portman are just a few of Hollywood's heaviest hitters who have ditched the U.S. to raise their kids overseas. This trend of celebrities fleeing the States may be for a number of reasons escape from paparazzi, privacy, the culture.Cultural commentator Jonathan Alpert says that stars are fleeing since Hollywood has started to feel like a "pre...

What Do You Mean Glen Powell Is Fox McCloud in the ‘Super Mario Galaxy’ Movie

Which means you have to watch Glen Powell do 'Star Fox' cosplay, naturally.

QatarEnergy Declares ForceMajeure For LNG Shipments Through May, Representing As Many As 90 Cargoes

QatarEnergy Declares ForceMajeure For LNG Shipments Through May, Representing As Many As 90 Cargoes The already dismal LNG supply situation just got worse. With up to 20% of global LNG flows shuttered due to the ongoing blockade of the Hormuz Strait and the extensive damage of Qatar LNG infrastructure, QatarEnergy has declared force majeure on some of ⁠its long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply contracts, including ‌for customers ⁠in Italy, Belgium, South Korea ⁠and China, ef...

Indicted Democrat Rep Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick one step closer to expulsion

A bipartisan panel of House lawmakers voted to kickstart a process that could lead to the expulsion of a congressional Democrat accused of laundering millions of disaster relief funds into her campaign account.A House Ethics investigative subcommittee approved a motion for summary judgment, effectively finding Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., guilty of nearly all alleged violations outlined by the committee earlier this year. The verdict came after a rare public ethics hearing on Thursda...